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Sicker in the head : more conversations about life and comedy / Judd Apatow.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 454 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780525509417
  • 0525509410
Other title:
  • More conversations about life and comedy
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Amber Ruffin, 2020 -- Bowen Yang, 2021 -- Cameron Crowe, 2020 -- David Letterman, 2020 -- Ed Templeton, 2018 -- Gary Gulman, 2020 -- Gayle King, 2020 -- George Shapiro, 2018 -- Hannah Gadsby, 2020 -- Hasan Minhaj, 2020 -- Jeff Tweedy, 2019 -- Jimmy Kimmel, 2020 -- John Candy, 1984 -- John Cleese, 2020 -- John Mulaney, 2018 -- Kevin Hart, 2021 -- Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2020 -- Lulu Wang, 2020 -- Margaret Cho, 2020 -- Mindy Kaling, 2020 -- Mort Sahl, 2017 -- Nathan Fielder, 2020 -- Pete Davidson, 2020 -- Ramy Youssef, 2019 -- Roger Daltrey, 2018 -- Sacha Baron Cohen, 2019 -- Samantha Bee, 2020 -- Tig Notaro, 2020 -- Whitney Cummings, 2019 -- Whoopi Goldberg, 2020 -- Will Ferrell, 2020.
Summary: "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 the right amount of delusional self-confidence one needs to try and 'make it' in the industry. Along the way, they reminisce about their fellow comedians and showrunners who helped them through failure and rejection, and look ahead to the future of comedy and Hollywood in a hyper-connected, overstimulated world. With his trademark insight, curiosity, and legendary sense of humor, Apatow explores the nature of creativity, professional ambition, and vulnerability in an ever-evolving cultural landscape, and how our favorite comics are able to keep us laughing along the way"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 792.7609 A639 Available 33111010626915
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 792.7609 A639 Available 33111010807580
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 792.7609 A639 Available 33111009870862
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy--from lifelong comedy nerd Judd Apatow.

"When I need to read an interview with a comedian while in the bathroom, I always turn to Judd Apatow for deeply personal insights into the comedic mind. Place one on your toilet today."--Amy Schumer

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Vulture

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 follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Sick in the Head, Apatow sits down with comedy legends such as David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Will Ferrell, as well as the writers and performers who are pushing comedy to the limits, and defining a new era of laughter: John Mulaney, Hannah Gadsby, Bowen Yang, Amber Ruffin, Pete Davidson, and others. In intimate and hilariously honest conversations, they 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 high school, and the right amount of delusional self-confidence one needs to "make it" in the industry. Like eavesdropping on lifelong friends, these pages expose the existential questions that plague even the funniest and most talented among us: Why make people laugh while the world is in crisis? What ugly, uncomfortable truths about our society--and ourselves--can comedy reveal? Along the way, these comics reminisce about those who helped them on their journey--from early success through failure and rejection, and back again--even as they look ahead to the future of comedy and Hollywood in a hyper-connected, overstimulated world.

With his trademark insight, curiosity, and irrepressible sense of humor, Apatow explores the nature of creativity, professional ambition, and vulnerability in an ever-evolving cultural landscape, and how our favorite comics are able to keep us laughing along the way.

Amber Ruffin, 2020 -- Bowen Yang, 2021 -- Cameron Crowe, 2020 -- David Letterman, 2020 -- Ed Templeton, 2018 -- Gary Gulman, 2020 -- Gayle King, 2020 -- George Shapiro, 2018 -- Hannah Gadsby, 2020 -- Hasan Minhaj, 2020 -- Jeff Tweedy, 2019 -- Jimmy Kimmel, 2020 -- John Candy, 1984 -- John Cleese, 2020 -- John Mulaney, 2018 -- Kevin Hart, 2021 -- Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2020 -- Lulu Wang, 2020 -- Margaret Cho, 2020 -- Mindy Kaling, 2020 -- Mort Sahl, 2017 -- Nathan Fielder, 2020 -- Pete Davidson, 2020 -- Ramy Youssef, 2019 -- Roger Daltrey, 2018 -- Sacha Baron Cohen, 2019 -- Samantha Bee, 2020 -- Tig Notaro, 2020 -- Whitney Cummings, 2019 -- Whoopi Goldberg, 2020 -- Will Ferrell, 2020.

"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 the right amount of delusional self-confidence one needs to try and 'make it' in the industry. Along the way, they reminisce about their fellow comedians and showrunners who helped them through failure and rejection, and look ahead to the future of comedy and Hollywood in a hyper-connected, overstimulated world. With his trademark insight, curiosity, and legendary sense of humor, Apatow explores the nature of creativity, professional ambition, and vulnerability in an ever-evolving cultural landscape, and how our favorite comics are able to keep us laughing along the way"-- Provided by publisher.

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