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- New York Post
Pete Davidson didn't know 'SNL' was still on before he auditioned
Pete Davidson didn't realize 'Saturday Night Live' was still airing when he auditioned for the popular sketch show more than 10 years ago. During an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' radio show earlier this week, the 31-year-old comedian opened up about his experience joining 'SNL' back in 2014. 'I was so lucky,' he said Wednesday. 'I was so young. I was super naive. So I just was like, I'm just going to smoke weed and talk about, you know, what's going on in my life.' 8 Pete Davidson stopped by 'The Breakfast Club' radio show on Wednesday, Aug. 11. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM/Youtube 8 Pete Davidson on 'The Breakfast Club' on Wednesday, Aug. 11. The Breakfast Club/YouTube However, the 'King of Staten Island' star did not regularly watch the Lorne Michaels-created show, which made it difficult for him to answer questions about his favorite sketches and cast members. 'I was like, 'I like the Californians or whatever,'' Davidson, who rushed to the bathroom to look at older 'SNL' clips on YouTube at the time, said. 'But I had no idea what I was talking about.' The 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' actor also admitted that it was hard for him to connect with his fellow cast members, particularly because of the significant age gap between him and 'SNL' stalwarts like Colin Jost, 43, Michael Che, 42, and Kate McKinnon, 41. 8 Pete Davidson and Colin Jost on 'Saturday Night Live' in November 2017. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images 8 Pete Davidson during the Weekend Update segment of 'SNL' after joining the show in 2014. 'Not saying I didn't work hard, but I was only doing comedy, like, three, four years,' Davidson, who revealed in July that he's expecting his first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, explained. 'And a lot of what people liked about me was like, 'Oh, this is, like, a kid from Staten Island that's just talking s–t.'' 'So you got to remember all of these people are 10, 15 years older than me working so hard,' he added. Although Davidson ultimately departed 'SNL' in 2022 after eight seasons, he returned for the show's 50th anniversary special back in February. 8 Pete Davidson on 'SNL' in November 208. 8 Pete Davidson, Norman Reedus, Colin Jost and Michael Che on 'SNL' in April 2015. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images He opened up about the 'terrible' event during an appearance on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' earlier this week. 'It's a terrible audience,' Davidson said. 'It's just famous people, and famous people only like themselves.' But not all of the star-studded guests at the 50th anniversary special were that bad, according to the 'Meet Cute' comedian, because Meryl Streep was also in the audience. 8 Pete Davidson and Colin Jost at the Empire Hotel Rooftop in New York City on May 19, 2015. Getty Images 8 The 'SNL' alum on 'The Breakfast Club' radio show on Wednesday, Aug. 11. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM/Youtube 'Meryl rules,' Davidson said of the 76-year-old Oscar winner. 'I get to my seat and I just look and I'm like, 'This can't be right.' And it was Meryl Streep and I just sat down and I was like, 'I'm so sorry that I'm sitting next to you. You're the best.' And she was very nice.' But despite Davidson's remark that the crowd at the anniversary special was 'terrible,' he admitted that it provided him with some newfound respect for the comedy 'institution' that 'SNL' is. 'This is like, you know, the Harvard of comedy,' he concluded.
Toronto Sun
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Chase Sui Wonders is having a summer of horror
Published Aug 06, 2025 • 6 minute read Chase Sui Wonders attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "I Know What You Did Last Summer" at The United Theater on Broadway on July 14, 2025 in Los Angeles. Photo by Monica Schipper / Getty Images It must be terrifying to step into the lead role of a popular horror franchise, especially for an up-and-coming actress. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Apparently, this is no less true if your name is Chase Sui Wonders and you came to 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' with experience in the genre. But the latest star in the IKWYDLS franchise says it helped to have a fan in the director's chair and a famous mentor on set. After Sui Wonders's turn in the 2022 horror-comedy 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' caught the attention of director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson ('Someone Great'), the filmmaker says she had the actress in mind when adapting 1997's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (directed by Jim Gillespie) into the franchise reboot that opened in theaters on Friday. And for Sui Wonders, following in the footsteps of I Know What You Did veteran Jennifer Love Hewitt became far less daunting when the two performers met before filming began. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The moment that I saw her, she just enveloped me in the most familiar hug that I've maybe ever gotten,' Sui Wonders says of her first encounter with the franchise OG. 'She was so present with me and patient with me. She wanted to hear all about my career, my life and my family. She gave me boy advice. She's like, 'Hop on by if you ever want a home-cooked meal or some more advice about your boy problems.'' A similar dynamic takes place in the new I Know What You Did, when Ava (Sui Wonders) seeks out Julie James (Hewitt) to help put a stop to the murders. Hewitt's character gets involved after Ava and her college-bound group of friends unintentionally kill a local from Southport, North Carolina, in a similar setup to 28 years ago. Sui Wonders credibly portrays Ava's doubts about fleeing the scene, echoing how Julie felt in the original film. Reading the new script, Sui Wonders thought it was the right time to return to the series' evergreen terror. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's such a slice of Americana,' says the would-be scream queen, who called from Los Angeles, where she was spending time with family after attending the film's premiere. 'This idyllic sort of seaside town that is just totally flipped inside out and just ravaged by this tragedy. It really just scratches an itch.' Sui Wonders's guilt-heavy, live-wire performance provides a trusty support beam for co-writers Robinson and Sam Lansky's attempt to renovate I Know What You Did for a younger audience. The screen franchise, based on Lois Duncan's 1973 novel, includes a 1998 sequel ('I Still Know What You Did Last Summer') and a 2021 television series that lasted one season. These days, Southport is a new-money destination, thanks to a developer who whitewashes the history of the town, including the 1997 massacre. Fishing boat workers are swapped out for frat guys in khakis and polo shirts. Those kinds of updates appealed to the young actress as she was searching for a larger studio project with a fresh take. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'With all this IP stuff floating around out there, it takes a really surprising take to make something that is exciting and appealing, especially to an actor and certainly to the audience members,' Sui Wonders says. 'The way that they approach it, I was like, 'Oh, oh, we're doing backflips in a different dimension here.'' This rendition is also zeitgeist-y. Instead of Toad the Wet Sprocket and Korn on the soundtrack, the new film opts for Addison Rae and the 1975. Gabbriette Bechtel, a year after being shouted out on 'Brat,' appears as a true crime podcaster who refers to what happened to Southport as 'gentrifislaytion.' While the core quartet are – of course – being hunted by someone in a raincoat brandishing a hook, Ava and her friends reference memes and easily toss around therapy-speak. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At first, the modernity can be a little jarring, but Sui Wonders credibly delivers the Gen Z slang and tonal shifts. Robinson was looking for someone to also underscore the familiarity of a character like Ava. 'I wanted a person who you watch and you're like, 'God, I just want to be her best friend,'' Robinson says in a phone call. 'And that is how I, Jen Robinson, feel about Chase Sui Wonders. Having that feeling, for her, made me [confident] that will translate on-screen for audiences.' Like a lot of performers, Sui Wonders says she lacked confidence as a child. She was extraordinarily shy, until she settled into a pair of skates and found her confidence on the ice of her native Michigan, where she learned hockey from a friend's dad who played for the Detroit Red Wings. Then her mom forced her to audition for 'The Wizard of Oz' at a local community theater. She spent three years in the chorus, mostly, but eventually landed a coveted role: Veruca Salt in 'Willy Wonka.' She balanced acting and sports in high school, where she joined the varsity ice hockey team, which went on to win a state championship in 2013. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. After graduating from Harvard in 2018 with a degree in film studies and production, Sui Wonders landed a role in the HBO coming-of-age show 'Generation,' as Riley, a popular high school student in a conservative community. Then came the role of Emma, a portrait of wealthy indifference in the Halina Reijn-directed 'Bodies Bodies Bodies.' More recently, she's been getting 'breakout star' attention as assistant-turned-executive Quinn Hackett in 'The Studio,' Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's satirical series about the movie industry. At first, she was terrified to improvise alongside a cast of comedy legends, from Catherine O'Hara to Ike Barinholtz. But once everyone was on set, she found it hard not to crack up between takes. In most episodes, Quinn whirls between biting confidence and ridiculous, pitiful one-upmanship. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'She's such a little terrorizing rat,' Sui Wonders says. 'While she is semi-well-intentioned, I like seeing her in positions where her mal-intentions get her into a completely outsize amount of trouble.' 'The Studio' just amassed 23 Emmy nominations – Sui Wonders was sadly not among them, landing her on many a 'snubbed' list – and it's already been renewed for a second season. The actress says she's spoken with Rogen and Goldberg about where to take her character next, but no matter where Quinn ends up, Sui Wonders wants to branch out, including directing more (she made a short film about attending a wake a few years ago) and perhaps returning to the stage (she recently took part in a table read of a new play to be directed by Michael Herwitz). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But she's also getting back to her roots in independent film. Alongside Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, she'll be seen in the upcoming 'I Want Your Sex,' from Gregg Araki, 'the father of queer independent cinema,' Sui Wonders says. 'All his movies, they leave you with the most unsettling kind of gut-wrenching feeling.' Speaking of 'unsettling,' in a good way, Sui Wonders seems to have impressed at least one of her co-stars on 'The Studio' with her wry, offbeat sense of humor. 'I remember our first week, I made a passing reference to 'Austin Powers,'' says Barinholtz, whose character Sal, another studio executive, frequently butts heads with Quinn. 'Chase told me, 'That's a very important movie for me. I was nonverbal until a late age, and it was only by imitating Fat Bastard that I was able to find my voice.' 'I think about that a lot. It's one of the funniest things I've ever heard a person say.' Celebrity Columnists Editorial Cartoons Television Basketball
