Joe Pesci Joins Pete Davidson’s Peacock Comedy ‘Bupkis’

amid cast changes and cancelation talk.The Toronto native, 77, got candid about the upcoming season — premiering Oct. 1 — backstage at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday.“This will be a transition year, and the change years are always difficult but also really exciting because there’s new people and things are changing and a different generation comes into the show,” Michaels said, according to Entertainment Weekly.“SNL” is losing longtime stars Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney this year.The producer also noted how “at least” four new cast members will be joining the comedy show soon.Michaels also hinted at why so many of the iconic skit players departed earlier this year.

Saturday Night Live’s” 48th season, which will return on October 1. The premiere episode’s host and musical guest will be announced at another date. Though the show typically operates on a fluid weekly schedule throughout the season, new episodes are expected to air on the following two weekends, October 8th and 15th, after its premiere. Creator Lorne Michaels continues as executive producwe. Following the show’s 47th season finale, the cast saw its largest exodus in recent memory, with the departures of tenured members Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney announced shortly before the season’s final show. In early September, three more cast members — Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari — departed the show.

Lorne Michaels is in the middle of making additions to season 48 of Saturday Night Live.

"Saturday Night Live" is officially coming back for another season, however the show will look a little different than it did last season. It was announced Monday, "SNL" will return for season 48 on October 1 with new episodes following the following two Saturdays, on October 8 and October 15.There is still no news on who will host these episodes or who the musical guests will be.

won’t be returning to the show this year.Ben Affleck’s former girlfriend and “SNL” producer Lindsay Shookus is also out after 20 years working behind the scenes of the parody skit series.“They’re shaking things up,” a source told Page Six this past May.However, Kenan Thompson is coming back for the upcoming season alongside returning stars Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, James Austin, Punkie Johnson, Bowen Yang, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Sarah Sherman and Cecily Strong.Thompson, 44, previously admitted that he believes “SNL” should end sometime in the very near future. The Nickelodeon alum appeared on Charlamagne tha God’s “Hell of a Week” series in July and noted that if creator Lorne Michaels, 77, retires after the 2024-25 season, then the show could properly come to an epic conclusion.Michaels created “SNL” in 1975 and has been the showrunner for most of its multidecade run.

“Saturday Night Live” Season 48 will premiere on Oct. 1, kicking off three brand-new shows in a row for the new season on NBC.The hosts and musical guests for these episodes have not yet been announced, but will be shortly.

Saturday Night Live has set its return for its 48th season.

Peacock has unveiled the trailer for their new original film Meet Cute starring Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco. Directed by Alex Lehmann, the movie will premiere on Wednesday, September 21 on the streaming service.

Variety reported Thursday.The exits were announced after long-tenured stars Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney announced their plans to leave the NBC institution in May.The depleted remaining cast will also be without senior producer Lindsay Shookus, who declined to take a new role on the show last month.“They’re shaking things up,” a source told Page Six at the time. Moffat and Villaseñor had both been with the show since 2016 and were known for their impressions of Eric Trump and Joe Biden, and Björk and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez respectively.Athari joined the show just last year as a featured player and was notable as the show’s first male performer of Middle Eastern descent.

is losing three more cast members. Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari will not return for the sketch series' 48th season.Moffat and Villaseñor both joined the show as featured players in 2016, and were promoted to the main cast two years later. Athari joined the show last season as a featured player.The latest exits come after multiple cast members revealed their departure from the series. Pete Davidson left the show in May after seven seasons. «I owe [executive producer] Lorne Michaels and everyone at my life.

Global’s “Saturday Night Live” is undergoing more change.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor There are more cast changes coming to “Saturday Night Live.” Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari are not expected to return for the venerable NBC late-night program’s 48th season, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding to an exodus that began in May when Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson revealed plans to exit the show. The new departures follow that of senior producer Lindsay Shookus, who is parting ways with the program after years of managing talent relations.

SNL cast member Rob Schneider has said he thinks Kate McKinnon’s cover of ‘Hallelujah’ marked the moment the show was “over”.Schneider has said he believes the long-running sketch series went downhill after the 2016 US presidential election, during which McKinnon played Hillary Clinton.After Trump was elected, one episode saw McKinnon as Clinton sing ‘Hallelujah’ in character for a cold open of the show.“I hate to crap on my old show,” Schneider said of the scene in an interview with The Blaze‘s Glenn Beck. “I literally prayed, ‘Please have a joke at the end.

Pete Davidson’s comedy series Bupkis, according to reports.The Peacock series is loosely based on the actor and comedian’s life, featuring Davidson as a fictionalised version of himself.According to Variety, Pesci has signed up to play Davidson’s grandfather in the series, joining Edie Falco (The Sopranos) who will play the comedian’s mother.This is only Pesci’s second regular television role in his career, after starring in NBC series Half Nelson in 1985. He’s best known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro in his film career, including Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Casino and The Irishman.Pesci is also known for roles in the Lethal Weapon franchise, Home Alone and My Cousin Vinny.Bupkis is set to be produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, with Dave Sirus and Judah Miller on co-writing duties.The show is described as a “raw” and “unflincing” version of Davidson’s real life, which will include a “mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements”.

Pete Davidson’s TV family has added more star power. Joe Pesci will star alongside the comedian in the upcoming Peacock series,. Pesci, who is known for his work in such films as  and n, will play opposite Davidson as his grandfather.

Joe Pesci is taking on a new role!