Comedian Pete Davidson went rogue during a Monday night stand-up show at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
After members of the audience violated his apparently unclear no-cellphone rule, he called their behavior "f***ed up" and said they were "r******d" during a lengthy rant captured on video by show-goers.
Davidson has had a tough time since splitting with former fiancée Ariana Grande. The couple had a high-profile but short-lived relationship last summer, complete with matching tattoos. After the relationship ended, Grande famously wrote multiple songs about him, including the hit single 'thank u next.'
Grande didn't attend the VMAs because she was performing at Manchester Pride. It was the first time she appeared in the city since the Manchester bombing in 2017.
During the rant, Davidson called out an audience member and said, "That’s what’s f***ed up. You were the one filming. That’s right, we’re embarrassing. That’s why the world is going to end in 25 years because you’re all f***ing r******d."
The 25-year-old comedian continued, saying, "I meant it that way, idiots. You should f***ing grow up. It says no phones... You’re just supposed to just like behave. I have to have my boy patrol you guys like you’re 5 years old? That’s f***ing embarrassing."
He told the crowd of college students "You should grow up," and asked them "Don't you want your parents to be proud of you?"
The audience was unimpressed, with one member tweeting that he was "absolutely horrible, extremely rude and unfunny."
One UCF student used it as a Mean Girls moment.
Others pointed out that there weren't actually signs telling people to put their phones away.
Some were just there because it was a free comedy show.
Or they're just asking for financial aid now.
Or a quick credit hour for his impromptu lecture series.
At one point, he reportedly told the crowd that he would blacklist the school and tell his comedian friends not to perform there.
UCF students were also unimpressed when the comedian said that the school wasn't anyone's first choice college.
