Judd Apatow: What happened when locals hung out on ‘The King of Staten Island’ set

Judd Apatow has been the guiding force behind the big-screen success of numerous comedy stars, ranging from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer to Steve Carell to Kristin Wiig and more.

The television series Freaks and Geeks lasted only one season, but it has gained a legion of fans in the two decades since it went off the air.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterComedian Ricky Velez has set up a comedy pilot at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.Velez will serve as co-writer and executive producer on the half-hour project, with Judd Apatow also co-writing and executive producing. Judah Miller will serve as co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

Judd Apatow wears a mask over his beard while stepping out for lunch with wife Leslie Mann in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (June 17).

Kelly Clarkson will forever be associated with chest waxing thanks to Judd Apatow.

Also Read: Pete Davidson Wanted 'King of Staten Island' to Be 'Love Letter to His Mom,' Judd Appatow SaysDavidson’s film career has started taking off in recent years, most recently starring in Universal’s “The King of Staten Island,” which he co-wrote with director Judd Apatow, as well as the coming of age comedy “Big Time Adolescence.” Jost last appeared in 2016’s romantic comedy “How to Be Single.”SNL creator Lorne Michaels will produce “Worst Man,” with Universal’s President of Production

“Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson has heaps of praise for Adam Sandler.

“The King of Staten Island” and the contemporary King of Comedy come together on this episode of The Discourse, the show where we discuss film and television news, reviews, and any other pertinent pop culture items that we feel the need to weigh in on.

Love could return to Netflix in the future.The Knocked Up filmmaker, who co-created the alternative romantic comedy series with Lesley Arfin and Paul Rust, explained future episodes weren’t entirely ruled out.“There’s always a chance of anything coming back if someone makes a call and orders more,” Apatow recently told NME.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThough “The King of Staten Island” is based in part on the real life of Pete Davidson, costume designer Sarah Mae Burton (“The Big Sick”) knew she didn’t want Davidson’s character to look like the “SNL” cast member.“Pete has a distinctive style [“scrumbo” — logos, sweats, Hawaiian shirts and neon] in the media, and we wanted to make sure we weren’t dressing him like that,” she says. In the Judd Apatow film, which Universal is offering on VOD on June 12, Davidson

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Velez (The King of Staten Island) is reuniting with Judd Apatow for his first comedy special at HBO.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineIt didn’t take much convincing to get Bill Burr to join the cast of “The King of Staten Island,” a comedy from Judd Apatow that’s loosely based on Pete Davidson’s upbringing in New York’s least glamorous borough.

Judd Apatow has said working with Lena Dunham on Girls helped him collaborate with Pete Davidson on a new film about his issues following the loss of his father.

Pete Davidson has said he hoped making a film that addressed his grief over the death of his father would help him “move forward, and find that new chapter in life”.

NEW YORK -- The first time Pete Davidson performed stand-up, he was 16. It was in front of a handful of people at a place called the Looney Bin Comedy Club in Staten Island.

We live in an era of filmmaking where studios are constantly seeking new franchises to build. And even if a film does moderately well at the box office, a sequel is often greenlit and developed, no matter if it’s a terrible idea or not.

The King of Staten Island – this time to recount the story of grief-stricken tattoo artist Scott Carlin as he navigates life in New York, inspired by star Pete Davidson’s own life experiences.Troubled by the passing of his firefighter father when he was 7, now twenty-something Carlin (Davidson) spends his days getting stoned and practicing his sketchy tattoo artistry on his friends.

Pete Davidson is used to making fun of himself — whether it's peppering an interview with self-deprecating jokes or shrugging his way through good-natured anecdotes about drugs and therapy at 's desk.

The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don’t generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable.