Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia
Fresh Air
Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, he was a fan. As a kid he wrote letters to his heroes, collected autographs, and obsessively documented everything. He's now opened up his personal archive: decades of photographs, letters, scripts, and journals for a new book that reveals how his childhood inspirations led to the creation of works like 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Trainwreck. It's called Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures.
Also, John Powers reviews the new museum heist film The Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor.
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Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, he was a fan. As a kid he wrote letters to his heroes, collected autographs, and obsessively documented everything. He’s now opened up his personal archive: decades of photographs, letters, scripts, and journals for a new book that reveals how his childhood inspirations led to the creation of works like '40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'Knocked Up,' and 'Trainwreck.' It’s called 'Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures.'<br/><br/><br>Also, John Powers reviews the new museum heist film 'The Mastermind,' starring Josh O’Connor. <br/><br/><br>Follow Fresh Air on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/"target="_blank" >@nprfreshair</a>, and subscribe to our <a href="http://whyy.org/freshair"target="_blank" >weekly newsletter</a> for gems from the Fresh Air archive, staff recommendations, and a peek behind the scenes. <br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, he was a fan. As a kid he wrote letters to his heroes, collected autographs, and obsessively documented everything. He's now opened up his personal archive: decades of photographs, letters, scripts, and journals for a new book that reveals how his childhood inspirations led to the creation of works like 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Trainwreck. It's called Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures.
Also, John Powers reviews the new museum heist film The Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor.
Raw Description
Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, he was a fan. As a kid he wrote letters to his heroes, collected autographs, and obsessively documented everything. He’s now opened up his personal archive: decades of photographs, letters, scripts, and journals for a new book that reveals how his childhood inspirations led to the creation of works like '40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'Knocked Up,' and 'Trainwreck.' It’s called 'Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures.'<br/><br/><br>Also, John Powers reviews the new museum heist film 'The Mastermind,' starring Josh O’Connor. <br/><br/><br>Follow Fresh Air on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/"target="_blank" >@nprfreshair</a>, and subscribe to our <a href="http://whyy.org/freshair"target="_blank" >weekly newsletter</a> for gems from the Fresh Air archive, staff recommendations, and a peek behind the scenes. <br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
