'Saturday Night Live' Star Chris Redd on If Show Will Address Kanye West and Pete Davidson's Drama

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Pete Davidson, is «starting to talk again» amid the drama brought on by Kanye «Ye» West after the comedian started dating the rapper's ex, Kim Kardashian.Prior to his Instagram account being suspended, West, who refers to Davidson as «Skete,» had put up numerous posts slamming his ex's new boyfriend, and even appeared to bury alive a Davidson-like character in his recent «Easy» music video.«I think Pete's handling it well,» said Redd during an interview on SiriusXM’s .

As for how, or if, plans on addressing the ongoing drama with West, the 36-year-old comedian, who impersonates the rapper on the show, noted, «Well, when it comes to Ye, I'm always, like, of the mind that I'll make fun.

Look, I was raised joking. You clown. You clown people. That's kind of how we come up. We're from the same place. We know the same people, but at the same time, there is a serious layer to that situation that I just won't make fun of.»Redd added, «Like, I'm not making fun of his mental health.

You know, I have my mental health issues myself. So I'm very aware of those things. And I never come from that place of making fun of that specifically.