'It's just a fun, easy week for us': Kenan Thompson teases Pete Davidson's 'Saturday Night Live' return

'It's like a week off for us because they know how to do the show,' says Kenan Thompson

UPDATED APR 30, 2023

Kenan Thompson (R) shared, the episode will 'try to balance' the characters Pete Davidson portrayed on the show (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Saturday Night Live' star Kenan Thompson teased fans about former colleague Pete Davidson's return to the show. During the premiere of Davidson's semi-autobiographical Peacock series 'Bupkis' on Thursday, April 27, Thompson, one of the few old cast members still part of the show, said, "It's like a week off for us because they know how to do the show."

“We don't have to hand-walk them through every single part of it. Usually, they come up with ideas too, so a quarter of the show is almost already done. It's just a fun, easy week for us," he continued. He will step back to Rockefeller Center's iconic Studio 8H to host the May 6 episode with Lil Uzi Vert as the musical guest. He shared with Entertainment Tonight, the episode will "try to balance" the characters Davidson portrayed on the show before including sketches of Chad but with a fresh idea. "I'm a classics fan. I'd fill the show up with all of his old characters or whatever, but it's also fun to explore the new," said the 44-year-old comedian, as per People.

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'He's a good kid. He's done a lot of work'

Thompson on Pete said, “He's a good kid. He's done a lot of work in a short amount of time at a very high level, so we're just all proud of him and want to support him." Davidson, who featured for 8 seasons, left the NBC hit show post-Season 47 along with other cast members including Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Chris Redd, and others.

'Davidson in trouble over car accident'

Davidson was recently involved in a car crash with his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders when he crashed his car into a Los Angeles home. Law enforcement sources have revealed that the investigation into the March 4 car crash involving actor and comedian Pete Davidson and his girlfriend, actress Chase Sui Wonders, has recently been completed. According to TMZ, Davidson was "driving at a high rate of speed" when he jumped a curb and crashed into the corner of a house.