Joe Pesci Joins Pete Davidson’s Peacock Comedy ‘Bupkis’
thewrap.comleft “SNL” after seven years, in a mass exodus that also saw Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney exiting.Pesci, an Oscar winner for his performance as hotheaded gangster Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,” had previously been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “Raging Bull,” and was nominated again in 2020 for “The Irishman.” This is his first project since “The Irishman.” Lorne Michaels will executive produce for Broadway Video.
Judah Miller, who will serve as showrunner, writes and executive produces with Dave Sirus. Andrew Singer and Erin David will also serve as executive producers.
Jason Orley will direct and co-executive produce. The series comes from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Broadway Video..
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