Ray Romano and Brad Garrett Reuniting For Pete Davidson Comedy Series BUPKIS Along With Kenan Thompson and Charlie Day
Everybody Loves Raymond actors Ray Romano and Brad Garrett are reuniting for the Peacock comedy series Bupkis, starring Pete Davidson, who is playing a fictionalized version of himself, as well as Edie Falco, who plays Davidson’s mom, and Joe Pesci, who plays his grandfather. Other newcomers to the cast also include Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies, Bodies, Bodies), and Simon Rex (Red Rocket). The new cast members’ roles have not been disclosed.
Bupkis, which Davidson co-wrote with his longtime friend and collaborator Dave Sirus as well as showrunner Judah Miller, will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and original worldview for which Davidson is known. The show, which has been compared to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, is expected to reflect Davidson’s real-life persona with unapologetically R-rated storytelling.
Bupkis is executive produced by Davidson, Sirus and Miller, as well as Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer and Erin David of Broadway Video, which is producing with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, where the company is under a deal. Jason Orley will direct and co-executive produce.
I’m really looking forward to this series. The cast is great, and I’m a fan of Davidson’s previous projects.