“Hollywood is waiting to see if this was a fluke or if Apatow can officially write off its ticket,” I said in my piece for “Nightline,” when I worked for ABC News. .
It was no pretense.
One of the funny biographical details shared by Apatow was that as a student, he used his high school radio show to interview such successful comedians as Gary Shandling and Jerry Seinfeld. In 2016, Apatow took those cassettes, transcribed the interviews, and turned them into her first book, “Sick in the Head.”
In “Sicker,” they discuss everything from mental health to the pressures of Hollywood’s relentless shuffling performances. The book allows readers to put themselves in the place of their favorite comedians, as they reveal that they may not be as comfortable in their own skin as fans imagine.
The interview was fun, of course, but Apatow was also thoughtful, candid, and even deep. I hope you like it.
what else is jake reading
‘The Nickel Boys’ by Colson Whitehead
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, “The Nickel Boys” follows the story of two boys sent to a nightmarish reform school in Florida during the Jim Crow era. Caught in an unjust and cruel system, Elwood and Turner’s friendship eventually leads to a fatal decision.
‘The Sheriff of Babylon’ by Tom King and Mitch Gerads
King and Gerads come together to create a 12-issue comic thriller that centers around Chris Henry, a Florida cop-turned-military adviser who has to help cadets in Baghdad after 9/11. assigned the task of training. But after his apprentice is found dead, he, along with his associates, Nasser and Sofia, must find out who killed him despite unexpected strings being drawn in the background.
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‘Right for Your Life’ by Anna Quindlen
Quindlen, a journalist and novelist, draws from her personal experience to uncover the power of writing and recording our lives. In addition to love letters and journal reflections, using authors such as Anne Frank and Toni Morrison, she makes the case that writing is essential for building relationships with self and others.
‘The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir’ by Karen Cheung
Born in Hong Kong on the eve of its handover to China in 1997, Cheung writes about it with the wisdom and deep observations of both an insider and a journalist. In a city on the edge of China’s spectacular global rise – among Hong Kong’s artists, students, protestors and cosmopolitan residents – Cheung gives us vivid portraits of the everyday characters and events that make up life in a rapidly changing metropolis.
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CNN+ . But what’s happening on ‘Jake Tappers Book Club’
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- May 1 —Jake talks to Daniel Smith, former editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine, about the major contributions of black women to pop music, from Billie Holiday to Whitney and Beyonce.
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