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A review by mountie9
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
4.0
The Good Stuff
Amazed (but really not surprised) that he was so young when he got access to such famous comedians and was so very articulate and got them to talk. That my friends, takes balls and is so very impressive
Learned a lot,about the comedy world
Interviews some of my personal favorites
Some incredible raw and very personal stories
This is a perfect gift for the comedy nerd or those interested in working in the field
Have a sudden urge to watch Freaks and Geeks again
Albert Brooks is a fascinating man
Very wise conversation with Eddie Vedder regarding children and technology
Favorite interview was with the very insightful Harold Ramis
Impressed with how the interviewees had been very helpful and kind to such a young man who they had no reason to - gives me faith in humanity
Have a new found respect for Steve Allen and his originality
Understand why HBO gets to make the brilliant shows they do
The Not So Good Stuff
Would have liked more information about Judd himself (though you do get a good idea from what he lets out in the interviews)
Expected it to be a lot more funny, but hey that is my problem
He gets to work with Steve Carrell and I don't
Favorite Quotes
"Judd: As I said to someone recently, I'm trying to fuck my kids up just enough so they'll want a job."
"This blew my mind. Wait, so we could actually interview people we admired? They would talk to you if you asked nicely? It suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could do this with comedians."
"I didn't understand that what I liked about them was seeing normal people with their daily struggles, trying to be good people in spite of all of the obstacles that are in their way, trying to find connection. That's what I enjoyed the most, but I didn't understand how it was made and I didn't understand how I would get there, until I worked with you at The Larry Sanders Show."
"I can almost feel people forgetting their troubles and laughing, and for a moment I feel like there is a God or a higher purpose and I am truly happy. God gave me that dick joke. It all makes sense"
"When are girls going to figure out that the jocks become used car salesmen and the nerds become, you know, Judd Apatow and Bill Gates? Why aren't they on to that by now?"
4 Dewey's
I received this from Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review
Amazed (but really not surprised) that he was so young when he got access to such famous comedians and was so very articulate and got them to talk. That my friends, takes balls and is so very impressive
Learned a lot,about the comedy world
Interviews some of my personal favorites
Some incredible raw and very personal stories
This is a perfect gift for the comedy nerd or those interested in working in the field
Have a sudden urge to watch Freaks and Geeks again
Albert Brooks is a fascinating man
Very wise conversation with Eddie Vedder regarding children and technology
Favorite interview was with the very insightful Harold Ramis
Impressed with how the interviewees had been very helpful and kind to such a young man who they had no reason to - gives me faith in humanity
Have a new found respect for Steve Allen and his originality
Understand why HBO gets to make the brilliant shows they do
The Not So Good Stuff
Would have liked more information about Judd himself (though you do get a good idea from what he lets out in the interviews)
Expected it to be a lot more funny, but hey that is my problem
He gets to work with Steve Carrell and I don't
Favorite Quotes
"Judd: As I said to someone recently, I'm trying to fuck my kids up just enough so they'll want a job."
"This blew my mind. Wait, so we could actually interview people we admired? They would talk to you if you asked nicely? It suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could do this with comedians."
"I didn't understand that what I liked about them was seeing normal people with their daily struggles, trying to be good people in spite of all of the obstacles that are in their way, trying to find connection. That's what I enjoyed the most, but I didn't understand how it was made and I didn't understand how I would get there, until I worked with you at The Larry Sanders Show."
"I can almost feel people forgetting their troubles and laughing, and for a moment I feel like there is a God or a higher purpose and I am truly happy. God gave me that dick joke. It all makes sense"
"When are girls going to figure out that the jocks become used car salesmen and the nerds become, you know, Judd Apatow and Bill Gates? Why aren't they on to that by now?"
4 Dewey's
I received this from Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review