“Pete Davidson Reveals His Incredibly Low ‘SNL’ Salary”. Get ready.

Pete Davidsonthe revelation of how much he earned per show on “Saturday evening live” might bring tears instead of laughter for the comedian. In a New York Magazine video published Wednesday (watch it below), Davidson casually noted that he received $3,000.

The clip featured “SNL“, stars new and old remembering what they splurged on after receiving their first paycheck from the NBC sketch comedy show. But Davidson, a cast member from 2014 to 2022, revealed some a little more.

“Do you know what they pay us?” » Davidson said. “It’s about three thousand dollars an episode. I think I had dinner.

It’s worth noting that Davidson may have only estimated his freshman rate, which has likely increased over the years.

Or maybe he was just talking about his you-know-what to be funny.

A 2018 report of a questionable The celebrity financial website claimed that regulars in the first year would earn around $7,000 per episode, $8,000 in the second season, and $15,000 in the fifth.

But we would not communicate these figures to the bank.

Jason Sudeikis, a writer who became an actor between 2003 and 2013, also shed light on compensation in the New York Magazine clip. Asked about his first salary indulgence on “SNL,” the “Ted Lasso” actor replied, “You don’t make enough money to make big purchases, so I think the rent in New York was probably the biggest purchase I made after writing my first year. on ‘SNL.’

HuffPost has contacted “SNL” for comment.