Pete Davidson Lands New Stand-Up Netflix Special to Premiere Next Month (EXCLUSIVE)

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  692 words  |  Martina Birk

Pete Davidson has more than bupkis to say. The “Saturday Night Live” alum and star of Peacock’s “Bupkis” will star in his second Netflix hour-long special, “Turbo Fonzarelli,” which premieres Jan. 9, 2024, on the streamer.

This reps Davidson’s second solo Netflix stand-up special. His first, “Alive From New York,” premiered in 2020. Davidson was also behind Netflix’s “Pete Davidson: The Best Friends,” which feaured comedy and music pals Neko White, Dave Sirus, Jordan Rock, Carly Aquilino, Joey Gay, Giulio Gallarotti, Big Wet and Machine Gun Kelly.

“Turbo Fonzarelli” was directed by Jason Orley and Davidson executive produces with Alex Panagos for King For A Night; Ally Engelberg & Marc Lieberman are EPs for Above Average, which is the production company behind the special.

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According to Netflix, the special “delivers on what it means to grow up and turn 30, discussing love, life, and living in the woods.”

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Davidson plays a fictionalized version of himself in “Bupkis,” which has been renewed for a second season. He was a part of “Saturday Night Live” from 2014 to 2022, having departed the sketch comedy last year. In film, his credits include “The King of Staten Island,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” “Dumb Money” and “Good Burger 2.”

Davidson guest hosted “Saturday Night Live” earlier this fall. He’s also the star of the upcoming horror film “The Home.” Lionsgate recently landed U.S. rights to “The Home,” directed by James DeMonaco (“The Purge”). “The Home” follows Davidson as Max, a former foster child who begins working at a retirement home, only to discover that its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets.

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