Before the ongoing WGA writers’ strike took hold of the entertainment industry, Pete Davidson was supposed to host Saturday Night Live nearly a year after his departure from the NBC variety series. Longtime cast member Kenan Thompson expressed his excitement over having his friend and former colleague on the show again but, unfortunately, the strike led to production on SNL being suspended, with the show effectively shutting down for the remainder of the season. Now, series newbie Devon Walker has revealed whether there are sketches involving Davidson that are just waiting to be dusted off.
Pete Davidson wasn't the only person set to serve as a host, as Jennifer Coolidge and Kieran Culkin were in the same boat. Devon Walker spoke to People about the now-shortened season of SNL, which was just three episodes short of completion. Based on Walker's comments, it doesn't seem like much had been done yet for Davidson’s episode by the time things had been shut down. He attributes that to the timing of the strike:
