‘Bridesmaids’ Director Paul Feig, 10 Years Later

<p>Exactly a decade after ‘Bridesmaids’ hit theaters and smashed records, director Paul Feig joins the podcast to look back on how it all came together so perfectly. Feig goes deep on the whole process, from how he escaped “movie jail” to land the gig to discovering the power of Melissa McCarthy during the audition process and shares behind-the-scenes stories from the movie’s funniest sequences. He also opens up about the pressure he and collaborators Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumulo and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/judd-apatow-takes-on-comedys-civil-war/id1456474041?i=1000455984416" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judd Apatow</a> felt to deliver a hit that would somehow prove the value of female-led comedies and why that burden never should have been placed on their shoulders.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Paul Feig on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/paulfeig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@paulfeig</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paulfeig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@paulfeig</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>