Entertainment He’s Back! Pete Davidson Returns, Jokes About Absence on ‘SNL’

© Rosalind O'Connor/NBC David Harbour hosts 'Saturday Night Live' with musical guest Camila Cabello.

Pete Davidson made his way back to Saturday Night Live during the Saturday, October 12, episode for his first appearance of season 45. Keep reading for highlights from host David Harbour, musical guest Camila Cabello and more.

Return of the Pete

Harbour admitted that the writers wanted him to do a Stranger Things-themed monologue but he insisted he could “do a lot more.” Instead, they ignored his wishes and made him a portal to the Upside Down, where the actor mistook Aidy Bryant for Barb and found the missing Davidson. The comedian revealed that was where he had been for the previous two weeks but declined to come back and participate in the episode.

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Saturday Night Live is back , but so far, Pete Davidson has been notably absent . Viewers got a quick glimpse of him this week, though, during “Weekend Next week’ s episode will be hosted by Stranger Things actor David Harbour — but we’ll just have to wait and see when Davidson will make his return .

Pete Davidson is back ! Following his two-week absence from Saturday Night Live ‘ s 45th season Davidson joked , which led Harbour to insist that the Upside Down was anything but pleasant, and On the night of SNL ’ s season 45 premiere, the comedian was pictured in a group photo shared by

However, Davidson later turned up in a “Weekend Update” segment about the resurgence of STDs, during which he again addressed his absence. “I don’t know if you’ve seen the Joker, but I think you should start being way nicer to me,” he told Colin Jost, alluding to his part in Suicide Squad 2.

High Wire

Cabello began by performing “Cry for Me,” complete with an ambitious, theatrical storyline, period costumes and choreography. The songstress toned it down with “Easy” in her second performance of the night.

Star Power

Billy Porter and Lin-Manuel Miranda brought loads of much-needed personality to the cold open in surprise cameos. The Pose actor played himself, which would be welcome in any subsequent sketch, by the way. The Hamilton star, for his part, embodied presidential candidate Julián Castro. Woody Harrelson also stopped by to reprise his role as Vice President Joe Biden.

Why Pete Davidson Missed the 'Saturday Night Live' Premiere

The funnyman was honoring other commitments as 'SNL's new season kicked off.The 25-year-old comedian was missing in action because he's hard at work on the set of a new comic book adaptation, The Suicide Squad, in Atlanta. While SNL newcomers Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman were showcasing their comedic chops, Davidson was at a special screening for Joker with his Suicide Squad co-stars, including Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney and more.

“ Saturday Night Live ” comedian Pete Davidson joked about his troubling Instagram post that led to a police wellness check as part of a “Weekend Update” segment late Saturday night . Saturday’ s episode was the first time he addressed the incident on “ SNL .” His segment largely functioned as a

Pete Davidson was on " SNL " where he joked about his suicide scare back in December. Watch to find out what he had to say.

Grouchier

In the vein of Joker, this trailer imagined a gritty origin story for Oscar the Grouch. “If everyone calls you trash and everyone treats you like trash, why don’t you just become trash?” Harbour’s Oscar asked. Another highlight of the bit included Alex Moffat and Mikey Day’s spot-on representations of Bert and Ernie.

Bye, Bye, Leslie

The show discussed Leslie Jones’ departure for the first time during Heidi Gardner’s teen movie critic segment of “Weekend Update.” Her character told Michael Che, “I know Leslie’s gone and she was like your wife.”

Soulful

A group of fitness fiends — played by Harbour, Gardner, Bowen Yang and Kate McKinnon — auditioned to be SoulCycle instructors. Their motivational tactics were hilarious, to say the least. Yang was the clear standout with his delivery, filled with conviction and oozing humor.

Barking Around

Real dogs made the final sketch of the night plenty entertaining. Cecily Strong somehow powered through as a Dog Court judge while a pug frantically crawled all over her face.

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.