Everyone has had a questionable online shopping moment: It’s late at night, you’re having fun with your friends, things go a little too far, and before you know if you’re calling up Cameron Crowe to see if he’s ever considered following up We Bought a Zoo with a sequel called We Bought a Decommissioned Staten Island Ferry Boat and Oh My God Now What?
Pete Davidson has (kind of) explained the purchase he and Colin Jost made with comedy club owner Paul Italia by saying that “we were very stoned” when they bought the allegedly roach-and-asbestos-infested boat for $280,100 back in January 2022.
Speak for yourself, Jost recently added, with what we imagine was the deepest of sighs.
“Is it worse that I was actually stone-cold sober when we bought the ferry?” he asked in an Instagram post on Wednesday that featured a headline referencing Davidson’s explanation.
Instagram content
This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Honestly, the vibe is that in his heart of hearts, he knows the answer to the question. Colin, do you need a hug? A nice glass of cold seltzer and a quiet place to sit for a few minutes?
While Davidson seems to be actively praying for someone to sink the behemoth boat he and Jost bought and then christened Titanic 2, Jost, in his caption, said, “We’re excited to prove the non-believers wrong. You’re going to be BEGGING to get on this ferry in two years. Mark my words.” In the past, the pals, who worked together on Saturday Night Live, have mentioned plans to turn the ferry into a floating comedy venue. They have also mentioned that this would be very expensive, to say the least.
So it makes sense that Jost’s third item on the Instagram caption agenda reads, “UNRELATED I’m going on a Ferry Money Tour this week and next week.” He helpfully designed a poster for the mini-tour, featuring the bright-orange boat in the same carousel, then later shared a more tasteful fan-made poster for the shows. Graphic design does appear to be his passion. Sorry, comedy, and big ups to “izzy whoever you are.”
Instagram content
This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Since our last coverage of the only ship more delightful than friendship, where Davidson admitted he had no idea where the ferry was currently moored, multiple Staten Island locals have reached out to offer boat intel, telling us that it is at a boat repair place along the island’s Kill Van Kull, and it has not yet sunk. A big thank you to our ferry godparents: Pete may not know where his boat is, but now we do.
