Paul Rudd Hearts Camper Van Beethoven
Everyone has an opinion about This is 40. The “sort of sequel” to Knocked Up, it brings back Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann (director Judd Apatow’s wife) as a long-suffering married couple. Some think it’s...
View ArticleSome Firsts At The Critics’ Choice Awards
“They’ve spelled my name wrong,” Anne Hathaway announced onstage at The Critics’ Choice Awards as she took the stage to accept her Best Supporting Actress award, the only nod Les Miserables took home....
View ArticleHair Club For Men
Brad Pitt: Renaissance Shag The thesp turned vintner-architect has hair as wild as his hobbies. Eli Broad: The Comb-Owner Broad’s follicular fortune? There’s a lot of it. See also: Disney’s Bob...
View ArticlePaleyFest Announces Star-Studded Lineup
It’s time to let your inner fan girl or boy out of the closet. The Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest, a week long extravaganza dedicated to connecting audiences with their favorite TV shows and...
View ArticleGirls Talk: Highlights From Lena Dunham’s PaleyFest Chat
Since its premiere, HBO’s Girls has been a lightning rod for controversy. On Sunday, the executive producers and cast of the show sat down for a panel discussion at the annual PaleyFest television...
View ArticleKevin Hart on Sleeping in His Car and Eating Pancakes with Jason Segel
I lost sight of reality when I moved to L.A. I left Philadelphia for California when I was 23, and I spent my money on throwback jerseys—these older uniforms that everybody and their mom was buying....
View ArticleParty Shot: Judd Apatow is Honored at The Rape Foundation’s Annual Brunch
L.A.’s social scene is one fantastic blur. Let’s stop a moment and check out one of my favorite shots of the week: Who: Rape Foundation President Gail Abarbanel and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck What: The...
View ArticleSeth Rogen
In the spring of 2002, they canceled Undeclared, the show about college freshmen I had worked on with Judd Apatow after Freaks and Geeks. It was interesting being unemployed all of a sudden because I...
View ArticleLocal Comedy Hero Kumail Nanjiani Enters the Judd Apatow Fold with Big Sick
Comedy kingmaker Judd Apatow will fully finance L.A. comedian Kumail Nanjiani’s first feature film, Big Sick, Deadline reported today. Nanjiani co-wrote the film with his wife, writer Emily V. Gordon,...
View ArticleParty Shot: Group Fun at the Critics’ Choice Awards
L.A.’s social scene is one fantastic blur. Let’s stop a moment and check out one of my favorite shots of the week: Who: Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Lily Tomlin, and Amy Schumer. What: The Broadcast Film...
View ArticleGarry Shandling’s Funny Friends Play One Final Basketball Game at His L.A. Home
Over the weekend, friends of beloved comedian Garry Shandling gathered at his home for “one last game of basketball” after the 66-year-old died suddenly of a heart attack last week. Judd Apatow shared...
View ArticleJudd Apatow and Pete Holmes Talk to Us About Their HBO Series, Crashing
Sometimes good comedy requires a little divine intervention. Or so producer Judd Apatow (Anchorman, Trainwreck) and comedian Pete Holmes say. In the case of their HBO series, Crashing (out February...
View ArticleSeth MacFarlane Is Donating a Lot of Money to Public Radio to Fight Fox News
On Saturday, comedian and television show creator Seth MacFarlane took to Twitter to express his outrage at views being expressed on Fox News. Now, to back up his criticism, he’s also taking action....
View ArticleFresh Off a Hit Comedy Special About Depression, Gary Gulman Continues to...
After battling depression his entire adult life, in 2016 comedian Gary Gulman hit a “cosmic bottom” (that’s his description of the crisis), and a classic-rock icon gave him the courage to finally seek...
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