Judd Apatow had quite the experience working with Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold back in the day.

Apatow, 57, recalled being a part of the three-part 1991 HBO special Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth in his new book, Comedy Nerd. That gig led to Apatow writing jokes for both Arnold and Barr.

“I was there during the period when she got in trouble for grabbing her crotch and singing the National Anthem. At one point, I decided to ask for a raise,” Apatow recalled. “I think I made the request through my manager, and later that night Tom and Roseanne both called me and cursed me out on the phone for asking for more money. It was brutal.”

He added, “I explained that for what [Barr] was paid for one show she could pay me for a year, but they weren’t buying it. An hour later they called back and in a

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