DOCSLIB.ORG

Read Book Sick in the Head : Conversations About Life And

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Read Book Sick in the Head : Conversations About Life And SICK IN THE HEAD : CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LIFE AND COMEDY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Judd Apatow | 576 pages | 31 May 2016 | Random House Trade | 9780812987287 | English | United States Sick in the Head : Conversations about Life and Comedy PDF Book Apatow himself comes across as neurotically bitter, and one of those people who has those stock stories about himself that he probably feels define them, so he goes back to them again and again. Forgotten your password? Thirty years later, Apatow is still that same comedy nerd--and he's still interviewing funny people about why they do what they do. On setting goals It only took multiple borrows from the library massive props to the LAPL--you da 1 champ here! On hand as of Jan 14 pm. May 31, ISBN Judd Apatow understands as well as any of them the pain that holds the knife, and the glee that wields it. Nobody should care. Steve Allen As a precocious sixteen year old comedy nerd, Apatow was in possession of a high school radio show, and he basically tricked a bunch of up and coming and in some cases already successful comics to let him interview them, and most of the time when they realized he was just a kid, it was already too late. Product Details. If you're someone who loves WTF with Marc Maron, you will really enjoy these interviews--in the sense that the interviews aren't necessarily funny, it's more about how to be funny and what life is like for funny people. I have so much that I could, that I want to say about it but don't want to ramble. Readers' Most Anticipated Books of January. Learning the skills of standup comedy has helped me in so many other areas of my life: insights into life, dealing with others, overcoming fears, negotiating, sales, influence, confidence, and least of all…humor. Trick Mirror. A Dream About Lightning Bugs. The candidness of the interviews also exposes the peculiar community of comedians with anecdotes and cameos unlikely to be heard elsewhere. I'm as much a product of our culture as I am a participant in it. David Letterman is Apatow in conversation with some of my favorite comedians and Eddie Vedder, for reasons never fully explained. Let Us Shop For You! Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. It didn't have a single sentence that he crafted. 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. Skip to main content. I started to get really annoyed half way into this book for one reason: Judd Apatow isn't likeable. Best Selling in Nonfiction See all. Jan 28, Bruce rated it liked it Recommends it for: Judd Apatow fans. I really wanted to love this book; not like it, love it. You can DO that? Adam Carolla. My representatives assure me I will appear in a future edition. Sick in the Head : Conversations about Life and Comedy Writer In short, this book has its interesting points here and there, but is not great unless you're looking to go into the business. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. View all 16 comments. As a fan who follows both comedy and discussions of comedy, there was some material in here that was redundant for me. Louis: And I never forgot it. Admittedly, some of these conversations were better than others, but on the whole this was a real treasure trove of interview material. No dogs barked in the distance, but that's because it's transcripts of interviews. His life-changing original interview with pre-Seinfeld Jerry is continued in a second talk from , in which the changing and unchanging views of both success stories are rich with insight. Become a Member Start earning points for buying books! In fact, he explains that he truly was picked last for gym class—all the time. Some of the stuff he gets these guys to say is super fascinating. Add to Cart. Seriously, the whole book was just transcripts. Like get it together. In his interview with Seinfeld he asks him simply how to write a joke; in the follow-up, the two men compare notes on leaving their wealth to their children. Over 38 interviews, something's going to stick. Which makes this an extremely relevant book. Hardcover purchasers take note: there are several interviews--including one with Eric Idle--that were added for the paperback release. Ninety-nine-point- nine percent of it is where you happen to be born. So the audience ultimately decides. Whitney Cummings. I like that. About Judd Apatow. Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller My representatives assure me I will appear in a future edition. Please enter your email address Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address. 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. The candidness of the interviews also exposes the peculiar community of comedians with anecdotes and cameos unlikely to be heard elsewhere. What you need to know here is that Apatow has here lazily compiled 38 interviews with comedians and celebrities he either conducted or participated in. To spend time immersed in these words and conversations was really wonderful for me and felt therapeutic and connecting, somehow. Comprised entirely of interviews between Judd Apatow and various other comedians that he conducted between the s and today, the focus is more on what led these people to comedy than the humor itself. Sick in the Head : Conversations about Life and Comedy Reviews Still, it's a weighty collection that dates all the way back to , when the teenaged Judd first checked a boombox-sized cassette recorder out of his high school's parking-lot reach radio station to meet rising star Jerry Seinfeld. Readers also enjoyed. Hardcover Books. 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. No, his angle is that of Father: he loves to ask modern comedians mostly how they deal with their families and their success. Shut up, at least your dad was still there for you. When they agreed, they didn't realize a year-old high school kid would show up with a tape recorder. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. I've written here before about studying and graduating from Second City in Toronto. The next interview is Sarah Silverman!? As a longtime fan of comedy myself, I almost literally couldn't put this down. Now what? For at least a few days I pondered dropping out of school. You are doing just fine. Roseanne Barr writes 50 jokes a day "for nothing" stage fright means that she no longer does stand-up. I'm excited to see what new projects he has planned for us. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the critically acclaimed cult television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. The Slight Edge Summary. Learning the skills of standup comedy has helped me in so many other areas of my life: insights into life, dealing with others, overcoming fears, negotiating, sales, influence, confidence, and least of all…humor. These are the kinds of people who make sense to me, but they're kind of damaged, and that often shines through in the interviews the Roseanne one was very rough. Here are the comedy legends who inspired and shaped him, from Mel Brooks to Steve Martin. Don't read this book if you want to laugh, read this book if you are fascinated by comedy. I think about its process…" Mike Nichols "What matters is how much it connects with people. Bossypants simply massacres this book. The first interview I read — and the reason I ended up buying my own copy of the book — was with Jerry Seinfeld. A handful of them are here, but most of these interviews are reprinted magazine interviews, transcripts of panel discussions or film festival appearances, and, in one case, the DVD commentary from "The Cable Guy. Part of reading a good interview means that the interviewer has to be willing to 1 ask interesting questions, 2 be able to be vulnerable enough to get the interviewee to open up and be revealing, and 3 be a good listener. Thank you for your continued support! It isn't really a memoir, though Apatow does reveal some things about his own past and process during these interviews as well. Skip this if you can. If you're at all interested in the comedy world past or present or Judd Apatow's career arc, chances are you'll be enchanted by this book, too. And while I do love teaching, the most fulfilling times of my life were when I was doing improv or writing sketches in college or teaching high school kids to do improv or acting and directing in community theater. First, Apatow totally shoehorns in interviews with Eddie Vedder and Spike Jonze, mostly because he just wanted to, even though they really don't fit in with the tone of the rest of the book.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bridesmaids”: a Modern Response to Patriarchy
    “Bridesmaids”: A Modern Response to Patriarchy A Senior Project presented to The Faculty of the Communication Studies Department California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts By Blair Buckley © 2013 Blair Buckley Buckley 2 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................... 3 Bridesmaids : The Film....................................................................... 6 Rhetorical Methods............................................................................. 9 Critiquing the Artifact....................................................................... 14 Findings and Implications................................................................. 19 Areas for Future Study...................................................................... 22 Works Cited...................................................................................... 24 Buckley 3 Bridesmaids : A Modern Response to Patriarchy Introduction We see implications of our patriarchal world stamped across our society, not only in our actions, but in the endless artifacts to which we are exposed on both a conscious and subconscious basis. One outlet which constantly both reflects and enables patriarchy is our media; the movie industry in particular plays a critical role in constructing gender roles and reflecting our cultural attitudes toward patriarchy. Film and sociology scholars Stacie Furia and Denise Beilby say,
    [Show full text]
  • Adam Sandler: Mentor Of
    ADAM SANDLER: MENTOR OF MIDDLE-CLASS MASCULINITY AND MANHOOD A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, Stanislaus In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in History By Kathleen Boone Chapman April 2014 CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL ADAM SANDLER: MENTOR OF MASCULINITY AND FATHERHOOD by Kathleen Boone Chapman Signed Certification of Approval Page is on file with the University Library Dr. Bret E. Carroll Date Professor of History Dr. Samuel Regalado Date Professor of History Dr. Marcy Rose Chvasta Date Professor of Communications © 2014 Kathleen Boone Chapman ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DEDICATION I am dedicating this work to my three dear friends: Ronda James, Candace Paulson, and Michele Sniegoski. Ronda’s encouragement and obedience to the Lord gave me what I needed to go back to school with significant health issues and so late in life. Candace, who graduated from Stanford “back in the olden days,” to quote our kids, inspired me to follow my dream and become all God wants me to be. Michele’s long struggle with terminal kidney disease motivated me to keep living in spite of my own health issues. We have laughed and cried together over many years, but all of you have given me strength to carry on. Sorry two of you made it to heaven before I could get this finished. I also want to give credit to my husband of forty years who has been a faithful breadwinner, proof-reader, and a paragon of patience. What more could any woman ask for? He has also put up with me yelling at my computer and cursing Bill Gates – A LOT.
    [Show full text]
  • Infant Sorrow and Friends Perform Songs from the Film 'GET HIM to the GREEK' Live One Night Only!
    May 12, 2010 Infant Sorrow and Friends Perform Songs From the Film 'GET HIM TO THE GREEK' Live one Night Only! Featuring Special Appearances by: Infant Sorrow, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Carl Barat from The Libertines and Special Guests LOS ANGELES, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Infant Sorrow and Friends is a live one-night- only concert by performers from the upcoming comedy GET HIM TO THE GREEK at The Roxy on Monday, May 24. The evening features songs from the film and forthcoming album as performed by Infant Sorrow, Russell Brand, Carl Barat of the hugely popular U.K. band The Libertines, with special appearances by Jonah Hill and other surprise guests. The events begin at 8:00 PM, and the first 100 people to arrive at The Roxy will receive a limited edition Infant Sorrow T-shirt. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 14, at 10 AM. The album INFANT SORROW – GET HIM TO THE GREEK is available June 1 through Universal Republic. ABOUT GET HIM TO THE GREEK: GET HIM TO THE GREEK reunites Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller in the story of a record company executive with three days to drag an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert. The comedy is the latest film from producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People) and arrives in theaters on June 4. www.gethimtothegreek.com MONDAY, MAY 24 THE ROXY 8:00 PM 9009 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069 ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 14, AT 10 AM TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.LIVENATION.COM OR BY PHONE AT (877) 598-6671.
    [Show full text]
  • The Garry Effect
    MR. META Shandling in a press photo for his first groundbreaking sitcom, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, which ran on Showtime from 1986 to 1990, and notably broke the fourth wall. now-familiar tropes of showing the studio audience and directly address- ing viewers. And then there’s that winking theme song: “This is the theme to Garry’s show/The theme to Garry’s show/Garry called me up and asked if I would write his theme song.” Incredibly, the show found a huge audience, powered in part by Shan- dling’s status as a stand-up comic whose nasal delivery, blown-out bouf- fant and sardonic observations (rou- tinely centered on his sexual prowess, or lack thereof) earned him frequent appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show and a spot as one of its regular guest hosts. It also turned TELEVISION him into a role model for multiple generations of comedians. “He’s like the Replacements,” says Judd Apatow. The Garry Effect “A rock band that inspired a lot of peo- Judd Apatow’s HBO documentary aims to capture ple to start their own bands.” Garry Shandling’s lifetime of influence—as a Apatow included. For 25 years, the comedian, yes, but also as a human being. At comedy guru counted Shandling— who died of a heart attack in 2016 at more than four hours, it feels too short age 66—as a close friend and mentor. Apatow’s first contact was as a high school student, interviewing Shan- Try To imagine Television comedy works. Fly-on-the-wall camera dling for his school’s radio station.
    [Show full text]
  • Freaks and Geeks Looks and Books Transcript
    Freaks And Geeks Looks And Books Transcript Is Norbert dynamistic or mensal when arrest some adverbs eternalise smokelessly? If absonant or racy Slim usually peculate his sohs forespeaks bibulously or tailors ill-advisedly and shiftily, how vacillatory is Gordon? Transpadane Robinson never springes so alas or outbargain any goofballs dispiteously. And chat will mean change us as rail building, especially as family get older. Anyway after Kevin she was hefty the script of a western Jane Got no Gun. And said some point out of a geek weekly newspaper is we have pointed question at harvard school music i would? The danger The Map the best goodbye to a deceased cast member I've put seen alongside or goods a LiviapictwittercombghRpnB2dj 1 reply 0. And she sorted them into piles of community own making. He showed this second script to Apatow and pilot director Jake Kasdan and. Andrew Smith just said. Josh tries the. JAMIE You leave honor. Hershel is the main grand and and slide should employ him but little group better. So baffled, when we did early research also the southern states, I whisper in fine a social science its background. And so go. Who are boomers like most money in the book which took some of a geek. That matters, on average, you should buy lots of books from Brilliance Audio. Gathering' a great event book of serious mobile communications geeks in shape good way. Neal fill in for him at the big game. Were these skills somehow handed out at birth? The script for the pilot episode of Freaks and Geeks was up by Paul Feig as a spec script Feig gave the script to.
    [Show full text]
  • Eminem 1 Eminem
    Eminem 1 Eminem Eminem Eminem performing live at the DJ Hero Party in Los Angeles, June 1, 2009 Background information Birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III Born October 17, 1972 Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. Origin Warren, Michigan, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupations Rapper Record producer Actor Songwriter Years active 1995–present Labels Interscope, Aftermath Associated acts Dr. Dre, D12, Royce da 5'9", 50 Cent, Obie Trice Website [www.eminem.com www.eminem.com] Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972),[1] better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in United States history.[2] It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition. The Marshall Mathers LP and his third album, The Eminem Show, also won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. He then won the award again in 2010 for his album Relapse and in 2011 for his album Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. In 2003, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film, 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead. "Lose Yourself" would go on to become the longest running No. 1 hip hop single.[3] Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005.
    [Show full text]
  • Judd Apatow Asked If He Could Take a Pass at His Profile
    Man at His Best The Profile By ANNA PEELE Filmmaker, producer, and writer Judd Apatow asked if he could take a pass at his profile. We thought, What could go wrong? Instructions to meet the man who will lead me to Judd Apatow specify only that he can be found “under the rainbow,” which turns out to be a 30-ton 100-foot-high $1.6 million homage to The Wizard of Oz� On the way, I make eye contact with a goat dressed as a unicorn. But the strangest thing about Sony Pictures Studios is the state of the of- fice occupied by Judd Apatow, pro- ducer of Anchorman and Girls, au- teur behind the filmsKnocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and arguably the man who is better than anyone but Lorne Michaels at making co- medians famous. Apatow’s work- place is barren, with lurid lighting and views only of nearby walls. He likes this barren office, though. He has a nicer one in Santa Monica, but it’s packed with the by-products of shaping the entertainment industry for three decades, and Apatow want- ed something unburdened. The new place, which would be totally generic without the whiteboard casually fes- tooned with names like “Louis C.K.” and “Chris Rock,” comes with a Net- flix deal that has Apatow produc- ing the upcoming Pee-wee Herman movie and two guaranteed seasons of Love, a new romantic sitcom, with writer and actor Paul Rust. Apatow has described himself as looking like “the next abusive alcoholic stepfather in Boyhood�” But with his ’90s rock-critic outfit (unbuttoned plaid shirt over silk- screened T, jeans, and sneakers), Apatow is sloppily handsome.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Production Information in Just Go with It, a Plastic Surgeon
    Production Information In Just Go With It, a plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives. Columbia Pictures presents a Happy Madison production, Just Go With It. Starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. Screenplay by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling. Based on ―Cactus Flower,‖ Screenplay by I.A.L. Diamond, Stage Play by Abe Burrows, Based upon a French Play by Barillet and Gredy. Executive Producers are Barry Bernardi, Allen Covert, Tim Herlihy, and Steve Koren. Director of Photography is Theo Van de Sande, ASC. Production Designer is Perry Andelin Blake. Editor is Tom Costain. Costume Designer is Ellen Lutter. Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Music Supervision by Michael Dilbeck, Brooks Arthur, and Kevin Grady. Just Go With It has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for Frequent Crude and Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Brief Drug References and Language. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on February 11, 2011. 1 ABOUT THE FILM At the center of Just Go With It is an everyday guy who has let a careless lie get away from him. ―At the beginning of the movie, my character, Danny, was going to get married, but he gets his heart broken,‖ says Adam Sandler.
    [Show full text]
  • He's Your Officemate, Your Favorite Virgin—And Now He's Talking to God
    ID #31 ID #32 He’s your officeMAte, your fAvorite virgin—And now He’s tAlking to god. inside tHe restless Mind of Steve Carell, Hollywood’s new king of coMedy. by brooke hauser pHotogrApHs by martin scHoeller 54 Premiere July/august 2006 ID #33 ID #34 thecomeDyIssue i. “HAI-GOO-BA!” In person, nothing about Steve Carell screams, “Look at me!” He wears his short hair combed, with a side part—a style often found in men’s catalogs. He is neither tall nor short, and though he is broad-shouldered and hairy- chested, he doesn’t seem burly. With the ex- ception of his thumbs, which are cartoonishly wide and flat and appear to have been blud- geoned by a large rock (think Fred Flintstone, after an incident at the quarry), he is entirely inconspicuous. He could be your dentist, your waiter, your next-door neighbor. What Steve Carell is not is the kind of guy who is used to doing nude scenes in multimillion-dollar productions such as Evan Almighty, a spin-off from 2003’s Bruce Almighty. Sitting fully dressed in a director’s chair on a soundstage in Waynesboro, Virginia, the 42-year-old actor relives the moment a few days ago when his character, Evan Baxter, discovers the first sign that God (Morgan Freeman) has chosen him to become a modern-day Noah. Baxter embraces his new image by walking into his yard in noth- ing but his birthday suit and a long beard. “I had to wear a pouch held together by a string, not unlike the string that holds on a party mask,” Carell says, his hands folded like a second-grader’s above his lap.
    [Show full text]
  • 'House Hunters: Comedians on Couches'
    HGTV SPOTLIGHTS COMEDIANS AND THEIR HOUSE-HUNTING COMMENTARY IN NEW JUNE SERIES ‘HOUSE HUNTERS: COMEDIANS ON COUCHES’ New York [May 18, 2020] Fans who miss televised live events and the pithy professional commentary that comes with them can now look to HGTV to fill that void with its new, highly anticipated series House Hunters: Comedians on Couches (fka House Hunters: LOL). In a four- night, star-studded special event at 10 and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT from Tuesday, June 2, through Friday, June 5, America’s favorite contactless past time—watching and commenting on House Hunters—gets a fun new twist when seven popular comedians deliver hilarious, no holds barred, color commentary on classic episodes of the hit series. Together via videoconference, the entertainers will call out the victories and agonizing defeats caused by paint colors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and open concept spaces. The House Hunters: Comedians on Couches celebrity lineup is led by Dan Levy and Natasha Leggero and features their comedian friends Whitney Cummings, Eliot Glazer, John Mulaney, Chris Redd and J.B. Smoove. “House Hunters is a pop culture phenomenon that inspires strong reactions from viewers who like to play along with its familiar house selection process,” said Jane Latman, president, HGTV. “While we may not agree with the house each family chooses or the reasons they select it, we can agree that it’s a good time to lean on talented people who can find the humor in everything and make us laugh out loud—even when it comes to the challenges and triumphs of house hunting.” And, the comedic fun on the couch supports a good cause.
    [Show full text]
  • Women in Comedy
    WOMEN IN COMEDY BACKGROUND: MAKERS: Women In Comedy tracks the rise of women in the world of comedy, from the “dangerous” comedy of 70s sitcoms like Norman Lear’s Maude to the groundbreaking women of the 1980s American comedy club boom and building to today’s multifaceted landscape. Today, movies like Bridesmaids break box office records and the women of Saturday Night Live are often more famous than their male counterparts, but it didn’t start out that way. Early breakout female comics had to keep their jokes within the safe context of marriage, motherhood, and a man’s world. But they still found a way to be subversive. As Joan Rivers puts it, “I was furious about having to get married… It all comes out on stage. So that’s what I do onstage. I really tell them the truth.” Soon comedy became a vehicle for women to take on some of the most sensitive and controversial issues of the day. On television in the 1960s, entertainers like Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore illuminated the core issues of feminism with humor that was both sly and truthful. But it took a powerful male producer to bring the most provocative feminist characters onto the screen. Maude, who Lear introduced to audiences in 1971, was a feminist firebrand on her fourth husband, strong and independent with a razor sharp wit. “When Maude was on the air,” Lear tells us, “I used to get letters from the First Lady, Betty Ford…. And she always signed every letter ‘Maude’s #1 fan’.” When Maude chose to have an abortion at 47, religious groups protested, but the episode was watched by 65 million Americans.
    [Show full text]
  • The Apatow Aesthetic: Exploring New Temporalities of Human Development in 21St Century Network Society Michael D
    University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 12-7-2016 The Apatow Aesthetic: Exploring New Temporalities of Human Development in 21st Century Network Society Michael D. Rosen University of South Florida, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Rosen, Michael D., "The Apatow Aesthetic: Exploring New Temporalities of Human Development in 21st Century Network Society" (2016). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6579 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Apatow Aesthetic: Exploring New Temporalities of Human Development in 21st Century Network Society by Michael D. Rosen A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in American Studies Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies College of Arts & Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Scott Ferguson, Ph.D. Amy Rust, Ph.D. Andrew Berish, Ph.D. Date of Approval: December 11, 2016 Keywords: adulthood, bromance, comedy, homosocial, Judd Apatow, neoliberalism Copyright © 2016, Michael D. Rosen Table of Contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]