Funny People News

A beret-sporting prep-school playwright vying for the attention of an out-of-his-league teacher; a desperately heartbroken short- story author with a faltering sense of reality; an incredibly lost environmentalist amidst an existential crisis within a cooperate American setting's an actor apt to playing the lovable loner with flawless conviction, ...

Actors like Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan, Leslie Mann, and Jonah Hill are known for making us laugh.

Aww shit dawg! Eminem , aka Marshall Mathers, will star in Shady Talez , his first feature film in seven years .

Comedian Aziz Ansari says, for him, humour was a way of finding acceptance as an oddball kid.

Some people seem to turn Halloween into a mega-experience - big parties, big costumes, big times.

Michael Jackson 's posthumous concert documentary "This Is It" finally landed in theaters this week.

Jason Schwartzman busts a move on the red carpet at the premiere of his film 'Fantastic Mr.

Michael Jackson's concert film This Is It comes to theaters today, and Slashfilm has a roundup of the early buzz.

Adam Sandler will play a twin brother and sister in his new movie. The 'Funny People' actor will don drag for one of his parts in romantic comedy 'Jack And Jill', in which he will reportedly take on both title roles.

The film is expected in early 2011 from Sony. While actors ranging from Dustin Hoffman to Robin Williams to Martin Short have dressed up as females on the big screen, the comedian joins a select group of men who have actually played women, including John Travolta and Tyler Perry .

Adam Sandler has fallen into a relatively diverse career. After his star-making turn on "Saturday Night Live," I've enjoyed his immature comedic stylings in films like Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison , but it's Sandler's performances in Reign Over Me , Punch-Drunk Love and recently Funny People which have commanded my respect in showing he can do ...

Adam Sandler is climbing up the hill for Columbia Pictures. The actor will next star in the romantic comedy "Jack and Jill" and produce via his Happy Madison shingle.

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR PROJECTORS: The first Wheels On Reels film festival is revved up and ready for ignition at the Mary Pickford in Cathedral City.

Final specs have been made available for Universal's 24 November Blu-ray Disc release of Funny People .

Columbus has a nice rA©sumA© including "Home Alone," the first two "Harry Potter" films and "Mrs. Doubtfire." Apparently this movie isn't portfolio worthy.

Jonah Hill will soon be stomping around Seth MacFarlane's territory. The comedian has signed on to co-write and contribute voice work to a new Fox animated series .

Bill Murray is a rarity. He's one of the few comedy actors who has successfully embraced a new role as an independent, sometimes dramatic actor.

I always associate Adam Sandler with lowbrow comedy, but this low-key and downtempo soundtrack makes Funny People feel more like a tearjerker.

Oscar contenders--Sandler, Downey, Carrey as Scrooge? It's starting. That grand time of year when people online get the Oscar conversation going in earnest by spitballing all manner of wild-haired "He's a locks" up against the wall.

Imagine a marriage between Bruce/Evan Almighty and Funny People , and now remove lying from the world.