Judd Apatow has been a student and devotee of comedy since childhood. As a teen, he began performing stand-up and even cold-called comedians and managed to gain interviews with everyone from Steve ...

In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Don Rickles arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. AP photo The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution ...

Here, ladies and gentlemen, is Bob Newhart: “Somebody called me up and they said, ‘Look, Don Rickles is looking for a best friend … and none of us wanna do it. Would you?’ “They said, ‘A year at the ...

Legendary comedian Don Rickles died today at the age of 90 in his Los Angeles home. The stand up and late night mainstay got his start as the controversial equal opportunity insult comic he is ...