Funny People

Funny People

George Simmons was prepared to die, but then a funny thing happened.

2009•2h 26m•5.9/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(1K)

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

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Production

Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Madison 23 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

George Simmons

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Ira Wright

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Laura

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

Clarke

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Leo Koenig

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Mark Taylor Jackson

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Daisy Danby

RZA

RZA

Chuck

Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari

Randy

Maude Apatow

Maude Apatow

Mable

Iris Apatow

Iris Apatow

Ingrid

Torsten Voges

Torsten Voges

Dr. Lars

Allan Wasserman

Allan Wasserman

Dr. Stevens

Rod Man

Rod Man

Rod Man

Wayne Federman

Wayne Federman

Comedy & Magic Manager

Mike O'Connell

Mike O'Connell

MySpace Escort

James Taylor

James Taylor

James Taylor

Nicole Parker

Nicole Parker

Dawn

Nydia McFadden

Nydia McFadden

Mandy

Andy Dick

Andy Dick

Andy Dick

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