Barely a year after leaving Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson is returning to Studio 8H to host on May 6. The comedian was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show for eight seasons and ended up leaving along with multiple cast members after Season 47 last year. His hosting debut will come just two days after Davidson’s new series Bupkis premieres, and longtime cast member Kenan Thompson is excited about Davidson’s return to SNL.
Thompson expressed his excitement about Davidson’s hosting gig to ET, and it wasn’t just because he’s seeing his friend again. The former Nickelodeon star mentioned that cast members basically get some time off when the week’s host is familiar with how everything works. He explained:
