With movies like “Happy Gilmore,” “The 40-Year Old Virgin,” “Cable Guy,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and “Bridesmaids,” Judd Apatow has been responsible for some of the funniest moments to hit the big screen in recent decades.

But, as the 57-year-old writer/director/producer reveals in his new memoir, “Comedy Nerd,” there’s been even more hilarity behind-the-scenes

The comedy bug bit Apatow early. The Long Island native was only 12 when, while visiting his grandparents, he chanced upon his then-idol Steve Martin outside his Beverly Hills home.

Apatow writes that he jumped out of the car to ask “The Jerk” star for an autograph and was crestfallen when Martin declined, explaining that he didn’t sign autographs in front of his home.

A furious Apatow wrote Martin a note that in

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