Pete Davidson got candid about the story behind a “humiliating” tattoo that read, “Jokes come and go, but swag is forever.”
The “Saturday Night Live” alum, in an appearance on “Hot Ones,” told host Sean Evans that the ink was inspired by a conversation with Dave Chappelle after the comedian watched Davidson perform stand-up at the since-closed Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.
“Seeing him was like crazy, like ‘what the fuck,’” said Davidson of Chappelle, who at the time was still on hiatus from performing himself.
“I got off stage, and he was like, ‘I watched your whole set. It was really good.’”
Davidson thanked Chappelle before asking him how he keeps “coming up with new stuff” as a comedian, referring to it as a “difficult” task at the time.
