Pete Davidson cancels NYC performance 2 hours before show

Pete Davidson canceled his last stand-up performance just two hours before he was scheduled to take the stage.

The Beacon Theater in New York City announced on Friday, December 22, that Davidson’s scheduled show for that evening had been canceled, along with his Saturday, December 23, which was scheduled to take place at the same venue. A message shared via the theater’s official X account informed attendees that refunds would be issued automatically. The Beacon provided no further details about what led to the cancellation.

Earlier on Friday, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in Pennsylvania announced that Davidson’s scheduled show on January 2 had also been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Davidson, 30, returned to stand-up in September for a mini-tour with fellow comedians John Mulaney And Jon Stewart after a period of rehabilitation earlier this year. In June, multiple outlets reported that the Saturday evening live alum checked himself into a facility after struggling with PTSD and borderline personality disorder.

Davidson’s admission to the facility came weeks after he left an explicit voicemail Daphna Nachminovitch, the senior vice president of cruelty investigations at PETA. His rant was in response to Nachminovitch releasing a statement condemning Davidson’s decision to buy a cavapoo puppy for his mother instead of adopting it from a shelter.

The comedian later told TMZ that he wanted “a specific hypoallergenic dog” because he is allergic to most breeds and believed that adopting such a dog “wasn’t an option, and if it was, it was rare .”

In November, Davidson made headlines during a solo stand-up show when he called out an audience member for filming with a cell phone during his set at New York’s City Winery. According to an eyewitness, Davidson interrupted his set to approach the person filming and shouted, “F–k you.”

Davidson then instructed his security guard to escort the person out of the room before saying he would “pay $10,000 to lock him up.” [your phones].” (Like many comedians, Davidson now asks his showgoers to seal their phones in Yondr pouches that cannot be unlocked during the performance.)

During the show, Davidson also joked about the March car accident he was involved in with his ex-girlfriend Chase Sui wonders. He said the incident was the first time he had been sober in almost 15 years. He further joked that he was now willing to sign up to fulfill Make-A-Wish requests to get “good press,” which becomes more necessary “once you drive into a house.”

Davidson lost control of his vehicle while driving in a residential neighborhood in Beverly Hills and crashed into the side of a house. He was later charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and 12 hours of traffic school.