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Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson took the stage Monday night, New Years Eve, in Boston for his first comedy stand-up set since his troubling Instagram note two weeks ago which raised concerns he was having suicidal thoughts. He opened up about the his ex-fiancée Ariana Grande and her recently released song “Thank U, Next” said to have been partly inspired by her breakup with Davidson, calling it a “sad day,” according to a report in the New York Times.
The song was released November 3, just moments before Saturday Night Live aired. “That s–t came out before I had to put on a f–king duck hat and be like, derrrp heres the pizza! So all my friends were there. It was a sad day,” Davidson told the crowd. “We didnt know it was going to happen.”
“This wont be easy, this is rough,” he continued. “So I start playing it. And were all like, Ehhh… its ok. Were like Okay, its not that bad for you. Its bad, but its not that bad for you.'”
He also joked about how his mother, a school nurse, has faced taunts from students singing “Thank U, Next” as she walked down a hallway. “Me, I get it, but my mom?” he asked.
Davidson then turned his attention to comedian Louis C.K., mocking him for his recently leaked jokes about Parkland shooting survivors and those who identify as gender non-binary.
“I got a Harry Potter tattoo,” he began. “Then the next day Alan Rickman the guy who played Snape died, and I was like, oh, what a weird coincidence.”
Strange enough. He went on, “Then I got a Willy Wonka tattoo. Next day—Gene Wilder dies. Now Im like, alright, thats a coincidence, thats weird. So Im thinking of getting a tattoo of Louis C.K., what do you guys think?” Davidson continued, “That joke used to be about Aziz Ansari, but Aziz has been nice to me recently.”
Davidson caused concern among fans, friends and loved ones in his note on December 15. “Im doing my best to stay here for you but I actually dont know how much longer I can last,” Davidson, who is very open about his mental health, wrote on Instagram. “All Ive ever tried to do was help people. Just remember I told you so.”
Davidson deleted his social media accounts shortly thereafter and has been getting an outpouring of support.
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