Pete Davidson isn’t going down with the ship.
The comedian, 31, poked fun at his and Colin Jost’s infamous Staten Island ferry boat as the pair reunited at the “Weekend Update” desk during Davidson’s surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
“So yeah, in case you’re wondering why I had to do a show in Saudi Arabia, we’re losing millions on this ferry,” Davidson joked, referring to his recent stint at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
“I assume that’s what the article says; I can’t spend $5 on a paywall when I got a kid on the way,” added Davidson, who is expecting his first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt.
The comic, who left “SNL” in May 2022 after eight seasons, quipped that he’s “just excited to be a dad and give it all the energy and enthusiasm I never had for this show.”
“I will tell you on the other side, I definitely prefer having a kid to the ferry,” said Jost, 43, who shares son Cosmo, 4, with wife Scarlett Johansson.
Davidson explained that they “even gave the boat a new name,” adding, ”We thought the Staten Island Ferry sounded too depressing, so now it’s called the Titanic II.”
“That’s right, and it’s actually going very well,” Jost noted. “Recently, we got paid by Nike to put an ad on it for the New York City Marathon.”
As he spoke about perseverance, Davidson threw shade at “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels, 80.
“If Lorne Michaels has taught us anything, it’s that you never, ever give up, even if everyone says the time has come and Tina Fey is ready to take over,” Davidson joked, as Jost and an off-camera Michael Che couldn’t hold back their laughter.
Davidson then told viewers that he has “a great idea to make this ferry more of a success” after Zohran Mamdani‘s NYC mayoral election victory.
“We just had an election, and if you don’t mind I have a message for everyone who did not vote for our new mayor: ‘Hey, Staten Islanders, did you promise to move out of New York if Mamdani won but have too many warrants for New Jersey and not enough guns for Florida? Well, welcome to New Staten Island. It will have everything that makes Staten Island great: the pizza…’” Davidson said, as he suddenly ended the list.
“That was the whole list?” Jost asked while the audience laughed.
“New Staten Island!” Davidson continued. “We can’t call it the Titanic anymore since the people on this ship will actually love running into ICE.”
Jost noted that he thinks it’s “gonna be a big year” for the pair, which Davidson agreed with it and said he “couldn’t be more excited” for what’s ahead.
“My point is, the ferry, it’s fine,” the “Meet Cute” star said. “Sometimes, the news just makes things worse than they are. Like how everyone was sure certain people would be exposed and ruined for being on the Epstein list. But look, it’s 2025 and all three of us are still up here.”
Davidson and Jost purchased the ferry at auction for $280,000 in 2022. The partnership, which includes architect and developer Ron Castellano and comedy club owner Paul Italia, reportedly planned to convert it into a $34 million entertainment venue.
Jost previously told People that buying the ferry was “absolutely the dumbest and least thought-through purchase I’ve ever made in my life.”
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