Saturday Night Live it may be many people’s dream job but Pete Davidson says the salary is not that much.
In a video noting SNLThe 50th anniversary of is shared via New York magazine’s Instagram account on Wednesday, December 4, Davidson, 31, was one of several former and current cast members to reveal what they spent for the first time SNL salaries of.
“My greatest pleasure since the first one SNL salary? Do you know what they pay us? It’s like three grand an episode,” quipped Davidson, who was on the show from 2014 to 2022. “I think I’ve got dinner.”
Jason Sudeikis echoed Davidson’s sentiments, noting that SNL cast and crew members “don’t make enough money to make big purchases.” He recalled spending his salary to keep a roof over his head.
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“I think the New York rental was probably the biggest purchase I made after writing my freshman year SNL,” said Sudeikis, 49, who was hired as a writer for the comedy show in 2003. and became a main cast member in 2006. He left SNL in 2013
While SNL may not be the highest paying gig in the entertainment industry, some cast members and alumni have memories of what they bought after their first paycheck. Seth Meyers purchased a “really big couch” and a “really big TV” while Bowen Young I got Gucci shoes.
SNL will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025, beginning with a three-hour live primetime special on Sunday, February 16, on NBC and Peacock. If in 2015 SNL 40th Anniversary Special any indications are, the new special will feature performances by stars and appearances from past and present SNL stars. Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Paul Simon all performed at the 40th anniversary show.
The Saturday Night Live stage has hosted icons from Harry Styles to Betty White, and many of the celebrity guests are enjoying reaching the impressive career milestone. “I can’t believe I’m hosting Saturday Night Live. I’m not sure many of you know I’m 88 and a half years old,” said White, who (…)
The 50th season of SNL launched in September. In the remaining episodes of 2024 presenters will participate Paul Mezcal, Chris Rock and Martin Short and musical guests Shabuzi, Gracie Abrams and Hozier.
SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels earlier said season 50 could be his lastbut walked back those comments during a September interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“As long as it’s important and I can be useful, I’ll stay,” Michaels, 80, said. “There aren’t many shows left on the network, and it took on (a lot of importance). It’s more about staying the course than anything else and, obviously, I really love it. And every year there are more and more people that I rely on for other things, but at the end of the day, you really need someone to say, “This is what we do.” So I don’t really have an answer; I just know it’s something I do and as long as I can keep doing it, I’ll keep doing it. There is no immediate plan (to leave).”
Weekend Coaches Update Colin Jost and Michael Che said THR that no one in SNL the family is ready for Michaels to retire.
“All the people that have been talked about as possible successors, nobody wants him to leave and nobody wants to have to follow him,” Yost, 42, said.
Che, 41, agreed, saying: “Maybe a lot of it has to do with me being a child of divorce, but I don’t want to think about Lorne leaving. … Honestly, I don’t think it could ever be done by one person again. I think it will be a full committee.”
Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays on NBC at 11:30pm ET.
