“Bupkis”
Comedy star surprises with wacky series about his life
Pete Davidson’s new series “Bubkis” revolves around the comedian’s life.
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The Peacock series “Bubkis” with Pete Davidson revolves around his life and will premiere on May 4th. A trailer gives a first glimpse.
US comedian Pete Davidson (29, “Saturday Night Live”) has made a series about his life. The eight episodes of the Peacock production “Bubkis” are already celebrating their premiere on May 4th and a new trailer now offers a first glimpse.
The project is described as “a half-hour live-action comedy” and “an exaggerated, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life.” The series combines “grounded storytelling with absurdist elements from the unfiltered and wholly original worldview that Pete is known for,” writes Peacock.
Star line-up in the insane trailer
A cast of stars joins Davidson on his absurd, semi-autobiographical journey. In addition to Hollywood legend Joe Pesci (80, “The Irishman”), there are greats like Machine Gun Kelly (32), Steve Buscemi (65, “Boardwald Empire”) or Bobby Cannavale (52, “The Watcher”) Hand.
La La Anthony (40, “You People”), Charlie Day (47, “Kill The Boss”) and Emmy award winner Edie Falco (59, “The Sopranos”) are also there.
How much comedy will “Bubkis” be?
If “Bubkis” really takes a strong cue from Davidson’s life, there could be some more serious themes in it as well. In the Real Ones With Jon Bernthal Podcast the stand-up comedian only spoke about his father’s death and his mental problems at the end of March.
So he’s currently trying to get used to being happy: “It’s a strange thing for me to understand now because I’ve been unhappy for so long that it felt normal.” Now he has people around him who love him: “It’s a whole new thing that I never thought of. It’s strange to be happy.”
Promotion as presenter of “Saturday Night Live”
To promote the series, Davidson will soon be celebrating a TV premiere: On May 6, he will make his first appearance as the host of “Saturday Night Live”, among other things “The Hollywood Reporter” reports. The 29-year-old was first seen on “SNL” in 2014 and used the format as a career springboard.