Pete Davidson is done with Bupkis
Despite being renewed for a second season at Peacock, Pete Davidson won't return for Bupkis
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Despite being renewed for a second season, Pete Davidson’s Bupkis will not be returning to Peacock. The show was Davidson’s latest semi-autobiographical project (following the similarly themed King Of Staten Island movie), produced by his Saturday Night Live boss and mentor Lorne Michaels. Davidson perhaps has grown weary of playing fictionalized versions of himself, because it seems he was the one to pull the plug on the series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Davidson’s agent emailed Peacock earlier this week but declined to tell Broadway Video,” but Broadway Video and Universal TV went along with the decision. Shooting was scheduled to begin this summer. In a statement, Davidson said, “I’ve always seen Bupkis as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family. After nearly a decade of my personal life being in the media I wanted a chance to tell my story my way. Of all the work I’ve ever done, Bupkis is by far what I’m most proud of. I am so grateful to Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video, Peacock, Universal Television and the amazing cast and writers for helping me create something honest, funny and heartfelt. I do also feel that this part of my life is finished. I’m very excited for this next chapter and for you guys to see the work. Thank you to all who support me for I am forever grateful.”
Bupkis, which also starred Edie Falco, Joe Pesci, and Davidson’s then-girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders, was a dark comedy about the actor’s chaotic life in the spotlight. It skewered the outsized attention on his personal life as well as his struggle with substance abuse. In one episode, he attends rehab alongside real-life friends Machine Gun Kelly and Paul Walter Hauser; the season culminates with an exhausted Davidson getting in a car crash on his way to his sister’s graduation.
Unfortunately, the real-life issues Davidson was fictionalizing onscreen continued to extend into real life after the first season aired. In June 2023, he was charged with reckless driving after crashing into a fire hydrant in Beverly Hills while Wonders was in the passenger seat. He reportedly checked himself into rehab shortly after for issues relating to PTSD and his diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. (Wonders and Davidson have since broken up.)
Although Bupkis is coming to an end, Davidson is likely to continue to mine his own life for material—he’s a standup comedian, after all. But only a handful of comedians’ rowdy tales of bad behavior have become headlines in their own right (“Pete Davidson says he was high at Aretha Franklin’s funeral”) the way Davidson’s has. It’s only fair if Davidson wants a break from putting a magnifying glass on all his public misbehavior. As an actor, he’s recently been pursuing roles that are—if not playing against type—at least not guys who are literally “Pete Davidson.” He was recently seen in Dumb Money and is currently in production for the Eddie Murphy-led heist comedy The Pickup.
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How on earth is this dipshit still a thing. Or ever a thing for that matter.
I don’t find him particularly funny but he was the best part of The Jesus Rolls and he gets people’s panties in a twist just by existing so that earns him a lot of goodwill from me too.I’d burn a doob with him.
Pretty much sums up my opinion on the matter
The older I get the more I root for people who piss others off just by existing. People who have nothing better to do than hate on people like Taylor Swift and Pete Davidson deserve the hypertension.
TIL that there are folks out there with lives so empty, pitiful, and pathetic that they are – proudly – “spite-fans”.
I hope your life improves and you don’t have to love such a sad existence anymore.
Eh, his stand up isn’t bad. Dude’s output has just been overwhelmed by his sexcapades, which is what it is.He’s fine. I think the whole “big dick energy” thing just pisses some people off. I’m not going to seek something out just because he’s in it, but he hasn’t really bothered me in anything I’ve seen him in.
Maybe his history made him an object of fascination? The public loves novelty, especially if there’s tragedy or scandal. What young man wouldn’t ride that wave if it rolled up? It’s discouraging to think that for every ‘Meh’ celebrity out there there are a thousand truly talented people who’ll never get a break.
never before have a seen a guy stuck in second gear go so far. he’s a great example of the modern celebrity – they barely even do the thing they’re famous for and seem to have no general career trajectory, but maintain a level of fame simply for already being famous. he strikes me as someone who has no actual fans, but because he’s able to maintain fame he’ll just keep getting thrown stuff. i used to root for him, too. he eventually showed some promise on snl. but the guy just doesn’t need to try, and everyone around him is gonna make him look 10x better, so why would he?
Between youtube, tiktok (and all of the other platforms), everyone gets to be a ‘celebrity’ in this attention economy. I’d like to think people would start asking themselves what really is the payoff to being the constant center of attention.
right but if pete davidson was consistently putting out youtube and tiktoks i’d respect him more. that’s work at least. he just seems to drive around with celebrities, then every once in a while he’ll tell a joke about driving around with celebrities.
Davidson is at his funniest when appearing as a character in John Mulaney’s standup/anecdotes. I suppose that makes him somewhat worthwhile, indirectly. He could just hang out with people who are funnier than him and have them tell jokes about him as a job.
I just read that Davidson knew Apatow and Hader from a part he had in a film and Hader got him the gig at SNL. I don’t know the details but it almost sounds like he ‘fell into’ this career. At 16 he did his first stand up at a bowling alley on a dare. Not a very auspicious beginning. Maybe his heart was never in it. It doesn’t really sound like he’s earned his fame, does it? The enterainment world and it’s expecatations have changed so much. I don’t think you should feel obliged to respect him. Maybe don’t give him any thought at all. It doesn’t seem he’s going to have an awesome career. He’s not hurting anyone by not being impressive, though it’s aggravating to see people get praise and attention when they don’t deserve it. Imo, he’d probably be happier doing something else, but that’s his boat to row.
Is the first season worth watching or will the ending make me unreasonably mad that there isn’t a continuation?
I liked it. The second episode especially is a legitimately great episode of television that had me tearing up a little watching the story between Pete and Bobby Cannavale. Edie Falco is funny throughout. So’s Pesci. Kindof sucks there won’t be more considering how it ended, but it’s not near as disappointing as say GLOW not getting its greenlit final season to wrap things up.
You’re entirely safe.
I was practically shocked by how much I liked it. In spite of cancellation, I highly recommend it.
Remember that part in The Departed when Leonardo DiCaprio’s character quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Wahlberg’s character lifts his ass cheek and makes a farting noise with his mouth?
How much content can Pete Davidson produce that is loosely based on his early life? Is his life that interesting that it needs multiple movies, shows, stand-up specials, skits, etc?
If people kept throwing money at me to act like myself in tv shows and movies I’d ride that train right into the fuckin ground.
Problem with this approach, of course, is that the bit where you hit the ground rarely ends prettily.
He was only seven when his father died. No one would ever really get over that, more so the horrifying circumstances. I don’t expect a celeb to take my advice but, if I were him, I think I’d find another line of work. I think it’s possible that sourcing his life for material is just re-traumatizing him. It seems like performing was part of his healing, but now it’s becoming an added source of aggravation. Maybe he hasn’t experienced being comfortable on his own (without an audience). I feel really bad for the guy.
Nooooo!
Pete Davidson won’t return for bupkis
Yeah, we all hope so too.
Ahem. Fuck Pete Davidson.Thanks you for your attention.
I quite like it and was happy to hear there would be a 2nd season. This is disappointing, but I look forward to his next project.