Pete Davidson says becoming a dad changed how he views father's death on 9/11

Pete Davidson is now the same age — 33 — that his firefighter dad was when he died on 9/11.

"I thought, Oh, he was an old guy. Hes 33," Davidson told the New York Post in a recent interview. "But now Im there, and I have a kid, and that would be like my kid not having her dad."

To mark 25 years since the tragedy, Davidson is participating in a comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden with Jon Stewart.

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"So, this year is extra tough, but also extra beautiful because I get to spend the day with Scottie," he said of his daughter who was born last December and is named after his late father. "Itll be very healing and special."

Davidson shares Scottie with ex-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt.

"It was really cool that Elsie also wanted to name her Scottie," he told the Post. "My dads name was Scott, but his nickname was Scotty. When she arrived, we both looked at her and were like, She looks like a Scottie. Its nice to keep that name alive."

The "Saturday Night Live" alum is also looking forward to using the comedy benefit as a way of "reclaim[ing]" the day and just having "fun."

"And not be in the middle of 12 documentaries that are so sad and rehash it," he added.

Davidson explained on Theo Vons podcast last year that his dad's crew was the first truck over the bridge to the World Trade Center.

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"So they were the first truck over there and pretty much the whole house died, which is sad, but at least he died with his pals."

Davidson called his dad "f---ing hilarious."

"My memories are few and far between because I was 7, but I just remember laughing a lot, him being pretty jacked and smoking a lot of cigarettes, and driving a Subaru Impreza. Thats all I remember."

He said he also remembers his dad always had a big smile on his face, and old friends who tell Davidson stories about him also light up when they talk about him.

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"I was really young, so I didnt know what the f--- happened, so it hit me later. Like when I was in college, I was like, Oh, Im pretty angry about this," he revealed.

"Its actually super f---ed up, but I have his badge, like his chain and they, and thats how they --- you know, cause everybody was pretty burnt up, so thats how they knew it was him. And I have it, and I just keep it in a safe because, like with my luck, Ill lose that s---."

He said he also has his dads jacket, which he used to have on display in his home but decided to take down because it could be a depressing reminder all the time.

Davidsons mom has pictures of his dad everywhere in her home. He said, "But its kind of haunting where youre just like I would like the option,