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Showbiz knucklehead Pete Davidson explains himself – again – in 'Bupkis'

The Saturday Night Live alum plays a fictionalized version of himself — stumbling through situations like a grownup comedy star with the attention span – and drug habits – of an at-risk teenager.
Pete Davidson (left) as a fictionalized version of himself, and Joe Pesci as Joe Larocca in <em>Bupkis.</em>

Watching Pete Davidson's new comedy, Bupkis, another title suggested itself: Adventures in Being a Knucklehead.

How else to describe a series where the very first joke involves Davidson's mom Amy, played by the always excellent Edie Falco, walking in on him while he's, um, pleasuring himself?

Or the scene where his agent, played by Chris O'Donnell, isn't sure Pete can be trusted to deliver a key stand-up gig sober, because he's getting high on nitrous gas in the office while they're talking?

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