Judd Apatow
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day - comics...
3) Heavyweights
Publisher
Buena Vista Home entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
English
Description
A group of underdog kids discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic who's determined to make their lives miserable. The kids unite to turn the tables, take back their woodsy hideaway and challenge the rival camp to the most outrageous summer games of all.
4) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
5) Knocked up
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
After a one-night stand, a mismatched couple become pregnant and attempt to build a relationship.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the year 2000, Dick gets a plum promotion as a mega-corporate communications director. His boss is preparing to bail out of the company just before stock prices plummet. Dick's wife Jane has quit her job as a travel agent, so when the corporate stocks hit rock bottom, Dick and Jane are left penniless and desperate. They decide to resort to petty thievery and this eventually gets them plotting high-stakes revenge against the greedy executives who...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
From writer/director/actor Lena Dunham and comedy veteran Judd Apatow, this scripted half-hour series focuses on a group of 20-something women in New York and their adventures in post-collegiate floundering. Over the course of Season 1's ten episodes, the four girls try to figure out what they want from life, from boys, from themselves and each other.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A scripted half-hour series focuses on a group of 20-something's in NYC. Season Two episodes, Hannah forges ahead in her writing pursuits, but her enthusiasm is tempered by the responsibility for Adam; Marnie needs her best friend and former roommate; Jessa returns from her honeymoon in Mexico; Shoshanna takes charge of her new identity; and Ray has an out-of-sight, out-of-mind attitude.
9) Trainwreck
Publisher
Universal Studios Canada, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder...
10) Wanderlust
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After George loses his high-stress Manhattan job, he and his wife Linda hit the road and wind up crashing at Elysium, a free-spirited community of hippies, tree-huggers, and the occasional nudist.
11) Step brothers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008].
Language
English
Description
Brennan and Dale are two middle-aged loafers who are forced to live together when their parents get married. When their immature antics over TV privileges and personal property take their toll on their parents' marriage, the devious duo hatch a scheme to reunite the couple.
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Hannah and Adam are now in a committed relationship and the two are settling into a newfound domesticity in Hannah's apartment. Hannah is also working on her writing career and concentrating on delivering her eBook to her eccentric publisher. Marnie is adjusting to life after a sudden and traumatic breakup with Charlie. Nearing graduation, newly single Shoshanna masterminds a plan to create a healthy (at least on paper) balance between partying and...
14) Heavyweights
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A group of underdog kids discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic who's determined to make their lives miserable. The kids unite to turn the tables, take back their woodsy hideaway and challenge the rival camp to the most outrageous summer games of all.
15) Superbad
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Seth and Evan are accepting the fact that they will be going to different colleges in the fall. Now, it seems more imporant than ever that they go to a high school party, and achieve some of their long time goals. This includes, but is not limited to, losing their virginity with the girl of their dreams by getting them wasted and being their "regret hookup." Their awkward friend Fogell gets a fake ID, with just the name McLovin, and agrees to get...
16) Celtic pride
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Buddies Jimmy and Mike are a pair of die-hard basketball fans who'll do anything to help their team win -- including kidnapping Lewis Scott, a stuck-up superstar who's about to lead his team to the NBA Championship. When Scott ends up being a tough competitor off the court, too, he turns the tables on his dim-witted captors.
17) Bros
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Bobby is a struggling podcast host who hates commitment. That all changes when he meets Aaron, a detached lawyer who likes to play the field. Repeatedly drawn to each other, both men begin to show their vulnerable sides as their undeniable attraction turns into something resembling a commitment.
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
In the fourth season the girls are tentatively edging toward maturity as they take on new personas in new worlds. As the season begins, Hannah leaves New York to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop in the hopes of becoming a more serious writer, while confronting uncertainty in her relationship with Adam. Meanwhile, back in New York, Marnie pursues a music career while balancing her professional and romantic relationship with Desi; Shoshanna...
19) Trainwreck
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder...
Publisher
Rhino
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The documentary explores the currents of American comedy throughout a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues, and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life. Melding performance, biography and history, it features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians.