History Film / FunnyPeople

2009 {{Dramedy}} written and directed by Creator/JuddApatow and starring Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/SethRogen.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: George's doctor is, at first, a little annoyed that he and Ira compare him to [[Film/DieHard Hanz Gruber]]. When George runs into him at a bar after [[spoiler: discovering that he's cured]], the doctor greets him with an enthusiastic "Yippi-Ki-Ay, motherfucker!"

* AndThenWhat: Music/{{Eminem}} proposes this in a vulgar yet true way after [[spoiler: George finds out he is cured]].

-->'''Eminem''': So now that you got this second chance, man, what do you want?
-->'''George''': I kinda don't want anything.
-->'''Eminem''': So then what are we celebrating?

** In a sense, Clark is hit by this after beating the crap out of George for trying to sabotage his family by getting back with Laura. After a brief moment of cooldown and processing the events with Buddhism clarity, he believes that all of those events were brought upon his family by his own negative behavior and infidelity. All hostilities end afterwards and George leaves peacefully.

* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Ira sees his day job in a supermarket deli as one of these. His co-worker, an ex-convict who feels lucky just to have a shot at an honest living, sees it in a much better light. [[spoiler: At the end of the movie, after being fired by George Ira returns to the deli job, but appears to be approaching it from a more optimistic frame of mind since, if nothing else, he no longer has to deal with George being a prima donna.]]

* [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Swiss Messenger]]: Had Eminem not asked George AndThenWhat, he probably wouldn't be chasing after Laura. Ira also does this too, but see NiceJobBreakingItHero for that one.
* TheBroCode: It appears that Jason Schwartzman's character and Seth Rogen's character have some version of this when it comes to giving Ira only a finite period of time with a crush before Schwartzman's character swoops in.

** In a way; after Ira, completely fed up with George [[spoiler: when he fired him]], has completely deconstructed the other man and informed him that even if he had everything he ever wanted, George would still not be happy because he's a bitter, selfish, self-loathing shell of a man who doesn't seem to know what happiness even ''is'', never mind be able to find or provoke it in other people.
** Leo also chews out Ira over the phone for not bringing him along to perform with George Simmons with him.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Sans the movies, which are all fake, all of George's old standup and home movie footage are real footage of Adam Sandler, some of which was shot when he and Judd Apatow were living together.

* EndingFatigue: Lead character faces death with dignity, defies odds and survives, wins over the love of his life, then there's a shipping of that woman with her husband for the sake of the children, and then the lead character and his assistant reconcile. all of these reversals are somehow part of the same story.

** ''Mer-Man'': ''Film/{{Splash}}'' but with Sandler, again co-starring Banks.

** ''Mer-Man'': ''Film/{{Splash}}'' with the genders swapped, again co-starring Banks.

* HypocriticalHumor: Ira and Leo as aspiring comedians look down on their roommate Mark for headlining a sitcom as lowbrow and cringey as "Yo Teach", only for Leo to inmediatly accept a recurring role when he's offered one.

* [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Swiss Messenger]]: Had Eminem not asked George AndThenWhat, he'd probably wouldn't be chasing after Laura. Ira also does this too, but see NiceJobBreakingItHero for that one.

* CreatorBreakdown: An in-universe example. George's first stand-up gig after learning about his illness especially, but it informs all of them that we see. Ira's own gigs aren't entirely free of this either.

Sandler, a famous and popular comedian and star of numerous successful {{low|estCommonDenominator}}brow comedies, plays George Simmons, [[MetaCasting a famous and popular comedian and star of numerous successful lowbrow comedies]]. George is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia, the treatment of which promises only a low chance of success. Looking back on his life [[LonelyAtTheTop and finding it empty and lonely]], realizing that he's somehow managed to drive away pretty much every meaningful human connection he ever had, Simmons decides to get back to his roots and return to the stand-up comedy circuit where he started. At his first gig, where he gives a [[CreatorBreakdown dark, depressing routine]], he crosses paths with Ira Wright (Rogen), a fumbling, shy and nervous up-and-comer who is on stage immediately after Simmons and manages to get a few laughs riffing on Simmons' dark routine.

* TheDogBitesBack: After having enough of George's behavior towards him, Ira tells George off and gives him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Oddly, one which appears at the end to establish CharacterDevelopment. After their blowout in which George fires Ira, Ira goes back to work at his grocery store job. George shows up one day to try and make amends, but instead of actually apologising or trying to mend bridges, starts by launching into one of his over-the-top routines. Ira just patiently waits for him to finish and then, in a polite-but-not-overly-impressed tone, asks George what he wants, embarrassing and humbling George. It demonstrates that Ira is no longer an ExtremeDoormat and that, since George fired him, Ira clearly feels no need to blow smoke up his ass or act as a YesMan by unnecessarily indulging his antics.

* JerkassRealization: After Ira tells George off for his selfishness, George sees the error of his ways and apologizes to Ira for mistreating him.

* YourCheatingHeart: Laura and Clark.

* AsHimself: A several comedians [[TheCameo Cameo]] as himself, [[AdamWesting a couple of whom exaggerate themselves more than others]], most notably Ray Romano and Eminem.

Adam Sandler, a famous and popular comedian and star of numerous successful {{low|estCommonDenominator}}brow comedies plays George Simmons, [[MetaCasting a famous and popular comedian and star of numerous successful lowbrow comedies]]. George is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia, the treatment of which promises only a low chance of success. Looking back on his life [[LonelyAtTheTop and finding it empty and lonely]], realizing that he's somehow managed to drive away pretty much every meaningful human connection he ever had, Simmons decides to get back to his roots and return to the stand-up comedy circuit where he started. At his first gig, where he gives a [[CreatorBreakdown dark, depressing routine]], he crosses paths with Ira Wright (Rogen), a fumbling, shy and nervous up-and-comer who is on stage immediately after Simmons and manages to get a few laughs riffing on Simmons' dark routine.

%% {{Adorkable}}: Ira is sweet, lovable, and initially painfully shy onstage.

* FirstWorldProblems: George accuses Ira of this when Ira tells him that he got into standup comedy to cope with his parents' divorce when he was a kid, saying that at least he didn't have to be funny to prevent his father from [[AbusiveParents hitting him]].

%%* {{Adorkable}}: Ira. Sweet, lovable, and initially painfully shy onstage.

* NerdsAreSexy: Ira's roommates' assessment of Creator/AubreyPlaza's character: "She's mousy!" "Yeah, a mouse I wanna stick my dick in!"

* OneSceneWonder: [[Music/Eminem Eminem's]] cameo is equal parts hilarious and insightful.

* BriefAccentImitation: Laura attempts this in an effort to goad her husband. It fluctuates wildly, with shades of Standard English, Cockney, Scottoirish, Jamaican, and some Austrailian towards the end. Could also double as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* SwissMessenger: Had Eminem not asked George AndThenWhat, he'd probably wouldn't be chasing after Laura. Ira also does this too, but see NiceJobBreakingItHero for that one.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Oddly, one which appears at the end to establish CharacterDevelopment. After their blowout in which George fires Ira, Ira goes back to work at his grocery store job. George shows up one day to try and make amends, but instead of actually apologising or trying to mend bridges, starts by launching into one of his over-the-top routines. Ira just patiently waits for him to finish and then, in a calm-but-not-overly-impressed tone, asks George what he wants, embarrassing and humbling George. It demonstrates that Ira is no longer an ExtremeDoormat and that, since George fired him, Ira clearly feels no need to blow smoke up his ass or act as a YesMan by unnecessarily indulging his antics.