Book · 2015 · Comedians, united states
Sick in the Head
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Um but he also has a new book out called sick in the head conversations about life and comedy.
The best things said about it
So I did read cover to cover this book by Jud epital the director it's called sick in the head and it's very autobiographical.
Angela Duckworth No Stupid Questions · Sep 2024 Why people recommend it
Sick in the Head by Judd Apatow is an engaging collection of candid conversations about life, creativity, and comedy featuring interviews with many of the entertainment industry's most successful performers and writers. Angela Duckworth brought up the book on an episode of No Stupid Questions, using it to illustrate the tremendous amount of deliberate craft, hard practice, and premeditation that goes into the seemingly spontaneous world of comedy. Meanwhile, on The Book Review, host Pamela Paul repeatedly mentioned reading the volume across multiple episodes throughout the year, highlighting that it is fundamentally a collection of in-depth interviews conducted by Apatow with his fellow comedians. Paul initially introduced the book as a new release featuring conversations about the realities of a life in comedy, and she later returned to discussing her progress in reading it cover to cover, emphasizing its conversational format and autobiographical elements. The discussions underscore how the book serves not only as an entertaining compilation of humorous anecdotes but also as a valuable, behind-the-scenes masterclass on the dedication required to succeed in the creative arts, offering listeners and readers alike a fascinating window into the psychological mechanics of humor, joke writing, and the professional resilience shared by legendary comedic minds.
Every mention
Pamela Paul um but he also has a new book out called sick in the head conversations about life and comedy 3
“I'm reading Jed APO sick in the head which is what I was reading last week”
“I am reading uh a book that came out last year um by Jud appau called sick in the head and it's really a collection of interviews that appau did with fellow comedians”
“um but he also has a new book out called sick in the head conversations about life and comedy”
Angela Duckworth so I did read cover to cover this book by Jud epital the director it's called sick in the head and it's ver… 1
“so I did read cover to cover this book by Jud epital the director it's called sick in the head and it's very autobiographical”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Joining us now is director, comedian, and producer Judd Apatow whose book Sick in the Head, More Conversations about Life and Comedy is out March 29th and his new movie The Bubble comes out April 1st on Netflix.”
“I'm reading that Jud appti book sick in the head and he uh they came I was going on the same show and they come in like hey”
“uh the comic filmmaker Jud app who was a guest on the podcast a couple of weeks ago is at number seven with his new book sick in the head his interviews with comedians going back over the decades”
“well um the brain question brings me very natural segue to your new book sick in the head conversations about life and comedy tell us about this book”