Pete Davidson Crashes SNL’s Weekend Update To Roast His Own Staten Island Ferry With Colin Jost

By Cecilia Levine From Daily Voice

Pete Davidson made a rare return to “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 8, joining Colin Jost at the “Weekend Update” desk to poke fun at the retired Staten Island ferry the pair bought together — a purchase the New York Times recently called a “money-losing fiasco.”

As previously reported by Daily Voice, the comedy duo purchased the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry for $280,000. The Times article out last month said Jost and Davidson had planned to transform the 277-foot vessel into a luxury entertainment space with six bars, two restaurants, hotel rooms, and a concert venue.

Steve Kalil, president of Caddell Dry Dock & Repair, declined to specify exactly how much the comedians pay in dockage fees but confirmed to Daily Voice that it’s at least $10,000 per month. He told The New York Times that the figure is actually “on the low side.”

Last weekend, both comics admitted that the vessel was costing them.

“In case you’re wondering why I had to do a show in Saudi Arabia,” Davidson joked, “we’re losing millions on this ferry.” He added that he was assuming that’s what The Times article said since he couldn’t spend “five bucks on a paywall” while having “a baby on the way.”

The comic, who's expecting a baby with model and girlfriend Elsa, said he and Jost renamed the vessel because “Staten Island Ferry sounded too depressing — so now we call it Titanic II.”

Jost chimed in that the project is “going very well,” noting that Nike recently paid to put an ad on the ferry for the NYC Marathon.

Davidson kept the jokes coming, pitching his own plan to make the ferry profitable: “We just had a mayoral election, my least favorite kind of oral,” he said, before launching into a mock welcome for anyone who didn't vote for Zohran Mamdani:

"Hey Staten Island," Davidson said. "Did you promise to move out of New York if Mamdani won, but have too many warrants in New Jersey and not enough guns for Florida? Well, welcome to' New Staten Island.' It’ll have everything that makes Staten Island great: The pizza!…."

He wrapped with one last jab at the ferry’s name: “We can’t call the boat Titanic anymore because the people on this ship will actually love running into ICE.”