Apatow Nerd with Ethan Yeshaya

About Apatow Nerd with Ethan Yeshaya

Since I was ten years old, I’ve been obsessed with Judd Apatow. You know him from Freaks and Geeks, HBO’s Girls, Pineapple Express, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Anchorman: The Legendy of Ron Burgundy, The Larry Sanders Show, Funny People, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Walk Hard, Netflix’s Love, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Bridesmaids, and endless more pieces of entertainment. What is that magic, that special sauce behind Apatow’s work? I set out to find the answers on this podcast! On this show, I rewatch films and episodes of television from the Apatow Universe with friends, as well as interview people who worked with Judd! If you have a Judd Apatow-related story or have a way to connect me with someone who has worked with him, please email me at apatownerd@gmail.com

Publisher

Ethan Yeshaya

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Feb 2026

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Clayton Townsend (Producer of Bridesmaids, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People)

   Clayton Townsend is a film producer who has worked with Judd Apatow on The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Funny People, Year One, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Bridesmaids, This Is 40, and more. He also produced Natural Born Killers, JFK, Nixon, Fast & Furious 6, and so many others!

2. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Girls S3E7: "The Beach House" (with Mikaela Jensen)

   My brilliant friend Mikaela Jensen joins me to discuss Girls, Season 3 Episode 7, "The Beach House". This absolutely hilarious episode of television was written by Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, and Judd Apatow. Mikaela helps me sort through some ideas and themes of the show, particularly a very interesting theory she has about certain characters acting as parallels of each other. A smart cookie this one! And funny! Just like Lena Dunham herself!

3. 

   26 May 2026

   Superbad (with Dan Piering)

   Dan Piering (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway) joins me to discuss the 2007 film Superbad, written by Seth, Rogan and Evan Goldberg, produced by Judd Apatow, and starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Emma, Stone, and Bill Hader.

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