Pete Davidson canceled Bupkis after growing exhausted of a career that centered on his personal life and felt traumatic to relive on screen. Behind-the-scenes leadership changes led to proposals for sensationalized storylines, including a fictional affair and amplified mental-health portrayals, which conflicted with his comfort and creative intentions. Davidson addressed the studio's disappointment by ensuring unpaid writers and staff were compensated, a decision that carried financial and emotional cost for him. Stepping away provided space for personal growth and a reassessment of career priorities, reinforcing a need for boundaries between work and private life.
"I loved doing 'Bupkis.' I had a blast. It just got to a point where I got really tired of my whole career just being like my personal life. And living through that, it's sort of traumatic. Not to be like, lame, but it's traumatic to live in your own crap all the time."
"We would write stuff that I was comfortable with, and then the head or whoever was running my show - who greenlit it - was gone. And then this new person came in 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,' Davidson said. 'I can't just play myself all the time and be this like, sack, you know?'"
"They were not pleased," he said. "I took care of the writer's room and anyone who didn't get paid that needed to. I took care of it, which also hurt."
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