Why did Pete Davidson leave Saturday Night Live?

Peter Michael Davidson (Pete Davidson) is an American comedian, actor, and writer.

Davidson was born and raised in New York City, and began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on;

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
2. Friends of the People, and
3. Guy Code.

Davidson is also widely recognized as the son of Scott Matthew Davidson, a New York firefighter who died in 2001 at the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.

Davidson joined the cast of NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 2014 and departed in 2022.

Davidson first joined “Saturday Night Live” in 2014 when he was just 20 years, which made him one of the youngest cast members in the show’s history.

Though it’s quite unclear why Davidson is leaving SNL, it appears that he wants to explore other avenues.

According to CBS News, Davidson is still set to executive produce and star in a new Peacock streaming show called “Bupkis.”

A spokesperson for the streaming service described the show as “a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life” that combines “grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.”

As the days roll by, we’ll see what lies in store for Davidson.