Ebook: Sick in the head: conversations about life and comedy

Before becoming one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood, Judd Apatow was the original comedy nerd. At 16, he was hosting a show for his local high school radio station a show that consisted of Q & As with his comedy heroes, from Garry Shandling to Jerry Seinfeld. They talked about their careers, the science of a good joke, and their dreams of future glory. Thirty years later, Apatow is still that same comedy nerdand hes still interviewing funny people about why they do what they do. Here are 30 years worth of Apatows most memorable and revealing conversations in one hilarious, wide-ranging, and incredibly candid collection that spans not only his career but his entire adult life. 2015.;Introduction: Why comedy? -- The beginning: Jerry Seinfeld, 1983 -- Adam Sandler, 2009 -- Albert Brooks, 2012 -- Amy Schumer, 2014 -- Chris Rock, 2014 -- Eddie Vedder, 2013 -- Freaks and geeks oral history, 2013 -- Garry Shandling, 1984 -- Garry Shandling, 2014 -- Harold Ramis, 2005 -- Harry Anderson, 1983 -- James L. Brooks, 2014 -- Jay Leno, 1984 -- Jeff Garlin, 2013 -- Jerry Seinfeld, 2014 -- Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller, 2010 -- Jimmy Fallon, 2015 -- Jon Stewart, 2014 -- Key and Peele, 2014 -- Larry Gelbart and James L. Brooks, 2007 -- Lena Dunham, 2014 -- Leslie Mann, 2012 -- Louis C.K., 2014 -- Marc Maron, 2010 -- Martin Short, 1984 -- Mel Brooks, 2013 -- Michael Che, 2014 -- Michael O'Donoghue, 1983 -- Mike Nichols, 2012 -- Miranda July, 2013 -- Roseanne Barr, 2014 -- Sandra Bernhard, 1983 -- Sarah Silverman, 2014 -- Seth Rogen, 2009 -- Spike Jonze, 2014 -- Stephen Colbert, 2014 -- Steve Allen, 1983 -- Steve Martin, 2014.