Meet Pete Davidson’s Inner Circle: Machine Gun Kelly, Kid Cudi and More

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Meet Pete Davidson's Inner Circle: Machine Gun Kelly, Kid Cudi and More

The king of Staten Island — and his courtiers. Pete Davidson is one of the most popular comedians working today, but only a few people have become part of his inner circle. One such person is Machine Gun Kelly, who met the Saturday Night Live alum in 2017 during a Wild 'N Out taping. The duo later grew close on the set of the Netflix film The Dirt, which premiered in 2019. "We were just stuck down there in New Orleans, and we were both just, like, super stoners," the "Bad Things" singer told Billboard in August 2018. "[We] listened to the same music. … So, that’s my boy.” After the Set It Up actor posted an alarming social media message about his mental health following his split from ex-fiancée Ariana Grande, Kelly dropped everything to check in on him. "I’m in the plane now on the way to see Pete,” the Texas native tweeted in December 2018. “Gonna make sure he’s good, I promise. can’t have my boy in the darkness like that.” [sendtonews type="float" key="xpYuvOTZaq-2831589-14453"] Davidson is also close to fellow comedian John Mulaney, who previously wrote for SNL and has hosted the show five times. In January 2019, the pair teamed up for a heartfelt "Weekend Update" segment where they discussed their friendship. “I’ve been spending time with Pete to try to show him that you can have a life in comedy that is not insane," the Big Mouth star, who had been sober for a decade, said at the time. "A sober, domestic life.” (Mulaney later relapsed and entered rehab for drug and alcohol addiction in 2020.) The New York City native replied, “​​And after observing John’s life, I publicly threatened suicide,” referencing the Instagram post that inspired MGK to check on him. “I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t make that joke, but it is funny." Mulaney later explained that the twosome came up with the idea for the segment together ahead of their joint comedy tour. “I tell him I love him all the time," the Dickinson alum told Esquire in September 2019. "Pete and I came up with that bit together, but in my head, I was like, ‘I hope this a cathartic thing for him.’ However it came to be, I was very glad it was there.” There's one thing they won't do together, though: get tattoos. Davidson is known for having tons of ink, but he doesn't want his friend to follow in his footsteps. “I don’t think you should get tattoos,” the Guy Code alum told Mulaney during a joint Vanity Fair interview in June 2020. “I think you’re too sweet and cool, and I think it would devalue the product.” Keep scrolling to see who's in Davidson's inner circle:

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Meet Pete Davidson's Inner Circle: Machine Gun Kelly, Kid Cudi and More

The king of Staten Island — and his courtiers. Pete Davidson is one of the most popular comedians working today, but only a few people have become part of his inner circle. One such person is Machine Gun Kelly, who met the Saturday Night Live alum in 2017 during a Wild 'N Out taping. The duo later grew close on the set of the Netflix film The Dirt, which premiered in 2019. "We were just stuck down there in New Orleans, and we were both just, like, super stoners," the "Bad Things" singer told Billboard in August 2018. "[We] listened to the same music. … So, that’s my boy.” After the Set It Up actor posted an alarming social media message about his mental health following his split from ex-fiancée Ariana Grande, Kelly dropped everything to check in on him. "I’m in the plane now on the way to see Pete,” the Texas native tweeted in December 2018. “Gonna make sure he’s good, I promise. can’t have my boy in the darkness like that.” [sendtonews type="float" key="xpYuvOTZaq-2831589-14453"] Davidson is also close to fellow comedian John Mulaney, who previously wrote for SNL and has hosted the show five times. In January 2019, the pair teamed up for a heartfelt "Weekend Update" segment where they discussed their friendship. “I’ve been spending time with Pete to try to show him that you can have a life in comedy that is not insane," the Big Mouth star, who had been sober for a decade, said at the time. "A sober, domestic life.” (Mulaney later relapsed and entered rehab for drug and alcohol addiction in 2020.) The New York City native replied, “​​And after observing John’s life, I publicly threatened suicide,” referencing the Instagram post that inspired MGK to check on him. “I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t make that joke, but it is funny." Mulaney later explained that the twosome came up with the idea for the segment together ahead of their joint comedy tour. “I tell him I love him all the time," the Dickinson alum told Esquire in September 2019. "Pete and I came up with that bit together, but in my head, I was like, ‘I hope this a cathartic thing for him.’ However it came to be, I was very glad it was there.” There's one thing they won't do together, though: get tattoos. Davidson is known for having tons of ink, but he doesn't want his friend to follow in his footsteps. “I don’t think you should get tattoos,” the Guy Code alum told Mulaney during a joint Vanity Fair interview in June 2020. “I think you’re too sweet and cool, and I think it would devalue the product.” Keep scrolling to see who's in Davidson's inner circle:

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Martha Stewart

The cookbook author has known Davidson for many years, starting during his early days as an SNL comic.

“Pete Davidson is like the son I never had,” Stewart told the Daily Mail in August 2022. “He is a charming boy who is finding his way.”

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Scott Disick

Pete formed a bond with the Talentless cofounder through their individual connections to the Kardashian family.

"Scott has gotten the chance to bond with him over these past few months since Pete has been spending a lot of time in LA with Kim," a source exclusively told Us in March 2022. "Scott is protective of Kim and wants to make sure whoever she's dating that she's in good hands."

Three months later, Disick reflected on his growing bromance with the comedian. "We have the best time together," he told Khloé Kardashian during an episode of The Kardashians in June 2022.

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Machine Gun Kelly

The Marmaduke star has known the musician (real name: Colson Baker) since 2017. Davidson has since made a cameo in MGK's "LOCO" music video, and the duo teamed up in the 2019 film Big Time Adolescence. In March 2022, the Midnight in the Switchgrass actor told Howard Stern that Davidson will play some kind of role in his wedding to Megan Fox. “[He will] absolutely be standing there with me,” MGK explained. “We should mic him just for commentary."

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Kid Cudi

Before he became friends with the "Day 'n' Nite" rapper circa 2014, Davidson was a huge fan of the Ohio native's music. “He saved my life," the Meet Cute star told NYC's Power 105.1 in 2016. "I would have killed myself if I didn’t have Kid Cudi.”

After Kanye West began publicly calling out Davidson for his romance with Kim Kardashian, Cudi slammed the "Famous" rapper via social media. “Too bad I don’t wanna be on ur album u f–kin dinosaur hahaha," the X star wrote via Instagram in February 2022. "Everyone knows I’ve been the best thing about ur albums since I met u. Ima pray u for brother.”

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John Mulaney

Mulaney and Davidson cemented their bond at SNL, where the Kid Gorgeous star worked from 2008 to 2012. In 2019, the pair embarked on a comedy tour together. Davidson also appeared alongside Mulaney in several SNL sketches when the Chicago native returned to host the show.  

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Colin Jost

Davidson and the "Weekend Update" cohost are both natives of the NYC borough Staten Island. In January 2022, the twosome made headlines when they bought a retired Staten Island ferry, which they plan to turn into a floating entertainment venue.

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Dave Sirus

Sirus, who has worked as an SNL writer since 2015, has been close to Davidson for years. The duo cowrote 2020's The King of Staten Island together. Davidson doesn't use social media, but he has previously enlisted Sirus to post messages on his behalf, as he did in January 2022 when Bob Saget died.

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Amy Waters Davidson

The Suicide Squad actor is very close to his mom, who has appeared with him on SNL. Her husband and Pete's dad, Scott Davidson, was a firefighter who died on 9/11. Until April 2021, Pete lived with his mother in a house that they purchased together. “I moved here, like, a year ago and built this weird little basement to stay away from f—king people," he explained in a February 2020 Netflix video about his Staten Island digs. “This is my bedroom where nothing happens because I live with my mom."