Pete Davidson reveals emotional connection to ‘SNL’ alum Eddie Murphy

Pete Davidson discovered the power of comedy by watching Eddie Murphy in his childhood, which eventually shaped his own work.

The 31-year-old actor and comedian stars in Murphy’s new documentary, Being Eddieand honored the special legacy of the comedian with the emotional illness of his life.

-Ga / -da A Saturday night The alum shared that he is a standout for Murphy’s special, Gohelped him cope after his father died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Immediately, [I heard]’F— this, take this, F— you,’ and my mom was like, ‘Who’s like, what have you got?’ I laughed out loud. It was like, ‘You can’t watch this!’ And I was like, please, I laughed,’ said Davidson.

Soon – Dad continued, “I think she saw me enjoying myself at a time when I wasn’t really, ‘You can watch this stuff until you don’t give it back to anyone, and it seemed like a little script that we did.'”

Taking The star was only 7 years old when his father, a firefighter, lost his life in the attack, leaving the actor, his mother Amy, and her sister, Casey.