Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for the Dave Season 3 finale.
The third season of the FXX comedy series,Dave, pulled off not just one, but two of its biggest surprise cameos for the season three finale. And that’s amida cavalcade of cameosfrom major stars that includes the likes of Justin Bieber, Charlamagne tha God, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Marshmello, Usher, Don Cheadle, Demi Lovato, and many more. FinalSPOILERwarning, as theDaveseason three finale brings movie star and Oscar winnerBrad Pittand Grammy winner and rapper Drake into the fray.
Speaking withCollider,Davecreator Dave Burd revealed how he scored such big names for the third season, revealing that the likes of Brad Pitt and Drake just simply love the show.
“Look, people are asking me, like, “How did you get all these people?” And it’s like, really, I hate to say it, but– I don’t hate to say it, I’m honored to say it: they just love the show. I think it speaks to the greatness of the show that it doesn’t take a lot of insane maneuvering to get these people to do it. They all just independently – Drake, Rachel McAdams, Brad Pitt – watch the show, they love the show, they watch all the episodes. I had run-ins with Drake and he talks my ear off in a really positive way about how big of a fan he is of the show and how it’s one of the more important shows of our generation. And Brad Pitt, I heard that he liked it, too. I had never met him, and I took that knowledge of the fact that, “Oh, Brad loves the show,” [and] I figured, “Maybe there’s a shot here.” I sent a really thought-out email that took days to write, and got a really cool email back, and he was in. Rachel McAdams, same deal; she watches the show with her husband, and they love it.”
Hey, it’s nice to have fans.
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Dave Follows a Suburban Man Who Believes He’s Destined to Be a Great Rapper
Beginning back in 2020,Davefollows a fictionalized version of Dave Burd’s rapper alter ego, Lil Dicky, with the series centering on this suburban neurotic man in his late twenties who has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Burd created the series alongside Jeff Schaffer, and stars the likes of Taylor Misiak, GaTa, Andrew Santino, Travis “Taco” Bennett, Christine Ko, Gina Hecht, David Paymer, Carlease Burke, Benny Blanco, and Chloe Bennet as well as a plethora of A-list cameos.
Burd has also revealed his thinking behind these cameos, explaining that it is not just to have names like “Brad Pitt” and “Drake” appear in the credits. Instead, he seeks out these star-studded names based on the story and where Lil Dicky finds himself.
“They’re not just, like, random celebrity, ‘I want you in this because you’re cool!’ Each of them are kind of representative of the main themes of what the show is all about, as far as Rachel McAdams is like, you know, our generation’s dream woman. She’s anchored some of the more important romantic pieces of cinema for my entire generation. Brad Pitt is the preeminent representation of movie star, Hollywood, he’s like the biggest icon, I think, of our time as far as cinema, and Drake is obviously that of music and hip-hop. And so, for the themes that we’re going for, I feel like all these characters aren’t just coming in and being like, ‘Hey.’ They’re just representing the top of those major thematic temples. When I’m working with Brad Pitt and I’m giving him direction and I’m seeing him trust me the way he must trust, like, a Tarantino, or you know what I mean? It just is very validating for me as a filmmaker to get that type of trust from these iconic pillars of entertainment, so it’s very rewarding to get them onboard, and then also to not have to do anything crazy to get them beyond just having made a show that they all really love and respect.”
