He defined the recent comic landscape. But as the hero of "Funny People" understands, no streak lasts forever
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 31, 2009
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The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook."
By Joy Press
March 13, 2009
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I'm not sure I want to spend the next 10 years doing bong hits and playing video games. Nor do I want to join a book discussion group.
By Cary Tennis
October 9, 2008
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A new frontier in Other Woman liberation, except not. Whose next-gen Sherlock Holmes will be lamer? Plus: "Wackness" and "Tell No One" wow holiday throngs.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 8, 2008
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Remember: Just because a movie has been produced by Judd Apatow doesn't mean it's good.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 18, 2008
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Almost everything Owen Wilson does in this superbad Judd Apatow-produced clunker is funny.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 21, 2008
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Judd Apatow's short-lived series "Undeclared" brings back the bad beer, sex-crazed roommates and geeky uncertainty of your college years. But don't chug it.
By Rebecca Traister
February 5, 2008
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Sure, living through your teenage humiliations was bad, but laughing at them now feels so good.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 17, 2007
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"Knocked Up" avoids directly addressing abortion -- does that make it anti-choice?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
June 8, 2007
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Don't expect cutesy diaper jokes or starry-eyed mooning about innocence -- Judd Apatow's hilariously honest comedy refuses to fetishize parenthood.
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 1, 2007
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The remarkable appeal of an undersexed middle-aged man in an oversexed world.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 19, 2005
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With "Millionaire," one of the most successful TV shows ever, ABC threatens to crush its bewildered competition during the crucial May sweeps for advertising dollars.
By Eric Boehlert
May 15, 2000
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Why is NBC keeping its endearing high school comedy in detention?
By Joyce Millman
March 6, 2000
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NBC's affectionate "Freaks and Geeks" lets high school nobodys have their day.
By Joyce Millman
September 24, 1999
Is the Judd Apatow moment over?
Sex, anarchy and Russell Brand
I graduated, and I'm bored with beer pong, '80s playlists and Judd Apatow. So what's next?
A-Rod vs. the dueling Sherlock clones!
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Drillbit Taylor"
Remember freshman year?
"Superbad"
Abortion, shmashmortion
"Knocked Up"
"The 40-Year-Old Virgin"
War Room
Glenn Greenwald