Pete Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly opened up about their mental health struggles recently with dark humour.
The longtime friends, who have known each other for more than eight years, reunited on Davidson’s new Netflix video podcast, The Pete Davidson Show.
The show, which premiered from the comedian’s garage, featured a discussion on living with bipolar disorder, addiction, and recovery. According to People, the conversation touched on how closely their emotional highs and lows seem to align.
MGK, 35, whose real name is Colson Baker, remarked that their bipolar disorder appears to be “synced up” and that whenever one of them is experiencing a manic episode, the other tends to be calm.
Davidson, 32, responded with a dark joke, quipping that the dynamic works well for their so-called “suicide pact,” to which MGK agreed that it balances them out.
Davidson then added that without that back-and-forth, they “would be dead for sure.” The pair also reflected on their early years and admitted they once believed they wouldn’t live long.
Davidson said he’s impressed that both of them have managed to “keep it going” despite addiction and mental health challenges. He acknowledged that sobriety hasn’t been easy but said they’ve learned to manage their struggles more effectively.
Both men have spoken publicly about rehab in the past. Davidson has entered treatment multiple times since 2023, while MGK revealed in 2024 that he had been sober for nearly a year, crediting then-fiancée Megan Fox for supporting him through withdrawal.
The episode also veered into lighter territory, including a story about the duo attending the Golden Globes together in 2019, which they joked may be the reason they were never invited back.
Throughout the conversation, Davidson expressed how important their friendship has been and called MGK the one person who truly understands what he’s going through.
