Kenan Thompson Teases Pete Davidson's 'SNL' Return: 'It's Just a Fun, Easy Week for Us'

Kenan Thompson is teasing Pete Davidson's return to Saturday Night Live.

At the Thursday premiere of 29-year-old Davidson's semi-autographic Peacock series Bupkis, Thompson revealed what fans can expect when the King of Staten Island star steps back into Rockefeller Center's iconic Studio 8H to host the May 6 episode with Lil Uzi Vert as the musical guest.

"It's like a week off for us because they know how to do the show," Thompson, 44, told Entertainment Tonight of Davidson, a former cast member, hosting the show. "We don't have to hand-walk them through every single part of it. Usually, they come with ideas too, so a quarter of the show is almost already done. It's just a fun, easy week for us."

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According to ET, Thompson said the episode will "try to balance" the characters Davidson portrayed on the show like Chad with new sketches. Though he did share, "I'm a classics fan. I'd fill the show up with all of his old characters or whatever, but it's also fun to explore the new."

Thompson also said of his former costar, "He's a good kid. He's done a lot of work in a short amount of time at a very high level, so we're just all proud of him and want to support him."

Davidson was a cast member on the NBC series for eight seasons until his departure after season 47. He left the show alongside Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Chris Redd and others in what was later referred to as SNL's mass exodus.

Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.