Pete Davidson’s autobiographical Peacock show lands Joe Pesci, somehow
Bupkis, a comedy loosely based on Davidson's life, will also star Edie Falco
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If we had to guess what would lure film legend Joe Pesci to television during its Golden Age, we would not have bet on Saturday Night Live’s former resident young person Pete Davidson. And yet here we are, living in a world where Pesci’s first TV project since 1985 is a Peacock show called Bupkis, per Variety.
Yes, Pesci has signed on to play Davidson’s grandfather in his semi-autobiographical comedy series about being a Staten Island stoner. How Davidson convinced the three-time Oscar nominee (and one-time winner) to sign on is, for now, a mystery. Fans will also note that Pesci spent much of the last decade in semi-retirement, only emerging at the request of longtime collaborator Martin Scorsese for The Irishman… and now, Bupkis.
The series previously nabbed Emmy winner Edie Falco to play Davidson’s mom on the show, which has been likened to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. The combination of Pesci and Falco on this project may be baffling, but will surely increase viewership in the Italian-American demographic.
Outside of his comedy, Davidson has become known for a series of high-profile relationships (Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, Kim Kardashian…) that have caused fans to wonder, “How did the SNL guy woo all these women?” It seems the same can now be said for his co-stars. (The King Of Staten Island lineup, which included Marisa Tomei, Bel Powley, and Steve Buscemi, was nothing to sneer at either!)
The logical conclusion is that Davidson is simply a fun guy that people enjoy being around. Presumably, Pesci and Falco were attracted to the material of Bupkis, which is, so far as we’re aware, just Davidson’s life. (Beyond being the star and inspiration, he’s also a co-writer and executive producer.) Whatever you think of his comedy, Hollywood at large is clearly drawn to his talent. Either that, or he and Lorne Michaels have some devious blood pact situation going on. We’ll have to wait and see Bupkis to make the final judgment.
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Is he gonna do gangsta rap again?
“Whatever you think of his comedy, Hollywood at large is clearly drawn to his talent. Either that, or he and Lorne Michaels have some devious blood pact situation going on.”I’m pretty sure Pete Davidson’s career, fame, and inexplicable appeal to women is due to The Make a Wish Foundation run amok.
He carries no appeal to this woman nor any women I know. No woman is going to do that much work.
The only way to explain how Pete Davidson has been in relationships with so many successful beautiful women is that he has a magic dick. I’m not saying it’s big or he’s a great lover or anything. I’m talking about a literal magic penis granted to him by a very bored Djinn.
I’ve got a secret for you. Men care a whole lot more about their dicks than women do. BDE is NBD.This is a ridiculous take, but maybe it’s intentional.
I don’t think there’s anything intentionally ridiculous about “a literal magic penis granted to him by a very bored Djinn”.Them’s are just plain facts.
This is the correct take that is impossible to explain to people.My theory: people are getting their facts from porn, and think a woman’s vagina is a grand canyon that needs to be “filled”. It’s bizarre.
“BDE is NBD.”
But reading comprehension is. I mean, dude went out of his way to say he’s NOT suggesting the guy has a big dick, but God forbid you read the middle of the comment, FFS.
Crossover?
Who is this Joe Pesci you speak of? It’s not like he was in Field of Dreams.
One of his best roles in his mostly-retirement was roasting Lauren Lapkus
Locally here we got this version instead.
I thought his performance was about the only interesting thing in The Irishman…he got robbed
I’ll tell ya what it is, he’s got that BDE. Big De Niro Energy.
The real mystery here is who greenlit a show about this completely unremarkable 28 year old guy. Funny guy that “people” like to be around or guys like to be around? I don’t think we’d have much to talk about – and who wants Kim’s sloppy seconds?
So I guess he’s now the grandfather of a funny guy?
Funny how?!
This Pete Davidson thing is…unnn;n n NJ nb nonnnnnnnn. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n nn nnnnnnnn mmnexplainable. I don’t understand it. N n.,.! NMy cat sat on my phone, and somehow his edits make sense.
It may well be that he’s fun to be around. As for the women, I’m betting he has a massive dick.
But does the rumored size cancel out the “you’ll almost certainly get an STD” energy?
Pesci looks like a slightly healthier Johnny Depp in that photo.
Pesci’s the one on the left, right?
Wasn’t King of Staten Island loosely autobiographical? Does this guy have anything other than famous connections and navel-gazing?
The question is (regarding Davidson and Pesci) “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?”
They probably bonded over their mutual love of hip hop.
Is Joe Pesci turning into Johnny Depp?!
We’re still trying to make Pete Davidson happen?
Christ people, it’s 2022. Time to let it go.