Pete Davidson Flashes His Tattoos as He Gets Naked for Laraine Newman DuringSNL's 50th Anniversary Special

Mar. 15, 2025

Pete Davidsonis baring it all!

During theSNL50: The Anniversary Specialon Feb. 16, the comedian, 31, reprised his iconic character, Chad, alongside originalSNLcast member,Laraine Newman, for a digital sketch.

While walking through the halls of Studio 8H, Newman came across Chad, who was working as a crew member onSaturday Night Live. As she and Chad strolled through the sound stage, she gazed at a photo of herself and the original cast hanging on the wall.

“God, I’m so young. Do you know what I had back in 1975?” she asked to which Chad replied, “Big ass bush?”

(L) Laraine Newman and Pete Davidson.NBC

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“No Chad. I had ambition. We all did, but God, we were terrified. I think that’s why we clung to each other like we did,” she continued, Chad began to walk away from the conversation but snapped back as soon as Newman added, “Which of course, created its own problems with all the partying and the sex.”

When she admitted, “I would have been all over you back then,” Chad immediately took off all his clothes in one swoop motion, revealing Davidson’s chest full of tattoos.

“But I’m not like that anymore,” Newman said before Chad shrugged, “Okay.”

Since 2020, Davidson has been through a long process ofremoving all of his tattoos.

In late January, a source told PEOPLE that theDog Manactorhas spent $200,000in an effort to remove all of his body art.

“He just woke up one day and wanted them gone, and it’s been a years-long process,” the insider said while a second source added that the removal marked a fresh start for Davidson, who “has been sober since September, and gained twenty pounds.”

Pete Davidson shows off his tattoo removal process.NBC

“Things are going really well for him,” the source explained. “Things are heading in the right direction, and he’s receiving excellent reviews for the movie [Dog Man].'”

During a Jan. 31 appearance onToday, Davidson got candid about just how painful the tattoo removal process has been.

“It’s pretty terrible, so if anybody out there is watching and thinking about getting a tattoo, make sure you really want to get it,” hetold hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvinwhile pulling up his sleeve to show the faded tattoos on his forearm. “It’s pretty gone.”

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SNL50: The Anniversary Specialairs Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

source: people.com