Judd Apatow: The Return

2017

1 hr. 9 min.

Comedy

Stand-Up

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7 Reviews

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Judd Apatow returns to stand-up comedy after 25 years, riffing on living with three women, amusing moments from his career and much more

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Charles S

He seems bored and it feels like he's ripping off other comics material and then not telling it as well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/05/23

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Judd Apatow writes and directs some of the best film out there but this standup was just not all that funny.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Funny until he went political. Too dramatic.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Surprisingly good! I found myself laughing more than I do with most stand-ups that do it for a living.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Pete Holmes did a bit on his short lived show called "Nice boy telling nice jokes." If that bit were a human boy who grew into an unfulfilled adult it would be Apatow in this stand up special. He's just a nice guy telling nice, if fairly dull, stories with adequate competency. He rambles from one topic to the next, dropping names and reflecting on his success in a charmless fashion. Spouting dad humor straight from facebook memes.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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I'm somebody who regularly laughs at Apatow movies, so I expected his stand up to be pretty funny. It's just not. It's as if some random guy at work who thinks they are kind of witty is doing improv observational comedy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Marcus Raboy

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Judd Apatow

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Judd Apatow

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Margaret Lyons

New York Times

He fares well, drawing on his anxieties and frustrations around raising daughters, and he somehow manages to be self-effacing while also talking about spending time with Paul McCartney and Barack Obama.

Jul 8, 2019

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Rob Lowman

Orange County Register

I'm not sure that Apatow should give up his day job. He may need another 25 years to come up with fresh material. But telling jokes for nearly 70 minutes and making people laugh hard, he proved he could do it with this amiable, amusing show.

Jul 8, 2019

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Brian Logan

Guardian

This all feels a bit mechanical, a problem confounded because this is a very American set, flitting magpie-like between subjects, with no arguments developed, no narrative, and nothing terrifically compelling to say.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 13, 2017

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Karen Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Apatow's confident, yet self-deprecating delivery of relatable tales focusing on fatherhood, social media, and growing older make for a comfortable get-together that feels like catching up with a long-lost friend who's skilled at amusing those around him.

Jul 8, 2019

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Audra Schroeder

The Daily Dot

Apatow is famous enough that he can poke fun at his fame, but he can also revise his history.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 15, 2017

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Graham Techler

Paste Magazine

... yet, by the end of the special, he does somehow position himself (one of the highest-status men in the country) as the lovable low-status pal we'd like him to be.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 12, 2017

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Synopsis

Judd Apatow returns to stand-up comedy after 25 years, riffing on living with three women, amusing moments from his career and much more

Director: Marcus Raboy
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2017