Judd Apatow to receive Generation Award at Just For Laughs
Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow is to be honoured with the 2016 Generation Award at the Just For Laughs Awards presented by Air Canada. A longtime friend of the festival, Apatow is being honoured as one of the most important comedic minds of his generation. His career achievements include highly successful films and television series as well as […]
Chris Gethard ‘s Off Broadway show, “Career Suicide” will be presented by Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow has officially entered the unique landscape that is Chris Gethard. According to Deadline, Apatow will be presenting the off-Broadway debut of Chris Gethard: Career Suicide. Fresh off his return from Edinburgh Fringe Fest, Gethard put his show on display 26 times. During Career Suicide, the comedian performs an hour of stand-up focusing on […]
“Roast Battle” at Just For Laughs adds judges Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, and Seth Rogen
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle at Just For Laughs has just added four new stellar judges to their already ridiculously awesome lineup. The biggest names in comedy will round out the all-star lineup of judges for with Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen joining previously announced judges Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah […]
Just For Laughs 2016: Awards and anecdotes
The 34th edition of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal was nothing less than spectacular this year. From the incredible lineup to parties and from the beautiful city it resides in to the people that inhabit it. The festival is an oasis of comedy memories, meet-ups, breakthroughs, and discovery. This year saw appearances […]
Your first look HBO’s “Crashing” starring Pete Holmes
“I’m so excited to share a sneak peek of our new HBO show CRASHING! Wooooooooot!!! So so excited” says Holmes. That’s right, Pete Holmes’ new HBO series Crashing will be here before we know it and here’s our first look at the semi-autobiographical series about his life. The pilot episode was written by Holmes and […]
Artie Lange may be out at “Crashing” following drug arrest
Following an arrest last week in New Jersey for, among other things, possession of heroin, comedian Artie Lange claims he’s been fired from HBO show Crashing. As Page Six reports, on Thursday Lange visited the Len Berman Todd Schmidt in the Morning radio show, where he opened up about his recent success and arrest. During the […]
Chris Gethard’s “Career Suicide” trailer, premiere date are here
Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide is one of this year’s most highly anticipated new specials: produced by Judd Apatow, the show was a sold-out off-Broadway hit last year, earning rave reviews for its ability to make a frank, open conversation about depression funny. Gethard’s never been a typical comedian, so it stands to reason that he wouldn’t create […]
Judd Apatow is DARE’s worst nightmare, saying taking shrooms and seeing Don Rickles was “the best night” of his life
Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which last become the late night show of choice for comics to share their Don Rickles memories, writer and producer Judd Apatow stopped by with a particularly great one of his own – sorry, parents, cause it’s one that makes drugs sounds really cool. Apatow recalls that, when he was a […]
Judd Apatow is publishing a second book of interviews with comedians, “Sicker in the Head”
Filmmaker and occasional comic Judd Apatow has his hands in just about every hit production out there – Netflix’s Love, HBO’s Crashing, Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide. But way back in the day, he got his start soliciting interviews from legendary comics like Jerry Seinfeld and Mel Books, his enthusiasm for their craft shining through in his […]
This week on TV: Chris Gethard commits Career Suicide
This week Chris Gethard setups up in a big way with the premiere of his first HBO special, Career Suicide. The Judd Apatow-produced special was an Off Broadway one-man show for a while that was taped for HBO. It’s show about, “suicide, depression, alcoholism, and all the other funniest parts of life.” This might sound […]