So shut. Pete Davidson was set to make his Saturday Night Live internet hosting debut on Saturday, May 6, however his episode with musical visitor Lil Uzi Vert has been canceled.
“SNL will air repeats until further notice,” NBC introduced on Tuesday, May 2, because the Writers Guild of America formally went on strike.
The work stoppage commenced earlier on Tuesday and began with New York City guild members picketing exterior NBC’s Manhattan places of work. Saturday Night Live is understood for an intense writing schedule, with sketches being written within the days main as much as their stay broadcast. Other exhibits, equivalent to HBO’s House of the Dragon, have scripts completed and plan to proceed filming (although with out a author on set for last-minute modifications, which is uncommon).
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SNL veteran Aidy Bryant and present solid member Sarah Sherman have been each noticed on the picket line to indicate their assist.
Davidson, for his half, hinted that he knew the cancellation was coming. The WGA voted in April to authorize a strike if a deal couldn’t be reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) by Monday, May 1.
“It’s really funny, you know, Lorne [Michaels, executive producer] told me a couple months ago [that I was hosting], but then, this week, as you know, the writers strike might happen. So I’ve been working on this for like two, three months, and they’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ll know Monday if it’s happening or not,’” the 29-year-old defined throughout his April 28 look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Though Jimmy Fallon reminded Davidson that a strike was not assured, Davidson joked that it was positively taking place. “It sucks because it just feeds my weird story I have in my head, like, ‘Of course that would happen to me. They didn’t want me. It’s all about me!’” the Bupkis star quipped.
The actor admitted he was “terrified” to host SNL regardless of being a solid member for eight seasons. He left in 2022, however Davidson mentioned being a host was approach more durable than his weekly gig on the present.
“I’m terrified because I just went there to hang out,” the Staten Island native informed Fallon. “There’s a lot of new guys and gals … that show is hard! I had a weird little gig there because I would just do my thing once in a while, and they would let me do whatever. But I was like, ‘You guys work really hard. This is a lot of work.’ I was like, ‘I’m [going to] be in more than one sketch. That’s crazy.’”
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The evening earlier than his episode was canceled, Davidson was seen at one other cultural establishment in New York City: the Met Gala. He wore Fendi to the massive fundraiser — which was themed to the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibit — and was later seen smiling whereas catching up with ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.
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