![]() ![]() He’s living on Staten Island with his mother Amy (Edie Falco)-or, as he likes to describe it, she’s living with him since he pays the mortgage. And Hollywood is locking him into that exploitative position of wanting to sell their product with his name but not wanting to deal with the inevitably unwholesome image the media will be presenting during his tenure of employment. The persona on-screen is present-day Pete Davidson. He’s roasting his family, identity, and celebrity with zero restraint, taking us through the disturbing rabbit hole of how nonsensical it is to always have your private life be so publicly judged. Davidson is conducting a roast on himself and the industry. There’s still a bit of heart in every episode of this first season, but the major takeaway is the unhinged combination of absurd comedy and gonzo cameos. Perhaps that’s even the hope since what he delivers is very different. ![]() I don’t therefore think it was wrong to assume his latest reimagining of himself would be the same. ![]() The Judd Apatow film is a semi-autobiographical account of the comedian’s life, but it takes a heartfelt look at grief and arrested development while fictionalizing where its alt-reality Davidson’s life could have gone. I’m glad I decided to finally catch-up to THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND before watching Pete Davidson’s BUPKIS because it really messed with my expectations. ![]()
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