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Don’t let the obvious title fool you–Landon actually enjoyed Judd Apatow’s latest, and this week’s Culture Warrior explores the virtues of an unfunny movie about funny people.

Kevin Carr breaks down the week’s releases, looking at Funny People, Aliens in the Attic, and The Collector.

Our man on the scene Kevin Kelly reports in with his Funny People junket report, including interviews with Judd Apatow, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and more.

Kevin and Neil reunite in the Magical Studio in the Sky after Neil’s stint at the big house (or rather the little house; it was Pahrump, Nevada after all). They contemplate how funny Funny People is and whether anyone knows that Aliens in the Attic is coming out.

Deeper than most comedies, funnier than most dramas, and Judd Apatow’s most mature film. Gird your loins Rejects, as Funny People has arrived. Come inside to see what we think about it.

Universal Pictures, along with the folks over at Funny or Die, has released the first part of a two-part documentary about a special comedian named Randy…

Universal Pictures has released a full-length red band trailer for Judd Apatow’s upcoming comedy Funny People today, which fails to feel very red band, but does deliver some laughs.

I didn’t know he was in it either.

Judd Apatow’s, Adam Sandler starring, Funny People is nearing release, and as such, the online presence is stepping up. In this case we have a website.

Kevin James turns to captive animals for relationship advice. Expect dates filled with poo flinging, leg humping, and awkward sex. (Robert Fure will most likely identify.)

Alright Judd Apatow, you win this round (again).

The folks behind Funny People have made a very funny fake sitcom featuring Jason Schwartzman’s character from the movie. Get ready to bring back that nostalgia for late 80s, early 90s classroom television.

Fan favorite College Humor has provided an excellent musical rendition of exactly how things work in the Apatow world. Turns out that that world revolves around the schlubby, slightly overweight guy getting the girl that’s way out of his league despite his quirky job and odd band of friends.

Courtesy of the fine people at Vanity Fair is a gallery titled “Comedy’s New Legends,” which features some beautifully-inspired photography of whom VF considers to be the important cultural heroes of contemporary comedy, with a brief discussion of how and why they have attained that status.

Questioning whether they should remake it or not doesn’t matter anymore. It’s happening. Now we have to figure out if Apatow’s normal casting methods will work for these characters.

The erstwhile member of Phantom Planet is bringing both the funny and the music for Judd Apatow’s third film, Funny People. That, and there’s this trailer.

Straw Dogs meets Halloween meets Home Alone meets The Monster Squad. Seriously.

The folks at Universal just sent us over a batch of photos, some old and some new. In the pile of new is a shot of Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen in Judd Apatow’s Funny People.

Spike just published a list of what they believe to be the Ten Most Overrated Directors. The only thing it does is prove Spike as one of the Most Overrated Online Magazines.

The folks at Universal would like to give you the opportunity to get in the action on Judd Apatow’s next film, titled Funny People.