The 40-Year-Old Virgin
I Found This Funny: The Comedy World of Judd Apatow
July 10 - 14, 2015
A man approaching middle age with no amorous experience is pushed by co-workers to end his dry spell in Apatow’s directorial debut, which balances raunch with genuine warmth and is sparked by Steve Carell’s empathetic turn.
Daily Show correspondent Steve Carell received his first starring with Andy Stitzer, an electronics-store drone approaching middle age with a vast collection of action figures and no social life to speak of. When his co-workers (including Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, in his breakout role) discover he’s been celibate all his life, they resolve to end the dry spell right away. Between disastrous fix-ups and attempts at self-improvement (including a hilariously unfeigned chest-waxing), Andy embarks on a timid courtship with a divorced eBay merchant (Catherine Keener). Apatow’s directorial debut, co-written by Carell, was a surprise box-office smash and was named one of the best films of the year by AFI (the only comedy on the list).
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