Funny People From Jude Apatow

Judd Apatow, director of The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, wears his influences on his sleeve for his newest, Funny People. This comedy about comedians, mistakes and mortality is as constantly engaging and reliably hilarious as you’d expect from Apatow, who stocks his cast with his regulars including Seth Rogen, wife Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill. The inclusion of old friend Adam Sandler, a colleague from his stand-up days for whom he’s written but never directed, makes the story seem particularly personal. That, in tandem with the style of the film (a clear channeling of James L. Brooks with streaks of Norman Lear), makes this Apatow’s bravest and most personal comedy yet. For a minute there, we’ll all think we cracked the consciousness of the man who brought us Ron Burgundy. This is one everyone will be talking about. Ticket sales will be big and should likely see a swell when word of mouth hits.

Funny People - Film Trailer