Episode 291 - Judd Apatow

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

All Things Comedy

Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Arts, Food

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Today Judd Apatow joins us at the table! He and Tom talk about his new book, his long history with comedy, and those pesky network execs. Enjoy! -- Check out https://www.squarespace.com/PAPA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PAPA. -- Get 50% off 1 month of Trade at drinktrade.com/PAPA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Sometimes my job is to not ruin things, because sometimes things are so funny. Yeah.
0:38.3	But I don't get it.
0:40.2	Mm-hmm.
0:40.6	Right?
0:41.0	So, like, I remember reading Step Brothers, and it really, the first time was like 160 pages.
0:47.1	Whoa.
0:47.7	It was so funny.
0:48.9	Yeah.
0:49.5	But there would be whole sequences where I would think, I mean, that's really funny.
0:53.6	It makes me laugh sitting here.
0:54.9	But would that work if you shot it?
0:57.7	Right.
0:58.2	Like, can you really have it be that Will sings opera at the end?
1:04.3	At the Catalina wine mixer?
1:06.8	Well, people know what this wine mixer thing means?
1:09.9	And in my head, I'm like, Judges, be quiet. Don't be the guy who doesn't get it. Yeah, yeah. Don't be square. Then they cut it together and it's like perfect. They're like, oh, good, good, you shut your mouth. It's breaking bread. Thanks for being here. I'm happy to be here. I know. This is really exciting. I bake this bread for you and I favorite.
1:29.8	I think I nailed it.
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