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Before becoming one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood, Judd Apatow was the original comedy nerd. At fifteen, he took a job washing dishes in a local comedy club-just so he could watch endless stand-up for free. At sixteen, he was hosting a show for his local high school radio station in Syosset, Long Island-a show that consisted of Q&As with his comedy heroes, from Garry Shandling to Jerry Seinfeld. Thirty years later, Apatow is still that same comedy nerd-and he's still interviewing funny people about why they do what they do. Sick in the Head gathers Apatow's most memorable and revealing conversations into one hilarious, wide-ranging and incredibly candid collection. Here are the comedy legends who inspired and shaped him, the contemporaries he grew up with in Hollywood, and the brightest stars in comedy today, from Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin to Chris Rock, Seth Rogen and Lena Dunham. Sick in the Head is Apatow's gift to comedy nerds everywhere.
Sick in the Head
ISBN
9780715651605
Published
12 January 2017
£12.99
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780715651605
- Published
- 12 January 2017
- Pages
- 528
- Duration
- Dimensions
- 129 x 198 mm
- Genre
- Memoir and Biography
- Imprint
- Duckworth
Reviews
'The funniest man in Hollywood'
'Hilarious and informative... my representatives assure me I will appear in a future edition'
'I can't stop reading it... I don't want this book to end'
'Anyone interested in comedy should invest'
'It's funny (natch), gossipy, page-turningly readable and packed with hard-won observations about showbusiness and life'
'Open this book anywhere, and you're bound to find some interesting nugget from someone who has had you in stitches many, many times'
'These are wonderful, expansive interviews-at times brutal, at times breathtaking-with artists whose wit, intelligence, gaze, and insights are all sharp enough to draw blood'
