Pete Davidson knows where his bread is buttered.
The lanky “Saturday Night Live” comedian may be making his debut as a leading man in Judd Apatow’s buzzy new comedy drama “The King of Staten Island” this week — but he’s keeping his day job, for now.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the 26-year-old funnyman addressed the scuttlebutt that he may be exiting Lorne Michaels’ long-running sketch comedy series.
“I will be there as long as they allow me to be,” he remarked.
Davidson, who is actually from Staten Island, has been a part of the show since 2014, when he became one of the youngest cast members in the show’s decades-long history.
“I think I’m very lucky to be on that show and I’m really lucky to have Lorne Michaels as, you know, not only a mentor and a boss, but a friend,” he added. “I’ll be there as long as they allow it.”
Since joining the NBC show at age 20, he’s also had roles in various films and TV series, including “Trainwreck,” “What Men Want” and “The Rookie.”
In “The King of Staten Island,” Davidson plays Scott, an unambitious slacker and wannabe tattoo artist who never truly came to terms with the death of his firefighter father.
The project hit home for the comic, whose own father, firefighter Scott Davidson, died in service on 9/11.
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei plays Scott’s mom, who starts dating another ladderman in the semi-autobiographical film, which also stars Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow and Steve Buscemi.
“When you see the movie, it’s all made up, but on an emotional level, it’s all completely true. These are Pete’s feelings,” Apatow told the Daily News last week.
“The King of Staten Island” arrives on demand June 12.