Two Hollywood Showrunners Insulting Each Other
Saw this tweet this morning from TV critic @HHavrilesky:
Why is this old scrap between Judd Apatow & Mark Brazill (in 2002 Harper's) so enjoyable to revisit? http://bit.ly/2RvC0h
A bit from one of Brazil's emails to Apatow:
I noticed how outraged you were to not get a writing credit on "Cable Guy" until it came out and was panned. You dropped that cause like the showbiz weasel you are. You may not think you're a thief, but most comics know otherwise. And again, you know that too. Have you ever read "What Makes Sammy Run"? I think you'd like it. Get cancer.Love, Mark
Apatow writes back:
As for the cancer, I'll wait till you get it and then steal it from you. By the way, that joke was one of my writers', Rodney Rothman (see, I credited him). See, I have no original thoughts. Sorry I bothered to figure this out.Judd
"As for the cancer, I'll wait till you get it and then steal it from you."
ROFLMFAO! Thanks for the awesome laugh today. I needed it.
Meloni at May 27, 2011 10:24 AM
I have to agree with Meloni, that cancer line is hilarious!
I have no familiarity with the fued between those two, but that line alone has me standing just a little closer to the Apatow side of the argument!
Angie at May 27, 2011 11:30 AM
Hah.. I read the whole exchange at the link. Apatow came across as funny and self-deprecating (e.g. "Nobody watched our show so I don't see how that could be the reason your pilot died.") while Brazill came across as massively bitter.
It was worth chuckles though.
Miguelitosd at May 27, 2011 4:06 PM
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