Episode #361: Ricky Velez
by Ricky Velez grew up in a blue-collar family in Queens and started living a blue-collar career before he discovered comedy, roomed with Pete Davidson, and …
Tag: Judd Apatow
Montreal’s Virtual JFL 2020 Festival Announces Additional Headliners, Panels
With just 10 days to go before the postponed Just For Laughs debuts its first virtual comedy confab, the folks at JFL have announced some …
Judd Apatow shares “Funny People” footage of Brody Stevens on Conan
“I was in The Hangover! Hangover 2! Cut out of Funny People!” — Steven Brody Stevens (1970-2019) On Thursday night’s Conan, Judd Apatow and Conan O’Brien talked about …
Judd Apatow will direct a movie co-written with Pete Davidson about Pete’s life
Pete Davidson had a small role onscreen in Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, the last feature film Judd Apatow directed. Since then, Apatow has been trying to …
Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite
And how was your Labor Day? The New Yorker Fest announced its star-studded list of attendees for one-on-one talks Oct. 5-7, 2018, and one name …
Episode #220: HBO’s Crashing with Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes
Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes first met on a podcast, and ever since, have developed a wonderful working relationship. Holmes first pitched the idea for …
Judd Apatow offering a MasterClass in making comedy
Pre-enrollment starts today for the $90 online course in making comedy, as taught by Judd Apatow. Apatow is the latest expert to sign up with …
Review: Judd Apatow, “The Return” on Netflix
Judd Apatow just released his first stand-up special this week at age 50, after only returning to stand-up comedy stages three years ago. Of course, …
Mike Birbiglia talking about old jokes on SiriusXM to promote his current tour of new jokes
Mike Birbiglia will launch a five-part interview series this week on SiriusXM Comedy Greats channel 94 that looks back on the making of his previous …
Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017
OK. So I’ve only sat down to podcast with 28 of the comedians performing this week so far as part of the 2017 Just For …