{"id":33578,"date":"2024-12-03T17:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/sick-in-the-head-conversations-about-life-and-comedy\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:22:52","slug":"sick-in-the-head-conversations-about-life-and-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/sick-in-the-head-conversations-about-life-and-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u2022\u00a0NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB \u2022\u00a0Includes new interviews!<\/p>\n

From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years\u2014including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Harold Ramis, Seth Rogen, Chris Rock, and Lena Dunham.<\/p>\n

Before becoming one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood, Judd Apatow was the original comedy nerd. At fifteen, he took a job washing dishes in a local comedy club\u2014just so he could watch endless stand-up for free. At sixteen, he was hosting a show for his local high school radio station in Syosset, Long Island\u2014a 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 (turns out, Shandling was interested in having his own TV show one day and Steve Allen had already invented everything).<\/p>\n

Thirty years later, Apatow is still that same comedy nerd\u2014and he\u2019s still interviewing funny people about why they do what they do.<\/p>\n

Sick in the Head gathers Apatow\u2019s most memorable and revealing conversations into one hilarious, wide-ranging, and incredibly candid collection that spans not only his career but his entire adult life. Here are the comedy legends who inspired and shaped him, from Mel Brooks to Steve Martin. Here are the contemporaries he grew up with in Hollywood, from Spike Jonze to Sarah Silverman. And here, finally, are the brightest stars in comedy today, many of whom Apatow has been fortunate to work with, from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer. And along the way, something kind of magical happens: What started as a lifetime\u2019s worth of conversations about comedy becomes something else entirely. It becomes an exploration of creativity, ambition, neediness, generosity, spirituality, and the joy that comes from making people laugh.<\/p>\n

Loaded with the kind of back-of-the-club stories that comics tell one another when no one else is watching, this fascinating, personal (and borderline-obsessive) book is Judd Apatow\u2019s gift to comedy nerds everywhere.<\/p>\n

Praise for Sick in the Head<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t stop reading it. . . . I don\u2019t want this book to end.\u201d\u2014Jimmy Fallon<\/p>\n

\u201cAn essential for any comedy geek.\u201d\u2014Entertainment Weekly<\/p>\n

\u201cFascinating . . . a collection of interviews with many of the great figures of comedy in the latter half of the twentieth century.\u201d\u2014The Washington Post<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen this book anywhere, and you\u2019re bound to find some interesting nugget from someone who has had you in stitches many, many times.\u201d\u2014Janet Maslin, The New York Times<\/p>\n

\u201cAn amazing read, full of insights and connections both creative and interpersonal.\u201d\u2014The New Yorker<\/p>\n

\u201cFascinating and revelatory.\u201d\u2014Chicago Tribune<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone even remotely interested in comedy or humanity should own this book.\u201d\u2014Will Ferrell

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An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy\u2014from a lifelong comedy nerd. An intimate portrait of his mentor, the legendary stand-up comic and star of The Larry Sanders Show, with never-before-seen journal entries and photos, as well as new contributions by fellow comedians and writers. <\/p>\n

ASIN \u200f : \u200e 0812987284
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (May 31, 2016)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Paperback \u200f : \u200e 576 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 9780812987287
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0812987287
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 2.31 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 5.2 x 1.2 x 7.95 inches <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book very worth reading and interesting. They appreciate the real conversations and the extensive interviews. Readers also find the humor funny and the insights thought-provoking. However, some find the book boring and disappointing. Opinions are mixed on the pacing, with some finding it fast and enjoyable, while others say it’s not well-paced and takes a long time to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

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