30-year-old comedian Pete Davidson recently stopped at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston during his ongoing “Pete Davidson and Friends Tour”. The show, which lasted approximately 120 minutes, gave audiences a tase of the edgy, energetic, and funny comedian that many fans have grown to love.

Davidson, who started his career with minor guest roles in shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine and gained fame and relevance as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member for eight seasons, provided the audience with personal humor and jokes making him relatable for the audience.

While the Wilbur Theatre is about as old and in need of upgrading as a theatre can be, we were immediately let into the theatre and easily found our seats with the help of the friendly staff. Upon entering, you are required to lock up your phone and other electronic devices, such as an Apple Watch, allowing for no use until the end of the show.

Fortunately, this was expected and advertised and allowed for guests to maintain possession of their devices throughout the show, just with no use. After about thirty minutes of waiting and pondering what the time was without any electronics, the show began.

The show opened with three acts before Davidson, Dave Sirus, Joey Gay, and finally Ricky Velez, each getting about a 10–15-minute slot to perform. Sirus, while giving the audience a taste of his insights on relationships and his time as an SNL writer, was a tame act whencompared to his follow-ups, making Joey Gay’s set much more shocking.

Gay’s loud and intimidating presence needed no microphone as you could hear him all the way from the back. However, his shocking jokes and humor caused me to groan, since his least offensive jokes were his most humorous. Finally, Ricky Velez finishes the opening acts with both political andsatirical humor that worked on almost every level. Velez had high audience interaction and delivered jokes in a deadpan manner, receiving uproars of laughter from the audience.

Eventually Davidson made it on the stage, delivering about 80 minutes of hilarious content. Davidson introduced the audience to his life of sobriety and told tales of his time in rehab, including his attempt at learning new hobbies, along with a joke about meeting an over 90-year-old man in rehab who was “attempting to turn his life around.”

The comic did a bit on his recent run in with the law, after he hit a house driving back in March. Davidson made light of the fact he was completely sober while driving and that the homeowners tore down the house after it happened making it look like Davidson had destroyed their home. 

Davidson also mentioned his mother frequently throughout the set, including a bit where he calls attention to his mother’s lack of pursuing romance since the passing of his father, making light of a sad story.

However, the former SNL star’s bit that shined that most was an almost 40-minute bit on his past stalker. Davidson told a story of his stalker who eventually made her way into his housecourtesy of his mother and gave him a not-so nice “present”.

He also made light of the fact that she was deemed “unfit” to stand at trial, enticing shrieks of laughter from the audience.

While I didn’t know much about Pete Davidson before seeing this show, his comedic timing and deadpan humor created an enjoyable experience that had me laughing even after the show ended. His set was extremely entertaining and kept my attention for all 90 minutes despite one bit being over 35 minutes long.

Davidson, who has not shied away from sharing his personal struggles with drug use and depression, made light of his issues in a way that audiences were not uncomfortable, but could relate to. It allowed audiences to laugh at situations that weren’t supposed to be funny. While his use of profanity and obscene jokes might have some audiences uncomfortable, overall there was never a dull moment with Pete Davidson. His comedy was completely unapologetic and showcased his great talent at interweaving comedy and storytelling to create a successful set.

If you get a chance, I’d recommend this show, along with viewing his upcoming comedy special that was filmed during the tour.