Pete Davidson Reveals How Much Money Saturday Night Live Cast Members Really Make
Pete Davidson, Jason Sudeikis and more current and past Saturday Night Live players revealed how they spent their first paychecks after landing the job.
Live From New York, it’s time to earn a paycheck.
Several of Saturday Night Live’s most iconic past and current cast members reflected on their time on the series, with a few, including Pete Davidson, revealing how they spent their first SNL paychecks.
Do you guys know what they pay us?” Pete, 31, who starred on eight seasons of the legendary comedy show before his 2022 departure, quipped to the camera in the video in honor of SNL’s 50th anniversary shared on the New York magazine Instagram account Dec. 4. “It’s like three grand an episode, so I think I got dinner.”
Pete wasn’t the only former cast member who kept it real about how far their payment went. Jason Sudeikis expressed similar sentiments about the amount, though he divulged his more practical expenditure. And also revealed that it wasn’t much money.
“I mean you don’t really make enough money to make big purchases,” the Ted Lasso star—who was on the cast for nine years and spent two years as a writer—revealed. “So, I think New York rent was probably the biggest purchase I made after writing on SNL the first year.”
Other SNL favorites such as Seth Meyers, James Austin Johnson and Cheri Oteri admitted to splurging on furniture while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bowen Yang each admitted to purchasing designer shoes that were out of budget.
“Going to Saks across the street buying a pair of Gucci shoes,” Bowen admitted in the clip. “The kind that everyone got, and the kind that I wouldn’t feel super cool wearing out now.”
Saturday Night Live, currently airing its 50th season, will celebrate a half of century of laughs early next year.
NBC announced that former and current SNL cast members, as well as a host of celebrities will come together on Feb. 16 for a three-hour primetime special airing on NBC and Peacock.
