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Judd Apatow

"Man smiling in a studio setting with a city skyline background, wearing a red polo shirt and dark jacket; VPN and #NormLive logos visible in corner, warm lighting."

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Norm Was a Vibe

October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Rob Kutner 0 Comments absurdist comedy, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, American comedy, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Anthony Jeselnik, anti-humor, Bob Saget, cancer, celebrity roasts, comedian biography, comedian documentaries, comedy and tragedy, Comedy Central Roast, comedy controversy, comedy documentary, comedy history, comedy writing, Conan OBrien, creative originality, deadpan comedy, Dirty Work, documentary film, documentary review, Don Ohlmeyer, entertainment industry, Garry Shandling, George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Judd Apatow, late-night comedy, late-night television, Lenny Bruce, Lorne Michaels, Matt Wolf, Mel Brooks, mortality, Netflix, Norm Macdonald, Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, O.J. Simpson, Pee-wee as Himself, Richard Pryor, Rob Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Saturday Night Live, shaggy dog stories, SNL, Stand Up Comedy, subversive humor, television history, The Moth Joke, Weekend Update

Judd Apatow takes a different tack in ‘Norm: The Tale Of Norm Macdonald’

‘Funny Business,’ Sad comedy scene

October 26, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments 2000s comedy movies, 2010s comedy movies, Adam McKay, Anchorman, Animal House, Ben Stiller, Bobby Farrelly, Book Review, comedy box office, comedy history, Farrelly brothers, film criticism, Frat Pack, Funny Business, Funny Business book, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Hollywood comedy, hollywood history, improvisational comedy, Judd Apatow, Knocked Up, Matt Singer, National Lampoon, Netflix, nonfiction book review, Opposable Thumbs, Owen Wilson, Paul Feig, Peter Farrelly, R-rated comedies, raunchy comedy, Saturday Night Live, Scary Movie, ScreenCrush, Seth Rogen, Siskel and Ebert, Steve Carell, streaming entertainment, studio comedies, Talladega Nights, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Ben Stiller Show, The Hangover, The Invite, The Studio, theatrical comedy, There's Something About Mary, This Is the End, Todd Phillips, Vince Vaughn, Wedding Crashers, Will Ferrell

Matt Singer’s new book will make you reconsider 2000s R-rated comedies

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix NON-FICTION Streaming

‘The New Yorker at 100’ Is a Love Letter — and a Gentle Evasion

December 18, 2025January 2, 2026 Samuel Porteous 2 Comments Condé Nast, David Remnick, E B White, Eustace Tilley, fact checking, Harold Ross, Judd Apatow, longform journalism, Marshall Curry, media history, Netflix documentaries, Pauline Kael, Ronan Farrow, Roz Chast, The New Yorker, The New Yorker at 100, Tina Brown, William Shawn

Marshall Curry and Judd Apatow enjoy the periodical without too much rigor

Bros

Do You Even ‘Bros’?

September 30, 2022 Matthew Ehrlich 0 Comments Billy Eichner, Billy on the Street, Bros, Difficult People, Judd Apatow, Luke Macfarlane, Nicholas Stoller

Billy Eichner is hilarious in short bursts, but he’s no romantic hero

King of Staten Island

‘The King of Staten Island’ Haz a Sad

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Bill Hader, Judd Apatow, King of Staten Island, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pete Davidson

In the new Judd Apatow film, Pete Davidson plays a tattooed basket case whose firefighter dad died when he was a kid

Why Do All The Comedies Suck?

November 13, 2018March 24, 2019 Neal Pollack 2 Comments Awkwafina, Blockers, Caddyshack, Comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, Deadpool, Game Night, Get Out, Judd Apatow, Sorry To Bother You, The Big Leibowski

This Has Been The Worst Year Ever For Comedy Movies

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Paul Rosa’s Job Is to Bother the Hell Out of Tourists

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Jon Hart 4 Comments Crashing, Idiot Letters, Judd Apatow, Paul Rosa, Pete Holmes, Ted L. Nancy

Self-Proclaimed ‘Fool of Times Square’ Is an Author

Featured Stories

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Paweł Pawlikowski Drives Us Through a Decimated ‘Fatherland’

October 24, 2026October 28, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

Postwar Germany views itself through the monochromatic portrait of the Mann family

Comedy DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories

But ‘Who is Martin Mull?’

October 21, 2026October 26, 2026 Samuel Porteous 0

Featured Stories FILM Netflix Streaming

Perpendicular Lives Intersect in ‘Possible Love’

October 20, 2026October 26, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0

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‘The Knights of Guinevere’ Takes Us Into the Backrooms of Not-Quite-Disney

October 19, 2026October 22, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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