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Pete Davidson reveals how much Saturday Night Live cast members get paid. The former SNL star gave the figure to New York magazine/Vulture after he was asked what his biggest splurge was after his first SNL paycheck. ”Do you guys know what they pay us? It's like three grand (£2361) an episode." He then joked, "I think I got dinner.” SNL is in its 50th season, and each season runs for between 18 and 22 episodes. That means cast members who appear in every episode earn between $54,000 (£42,500) and $66,000 (£51,900) per year. It’s believed the more seasons they're in, the more they earn per episode. Other current and previous SNL cast members were asked the same question and gave a range of answers. Current star James Austin Johnson admitted he used his first paycheck to buy "the most uncomfortable West Elm couch of all time”. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was on the show between 1982 and 1985 told how she "bought a pair of shoes that were out of (her) budget," revealing that they cost $75 (£59) at the time. Bowen Yang, who is currently starring in Wicked, also splashed out on a pair of shoes after his first SNL show telling how he went "to Saks across the street buying a pair of Gucci shoes - the kind that everyone got, and the kind that I wouldn't feel super cool wearing out now”.
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