Pete Davidson speaks on "Thank U, Next," slams Louis C.K. in first stand-up show since suicide scare
Pete Davidson’s been living the worst parts of being in your mid-20s of late—ill-fated infatuation, impulsive behavior, heartrending breakups, rampant self-loathing—but one can only imagine how exacerbated it all gets when the media reports on every step of it. That relentless spotlight’s likely at least partly to blame for the comedian’s recent mental health scare, which has kept him off of Saturday Night Live for the time being. Davidson appears to be on the mend, however, having just delivered a whopper of a stand-up set this past New Year’s Eve.
The New York Times described the sold-out Boston set as “rough and raucous,” noting that the comedian used a few minutes to address his recent, high-profile breakup from pop star Ariana Grande, as well as how the increased attention has impacted his family—his mother, a school nurse, has seen students singing Grande’s Davidson-referencing breakup anthem “Thank U, Next” in her general direction.