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Judd Apatow on Meme Politics, Being Funny in 2025 & the Comedy Biz

Judd Apatow on Meme Politics, Being Funny in 2025 & the Comedy Biz

On with Kara Swisher vor 11 Monaten

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From an early age, writer, director, and producer Judd Apatow has
been obsessed with comedy. What started as a quest to interview
comedians for his high school radio station ultimately evolved into
one of the most prolific careers in Hollywood today, with hits like
“The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” and “Anchorman.” Now,
Apatow is looking backwards. His new book, “Comedy Nerd,” is a
visual memoir of his decades in the business, working with a who's
who of the biggest names in comedy. Kara and Judd talk about
how he reimagined the genre of raunchy, R-rated comedies about
stunted adolescence; what he got right about American masculinity
in the mid-and-late 2000s; and his recent pivot to making
documentaries about some of the greatest comedians of the modern
era. They also discuss whether AI can be funny and the ways
politics is shaping comedy right now. Questions? Comments?
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