John Williams

How ‘Superbad’ became a comedy classic


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Journalist and author Andrew Buss, joins John Williams to discuss his new book “I Am McLovin: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of its Generation.” Andrew talks about why he decided to write about ‘Superbad,’ what the movie means to him, how director Judd Apatow helped launch the careers of many of the actors in the film, how Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) was cast, and how all the different elements came together to make a comedy classic.

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