Chicago Fans Had To Sign $1M NDA To See Pete Davidson

CHICAGO, IL — Chicago Pete Davidson fans were in for some legalese on Saturday, Nov. 30, when they went to see the comedian's performance at Chicago's Vic Theatre. The nondisclosure agreement required by show goers to sign had a hefty penalty of $1 million.

Attendees had to fill out the document, including their full name, email address, phone number, signature, and Twitter and Instagram handles, in order to be let in.

The agreement said the show was "works-in-progress" creative content, adding that show goers couldn't speak about or participate in interviews about the show, according to one Facebook user who posted the nondisclosure agreement.

One Chicago Twitter user mentioned the document.

Jean Elle of NBC in the San Francisco Bay area tweeted hundreds of fans had to lock up their cellphones in order to see the show, alongside signing the one-page nondisclosure agreement, as the comedian tours around the country with fellow comic John Mulaney.

However, Variety reported, the nondisclosure agreement is likely unenforceable.

“It would be hard for Pete Davidson to establish that he and the people attending show reasonably anticipated $1 million in damages,” said Ricardo P. Cestero, an attorney in the Los Angeles area, according to the Variety report.

"I expect he and every other comedian have been having people sign NDAs when they test out shows in front of live audience because they don’t want jokes to get out there," Cestero said in the report.