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Pete Davidsonis getting theCurb Your Enthusiasmtreatment.
TheSaturday Night Livestar, 28, is set to star as a fictionalized version of himself in an upcoming comedy series fromSNLcreatorLorne Michaels,Deadlinereported Wednesday.
The new comedy will be “a raw, unflinching, fictionalized version ofPete Davidson’s real life,” according to Deadline. “It will include a mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements depicting an unfiltered view through Pete’s eyes.”
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The outlet added thatBupkiswill “reflect Davidson’s real-life persona with an unapologetically unfiltered, R-rated storytelling.”
While Davidson’s new series does not yet have a streaming home, Deadline reports that Prime Video and Peacock are both interested in the show.
And Davidson won’t be the only big name featured inBupkis— “A-list talent” is currently being pulled to fill out the ensemble cast, the site said.
Davidson’s upcoming project is the latest in a busy few years for the comedian, who joinedSNLin 2014 and has since starred inThe King of Staten Island, Big Time AdolescenceandThe Suicide Squad.His other projects in the works currently includeMachine Gun Kelly’sGood Mourning With a U, theKaley CuococomedyMeet Cuteand the animated movieMarmaduke.
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Davidson has also made headlines for his romance withKim Kardashian, whom he was first linked to in October 2021. Though the pair has mostly avoided publicly addressing their relationship, Kardashian, 41, recently hinted that more will be revealed in her family’s upcoming Hulu series,The Kardashians.
In an interview accompanying her newVarietycover, out Wednesday, the reality star said that the new show willreveal “the details that everyone wants to know"about her relationship with Davidson.
While Kardashian said she hadn’t filmedThe Kardashianswith Davidson just yet, she told the magazine, “I’m not opposed to it. It’s just not what he does.”
Still, she hinted he could be featured in the future. “If there was an event happening and he was there, he wouldn’t tell the cameras to get away. I think I might film something really exciting coming, but it wouldn’t be for this season,” she said.
source: people.com
