The comedy and the pathos on the page attracted an impressive cast, many of whom play members of Davidson's family and inner circle of friends. And I think that's part of what people who gravitate toward his comedy really appreciate about him.'

I think that's part of what makes the show much more emotional and grounded, despite the shifting tone and sometimes the absurd nature that the show can lean towards. 'Each of these episodes - even with as absurd as the show can get at times - has an under layer of truth at its core. 'Because Pete is so instrumental in the creative process, we weren't really touching on things that he didn't want to touch on because he was included in originating these ideas,' Miller said of the lack of guardrails they put on themselves while writing Bupkis.

Miller called Davidson 'a very fearless performer' and that led to an openness that led the writers to tackle stories about Davidson's New York City firefighter father who died during the September 11th attacks, Davidson's own drug use and depression, and even the embarrassing stories that come from being an adult living under the same roof as his mother. 'I think that that really contributed to giving us a freedom and a boundlessness to what the show could do.' 'We knew what types of stories we wanted to tell,' he said of the eclectic topics covered in the first season. RELATED: Pete Davidson Says Joe Pesci Agreeing to Do Bupkis 'Saved' Him from Self Doubtĭeveloped during the lockdown period of the COVID pandemic, showrunner Judah Miller tells NBC Insider that working together in a creative vacuum gave them a clear idea of what the show would become. As the title suggests - and the disclaimer that opens every episode reiterates - what you see in any given half hour is a little truth, a lot of exaggeration, and in some cases, entirely bupkis.

Created by Davidson, Judah Miller, and Dave Sirus, the dramedy blurs the lines between Davidson's real life as a Staten Island native and his high-profile life as a high-flying comedian and actor. What do you do when you're a celebrity pursued by paparazzi and are a constant topic of discussion in gossip blogs? If you're Pete Davidson, you make a television show about your life that pokes fun at all the ridiculous rumors, scandals, and everyday exploits of Pete Davidson.īupkis is his semi-autobiographical series that drops eight, half-hour episodes on May 4 on Peacock.

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