Judd Apatow – Stream On Demand

Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse star in the raunchy comedy

‘Superbad’ – teenage kicks on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, high school, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/12/2023 Sean Axmaker

Jonah Hill and Michael Sera star in this raucous and raunchy high school comedy, the love child of ‘American Pie’ and ‘Dazed and Confused.’

Leaving soon: James Franco and Seth Rogen ride the ‘Pineapple Express’ on Peacock

!Featured, Action, adventure, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/26/2023 Sean Axmaker

David Gordon Green made the leap from indie dramas of small town tragedy to make this hilarious stoner buddy comedy. Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, produced by Judd Apatow, and Danny McBride and Gary Cole costar.

Steve Carrell stars in the comedy directed by Judd Apatow

Steve Carrell is ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/15/2023 Sean Axmaker

Judd Apatow made his directorial debut with this oddly sweet mix of romantic comedy and adolescent shenanigans costarring Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, and Seth Rogen.

‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ – the humor of heartbreak on Hulu and Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Hulu, Peacock, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/02/2023 Sean Axmaker

Jason Segel writes and stars in this comedy of a breakup from director Judd Apatow, featuring Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and a Dracula rock opera for puppets.

‘Freaks and Geeks’ – complete and restored on Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount+

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult TV, DVD, Emmy Award, high school, Hulu, Paramount+, Streaming TV, SVOD 05/07/2023 Sean Axmaker

This brilliant but short-lived high school comedy drama is one of the sharpest shows of its era and launched a lot talent, among them Linda Cardellini and future filmmakers James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, and John Francis Daley.

Amy Schumer and Bill Hader in 'Trainwreck,' directed by Judd Apatow

Amy Schumer is a ‘Trainwreck’ on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/01/2023 Sean Axmaker

Judd Apatow directs Schumer, who plays a commitment-phobic magazine editor in her big screen debut as writer / star.

Kevin Pollak's documentary 'Misery Loves Comedy' on Amazon Prime

‘Misery Loves Comedy’ – Comedians reflect on Peacock

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Documentary 06/28/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

“Do you have to be miserable to be funny?” That’s the question that comedian and actor Kevin Pollak poses to his fellow performers in this documentary.

Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl get ‘Knocked Up’ on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/13/2022 Sean Axmaker

Judd Apatow’s follow-up to ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ follows an unlikely pair brought together by an unexpected pregnancy, with his trademark mix of playfully crude humor and prickly moments of self-realization and guilt.

Garry Shandling and Rip Torn in 'The Larry Sanders Show'

‘The Larry Sanders Show’ on HBO Now

!Featured, Comedy, Cult TV 09/23/2016 Sean Axmaker

Hey now! The Larry Sanders Show was the original buzz show on HBO. A scathingly funny sitcom created by and starring Garry Shandling, it ran on the channel’s late-night schedule between 1992 and 1998, receiving fair ratings, great reviews and a rabid following in Hollywood as it became the industry’s cult show. Shandling had previously […]

Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust in 'Love,' a Netflix Original Series co-created by Judd Apatow

Watch This! Judd Apatow’s ‘Love’ debuts on Netflix in February

Netflix, News, Watch This! 01/18/2016 Sean Axmaker

After developing and producing the critically acclaimed but quickly cancelled shows Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, Judd Apatow turned to the movies, where he directed a few and produced even more hit R-rated comedies. Now he’s created his first original series in over a decade: Love, a romantic comedy starring Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust […]