STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Pete Davidson is officially in his podcast era.
During an appearance Monday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the Staten Island native shared new details about “The Pete Davidson Show,” a new weekly Netflix video podcast premiering this Friday.
True to form, he’s doing it his way: no prep, no studio and absolutely no set dressing.
“They were like, ‘Would you like to go to a studio?’” Davidson told Fallon. “I was like, ‘Can I do it in my garage?’”
Rather than polishing things up, he opted for two La-Z-Boys and “a high school background class photo,” a decision he admits he regretted once Fallon pulled out a picture of Davidson’s set.
“I didn’t realize I should have put more effort into it,” he laughed, before Fallon joked about the recliners barely being able to recline in the cramped space. “There’s been some issues.”
The podcast, which will stream exclusively on Netflix, marks Davidson’s fourth collaboration with the platform and his first venture into the podcast space.
“They were looking for someone who didn’t have one yet, and I was like, ‘Sure. I’ll be the test bunny,’” he said.
Davidson’s approach to the show is intentionally loose, telling Fallon there’s no prep, no notes and no formal structure. As soon as a guest arrives, the cameras will roll.
“My whole take on the podcast was it would be so cool to just the second they get there, start recording, and then you just talk and then see what happens,” he said.
The debut episode, streaming Friday, features Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), with Charlamagne The God following next week.
For Davidson, the podcast doubles as an excuse to slow down and reconnect with friends.
“When you get longer into this business, it’s harder to see your best friends,” he said. “So this is a really good excuse for me to, like, hang out with my pals in my garage and just shoot the crap.”