When it comes to melding the intelligent and the grotesque, nobody does it better than Judd Apatow and his crew. Apatow has produced a steady stream of R-rated hit comedies in recent years, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2005, “Knocked Up” (pictured) and “Superbad” in 2007 and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” in 2008. Apatow films tend to feature shlubby men and the successful women who love them. And plenty of marijuana. (Suzanne Hanover / Associated Press)
The next actor to join the R-rated-comedy club is the rom-com queen herself: Kate Hudson. She will star with Alec Baldwin and Dane Cook in the upcoming R-rated comedy “My Best Friend’s Girl. (Peter Kramer / Associated Press)
