Judd Apatow has worked with Paul Feig.
Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Heavyweights is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow . Paul Feig . On television he created the critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development , plus episodes of 30 Rock , Parks and Recreation , Mad Men , Other Space and other television series .