{"id":335465,"date":"2026-09-02T01:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/335465\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T01:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:20:18","slug":"pete-davidson-colin-jost-to-host-free-staten-island-ferry-comedy-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/335465\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Davidson, Colin Jost to host free Staten Island Ferry comedy show"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Many wondered what former Saturday Night Live co-stars Colin Jost and Pete Davidson<\/a> were gonna do with the Staten Island Ferry when they purchased it. Now they’re finally unveiling their plan to turn it into New York City’s next biggest comedy show.<\/p>\n

Davidson and Jost are turning the orange New York icon into a one-night-only floating comedy club called the “Snapple Island Ferry” on Sep. 17.<\/p>\n

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Alongside the Staten Island natives, three yet-to-be-announced rising stars will also join them on board the vessel for the special show.<\/p>\n

“Turning the ferry into a floating comedy club with Snapple makes more sense than anything
else we considered, and it still doesn’t make much sense,” said Pete Davidson in a statement. “Either way, we’re giving people a chance to take a break, have a laugh, and do something completely ridiculous with us.”<\/p>\n

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Jost and Davidson purchased the defunct 277-foot-long Staten Island Ferry vessel at a city auction for $280,100 in 2022 with plans to turn it into a floating nightclub alongside comedy club owner Paul Italia.<\/p>\n

The ferry, dubbed the John F. Kennedy, operated from 1965 through August 2021.<\/p>\n

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How to get free tickets to the Colin Jost, Pete Davidson Staten Island Ferry show<\/p>\n

Free tickets will drop online at 3 p.m. each day between Thursday and next Tuesday, limited to two per person. To get tickets, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lucky ticket holders will board the vessel at 7 p.m. from Pier 17 with the show set to kick off at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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