Judd Apatow, comedy nerd a lifelong obsession in stories and pictures

"In the mid-eighties, a young, self-professed comedy nerd from Syosset, Long Island, named Judd Apatow took to the stage to perform his first stand-up routine--and survived. Over the coming decades, Apatow would translate his obsession for comedy into one of the most successful careers in Hollywood,...

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Main Author: Apatow, Judd, 1967- (Author)
Other Authors: Dunham, Lena, 1986- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2025]
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