It’s unclear whether Pete was being totally accurate, though his remarks sparked some online discourse all the same. Several users were left raising their eyebrows at the comedian insinuating that $3,000 per episode wasn’t a lot, given that each season of SNL features roughly 20 episodes.
“3k is a lot for little people like us Pete,” someone quipped, while someone else asked Pete to “readjust” his “perspective.” They wrote, “You’re blessed, you’re privileged.”
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.
