# Is Pete Davidson's life really that interesting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** actor-characters\ **Created:** [May 5, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620 "2023-05-05T15:42:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/41 "2023-05-07T15:16:51Z")
> [@solost](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > The rumor seems to be that Pete is very well-endowed. > > > [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > > > I hear he has a big wanker. > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > And he has a giant hog. > > > [@Moriarty](#): > > > > the hog part surely played a part. > > This might explain his attraction to women, but not why his life seems to be so interesting that he’s been able to trade off of it first on SNL, then a movie, and now a series. Well, good for him. I’d give his new series ‘Bupkis’ a try but I think it’s on a streaming channel we don’t have. _Bupkis_ is on Peacock. He got SNL just like everyone else. He was a working comic and he was invited to audition. Lorne Michaels liked him. _The King of Staten Island_ happened because Judd Apatow wanted to make a new movie and thought it was a good story. _Bupkis_ happened because Lorne Michaels likes Pete Davidson and wanted to make a show with him. Peacock is NBC’s streaming service and Lorne has a little pull at the network. It isn’t more complicated than that. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/42 "2023-05-07T15:38:21Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Abby Elliot I don’t know… Fred Armisen seems to be playing AA ball, while Pete is in the majors, in terms of beauty. Still though, being on SNL probably makes people more famous and prominent than any of us realize or want to admit. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/43 "2023-05-07T15:46:34Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > His friendship with John Mulaney makes me think less of Mulaney. I dunno - Pete isn’t the one who started having an affair with Olivia Munn and got her pregnant before his divorce went through. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/44 "2023-05-07T15:49:06Z")
I will give _Bupkis_ a try. Edie Falco and Joe Pesci are enough to get me to try. The large number of cameos might be great or it’s going to be distracting. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/45 "2023-05-07T15:51:38Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I don’t know… Fred Armisen seems to be playing AA ball, while Pete is in the majors, in terms of beauty. I’m a cishet guy so not the best judge of these things, but I think Pete is far more attractive and less annoying than Fred. I don’t understand the mystery behind Pete. He seems to be a cool, funny, laid back guy who looks reasonably attractive. Plus he’s got some money and fame and success. What’s not to like? I wanna be his friend! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/46 "2023-05-07T16:11:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’m a cishet guy so not the best judge of these things, but I think Pete is far more attractive and less annoying than Fred. > > I don’t understand the mystery behind Pete. He seems to be a cool, funny, laid back guy who looks reasonably attractive. Plus he’s got some money and fame and success. What’s not to like? I wanna be his friend! Agree with all that. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/47 "2023-05-07T16:20:12Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > _Bupkis_ is on Peacock. Great, I will be able to give it a try then. > [@pulykamell](#): > > What’s not to like? I wanna be his friend! As I’ve said more than once, I don’t have anything against the guy, and am happy for his success. I haven’t suggested he’s untalented or undeserving of it. I’m just bemused at the extent to which he’s managed to use his life story as fodder for entertainment content, in several different iterations. > [@solost](#): > > …despite little or no discernable comedic talent. Oops, I guess I did suggest he was untalented. I mean, honestly I don’t find him all that funny, and I watched one of his stand up shows. But I don’t dislike him as a person, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/48 "2023-05-07T17:51:32Z")
Look at the relative ages of Davidson and the women he’s dated: Carly Aquilino +3 Cazzie David -1 Ariana Grande 0 Kate Beckinsale +20 Margaret Qualley -1 Kaia Gerber -8 Phoebe Dynevor -1 Kim Kardashian +13 Emily Ratajkowski +2 Five of the nine were between one year younger to three years older. One was eight years younger. One was 13 years older and one was 20 years older. Suppose in the communities you grew up in and/or now live in a divorced woman was to date a single man who was 13 or 20 years younger. I suspect that in such cases the reaction of the neighbors and relatives would be “yeah, so just getting over her divorce. She knows that there’s little chance of that lasting. He just thinks it would be fun to mess around with an older woman. Eventually he’s going to dump her and date a younger woman he could have kids with.” (I’m not praising that opinion of the community, just reporting it.) On the other hand, a man who dates a woman 13 or 20 years younger would be expected to think it would last so they would marry and have kids. (Again, I’m just reporting the opinion, not praising it.) I suspect that Davidman dated Kardashian and Beckinsale with him knowing (and his partner also knowing) that it wouldn’t last. Yes, this different treatment of relationships of a large number of years difference of ages is slowly disappearing. Still, on the average, the man is 2.3 years older than the woman (in the U.S.). ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/49 "2023-05-07T19:56:58Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Five of the nine Excuse me. I should have written “six of the nine”. I need to be more careful in checking that my posts have no such errors. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/50 "2023-05-07T20:06:41Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I suspect that Davidman dated Kardashian and Beckinsale with him knowing (and his partner also knowing) that it wouldn’t last. Yes, this different treatment of relationships of a large number of years difference of ages is slowly disappearing. Still, on the average, the man is 2.3 years older than the woman (in the U.S.). Beckinsale dates young comics. In addition to Davidson she dated Matt Rife and Jack Whitehall. I don’t think either of them thought it was anything but a fling. Kim Kardashian he brought home to Staten Island to show her where he was from. He got her initials and the initials of her kids on his neck. He talked about having a family with her. It wasn’t the same. I’m not tuned into celebrity gossip in general but I do follow the comedy scene, especially the NYC comedy scene. He’s a frequent topic on comedy podcasts. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/51 "2023-05-07T20:53:01Z")
Interestingly, he was on comedy radio today. Because of this thread, I paid slightly more attention. He talked about being placed in a class for mentally challenged children when at school and drawing doodles on his tests and hoping to smoke less dope. It wasn’t hilarious. But it was laid back and somewhat humble. All comedians talk about stuff they observe or that happened to them. It probably does not represent their life, and you can observe interesting or funny things even if your life is dull. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/52 "2023-05-07T21:35:06Z")
According to the Wikipedia entry on Kim Kardashian, they dated from November 2021 to August 2022. Kardashian would have been 41 during that time. At the least it would have been pushing it to expect her to have children with Davidson. This is especially true since she already had four children. Certainly there are many cases where a woman didn’t have her first child until her forties. For instance, to give the greatest age for a celebrity recently, Laura Linney had her first (and presumably only) child when she was less than a month from her fiftieth birthday. But then she really wanted to have at least one child. Kardashian already had four children. Perhaps Davidson was fooling himself. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/53 "2023-05-07T21:59:17Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > According to the Wikipedia entry on Kim Kardashian, they dated from November 2021 to August 2022. Kardashian would have been 41 during that time. At the least it would have been pushing it to expect her to have children with Davidson. This is especially true since she already had four children. Certainly there are many cases where a woman didn’t have her first child until her forties. For instance, to give the greatest age for a celebrity recently, Laura Linney had her first (and presumably only) child when she was less than a month from her fiftieth birthday. But then she really wanted to have at least one child. Kardashian already had four children. Perhaps Davidson was fooling himself. At least two of her children were born via surrogates and she was under 40 at the time. A world of possibilities open up when you are a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/54 "2023-05-08T04:37:10Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Kardashian already had four children. Perhaps Davidson was fooling himself. I dunno, my grandmother had her eighth at 43. Some folks are just good at having babies. As to Mr. Davidson: His life seems more interesting than mine. I mean, mine’s pretty good, but not even TV good. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/55 "2023-05-08T06:01:25Z")
Hillary Swank just had twins and she is just shy of 49. They are her only children. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/56 "2023-05-08T12:20:11Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > > [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > > > Five of the nine > > Excuse me. I should have written “six of the nine”. I need to be more careful in checking that my posts have no such errors Like misspelling a name? 😁 > [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I suspect that **Davidman** dated Kardashian and Beckinsale with him knowing (and his partner also knowing) that it wouldn’t last. Sorry. I really wouldn’t have nitpicked like that, but I couldn’t resist the irony. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/57 "2023-05-25T11:25:50Z")
> [@solost](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > _Bupkis_ is on Peacock. > > Great, I will be able to give it a try then. So, update: I finally got around to watching the first episode of _Bupkis_ last night-- had sort of forgotten about it, but Mrs. solost and I are kind of between shows to watch, and I said hey, what about this Bupkis show? Pretty funny! I found myself LOLing a few times. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/58 "2023-05-25T15:04:41Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Dating Kate Beckinsale, Emily Ratajkowski, Phoebe Dynevor, Ariana Grande, and the rest is NOT what you would typically expect from an ok at best looking standup comedian whose claim to fame is that he was on SNL. SNL guys have been doing well for themselves in terms of dating beautiful famous women. See also Jason Sudeikis with Olivia Wilde and Colin Jost with Scarlett Johansson. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/59 "2023-05-25T15:15:49Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > SNL guys have been doing well for themselves in terms of dating beautiful famous women. When women are asked what qualities attract them to certain men, they often give “a good sense of humor” as the #1 answer. To which many guys will scoff at-- “yeah right 🙄”. But I guess it is true, at least for some women! ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620/60 "2023-05-25T15:24:02Z")
There seems to be a presumption that people’s first impression is the only thing that matters. And sure, maybe we all do that with celebrities whose only exposure is a single picture or short video clip. A sense of humor is not necessarily the _first_ thing anybody would notice but it should come as no surprise it makes a significant difference for any relationship lasting longer than a one night stand [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pete-davidsons-life-really-that-interesting/983620.md?page=4)