When Pete Davidson hosted Saturday Night Live’s Season 49 premiere, he really came out of the gate swinging with some seriously iconic sketches. One of the most legendary was easily his viral parody of Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken” – which was aptly titled “I’m Just Pete.” The track plays into the comedian's highly publicized personal life, and it pokes fun at his ups and downs. Overall, it was a super fun sketch to watch, however, the actor couldn’t help but joke about the irony of it all.
While Pete Davidson has done music videos on SNL before – like Please Don’t Destroy’s “Three Sad Virgins” with Taylor Swift – there’s no denying that the first host of Season 49 really took things to the next level with “I’m Just Pete.” Commenting on the irony of him doing a sketch that involves so much singing, dancing and looks in a BTS video about the making of the bit, Davidson said:
