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Earlier this year, Ridley Scott's acclaimed sci-fi movie, "The Martian," earned two major Golden Globe Awards, but many criticized the awards show for categorizing the film, which revolves around Matt Damon surviving on the Red Planet for months, as a comedy. After mockery and criticism from some of Hollywood’s biggest names, the Hollywood Foreign Press has changed its definition of comedy! Read More »
Judd Apatow has produced some of the funniest and most insightful pieces of entertainment in the past few years, from Lena Dunham's HBO show Girls to Amy Schumer's recent romantic comedy hit Trainwreck -- now, his new series with Netflix will expand on how he views Love, starting next February, with a new teaser! Read More »
It's being reported that comedian Bill Cosby has officially been charged in the 2004 sexual assault case from Andrea Constand, with a bail set for $1 million. And while the former Dr. Huxtable had perhaps a handful of supporters, much of the comedy community stood at the other side, believing the over 50 women who came out allegeding that Cosby sexually assaulted them. Read More »
Facing negative comments is an inevitable part of being a celebrity, something comedian Amy Schumer knows all too well. The star, who is being recognized for her role in Trainwreck (she also penned the screenplay for the Judd Apatow-directed film), is now opening up about one critic who made negative remarks about her looks, and then later said he wanted to date her. Read More »
Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg star in "The End of the Tour," following the story of David Foster Wallace and a young Rolling Stone reporter, David Lipsky, and the time they spent together for a five-day interview, which was promote Wallace's "Infinite Jest." Read More »
The New York Comedy Festival kicks off on Nov. 10, and already the show has some heavy-hitters confirmed to perform. It's being reported that Trainwreck director Judd Apatow will make an appearance at the festival as will soon-to-be Daily Show host Trevor Noah. Additional performers are comedians Sarah Silverman and Tooken star Margaret Cho. Read More »
Comedian, writer, director and producer Judd Apatow has been a very outgoing in interviews and on Twitter with his belief that Bill Cosby is guilty of all the rape charges pinned against him. And on Monday night, the Trainwreck director was able to take out his frustrations on Dr. Huxtable on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Largely through a hilarious, and rather impressive, impression. Read More »
40 Year-Old Virgin director Judd Apatow calls Bill Cosby out on his past crimes since the report he made in 2005 went viral that he drugged over forty women. Read More »
Comedians Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer will headline the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival Tour, presented by Funny or Die, starting August 28. The tour heads to eighteen different cities and includes other popular comedic names like Anthony Jeselnik, Ashley Barnhill, Bridget Everett, Dave Attell, Big Jay Oakerson, Jay Pharoah, Jeff Ross, Jim Norton, John Mulaney, Michael Che, Nick Kroll, Nick Thune, Nikki Glaser, Rachel Feinstein, Rory Scovel, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tim Minchin, T.J. Miller, Todd Barry and more. Read More »
Comedian Amy Schumer talks Judd Apatow's Trainwreck and why she decided to break into comedy in the first place on Comedy Central Radio. Trainwreck is her first time writing and starring in a feature-length film and when she toured earlier this year, much of her stand-up routine revolved around not only the shooting of the film, but the behind-the-scenes inner workings of Hollywood. She joked of being "fat" in L.A. and what it was like to have a nutritionist to lose weight for the movie. Read More »
Looks like Jon Stewart's Night of Too Many Stars keeps on bringing in the talent and churning out the funny. Whether it be from the Adam Sandler, Bob Barker Happy Gilmore bit or Judd Apatow's newest offer to direct a Vine video for a lucky charity donation winner, the comedy community seems eager to spread the word of autism awareness for the charity Autism Speaks. In this newest video, comedian Amy Schumer performs a fantastic set following the release of the trailer for her first feature film Trainwreck alongside Saturday Night Live player Bill Hader. Read More »
Looking to break into show business? Having Judd Apatow direct your Vine video might be a good start, no? The Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin and This is 40 director recently made a video with Funny or Die showing his support for the Daily Show host Jon Stewart's Comedy Central fundraiser and telethon, Night of Too Many Stars, which aims at finding a cure for autism. His pledge is to fly the lucky winner to Los Angeles, have them stay at his home (actually... probably not) and direct their Vine video. Read More »
Comedian Amy Schumer has officially made the jump to movies. It's been a long time coming but it's finally here––the trailer for her first feature film Trainwreck, which the stand up co-wrote with comedy icon Judd Apatow, who also directed the film. Starring the Inside Amy Schumer lead as a reporter in New York, she's assigned a profile piece on a sports surgeon, played by former Saturday Night Live and Skeleton Twins star Bill Hader. While her past has seen nothing but meaningless sex and one-night-stands, when she meets Hader's character she's taken by surprise and finds herself falling in love. Read More »
