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Review: 'Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy,' by Judd Apatow

There was a time when comedians knew they had made it when they got to perform on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." The modern-day equivalent may be working with Judd Apatow. The tireless director and producer behind everything from "Knocked Up" to HBO's "Girls" puts his status to good…

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A ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor Got Addicted to Heroin and Lost Everything—Even His Teeth. The Internet Saved Him.

As a teen Shaun Weiss filmed his scenes as Goldberg the goalie at the L.A. Kings’ arena. In his 30s he slept on the ground outside.

Sports Illustrated

What is creativity? Who has it, and how can I acquire it? Importantly, can it make me money?

The problem with writing this essay on creativity was evident the moment I mentioned it to anyone. The idea didn’t sound creative, or necessary. It sounded blobby and arbitrary, like the early strains of a lot of ideas. It could not be written efficiently. Plus, there was no promise that…

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Judd Apatow on George Carlin's genius

On "Salon Talks," Judd Apatow talks about the two-part HBO documentary he directed on George Carlin's life and work

Salon

George Carlin's comedic journey takes the stage in HBO doc

For comedians of a certain age, there was one album that was worn out on the turntable, dutifully memorized and acted out

The Independent UK

‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ reminds us the comedian could be a riot while also being right

Documentary on HBO digs up a treasure trove of great performances and artifacts but doesn’t sugarcoat his problems.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘He was making fun of these motherf***ers’: Why George Carlin’s radical underdog comedy is still so relevant

Fourteen years after his death, the iconoclastic comedian’s material regularly goes viral on social media. Kevin E G Perry talks to Carlin’s daughter Kelly, his manager Jerry Hamza and director Judd Apatow about new documentary ‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ and why the taboo-busting stand-up is still having the last laugh

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‘He was making fun of these motherf***ers’: Why George Carlin’s radical underdog comedy is still so relevant

The Independent UK

Judd Apatow shares his proposed plot for Superbad 2

‘Superbad’ producer had ideas for a sequel to beloved coming-of-age film

The Independent UK

The science of creativity

"Inspired" author Matt Richtel on why we're all creators, and the difference between little and big-C creativity

Salon

Review: 'From Hollywood with Love' as zippy and fun as the rom-coms it honors

"From Hollywood With Love" by Scott Meslow; Dey Street Books (432 pages, $27.99)

Tribune News Service

The horror of Netflix's COVID "Bubble"

Judd Apatow's Netflix film is a spoof but it's hard to care about characters with every pandemic advantage

Salon

Producer Paul Feig has an 'unheard of' hit rate. Here are his secrets to success

LOS ANGELES — Some will remember Paul Feig as biology teacher Mr. Pool on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," but his real adventures in pop culture began with the creation of "Freaks and Geeks," which launched his career behind the camera. Afterward better known as a director of film ("A Simple…

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: ‘The Bubble’ a fun idea that bursts pretty early

Judd Apatow was doing a bunch of press for a movie via Zoom and was going a bit nuts.

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‘The Bubble’ review: Judd Apatow’s satire of movie star antics and pandemic bubbles

“At least we tried to make a movie, they can’t judge us for that,” a character says at the end of writer-director Judd Apatow’s newest comedy for Netflix. “We made something that’s a distraction in these difficult times.” I can only assume these words are a not-so-subtle effort to short…

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #28: The winners and losers of ‘slapgate’

In this week’s newsletter: after days of bad tweets and red carpet reactions, here’s the last word on the biggest Oscars moment of the decade

The Independent UK

Fred Armisen: ‘England is endlessly beautiful. I still haven’t gotten over it’

The former ‘Saturday Night Live’ star talks to Kevin E G Perry about growing up obsessed with British punk, plans to reunite with ‘Portlandia’ collaborator Carrie Brownstein and filming Judd Apatow’s pandemic comedy ‘The Bubble’ in Berkshire

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Bubble’ spoofs pandemic and Hollywood with broad, dino-sized humor

Netflix movie from Judd Apatow sinks under the weight of its own farcical execution.

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The Independent UK

The Bubble review: Netflix comedy is a Covid-themed Saturday Night Live sketch stretched to two hours

Most frustratingly, ‘The Bubble’ is the first Judd Apatow movie that doesn’t feel like a Judd Apatow movie

Inverse

'The Bubble' review: Judd Apatow’s new Netflix comedy is the worst movie of 2022

The iconic comedy director attempts to take on the pandemic in the new Netflix comedy, 'The Bubble.' The results are embarrassing.

Evening Standard

Zoë Kravitz faces backlash for her reaction to Will Smith’s Oscars slap

The actress has been accused of not wanting to be associated with Black culture

The Guardian - UK

The Bubble review – Judd Apatow’s star stuffed pandemic comedy runs out of puff

Apatow’s Netflix comedy has some nice gags about showbusiness, but it’s not enough to carry it through

The Guardian - UK

Mick Jagger on acting: ‘Jack Nicholson told me to start with a character’s sex life’

He stripped off in Performance, dragged up in Bent and wore a bucket on his head in Ned Kelly. As he lends his glorious voice to new spy thriller Slow Horses, the Rolling Stone relives his greatest roles

The Guardian - US

White outrage about Will Smith’s slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It’s inequality in plain sight

This kind of performative pearl-clutching is only ever reserved for Black men who mess up, says Guardian US writer Tayo Bero

Salon

"Comedians are in danger everywhere"

Beyond the shock and jokes, here's Hollywood's reaction to Will Smith's defense of his wife

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