Judd Apatow on the Painful Art of Writing Personal Comedy

child was so horribly mutilated they were almost bisected?Of learning the knife that plunged into their neck so many times almost took their head off?Of knowing your child suffered unimaginable pain and terror in the final few minutes of their life?Then imagine that 10 months later someone your daughter knew and trusted is arrested and charged, later to be convicted of murdering your child.The notoriety in death you know she would hate should be over.Time for the killer to fade into obscurity

With the Golden Globes just about here, Twitter erupted with shock and dismay Friday that the ceremony’s founding organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has no Black members and hasn’t for the past 20 years.

does not have a single black member involved.The organization Time’s Up launched a #TimesUpGlobes protest campaign Friday, calling out the HFPA, which selects nominees and hands out honors, over the lack of diversity.“A cosmetic fix isn’t enough,” one of the group’s tweets read, a sentiment that was echoed by Shonda Rhimes as well as Kerry Washington, Alyssa Milano, Amy Schumer and more.Several celebrities joined in to support the movement on Twitter, including Judd Apatow, who wrote: “So many

Los Angeles Times and New York Times questioning the credibility of the organization, including the fact that the 87-member group currently has not a single Black member.Also Read: Golden Globes on the Hot Seat: Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Save the Day?Soon, top Hollywood figures such as Judd Apatow, Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes were weighing in.So many crazy things about the @goldenglobes and the Hollywood Foreign press but this is awful.

Jada Pinkett Smith has officially entered the beauty space with her new eco-conscious brand Hey Humans. The 18 product line, which is complete with a range of body washes, body lotions, deodorants, and toothpastes, is designed with the safety of the environment in mind.

Keith and Kenny Lucas are set to write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy that has Judd Apatow attached to produce. The project will focus onthe Lucas brothers' lives as identical twins in Newark, New Jersey.The brothers will write the screenplay withJarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJudd Apatow and brothers Kenny and Keith Lucas are teaming on a new comedy for Universal Pictures. The semi-autobiographical film will center on the siblings’ lives as identical twins growing up in New Jersey.The Lucas brothers are writing and starring in the film, with Apatow set to produce.

Following their WGA nomination for their work on Judas and the Black Messiah, comedians and writing duo, the Lucas Brothers, look to have found their next project that is close to home. The siblings will write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy about their lives as identical twins in Newark, New Jersey which will be produced by Judd Apatow through his Apatow Productions banner for Universal. Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel are set to co-write.

Also Read: 'Revenge of the Nerds' Reboot in the Works From Seth MacFarlane and the Lucas BrothersAlong with their new film with Apatow, the Lucas Bros are writing and will star in Seth MacFarlane’s reimagining of the 1984 movie “Revenge of the Nerds.” They also have an upcoming comedy feature with Lord and Miller, which will reunite the two duos after the Lucas Bros appeared in Lord and Miller’s “22 Jump Street” back in 2014.Keith and Kenny Lucas are represented by Avi Gilbert at Fourth Wall

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comDirector Judd Apatow describes himself as the “anti-David Fincher.”“I’m not the person that thinks you need to do 10 or 20 takes to get rid of all self-consciousness, to drain the actors so that they become so pure and in the moment,” the “King of Staten Island” helmer revealed on Variety’s Directors on Directors series.“I love it, I mean, what’s better than ‘Zodiac?'” Apatow continued.

A Craig Robinson comedy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine pair Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and a casino comedy starring Chris Redd and Sam Jay from Lorne Michaels have been picked up to series at Peacock.

Netflix and Judd Apatow are teaming up for a comedy titled “The Bubble,” as mentioned in Deadline’s new report. They also add the film’s impressive cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan, “Borat 2” actress Maria Bakalova, Keegan-Michael Key, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, and Peter Serafinowicz.

After making the jump to Netflix, Judd Apatow has set quite a cast for his next comedy, The Bubble. Karen Gillian, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal and Peter Serafinowicz have joined the film. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJudd Apatow has set the cast for his upcoming Netflix comedy “The Bubble.”The film will star “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” breakout Maria Bakalova, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” actor Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow and Fred Armisen.

Olivia Jade is slowly but surely returning to YouTube after her disgraced parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, served time for their involvement in the college admissions scandal. On January 25, the 21-year-old social media star took to her Instagram Story to tease her upcoming vlog. “Almost finished editing this ‘every day’ makeup look! It will be up in the next few days,” she wrote, adding an image of herself staring off into the distance.

It seems Eminem‘s daughter Hailie Jade Scott Mathers has officially caved and joined TikTok. Like many other millennials, the newly-minted 25-year-old revealed she’s made a profile on the app, which saw a meteoric rise in downloads in 2020.

Judd Apatow has shown a skill for crafting vehicles for offbeat comic personalities that channel elements of their lives and the things that make them so appealing. After doing this with Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer, Apatow channeled the slacker charm and energy of Pete Davidson, the Saturday Night Live cast member who as a child lost his firefighter father in 9/11.