Kevin Nealon in conversation with Judd Apatow at Live Talks Los Angeles

Kevin Nealon in conversation with Judd Apatow at Live Talks Los Angeles
discussing his book of stories and portraits, "I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame."
This video is from an event taped on October 19, 2022.
You may know Kevin Nealon as a celebrated comedian and Saturday Night Live alum-but he also happens to be a talented caricature artist. I Exaggerate is part art book, part memoir.
Kevin Nealon is an actor and comedian who is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and received critical acclaim for his role in the hit Showtime series Weeds. Kevin currently produces and hosts his digital series Hiking with Kevin, and tours his stand-up globally. Nealon’s television credits also include the CBS sitcom, Man With a Plan; two critically acclaimed stand-up specials for Showtime; and a number of appearances on Hot In Cleveland, Franklin & Bash, Monk, Curb Your Enthusiasmand Still Standing. His film credits include: Anger Management, Eight Crazy Nights, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore, Just Go With It, Blended,and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Joe Dirt, Daddy Day Care, Good Boy,Bucky Larsen: Born to be a Star, and the cult hit Grandma’s Boy.
Judd Apatow is a comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020), and The Bubble (2022). Additionally through Apatow Productions, he produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000), Undeclared (2001-2002), Funny or Die Presents (2010-2011), Girls (2012-2017), Love (2016-2018), and Crashing (2017-2019). Apatow also produced the films The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Begin Again (2013), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and The Big Sick (2017). Throughout his career, Apatow has received nominations for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (two wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award.
In I Exaggerate, comedian and actor Kevin Nealon shares original full-color caricatures and funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. Alongside his portraits and doodles from script margins and cocktail napkins, Nealon takes readers through his memories of everything from the set of Saturday Night Live with Chris Farley and Dana Carvey, to his idolization of James Taylor, Tiffany Haddish’s vegetable garden, the eulogy he gave at his dear friend Garry Shandling’s funeral, and much more. This is a charming and gorgeously illustrated project from a comedy all-star that is sure to delight.
Subjects include: Buzz Aldrin, Jennifer Aniston, Lauren Bacall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Humphrey Bogart, Anthony Bourdain, Jim Carrey, Johnny Carson, Dana Carvey, Timothée Chalamet, Dave Chappelle, Kurt Cobain, Jeff Daniels, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Billie Eilish, Chris Farley, Carrie Fisher, Budd Friedman, Lady Gaga, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tiffany Haddish, Whitney Houston, Ken Jeong, Andy Kauffman, Matt LeBlanc, David Letterman, Norm Macdonald, Rami Malek, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Steve Martin, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Lorne Michaels, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brad Paisley, Arnold Palmer, Tom Petty, Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Plant, the Pointer Sisters, Prince, Chris Rock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Garry Shandling, Harry Dean Stanton, Howard Stern, Emma Stone, Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth Taylor, James Taylor, Anya Taylor-Joy, John Travolta, Eddie Vedder, Christopher Walken, and Robin Williams.

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[@thegrievancegordieshow9882]

Great stories about old Hollywood
The Bogey and Bacall is priceless 🌹

[@BarbaraCowdery]

This guy always makes me laugh. Kevin’s dry humor is hilarious. Judd is also hilarious.

[@FREETHINKER505]

35 likes ? Wtf? This was great

[@bb.and.b]

Kevin was so ‘by the book’ on SNL, I actually sort of felt sorry for him. To my teenage mind he was so straight he maybe didn’t even get the Update jokes, he was just reading the copy they handed him. I didn’t realize his standup got him the gig in the first place, or all the dues he’d paid in LA. Over the ensuing years I came to enjoy his dry wit a great deal.

[@mds1171]

Rough audience.

[@TonyWud]

Rough host, too