Pete Davidson is looking back on the fallout after he decided to pull the plug on his Peacock series Bupkis.
The 30-year-old comedian and actor opened up about the situation during a new interview with The Breakfast Club, where he also discussed his sobriety and life in the spotlight.
“I canceled Bupkis and I got in trouble for it ’cause I didn’t— I love that show, I loved doing Bupkis, I had a blast, thank you [host Charlamagne tha God] for being in it,” Pete shared.
“It just got to a point where I got really tired of my whole career just being my personal life, and living through that is sort of traumatic — not to be lame — but it’s traumatic to live in your own crap all the time.”
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Pete explained that even though the show was inspired by his real life, outside input started pushing it in directions he wasn’t comfortable with.
“This new person came and was like: ‘I think Pete should be banging Martha Stewart this season, I think Pete should have more mental issues.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, but I wouldn’t do that.’ And they were like, ‘Well, Pete the character [would].’ And I was like, ‘I can’t do this.’”
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He continued, “If I want any shot in being in real movies or being seen a certain way, I can’t just play myself all the time and be this sack.”
According to Pete, NBCUniversal wasn’t happy with his decision to end the show.
“They were not pleased. Have you seen me in any NBCUniversal [project since]? They were upset. I cost people jobs and I took care of the writers’ room and anyone who didn’t get paid that needed to, I took care of it — which also hurt. But, it’s funny, you work for a company for over a decade — I’m pretty sure I brought in a lot of money, worked hard on that show, was a good boy, like promoting [it] and whatnot. It made me realize a lot about the business, like hey, I’m probably gonna die if I have to keep doing this and that’s a problem.”
While Pete admitted he felt like his career might be “a wrap” at one point, he said things have since smoothed over.
“No, I think we’re cool. I talk to everyone over there immediately and we’re cool. There was a little time where there was some heat and it wasn’t all good … and I understand why, but it just hurt because it was a place I worked for over a decade.”
The Saturday Night Live alum added that doing an ad with Reformation helped him “start to switch the narrative” and be seen as an “adult” in the industry.
Pete can currently be seen on Prime Video’s The Pickup with Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer. He’s also set to star alongside Nicholas Hoult in How to Rob a Bank, directed by David Leitch.
movie the full interview above. He also spoke out about what happened to him after smoking weed too much.
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