After Anchorman instantly ascended to cult status when it was released in 2004, for almost a decade it felt like you couldn’t go anywhere near a theater without seeing a broad studio comedy hailing from Judd Apatow and one of his many frequent collaborators. It was during this time that the likes of Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Steve Carrell, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Danny McBride and Paul Rudd established themselves as the new faces of the genre, with various combinations of Apatow’s troupe co-starring in countless projects.
It was a very fertile period for Hollywood comedy that gave us titles including The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Step Brothers and many more that didn’t fare quite as well, but one of the them that’s gone on to remain hugely popular among the target demographic is stoner comedy Pineapple Express.
It was a very fertile period for Hollywood comedy that gave us titles including The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Step Brothers and many more that didn’t fare quite as well, but one of the them that’s gone on to remain hugely popular among the target demographic is stoner comedy Pineapple Express.
- 8/20/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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