Judd Apatow Says Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold Fought, Then Had Intercourse at His Grandmother’s Home

In his new guide, Comedy Nerd, the comedy kingpin shares intimate tales from his fledgling years as a author. However maybe the craziest one in every of all? That point Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold very doubtless bought it on in his grandmother’s bed room.

In his memoirs — as specified by element by Us Weekly — Apatow, 57, recalled the time he labored on the three-part 1991 HBO particular Tom Arnold: The Bare Reality within the early Nineteen Nineties — a gig that led to Apatow penning jokes and stand-up materials for each Barr and Arnold, it was throughout this era that he bought a front-row seat to their fiery romance.

“I used to be there through the interval when she bought in hassle for grabbing her crotch and singing the Nationwide Anthem. At one level, I made a decision to ask for a increase,” the That is 40 director recalled. “I believe I made the request by means of my supervisor, and later that night time Tom and Roseanne each known as me and cursed me out on the cellphone for asking for extra money. It was brutal.”

He continued, “I defined that for what [Barr] was paid for one present she might pay me for a 12 months, however they weren’t shopping for it. An hour later they known as again and in a really mellow approach simply mentioned sure.”

However that wasn’t the one meltdown he skilled with the comedic couple. And belief us, this story is next-level bonkers.

It went down at Apatow’s personal grandmother’s home, the place the trio was gathered, together with director Peter Segal, to movie a phase for one in every of Arnold’s standup specials. Apatow recalled a dialog about cosmetic surgery that immediately erupted into one other heated altercation between the couple. 

“Roseanne mentioned, ‘Tom, would you ever need me to get cosmetic surgery?’ Tom mentioned with a smile, ‘No, in fact not. I married you the best way you might be, so clearly I don’t care about the way you look,'” Apatow recalled. “Roseanne bought immediately enraged and instructed me and the director Pete Segal to ‘get out of the room!'”

Apatow went on to say that he and Segal might hear “combating of some type” earlier than coming into the room once more. And when he returned, Arnold and Barr appeared drenched in sweat, and, for one in every of them, visibly banged up.

“I stroll again in and they’re each sweaty and huffing and puffing,” he claimed. “Tom has three lengthy scratches throughout his brow like within the Bruce Lee film Sport of Loss of life.”

Barr then went on to ask Segal if he thought Arnold “was joking” together with his cosmetic surgery remarks. “Pete says, ‘Sure, positively.'” Apatow wrote. “Roseanne then explodes at him, “You simply wish to get the f*cking shot!'”

However the scuffle between Arnold and Barr did not cease there. At one level Barr threatened to go away, however Arnold allegedly “grabs her keys, runs exterior and tosses them in a thick set of bushes.”

“They each return within the room the place we hear yelling and folks banging off the partitions. Then it will get quiet. Then, too quiet,” Apatow wrote, hinting at a sexual kiss-and-make-up session. “One way or the other all of us got here to the conclusion they began having intercourse. A short time later they each got here out of the room completely satisfied as might be and Roseanne shot her cameo.”

Barr and Arnold — who bought married in January 1990 — would file for divorce in April 1994.

If you wish to hear extra private anecdotes from Apatow’s profession, Comedy Nerd is now obtainable.