Pete Davidson Wants To Live Again In ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Charity Table Read With All-Star Cast
By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2020 12:30 pm EST
Slated for Sunday, December 13 at 5:00 P.M. PT, the It’s A Wonderful Life table read will also star Mia Farrow (Rosemary’s Baby), Ellie Kemper (The Office), Carol Kane (Scrooged), Ed Begley Jr. (Best in Show), Diedrich Bader (Office Space), Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Richard Kind (A Serious Man), B.D. Wong (Jurassic World), and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road). Kemper is slated to play Mary, but otherwise, we don’t know who the rest of the cast is portraying, and there are some unnamed special guests involved too.
That’s quite an ensemble, and it’s a bold choice to have the young Pete Davidson tackle such an iconic role. But at the same time, Davidson is someone who has struggled greatly with mental health, and he hasn’t been shy about addressing it in his comedy, especially on Saturday Night Live. Bringing in Davidson lends a certainly contemporary perspective to the proceedings that might make the story feel a little more modern without completely overhauling the script. At the very least, it’s more interesting than trying to get someone to simply emulate Jimmy Stewart.
Matthew Asner, son of Ed Asner and co-founder, president, and CEO of The Ed Asner Family Center, said in a statement:
The base general admission for the It’s A Wonderful Life table read is $50, and they can be purchased right here. That’s more expensive than most of the other virtual events like this we’ve seen this year, but it’s for charity. There are also a few other more expensive ticket tiers that will get you some cool souvenirs, and you can even gift a ticket to the virtual event to someone else.
Co-founder Navah Paskowitz-Asner added:
The event will be hosted by Tom Bergeron and the table read will directed by Victor Nelli.
