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Funny People is an American comedy-drama film, written, co-produced, and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as stand-up comedians. The film was released on July 31, 2009 in North America, and on August 28, 2009 in the United Kingdom. Funny People implements more dramatic elements than seen in Apatow’s previous films. The film was co-produced by Apatow Productions and Mr. Madison 23 Productions, a subsidiary of Sandler’s company Happy Madison. Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures co-financed the film and Universal also served as a worldwide distributor.

George Simmons is an extremely successful comedian and actor. He is very self-absorbed, lonely and estranged from his family by choice. He is subsequently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and is informed that traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation would be unlikely to benefit him and he embarks on an experimental treatment with an 8% chance of response. Consequently, he falls into a depression and returns to stand-up comedy.

Ira Wright is an aspiring stand-up comedian who dreams of quitting his day job. George and Ira meet at a comedy club, where George unexpectedly takes the stage to deliver a dark routine. Ira is forced to follow and draws some laughs by mocking George’s morbidity as he watches from the back. George calls Ira the next morning asking him to write jokes for him to perform at a MySpace corporate event.

The event goes well and George hires Ira as an assistant. George informs Ira of his condition and Ira cares for George through the treatment. Eventually, Ira breaks down, begging George to tell people about his prognosis. While in the processes of telling his friends George is visited by his ex-fiancé, Laura. She is married to Clarke who is cheating while always away on business, she regrets leaving George and they reconcile.

George sees his doctor and learns that the medicine has worked; he has no traces of the disease, but it could resurface. Ira is happy but George is unsure what to do with his life. He decides he wants a long-term relationship and calls Laura but can not tell her the news. George and Ira go to San Francisco to perform, Laura meets them there. George makes Ira tell Laura during intermission that he is better. Laura is speechless, she confronts George. He explains that he didn’t want to jinx it, they embrace and she invites George and Ira to her house.

George and Ira arrive and spend time with her and her daughters. George and Laura lie to sneak into the guest house to have sex. Ira tells both daughters that George is healthy now while they wait for George and Laura’s return. George and Laura walk into the main house and Ira figures out they lied and had sex. Clarke unexpectedly arrives home; Laura asks George and Ira to keep up the façade of George still being sick.

In the morning, Clarke gives George a tearful goodbye. His daughters reveal that George is actually healthy. Clarke confronts Laura and suspects she is cheating. Laura tries to explain that George may not be entirely better and calls Clarke out on his infidelity so Clarke leaves. Laura explains that she will meet Clarke later to leave him. Ira thinks George and him should leave because it is not worth it to ruin a twelve-year marriage so that George might be happy, but George threatens to fire him.

The next day, George, Ira, and Laura watch video of Mable performing. Ira and Laura find the performance moving, but George finds it hilarious and offends Laura. Laura leaves for the airport to tell Clarke she is leaving him. Ira lies to George and follows Laura. Clarke tells Laura that he wants to give their marriage another try. Laura agrees and says her fling with George was just a flirtation. Ira gets caught by Clarke tying to sneak away. Laura is forced to tell Clarke she slept with George.

Clarke chases George out of his house, throwing fists at him. George asks Laura to explain but she sides with Clarke and the fight ends. As George and Ira head back to Los Angeles George berates Ira for his betrayal and fires him. Ira fires back at George for not learning from his experience and that his insensitivity hasn’t changed.

George is lonely again, while Ira goes back to his old job. George attends Ira’s stand-up and watches Ira being much more confident on stage. The next day, George finds Ira at work and admits that even though he is no longer sick, his attitude needs improvement. George offers Ira jokes he wrote down, proving he is making an attempt to become a better person.