Pete Davidson comes clean in SNL Barbie parody ‘I’m Just Pete’

This Week in Television Saturday Night LivePete Davidson has come full circle. Davidson took this opportunity to take a look at himself, just two years after leaving the sketch show. It’s a bit of a trend for the actor, though this time the therapeutic comedy came in the form of Pete Davidson-themed parody of Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie.

Pete Davidson, interesting guy. He joined. Saturday Night LiveIn 2014, I became the first member of the cast born in 1990s. The joke was that he would be the newbie on the block, with little to say and no sketch characters. It turned out that he was thinking a lot: SNL, Davidson has explored the impact of losing his father on 9/11, his battle with Crohn’s disease, his drug use, his rehab stints, and his bipolar disorder diagnosis. That kind of airing of emotional laudnry combined with a run of high-profile relationships — from Ariana Grande to Kate Beckinsale to Kim Kardashian — made him a #1 gossip rag target. How much fame wound up warping what was already part of his being is something only Davidson knows, but in recent years, he’s processed his odd life through his work, on Saturday Night LiveThe feature film The King Of Staten Island, and most recently on Peacock’s Bupkis. Pete Davidson, interesting guy.

The season premiere of SNL, Davidson dug in once again. “I’m Just Pete” scrutinizes the media obsession with Davidson, his ongoing mental health struggles, and his own anxieties about body image. As he puts it: “Anyone else, I would be a three / But I guess I’m not for dudes in comedy / Cuz it’s… an ugly industry” Davidson was joined in the musical production by Weekend Update Pete (Mikey Day), Met Gala Pete (Bowen Yang), and Black Pete (Devon Walker, who absolutely kills his reaction of “It’s just Black Pete then? All right”). Then SNLThe event may be several months behind schedule. Barbie craze, “I’m Just Pete” is a somewhat spectacular recreation of the movie’s big dance sequence and for someone could be scraping the barrel of his own memoir comedy, another jab from Davidson at a media machine that can’t stop obsessing over him.

You should definitely watch Bupkis, c’mon.

Saturday Night LiveThe return of the AMPTP comes at a very heated time, after negotiations broke down between SAG-AFTRA (on strike since July) and SAG-AFTRA earlier in this week. Though the WGA recently settled the screenwriters’ contract, the actors union remains on strike, leaving Hollywood closed until further notice. However, the actors and players of weekly involved with SNLYou are out of the discussion.

“Our members appearing on Saturday Night LiveAs hosts, cast members, or guests they are all covered by the Network Code Agreement, and we’re not on strike. They are not in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules, and we support them in fulfilling their contractual obligations,” the union said in a recent statement.

The following is a list of the best ways to make your home more comfortable. Saturday Night Live It’s not only a network TV program that is fully functional, it also offers a unique opportunity for high-profile actors to shine during a dead zone. While Davidson returned to the premiere after being bumped earlier this year when the WGA strikes went into effect, it’s possible SNLHollywood has been experimenting with ways to promote Oscars without actors. In the meantime, we have “I’m Just Pete,” a safe but effective sketch from an old-but-still-young veteran.