Five years after Judd Apatow introduced us to Pete and Debbie in Knocked Up, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their roles as the couple in the writer/director's This Is 40, a comedic look at the ever
They say that opposites attract. For slacker Ben Stone (SethRogen) and career girl Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl), that’s certainlythe case—at least for one intoxicated evening. Twomonths and several
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geekscomes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from th
From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years—incl
An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy--from New York Times bestselling author and lifelong comedy nerd Judd Apatow. No one knows comedy like Judd Apatow. From interviewing the biggest comics of the day for his high school radio show to performing stand-up in L.A. dive bars with his roommate Adam Sandler, to writing and directing Knocked Up and producing Freaks and Geeks, Apatow has always lived, breathed, and dreamed comedy. In this all-new collection of interviews, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling Sick in the Head, Apatow sits down with comedy icons John Mulaney, Hannah Gadsby, David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bowen Yang, Hasan Minhaj, Margaret Cho, and many others to discuss what got them into comedy, and what--despite personal and national traumas--keeps them going. Together, they talk about staying up too late to watch late-night comedy, what kind of nerds they were in high school, and
Before becoming one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood, Judd Apatow was the original comedy nerd. At fifteen, he took a job washing dishes in a local comedy club-just so he could watch end
Mark Seliger’s (b. 1959) photography has dominated magazine covers, feature articles, and media campaigns for decades. With signature compositions and painterly flair, he has built an incredible
Official book tie-in to the original comedy written by the acclaimed writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up), starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.In Funny Peop
Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original
In celebration of The Simpsons thirtieth anniversary, the show’s longest-serving writer and producer offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series that has become
A "Must" pick by Entertainment WeeklyAn A.V. Club "Best Books of June" selectionA "New and Noteworthy" selection by USA TodayIn celebration of The Simpsons thirtieth anniversary, the show’s long
Several notable celebrities--including Ken Burns, Dane Cook, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Hawk, Ice-T, Penn Jillette, George Lopez, David Lynch, Matthew Weiner and more discuss what MAD magazine means to the
The complete screenplay of the movie "Superbad" includes trivia on how the main characters were cast, interviews with the screenwriters, a selection of pictures drawn for the movie, and commentary and
"Relive the pain and humiliation of high school" in the only companion books to the acclaimed, Emmy award-winning TV show, just released on DVD for the first time in response to extraordinary fan dem
The first volume of Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts collects the first nine shooting scripts (episodes 1-9), including deleted scenes and dialogue, of the Emmy Award-winning series, including
