Calendar Picks and Clicks: May 11–17, 2013

Published on May 8, 2013

Known as “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” the five-time Grammy-nominated Feinstein covers classics from musical theater as well as the songs of Frank Sinatra and other standards. $40-$85. 8 p.m. California State University, Northridge, Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. (818) 677-8800. valleyperformingartscenter.org.

Dunham doubles up at Globes, Israeli docs’ double Oscar nomination, Sandler’s countless Razzies

Published on January 15, 2013

The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards kicked off the Hollywood awards season on Sunday, and it was in television that the Jewish people stood tall -- notably Lena Dunham, the new queen and unchallenged ruler of television comedy.

What Judd Apatow thinks of the Jewish Journal

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on January 9, 2013

Paul Rudd Q & A:  ‘This is 40’

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 28, 2012

Judd Apatow mines midlife angst for ‘This Is 40’ [BONUS TRAILER]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 19, 2012

ApaD'oh!

Published on November 27, 2012

Comedy filmmaker Judd Apatow revealed that he had once written an episode of "The Simpsons" to Conan O’Brien, who used to be a writer on the show.

‘Girls’ writer lays bare women’s insecurities

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on April 25, 2012

Revisiting Jonah Hill, Oscar nominee!

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 16, 2012

Jonah Hill: ‘Moneyball’s’ super-talented, super-nice Jewish boy [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on January 11, 2012

Laughter:  It’s The Best Medicine in Rogen and Reiser’s ‘50/50’ [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on September 8, 2011

The New Yorker’s Bruce Eric Kaplan on His New Book and Judd Apatow TV Series

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on August 3, 2011

What Judd Apatow finds funny

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 20, 2010

Judd Apatow, Hollywood’s leading comedy mogul, was running late. “I actually have to leave, because I’m going to therapy to discuss what happened in this interview,” he said wryly in a conversation on his cell phone from somewhere in Los Angeles. “I don’t know if I’d call it psychotherapy,” he said, when asked. “I’m not a psycho.”

Teen angst bring laughs film director won’t ‘Forget’

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on April 17, 2008

Nicholas Stoller remembers the day he joined the "Jew-Tang Clan," the creative posse led by comedy wunderkind Judd Apatow ("The 40-year-old Virgin," "Knocked Up").

Apatow was interviewing the then-24-year-old writer for a job on his 2000 college sitcom, "Undeclared."

A Musical Odyssey, Comic Con at the Shrine, Two’s Company, Man Ray

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on November 1, 2007

Arts and entertainment briefs.

Q&A with writer-director Judd Apatow

By Mark Schiff
Published on August 16, 2007

The Journal recently caught up with Judd Apatow to talk about filmmaking, the plethora of Jewish characters in his films and working with his family in "Knocked Up."

Don't 'knock' Seth Rogen, the new overweight Canadian Jewish boy leading man

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on May 31, 2007

Seth Rogen feigned surprise when a CBS host joked that he did not see the actor in a Hollywood manual about leading men. "You didn't see 'overweight Canadian Jewish boy' in there?" the actor replied.