Pete Davidson Didn’t Seem Too Impressed As He Spilled How Much He Earned Per Episode On “Saturday Night Live,” And People Have Thoughtsin 2014, told the outlet, “Do you guys know what they pay us? It’s, like, three grand an episode. I think I got dinner.”all the same.
However, other users argued that Pete’s reaction was totally valid. “It’s about 60k a year — not sure if he’s talking before or after taxes. In NYC, that’s peanuts unfortunately,” one comment read, while someone else pointed out that the cast likely had agents and managers to pay, too.cast member James Austin Johnson recalled buying furniture with his first check. “We bought the most uncomfortable West Elm couch of all time,” he said.
And Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whose late father was a billionaire, said she bought a pair of shoes that were out of her budget. “I’m going to tell you they were $75,” she said.