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Fri 08 Aug 2007Labour of loveHe's being hailed as the new King of Comedy, but it took a long time to become an overnight success, Knocked Updirector Judd Apatow tells Michael Dwyer.BEFORE The 40 Year Old Virginopened in cinemas two summers ago, Judd Apatow didn't register high on the Hollywood radar. That gleefully risqué comedy became a surprise critical and commercial success, and Apatow has topped it with his second feature as a director, Knocked Up. Made for $33 million (€24 million), it earned almost five times as much in the US and some of the best reviews of the year.