Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures

Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures

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An intimate, rollicking highlyvisual memoir of a comedic genius that offers a rare glimpse into the creative life and inner workings of legendary director producer Judd Apatow through neverbeforeseen photos, letters and behindthescenes stories?Judd Apatow has put together an amazing scrapbook of his life and career. The best part? There?s a lot of pictures. And the stuff that isn?t pictures? You don?t even have to look at!?Adam SandlerIn the mideighties, a young, selfprofessed comedy nerd from Syosset, Long Island, named Judd Apatow took to the stage to perform his first standup routineand survived. Over the coming decades, Apatow would translate his obsession for comedy into one of the most successful careers in Hollywood, through genredefining films such as The 40YearOld Virgin, Knocked Up, Bridesmaids, and This Is 40 and iconic series such as Girls and Freaks & Geeks. Through his solo work as well as his collaborations with fellow comedians Steve Carrell, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer, and countless others, Apatow reshaped the landscape of American comedy.In this revelatory scrapbook memoir, Apatow has pulled hundreds of personal photographs, letters, scripts, drafts, and paired them with neverbeforetold stories to create a uniqueinformat, deeplypersonalintone account of a storied career. Spanning decades, Comedy Nerd takes us on Apatow?s lifelong journey of fandom, creativity, and obsession: from the exacting, relentless work that goes into cracking people up; surprising stories about our favorite comedians; and insights into how Apatow has managed to push the limits of his craft in an everevolving cultural landscape. It is a candid, joyful, and fascinating portrait of an artist and storyteller who has spent decades making us laugh.

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