Funny People (2009)

Movie: Funny People (2009)

“George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira to be his semi-personal assistant as well as his friend. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Judd Apatow
• Release Date:
  31 July 2009 (USA)
• Run Time:
  146 min | 153 min (unrated version)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama
• MPAA:
  Rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality.

Trivia: George (Simmons) and Ira (Wright) are named after the composer/lyricist brothers George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Chuck and Ira are working in Otto’s, Chuck says he’ll see Ira on Saturday at the comedy club. Later, at the club, Randy asks Ira if the crowd gets that wild on a Wednesday.