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Jul 31, 2009 · With Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana. When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
Funny People is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Judd Apatow, co-produced by Apatow Productions and Madison 23 Productions, and starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann with Eric Bana, Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in supporting roles.
Jul 31, 2009 · Recently learning that he has a fatal disease, comic George Simmons (Adam Sandler) spots a struggling performer named Ira (Seth Rogen) and decides to become his mentor. The men become close ...
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Start your free trial to watch Funny People and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. Adam Sandler is a comedy star whose life takes a turn after he's diagnosed with a terminal illness in this Judd Apatow film.
Jul 29, 2009 · "Funny People" is not simply about George Simmons' struggle with mortality. It sees that struggle within the hermetically sealed world of the stand-up comic, a secret society that has merciless rules, one of which is that even sincerity is a joke.
A stand-up comedian, George Simmons, discovers that he has a terminal, untreatable condition and doesn't have very long to live. As a way to do something long lasting before he dies he takes a young, greenhorn comedian, Ira, under his wing. — grantss.
