As a Judd Apatow fan, I am extremely let down by Vanity Fair’s much-vaunted “comedy issue”, for which Apatow served as guest editor. Do not take this as any kind of examination of the state of comedy today or its role in popular culture. The feature is only representative of Judd Apatow and HIS taste, HIS reach, HIS influence. Full Story

A few hours after my post on Maude Apatow went up on Friday (click here if you missed it), The New York Times posted a story on her: “She’s 14, Going on 140 Characters.” The article is supremely annoying (as these types of articles in the Times can be), but this one is especially patronizing and glib. Full Story

There’s a marked difference, to me, between a child star and a child actor. Miley Cyrus was a child star, Dakota Fanning was a child actor who became famous. I would count Maude and Iris Apatow in the child actor column because they only appear in their dad Judd’s movies (and their mom Leslie Mann is always their mom). Full Story

Love him. Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow are currently promoting Funny People. Seth was on Howard Stern this morning and was asked about working with Katherine Heigl. Let’s backtrack because I received an email today from Natasha W who told me I was too harsh for calling Heigl a bitch and for laughing about putting her face on a piñata at Lara’s stag last weekend and punting over the balcony. Full Story

No secret, Judd Apatow is hot. Everyone wants to work with him after a hot streak of success at the box office over the last 3 years. His latest release Funny People features an all-star cast led by Adam Sandler who is said to deliver his most affecting performance since Punch Drunk Love. Yeah, so, um, Eminem makes a cameo in the movie. Full Story