![]() ![]() The fictionalized part of “Bupkis” finds Davidson going through this heightened version of his life with Falco as his mother, Joe Pesci as his grandfather, Brad Garrett as his honorary uncle and Bobby Cannavale as his actual uncle in heading an all-star cast. That’s what really (interested) me.” Watch the exclusive video interview above. It showed me what the show is capable of. ![]() Joshua Petersen knew what he was getting into when he signed on to craft the production design for the new eight-episode Peacock streaming comedy series “ Bupkis.” It’s described as former “Saturday Night Live” regular Pete Davidson’s “semi-autobiographical” comedy that presents “a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete’s real life” and combines “grounded storytelling with absurd elements.” So when Petersen read the pilot script and found that the opening scene featured Davidson masturbating to virtual reality porn and accidentally ejaculating onto the clothed chest of his mother Amy (portrayed by Edie Falco, no less), he reasoned, “There’s some expectation of that.” Petersen quickly added, “But it’s also a show that earns its pathos and the deeper emotional things that you get in the first two episodes. ![]()
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