{"id":216126,"date":"2024-03-22T17:44:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/everything-to-know-about-pete-davidsons-peacock-show-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:07","slug":"everything-to-know-about-pete-davidsons-peacock-show-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/everything-to-know-about-pete-davidsons-peacock-show-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything To Know About Pete Davidson\u2019s Peacock Show \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Bupkis | Official Trailer | Peacock Original\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1RHjFgl06Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/pete-davidson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Pete Davidson<\/strong><\/a> brought his real life to television with his Peacock show, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/10\/25\/pete-davidson-pink-sweatpants-uggs-bupkis-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Bupkis<\/a><\/em>. The action-comedy series is based on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>alum\u2019s life but in a heightened and fictionalized manner.\u00a0Pete was obviously the brainiac behind creating his new show.\u00a0<em>Bupkis <\/em>featured many jokes about his image and reputation in Hollywood. However, Bupkis was not renewed for a second season, Pete announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cI\u2019ve always seen <em>Bupkis<\/em> as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter 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\u2019ve ever done, <em>Bupkis<\/em> is by far what I\u2019m most proud of. I am so grateful to <strong>Lorne Michaels<\/strong> 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\u2019m 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Here\u2019s everything you need to know about <em>Bupkis <\/em>and its cancelation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5075095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075095\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5075095\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pete-davidson-in-bupkis-peacock-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Davidson\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5075095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Davidson (Photo: Peacock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><i>Bupkis\u00a0<\/i>Release Date<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><em>Bupkis<\/em> premiered on May 4, 2023, on Peacock. The series will consist of 8 episodes that are roughly 30 minutes long. The show was first announced in March 2022 and filming took place later that year.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Bupkis\u00a0<\/em>Trailer<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1RHjFgl06Y&amp;embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> trailer<\/a> for\u00a0<em>Bupkis\u00a0<\/em>was released on April 14, 2023. Pete played himself in the trailer and had to deal with becoming famous while trying to live a low-key life in Staten Island. A young girl makes fun of Pete for living with his mom, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/12\/19\/kim-kardashian-met-pete-davidson-mom-amy-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">true in real life<\/a>. The character played by Pete\u2019s current girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders tells the comedian that he \u201cruns away from people who love you.\u201d Pete Googles himself and comes across real headlines that are about him. Pete says that he wants \u201ca regular type life\u201d, which doesn\u2019t seem possible anymore, both in the show, and in real life.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Bupkis <\/em>Cast<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5075096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075096\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5075096\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pete-davidson-in-bupkis-peacock-embed1.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Davidson\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5075096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Davidson and Joe Pesci in \u2018Bupkis\u2019 (Photo: Peacock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Pete Davidson was the lead of his show, and he co-wrote the series with his longtime collaborator, <strong>Dave Sirus<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Judah Miller<\/strong>. The trio all served as executive producers, alongside <em>S<\/em><em>NL\u00a0<\/em>creator <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/lorne-michaels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Lorne Michaels<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Andrew Singer<\/strong>, and <strong>Erin David<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/edie-falco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Edie Falco<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>played a fictionalized version of Pete\u2019s mom <strong>Amy<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be playing your mother in this show, Pete,\u201d the <em>Sopranos <\/em>star said during the NBCUniversal Upfront presentation in May 2022, per <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/05\/edie-falco-star-pete-davidson-peacock-series-bupkis-1235024354\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>. \u201cFinally, I get to play an overwhelmed mother of two living in a world of corruption. Except, this time, it\u2019s Staten Island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/joe-pesci-daughter-4991509\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Joe Pesci<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>played Pete\u2019s grandfather in the show. This is one of Joe\u2019s only television roles in his entire career. He\u2019s obviously best known for movies like <em>Goodfellas<\/em> and <em>Casino<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5075099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075099\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5075099\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pete-davidson-in-bupkis-peacock-embed2.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Davidson\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5075099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Davidson in \u2018Bupkis\u2019 (Photo: Peacock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\"><strong>Oona Roche\u00a0<\/strong>played a fictionalized version of Pete\u2019s sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/12\/26\/pete-davidson-sister-casey-basketball-game-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Casey Davidson<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/charlie-day-wife-5068698\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Charlie Day<\/strong><\/a> plays Pete\u2019s therapist. The rest of the guest star cast, many of whom are playing themselves, includes Chase Sui Wonders, <strong>John Mulaney<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Steve Buschemi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong>, <strong>Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Jon Stewart, Sebastian Stan, Kenan Thompson<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">Pete\u2019s late father, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/pete-davidson-parents-4586335\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Scott Davidson<\/strong><\/a>, was not portrayed in the show. Scott, a New York City firefighter, died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Scott was last seen running up the stairs at the Marriott World Trade Center to help before the building collapsed and he died on the scene.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is\u00a0<em>Bupkis\u00a0<\/em>About?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5075100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075100\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5075100\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pete-davidson-in-bupkis-peacock-embed3.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Davidson\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5075100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Davidson in \u2018Bupkis\u2019 (Photo:Peacock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">Peacock\u2019s official description reads, \u201cBupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy, is a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson\u2019s real life. The series combines grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">Pete teased\u00a0<em>Bupkis\u00a0<\/em>when he appeared on\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUDJvsP6Vkw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">The Breakfast Club<\/a> <\/em>podcast the day the trailer came out. He started the interview by explaining what the meaning of the title is. \u201cA bupkis is like yiddish, or a Jewish term, meaning like \u2018whatever\u2019 or \u2018nothing\u2019. My grandpa used to say it all the time growing up. We just thought it was a fun title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">Pete also explained that it\u2019s \u201cbeen a long process\u201d to create his Peacock show. \u201cI came to brag about the cast. It\u2019s so sick,\u201d Pete said, as he read out all the stars appearing on the show. \u201cIt\u2019s just a really fun time. I think people are gonna be stoked,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Was Bupkis Cancelled?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">According to Pete\u2019s statement in March 2024, the comedian noted that this \u201cpart of [his] life is finished,\u201d while announcing that <em>Bupkis<\/em> had been cancelled. The show had been renewed for a season 2 and filming was reportedly scheduled to start in New York over the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/bupkis-pete-davidson-5075086\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Pete Davidson brought his real life to television with his Peacock show, Bupkis. 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