Chad (Saturday Night Live)
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Season 41, Episode 18
50th Anniversary Special
Streeter Seidell
Mikey Day
| Chad | |
|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live character | |
 | |
| First appearance | April 16, 2016 Season 41, Episode 18 |
| Last appearance | February 16, 2025 50th Anniversary Special |
| Created by | Pete Davidson Streeter Seidell Mikey Day |
| Portrayed by | Pete Davidson |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Various |
Chad is a fictional character from Saturday Night Live, portrayed by Pete Davidson.
The character was created by Pete Davidson, Streeter Seidell, and Mikey Day, and is played by Davidson.[1][2] The name Chad has been used during the last couple of decades as slang for a range of male stereotypes, which the SNL character plays on ironically.
He first appears in the SNL sketch "Pool Boy," which is part of the episode that aired on April 16, 2016, in which he is depicted as the 23-year-old pool boy of a housewife named Mrs. Handler (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who has an affair with him. In the sketch, Mrs. Handler dramatically breaks off the affair with Chad, wanting to protect both their families from the scandal and citing her own personal conflict; Chad responds with little enthusiasm or care, and twice ignores Mrs. Handler to continue cleaning up the pool.