Syracuse, N.Y. — Comedian Pete Davidson canceled his shows planned for Saturday Aug. 3 at the Syracuse Funny Bone.

Davidson canceled the two shows due to “unforeseen circumstances,” said Laurie Radney, manager of the Syracuse Funny Bone, located at Destiny USA. Davidson was set to perform at 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

Anyone who bought tickets with a credit card will automatically get a full refund, Radney said. If you paid with cash at the Funny Bone box office, you can stop by the club for the refund.

“This was all a shock to us,” Radney said. “It’s unfortunate when this happens, when comedians do this to us."

The shows were announced earlier this month, despite the fact that Davidson made repeated disparaging remarks about Syracuse in an interview with Variety published earlier this year. Davidson, who rose to fame as a member of the “Saturday Night Live” cast, was in Central New York for a month in 2018 while shooting a movie, “Big Time Adolescence.”

In the Variety interview, Davidson complained about getting harassed by local police.

“It sucked," Davidson told Variety. “The whole town of Syracuse blows. Let’s be honest, they just found out I was there and tried to arrest me the whole time.

"The cops, because there’s nothing going on there, they were hunting me down the whole time,” Davidson told the magazine, while flipping the bird and drinking a beer in the on-camera interview. “They tried to arrest me for bringing business to your town. Never again, Syracuse.”

Davidson was pulled over by police in Fayetteville in August 2018. Although he was not charged, his passenger and friend, Joseph “Joey” Gay Jr., was charged with a violation for unlawful possession of marijuana and with fourth-degree possession of concentrated cannabis, a felony.

Davidson also bashed Central New York in an interview with Howard Stern.

“Dude, I was shooting this movie out in Syracuse. Syracuse, you know, it’s trash,” Davidson said. “Worse than Staten Island. The nicest hotel in Syracuse is, like, a f---ing Ramada."

After Davidson’s comments, Dinosaur BBQ responded by creating an “anti-love themed” cocktail in his honor. The drink was named “Thank you, next” after a song of the same name by Davidson’s ex-fiancee Ariana Grande.

The tune lists Grande’s ex-boyfriends, including Davidson.

If you have questions about the canceled Davidson shows or the refund, you can call Funny Bone at (315) 423-8669.

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