Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are turning the Staten Island Ferry into a free, floating comedy club for one night only

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s most puzzling investment is finally starting to make sense—or at least as much sense as two Saturday Night Live stars buying a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry ever could.

On Thursday, September 17, the pair will turn the John F. Kennedy into the “Snapple Island Ferry,” a free, floating comedy club docked at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan. Davidson and Jost will host the one-night-only event, featuring a 60-minute show with sets by a lineup of rising comedians. (And yes, the whole thing comes to you courtesy of that titular bodega-favorite beverage brand.)

“Turning the ferry into a floating comedy club with Snapple makes more sense than anything else we considered and it still doesn’t make much sense,” Davidson said in a statement. “Either way, we’re giving people a chance to take a break, have a laugh and do something completely ridiculous with us.”…

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