Pete Davidson Deals With Grief in New 'The King of Staten Island' Trailer | THR News - video Dailymotion

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The semi-autobiographical dramedy follows the 'Saturday Night Live' star as he deals with the death of his firefighter father and pursues stand-up comedy.

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00:00Knock, knock.

00:01Who's there?

00:02Not your dad.

00:04Push it a little bit.

00:06David Davidson is the king of Staten Island.

00:08The trailer for The King of Staten Island debuted on Thursday,

00:11starring the Saturday Night Live breakout comic as a character loosely based on himself.

00:15The dramedy, which was directed by Judd Apatow, follows Davidson growing up on Staten Island,

00:19dealing with the death of his firefighter father during 9-11,

00:22and pursuing a career in stand-up comedy.

00:24You gotta get your shit together.

00:26Time is passing by very quickly.

00:28Why do you think I smoke weed all the time?

00:30So I can slow it down.

00:31The semi-autobiographical film was co-written by Apatow and Davidson,

00:34along with former SNL writer Dave Cyrus.

00:37For Apatow, this is his latest film as a director since 2015's Trainwreck.

00:41The King of Staten Island stars Marissa Tomei as Davidson's mother and ER nurse,

00:44and also features stars such as Maude Apatow, Pamela Adlon, and Steve Buscemi.

00:49The Universal film was previously stated to open theatrically in June,

00:52but the release was canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

00:55But the pic will still be available to stream on demand starting June 12th.

00:59I want to become a real tattoo artist.

01:01Your work is mad and consistent.

01:02Obama ain't right.

01:03Oh, I love your tattoos.

01:05This is my favorite.

01:06Watch the full trailer.

01:06Head to THR.com.

01:08For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

01:10I'm Neha Joy.

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