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The Videogum Movie Club: Funny People

They say that art lies in taking something very personal and making it universal. Or whatever. The idea is that in exploring life as you understand it, from your own unique perspective, you actually find a way to relate to...  CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: FUNNY PEOPLE»

Posted on August 3, 2009 in (94 comments)
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Judd Apatow Is The Funniest, Smartest, Most Humanistic Director Working Today

I heard that Judd Apatow obsessively googles himself. BYE GUYS, I AM MOVING TO HOLLYWOOD. Oh, and also here he is on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night....  CONTINUE READING JUDD APATOW IS THE FUNNIEST, SMARTEST, MOST HUMANISTIC DIRECTOR WORKING TODAY»

Posted on July 28, 2009 in (5 comments)
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Raaaaaaaandy's Tourgasm: Part Three

Raaaaaaaandy is right: the people of Darfur are not getting their dick sucked every day....  CONTINUE READING RAAAAAAAANDY'S TOURGASM: PART THREE»

Posted on July 27, 2009 in (12 comments)
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Riiiiiiiidle Me This

Here's a joke: what's the difference between Raaaaaaaandy and Dane Cook? I don't hate Raaaaaaaandy or find him insufferable, boring, untalented, and unfunny. Also he is fictional. BONUS PUNCHLINE!...  CONTINUE READING RIIIIIIIIDLE ME THIS»

Posted on July 20, 2009 in , (14 comments)
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Will DJ Ol' Youngin' Save Judd Apatow's Funny People?

Uh oh, trouble is brewing for Judd Apatow's upcoming Funny People. A Videogum commenter writes: I've seen the movie. You will be disappointed. Everyone will be disappointed. Yikes! I hope that we are all not disappointed, but I will admit...  CONTINUE READING WILL DJ OL' YOUNGIN' SAVE JUDD APATOW'S FUNNY PEOPLE?»

Posted on July 13, 2009 in (31 comments)
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Funny People Is Taking Hollywood To Viral Marketing School

I have to say, Judd Apatow's upcoming Funny People is killing it in the Viral Marketing Department (with the possible exception of that talking Adam Sandler head on a baby's body clip, which was supposed to be awful, and it...  CONTINUE READING FUNNY PEOPLE IS TAKING HOLLYWOOD TO VIRAL MARKETING SCHOOL»

Posted on July 1, 2009 in (24 comments)
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Re-Do: More Adam Sandler As A Man-Baby

A few months ago the world got a glimpse of Adam Sandler as a man-baby in the fake-movie-within-a-real-movie from Funny People, Re-Do, and America wanted more. Today they released a full "scene" from Re-Do on Funny Or Die. The the...  CONTINUE READING RE-DO: MORE ADAM SANDLER AS A MAN-BABY»

Posted on June 17, 2009 in (21 comments)
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Yo, Teach!: A Fake Sitcom By Judd Apatow

There's an unusual (and unusually entertaining) ad for this summer's comedy-that-can't-get-here-soon-enough, Funny People, on the NBC website. It's positioned as a clip from a hit NBC show called Yo, Teach!, but it's one of those shows-within-a-movie type things, like those...  CONTINUE READING YO, TEACH!: A FAKE SITCOM BY JUDD APATOW»

Posted on May 28, 2009 in , (20 comments)
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Aziz Ansari Talks About His Friend Kanye On Jimmy Kimmel

Comedian Aziz Ansari of Parks And Recreation, Observe And Report, Funny People, His Blog, his Twitter, his stand-up comedy, and being friends with Kanye West had a refreshing interview on Jimmy Kimmel Friday night in which he laid out the...  CONTINUE READING AZIZ ANSARI TALKS ABOUT HIS FRIEND KANYE ON JIMMY KIMMEL»

Posted on May 11, 2009 in , , (12 comments)
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Funny People: What Is With These Dark, Learning, Hugging Comedies?

The trailer for the long-awaited July Judd Apatow dramedy Funny People came out this weekend. (You might have also noticed Funny People advertising in the instantly-notorious Oscar-credits upcoming-movie "Old Dogs Montage.") It features Thin Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler acting suspiciously...  CONTINUE READING FUNNY PEOPLE: WHAT IS WITH THESE DARK, LEARNING, HUGGING COMEDIES?»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in (20 comments)
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The First Tumblr Review Of Judd Apatow's Funny People Is In

An audience member/extra named Lawrence who attended/participated in a comedy show filmed last night for Judd Apatow's Adam Sandler-starring comedian movie Funny People tried not to break the house rule ("please don't go home and review the show on the...  CONTINUE READING THE FIRST TUMBLR REVIEW OF JUDD APATOW'S FUNNY PEOPLE IS IN»

Posted on January 14, 2009 in (8 comments)
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Let's Be Realistic, You're Not Going To Be In The New Judd Apatow Movie

For Judd Apatow's new movie, Funny People, which judging by the poster looks like it's a comedy about surrogate male pregnancy, a contest is being held on MySpace to win a cameo in the movie: Touchè, Judd Apatow. I would...  CONTINUE READING LET'S BE REALISTIC, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE NEW JUDD APATOW MOVIE»

Posted on November 14, 2008 in (4 comments)
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