Pete Davidson is finally leaving Saturday Night Live – The AV Club

Pete DavidsonPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)After eight years on the show, Pete Davidson will be leaving Saturday Night Live after the conclusion of the current season, according to a Variety report on Friday.Personality wise, it’s a major loss for the show: Davidson is one of the biggest names to come out of SNL in the last decade, as much (or more) because of his high-profile relationships (Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande in particular) as for his comedy.It’s not a loss that is likely to be felt too deeply, though, as the comedian has probably missed more episodes than he’s actually appeared in over the last few seasons. He’s frequently been absent from Studio 8H while filming other projects, so at this point, it really does make more sense for him to take a bow. Frankly, Davidson seems to have had one foot out the door for years now. In 2021, he told The Hollywood Reporter he was “ready to hang up the jersey.” And speaking with Charlamagne tha God in early 2020, he said, “I personally think I should be done with that show because they make fun of me on it.”So while his inevitable exit is far from a…
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