As we all know, again in 2022, Saturday Evening Reside buddies, Colin Jost and Pete Davidson, purchased a decommissioned ferry. Lovingly named Titanic 2, the vessel and its saga to be revived has taken on a lifetime of its personal. From annoying Staten Island locals to internet hosting a Tommy Hilfiger trend present, the 2 comedians have apparently solely simply begun to make headway with the undertaking. Davidson gives Seth Meyers with the most recent whereas the host marvels at simply how huge these ferries will be.
Since 2022, the funnymen have been engaged on their $280k bid and have slowly made progress updating the boat. As talked about, they’ve begun to host occasions, different artistic endeavors and have future happenings forward. New particulars concerning the notorious buy arose on Late Evening with Seth Meyers after the host shared that he was on a Staten Island ferry for the primary time for his child’s discipline journey. Whereas boarding, Meyers couldn’t assist however chortle fascinated about Jost and Davidson:
After I noticed the scale of the ferry, I laughed so arduous. It was like 10 instances what I believed you guys had purchased.
Typically I really feel unhealthy for the comic traders being the butt of many jokes about their ship. It’s develop into a working gag in Hollywood, and even Scarlett Johansson has trolled the Titanic 2. However, then once more, they grew up round a comparable boat, so these like Meyers who can not help however chortle aren’t too far fetched.
The Bupkis star confirmed the big scale of their buy by referencing its seat dimension and a number of ranges. As they’ve all the time talked about, they’re chipping away ground by ground. And each time they’re financially ready, they’ll transfer into the following rework, as he mentioned:
It’s a 5,000 seater. It has 4 flooring. It’s insane. We rebuilt one ground, after which you already know, we’re utilizing that for now. After which as soon as we accrue some extra, we are going to do some extra.
The numbers are thoughts boggling. I haven’t ridden a real Staten Island ferry however have been on comparable ships and even a smaller sized one is not any joke. I can solely think about the planning that goes into it, particularly with Davidson having three 2025 film schedule titles and Jost returning as soon as once more as an SNL Season 51 solid member.
Nonetheless, they’re percolating with plans amid the continued rebuild of the inside of the Titanic 2. Meyers humorously summed up their agenda as they forge forward on ranges, saying:
I really like that once you guys attempt to flip this, you’re going to be like, ‘And there’s 4 extra flooring.’ They’re like, ‘Can we see it?’ And also you’re like, ‘You can not see the opposite flooring.’
He mentioned what we’ve all been pondering completely gentle hearted. The entire journey to this point has total remained half mysterious half joke, and I feel that’s precisely what they need. Although, anytime both have a particular 2025 TV information look, they often get requested about it, which can get annoying.
Regardless, I’m glad to listen to that although it is a typical monstrously sized Staten Island Ferry, Jost and Davidson are persevering with to make progress. Even with Seth Meyers and co. razzing them about it alongside the way in which.