Judd Apatow Wants You All To See -Funny People'

MTV Movies Blog - 2nd Jul 2009

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Ben Stiller: Judd Apatow is a funny guy. From his early days on “The Ben Stiller Show,” up through and past the prematurely canceled “Freaks and Geeks” and into his current era of blockbuster scale comedies like “Pineapple Express,” he’s maintained a consistent edge, and an uncanny ability to write parts especially for what has become a veritable stable of go-to performers. Apatow’s next project as a writer/director is “Funny People,” which hits on... Read full story at MTV Movies Blog

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