Pete Davidson hands out free pizza to picketers in New York City as he continues to support the WGA strike: ‘No shows without the writers’
Pete Davidson handed out free pizza to New York City picketers on Friday as he continued to support the Writers Guild strike that has brought Hollywood to a standstill.
The 29-year-old comedian — who recently lost his beloved dog Henry — delivered a stack of authentic pizza pies from Brooklyn’s signature eatery Spumoni Gardens.
In footage uploaded to Twitter, Davidson saunters over in a black hoodie and matching sweatpants as hungry picketers greet him with open arms and grateful smiles.
“Do you have Spumoni!?” a picketer marveled, to which Davidson replied, “I’ve got Spumoni for everyone.” You gotta support the writers, man. No shows without the writers.’
The strike certainly cleared up the funny man’s schedule this week, as his SNL hosting gig has reportedly been cancelled.
What a guy: Pete Davidson, 29, handed out free pizza to New York City picketers on Friday as he continued to support the Writers Guild strike that has brought Hollywood to a standstill
Saturday Night Live will air reruns for the foreseeable future amid the labor dispute, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The shutdown comes as thousands of Hollywood writers have closed their laptops, leaving viewers wondering what will happen to their favorite shows.
It broke out about the low salary of writers in the streaming era and could have a significant impact on what millions of viewers watch every day.
The Writers Guild of America launched the strike on Tuesday, sending nearly 12,000 unionized screenwriters to the picket line for the first time since 2008.
The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and movie productions depending on how long the strike lasts, and it comes as streaming services are under increasing pressure from Wall Street to show profits.
The Writers Guild of America screenwriters prepared for a picket after negotiations with studios, which began in March, failed to deliver a new contract on Monday. Scriptwriting must cease immediately, the guild informed its members.
The guild is pushing for a higher minimum wage, fewer staffed writing rooms, shorter exclusive contracts, and a review of residual wages — all conditions that the WGA says have been reduced in the streaming-powered content boom.
Many celebrities have shown their support by pecking next to the writers and sending them free food. Nighttime legend Jay Leno recently brought donuts to strikers in Los Angeles.
Picket friends: The Meet Cute star joined forces with Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur
All smiles: Pete brought his famous grin to the picket lines, brightening up the protest for all involved
Big disappointment: The strike has cleared the funny man’s schedule this week as his debut SNL hosting gig has reportedly been canceled
Great combination: The SNL alum would host for the first time, with Lil Uzi Vert as the musical guest
More nightly hosts united on the West Coast this week when Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and John Oliver joined forces to send a truckload of gourmet waffles to the place.
On Friday’s episode of Late Night, Seth Meyers, a WGA member who said he supported the union’s demands, prepared viewers for reruns as he lamented the hardship a strike brings.
“It doesn’t just affect the writers, it affects all of the incredible non-writing staff on these shows,” Meyers said.
“And it would be a really miserable thing for people to have to go through, especially considering we’re on the heels of that horrible pandemic that affected not just show business, but all of us.”