Director Judd Apatow shows off his stand-up skills, Bill Cosby impersonation on Fallon

Judd Apatow shows off his stand-up chops on The Tonight Show

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published 21 July 2015

Judd Apatow is best known as a producer, writer, and the director of movies like The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Trainwreck, but he got his start in the world of stand-up comedy. On Monday's Tonight Show, he went back to his roots, roping in his wife and daughters, Judaism, and Bill Cosby for a pretty great stand-up act. You know it's a good sign when a comedian pushes a joke a bit too far, and Apatow does with Cosby (or, more likely, the audience takes the joke in a way Apatow probably didn't intend). Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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