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You hope that, when he records a second one, he'll be able to get closer still. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Comedian Pete Davidson's intimate and candid stand-up special shot live in New York City.

Pete Davidson: Alive from New York

Revisit these iconic summer movies, from coming-of-age favorites, to whirlwind romances, to camp slashers. Metacritic TV Reviews, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York, The stand-up special from the Saturday Night Live cast member was recorded at New York's Gramercy Theater. Netflix just released Pete Davidson's stand-up special, and it's a ride. Here are the high and low points of the set. That said, he's joked about some stuff he probably shouldn't have joked about, so I went into his Netflix special, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York, pretty skeptical. Pete Davidson's new Netflix special "Alive From New York" is really funny.

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Pete Davidson: Alive from New York

Pete Davidson: Alive from New York

Alive From New York, suitably, starts with a cold-open. Davidson tells a story about Louis C. K., who informed Davidson's boss, Lorne Michaels, that Davidson smoked so much weed that it made C.

Time, of course, would render this remark rather tone-deaf for C. This special, 'Alive From New York,' reminds us a lot of Richard Pryor's infamous 'Live On The Sunset Strip' special. and not in a good way. The Gist: At this point, it's likely you know more about Davidson's offscreen life than for any character or Weekend Update bit he's done as a cast member. Pete Davidson's first Netflix special, 'Alive From New York,' lacks cohesiveness and depth.