Pete Davidson reveals SNL cast members get paid ~$3K per episode 📺 (via NY Mag) - ThreadSky

culturecrave.co • 178 days ago

Pete Davidson reveals SNL cast members get paid ~$3K per episode 📺

(via NY Mag)

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twodumb.bsky.social•178 days ago

Chump change

wldb1988.bsky.social•178 days ago

For NYC that seems very low.

arsenalgodyoutuber.bsky.social•178 days ago

what is that

culturecrave.co•178 days ago

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKEgbbu5hP/

nothingsandwiches.bsky.social•177 days ago

60k with an average of about 20 episodes per season, working 7 months a year, yeah that seems sustainable for 50+ years. They’re not made of money you know, who do you think they are United Healthcare?

mutantbea.bsky.social•178 days ago

Wait till you see what they pay the PAs.

browngrass.bsky.social•178 days ago

I’m guessing $200-$500?

mutantbea.bsky.social•177 days ago

I would love to live in a world where PAs make $500 a day. We are lucky to make $200.

browngrass.bsky.social•177 days ago

How many shows per year??

mutantbea.bsky.social•177 days ago

Most of the industry workers are Freelance including PAs. So they may be contracted to work a certain amount of days or the whole season of a given show. For example, I’m currently on day 17 or a 22 day job. Once we wrap, I have to find my next gig.

mutantbea.bsky.social•177 days ago

PAs also are not part of any Unions, because the industry enjoys having a person at the bottom of the ladder who doesn’t really get any say in their hours, work conditions, or the tasks they can or cannot do.

browngrass.bsky.social•177 days ago

Geeze, I had no clue it was that hard for PAs, sorry. I’m just ignorant ig, I assumed there was like, a system in place to always keep you guys in work. Geeze, really makes me wonder why no one is fighting for the people at the bottom. You have a very crucial role in film and tv!

sugarcubedog.bsky.social•178 days ago

That seems low.

thejlinx.bsky.social•178 days ago

52 weeks in a year (assuming 52 sundays) x $3000 = $156k/year. That’s a really good salary. They all also do a lot of other things so that’s obviously extremely higher than that.

sugarcubedog.bsky.social•178 days ago

They don’t work 52 weeks a year. They do a finite number of shows fall to spring with none near holidays. The show this weekend will be the 8th. NYC is very expensive to live in too.

thejlinx.bsky.social•178 days ago

SNL is Saturday Night Live… do they not do an episode every Saturday? (not Sunday… it’s late I’m tired lol)

sugarcubedog.bsky.social•178 days ago

No, they end each season in the spring and they don’t do them every weekend. It wasn’t on last Saturday.

clarkzuckerberg.bsky.social•178 days ago

lol what? You think they’re a scripted TV show that runs year round? Pretty much no scripted shows do that. They’re on about half the year, probably slightly less, like most network shows. Less than $100K to live in NYC is not good, especially for being in a show on its 50th year.

kechones.bsky.social•177 days ago

Most people who can’t afford to (or don’t want to) live in NYC commute. Nothings stopping SNL employees from doing the same.

sugarcubedog.bsky.social•177 days ago

That’s a really condescending attitude. It’s hard to get home well after 1am when your work is done.

puddingpop.bsky.social•178 days ago

Before inflation that would bullshit pay,now that's just criminal.

willchen79.bsky.social•178 days ago

That’s a HUSTLE

thedanalytic.bsky.social•178 days ago

the comments of this on here feel pretty “X” esque.

The amount of money they make 🆚 the actors in scripted shows is laughable.

And live comedy is incredibly more difficult.

shadeaurion.bsky.social•177 days ago

Very. Just toxic really.
I enjoy a good joke but people are also getting really petty. It's not a good look

danib06.bsky.social•178 days ago

I would think, even if you're brand new, maybe 5-6k per episode

batmanwraith.bsky.social•178 days ago

Is the episodes even worth that much? Sorry I'm mean like that sometimes 😂

browngrass.bsky.social•178 days ago

Tbh you have a point tho. SNL hasn’t had a truly culturally relevant skit in over a decade now

officiallylbj.bsky.social•178 days ago

So approximately $1.5K per laugh?

hero2222.bsky.social•178 days ago

demarkymark.bsky.social•178 days ago

philisit.bsky.social•178 days ago

That's so insanely low.

melgum14.bsky.social•178 days ago

Work is work

tiffanyandmor.bsky.social•178 days ago

This is for newer cast members. More experienced ones get way more. Plus they only do like 21 episodes per season and can do other gigs in their off cycle

krouss.net•178 days ago

So $12K a month/$144K a year plus getting your name known in the Hollywood/comedy world? Neat.

shannonfarrell.bsky.social•178 days ago

They only do about 21 shows a season, not 52

krouss.net•178 days ago

clarkzuckerberg.bsky.social•178 days ago

Yeah so less than $100K and gotta live in expensive NYC. Good luck.

shadeaurion.bsky.social•177 days ago

Between $54,000-$66,000
If it's $3k before tax it's even lower. Historically SNL members don't get paid the same and even in their second season most cast were getting $2k a week. If most are on $3k a month now, thars a pretty dismal reveal of how SNL is doing as a show in general.