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who? by Jackson Healy	Jun 30th, 2009 10:07:48 PM
Who's he?
..."Macho Man" SAVAGE???? by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 10:09:24 PM
Awwwwww...its not????
Slow news day huh? by James Westfall	Jun 30th, 2009 10:21:48 PM
Seriously, WTF?
aziz ansari by iwontwin	Jun 30th, 2009 10:23:05 PM
will randy take over his persona
Not one pair of huge sunglasses on that site. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 10:23:59 PM
Nope, it ain't the Macho Man. http://tinyurl.com/ywfdze
hey its aziz by RICH2	Jun 30th, 2009 10:26:23 PM

Kinda makes me think of that comedian... by Somerichs	Jun 30th, 2009 10:26:39 PM
that was in the Eddie Murphy Klump movie (1st one) that tried to rip on everyone. For the record, that's not a good association to have...
Unfunny RANDY THE ASSHOLE by Artistic777	Jun 30th, 2009 10:27:16 PM
WTF??? You think this TURD is hilarious? Geeze, guy, GET OFF YOUR FUCKEN DRUGS! You're worse than Harry creaming over TWILIGHT!!!
We have a Laugh Hut in Bakersfield? by BuckFifty	Jun 30th, 2009 10:27:50 PM
Huh... learn something new every day
erm he was in iron giant by TheExterminator	Jun 30th, 2009 10:28:20 PM
and observe and report and parks and recreations...you fail at pretending randy is real
Randy from Pee Wees Playhouse. by Gabbo_the_Great	Jun 30th, 2009 10:30:51 PM
he's hilarious.
The American Idol Judge? by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 10:31:05 PM

Raaaaandy by wato	Jun 30th, 2009 10:36:06 PM
Seriously...not funny at all.
Lame by The Funketeer	Jun 30th, 2009 10:36:18 PM
It's really NOT funny when AICN thinks they're being hip by "playing along" with the meta jokes the movie publicists set up. It is REALLY funny when the AICN readers don't see though it and think it's real.
Two problems here by Giphangster	Jun 30th, 2009 10:42:49 PM
First- none of the fake shows/movie clips/stand-up from this viral campaign have been even remotely funny so far. Yes, I know they're supposed to be bad and that's the point, but they're not even funny in an ironic sort of way. They're just lame. Secondly- they're way too over the top, and that would be fine for some films, but it certainly doesn't seem to fit the universe of an Apatow film. In other words- if any of the footage we've seen ends up in "Funny People" (as opposed to being internet only clips) I think it would probably not fit with the tone of the rest of the film. In other words, it's going to stand out like a sore thumb. Because these things are way, way too far into the satire category to even remotely exist in the real world, and that's not going to work with a film grounded in reality. I'm hoping (and assuming) that Apatow knows what he's doing.
Huh? by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 30th, 2009 10:49:06 PM
Must be an American thing....maybe.
Okay. by ColinSL	Jun 30th, 2009 10:50:37 PM
I can't believe you numbskulls fell for this AGAIN. That Yo Teach sketch that everybody thought was real... Seriously, I can't even believe how idiotic some of the people here are... It's unrealistic. Also, Giphangster, I don't even think they are supposed to be funny in an ironic sort of way... They're just supposed to be kind of morbidly entertaining and kind of a scary frame that people actually think that stuff is funny. I mean, people have actually watched and been entertained by shows that were identical to Yo Teach and comedians identical to Raaaandy.
JOHN DIMAGGIO: Oh, Randy is FAB-ulous! by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 30th, 2009 10:52:59 PM

I dont see how being unfunny is supposed to sell movie tickets.. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 10:54:33 PM
Maybe theres something i dont know...(shrugs)
Yo dawg. I'm just not feelin it. by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 30th, 2009 10:57:03 PM

he's supposed to be dane cook ... by Toe Jam	Jun 30th, 2009 10:57:37 PM
right?
It's not supposed to be funny by TELF	Jun 30th, 2009 11:13:34 PM
C'mon guys - use yer noodles.
Somerichs by mrbeaks	Jun 30th, 2009 11:14:07 PM
That was Dave Chappelle playing the part of a hack stand-up comic in THE NUTTY PROFESSOR. I fail to see how that's a bad association.
Women be shoppin baby!" by WildcatWildcat	Jun 30th, 2009 11:24:09 PM
You can't stop a woman from shopping!
Women be shoppin baby!" by WildcatWildcat	Jun 30th, 2009 11:24:10 PM
You can't stop a woman from shopping!
i love when talkbackers don't get it by Timahh	Jun 30th, 2009 11:35:08 PM
i really really love it.
It's DANE COOK you fools by drturing	Jun 30th, 2009 11:36:53 PM
stupid self obsessed comedian who's wildly successful and their humor is based on delivery as opposed to actual jokes
It's nothing like Dane Cook by Larry of Arabia	Jun 30th, 2009 11:40:36 PM
Raaaaaandy is way funnier than Dane Cook.
Oh fuck, here we go... by Jed Black	Jun 30th, 2009 11:41:07 PM
Not content to be the "it crowd" any longer, Apatow and company are about to get all preachy on us. Give me a fucking break.
I am using my noodles.... by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 30th, 2009 11:43:13 PM
...I am already mentally associating the unfunniness with the movie, which has a banner ad constantly at the bottom of the site....is that what they want? Combine that with the attention span of the iPhone generation, what is the purpose of this? I may still watch the movie, and I hope it does well...I just dont get it, despite using my noodles.
That was funny... by Captain Happy	Jun 30th, 2009 11:45:12 PM
Aziz can pull off what most can't. He's a unique human being.
That was funny... by Captain Happy	Jun 30th, 2009 11:45:25 PM
Aziz can pull off what most can't. He's a unique & funny human being.
AZIZ! LIGHT! by ErnestBorgNine	Jun 30th, 2009 11:46:06 PM
I yell it whenever I see that dude in public.
lol, I'm actually impressed by UndeadRabbitZombieJim	Jun 30th, 2009 11:48:16 PM
With how funny all of this viral Funny People shit has been. Great job, Aziz.
it MUST be funny if tossers here dont like it.. by quantize	Jun 30th, 2009 11:50:06 PM
...
For fucks sake, Aziz hasn't gone away yet? by Heckles	Jun 30th, 2009 11:51:24 PM
In any form, this guy sucks. Scrubs, the shitty (soon-to-be-cancelled) Office spin-off, random movie appearance, unfunny Funny Or Die clips, and now an Apatow cameo. And to the "doesn't get it crowd", when something isn't funny and you don't laugh, that doesn't mean you missed something. It's the ultimate 'net conversation problem solver for douches.
Heckles dont get it by quantize	Jun 30th, 2009 11:56:29 PM
in this case you're the douchebag
Is the Bakersfield Laugh Hut a real place? by KarlKolchak	Jul 1st, 2009 12:21:42 AM
I don't think it is.
I hate to say it.... by Brundlefly	Jul 1st, 2009 12:53:28 AM
but I don't think I laughed once during those those 'standup' videos - unless the whole deal is that his character in 'Funny People' is a whiny douche who isn't funny
Saw Aziz do stand up at Bonnaroo..... by chaplinatemyshoe	Jul 1st, 2009 01:16:24 AM
He killed. He's definitely gotten the set down pat now. Although he does the craigslist bit as himself and it works better.
not feeling it.... by Y282	Jul 1st, 2009 03:06:22 AM
sorry, don't find him funny. don't think his humour will travel well over here (uk) either.
I laughed... by Elohim	Jul 1st, 2009 03:27:17 AM
"And by the way, could you hold my shirt and bra because those are going to be off..." Come on. That's worth a chuckle.
Larry of Arabia by drturing	Jul 1st, 2009 03:33:46 AM
that was Louis CK funny
i hoped scrubs was gonna pull a kutner... by orange cinema	Jul 1st, 2009 03:55:41 AM
with this guy...but no such luck.
Advertising a comedy with shit comedy..hmm by The Dark Shite	Jul 1st, 2009 04:14:06 AM
Where's that Wampa guy with his "Ad wizards" thing when you need him?
Aziz Ansari playing a dude called "Randy" by V'Shael	Jul 1st, 2009 05:03:03 AM
who's as unfunny as fuck, but not in the funny-cringing way Jeffrey Tambor played the gloriously fucked up Hank "Hey-Now!" Kingsley. Sounds like a winner, if you're a fucktard.
I was confused, and then I was annoyed by fastcars	Jul 1st, 2009 05:25:25 AM
Not sure what you were going for here, AICN. But now I'm aware of a lame viral campaign. Hooray?
I think I might have ... no wait I didn't. by RowanM	Jul 1st, 2009 05:40:34 AM
I love watching stand up routines and having a good laugh as much as the next fella. I know what I like but Randy just doesn't do it for me. Not funny. He won't make it across the Atlantic.
the opposite of funny by smiteboy	Jul 1st, 2009 06:31:17 AM
He sucks more than anything that has sucked before
Aziz is funny on Human Giant by Jarek	Jul 1st, 2009 06:55:17 AM
I wish that show was still running... it was better than anything else he's done since then.
Yeah, he's all timing and "irony" by YackBacker	Jul 1st, 2009 07:32:20 AM
His timing isn't bad, he knows how to work his audience but there's nothing to his act. And that, my friends, is the irony of it all. I wouldn't pay to see this guy perform unless he was opening for Kevin Pollack or Dave Attell.
As satire... by WS	Jul 1st, 2009 08:20:39 AM
The problem is this is not much different from Aziz Ansari's real stand up.
That's funny . . . by SkidMarkedUndies	Jul 1st, 2009 08:45:39 AM
the first time you hear it. Second time you chuckle. Third time, you want to stab him. That will probably sum up that movie come July 31st. I predict it.
Another Funny People fake thing? by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 08:56:01 AM
I don't know can't watch videos at work. But looks like Funny People is shaping up to be the worst comedy in years.
Funny People by hebrokeaway	Jul 1st, 2009 09:03:17 AM
This movie will be subversively brilliant. Most people will hate it, saying it's not easy comedy, but I think Apatow is trying for something more anyway. I think the clip is hilarious in context of what it's mocking.
Dave Chappelle by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 09:06:38 AM
Did he retire? It would be nice to have a real funny person take the reigns of comedy away from Judd Apatow and Will Ferrell (though is he even still considered funny?).
hebrokeaway by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 09:09:59 AM
Go watch the trailer to Funny People, it gives away the whole movie. That is not really subversively brilliant. It's like Judd Apatow saw Lenny and thought, how can I do that but with more Dick and fart jokes and not have it have any real weight.
"Yo Teach!," now this? by JohnnyLaBamba	Jul 1st, 2009 09:45:30 AM
You guys are seriously losing credibility with this viral campaign bullshit. Cut it out.
Series7 by hebrokeaway	Jul 1st, 2009 09:49:17 AM
Sure, if you say so. Trailers perfectly communicate everything about a film.
and... by WS	Jul 1st, 2009 09:50:09 AM
to break these clips down: "There are some comedians who don't act silly in the correct manner. I don't like them." Ok, I really don't care. I think I'd rather watch bad comedy then watch a shitty indie comedian rant about how people aren't doing comedy correctly. Fuck you and your bullshit "art of comedy". Either be funny yourself or shut the fuck up...
That's funny? Clubbing baby seals is funny by SoylentMean	Jul 1st, 2009 10:17:48 AM
this guy is not. If you club a baby seal it will eat for a day; if you club seven baby seals one of those baby seals will eat for seven days after killing the other six for their sandwiches.
The only funny Pakki by palpatinefuckedmydog	Jul 1st, 2009 10:42:40 AM
is that little foul mouth old man from 40 year old virgin and Zack and Miri. And he had to stereotype it to be funny. Otherwise,wise cracking Pakki fucks just aren't funny at all...maybe funny looking and sounding but not funny. Oh, funny smelling if you've ever taken a cab in NYC.
I tell Yoooooooooo! by palpatinefuckedmydog	Jul 1st, 2009 10:43:23 AM

That's not a cheeseburger by Magnum Opus	Jul 1st, 2009 10:45:04 AM
THAT'S MY DIIIIIICK! The only thing funnier than this Aziz character is the number of people who just don't understand what they're watching and react as if this were real stand-up. They make me laugh even harder.
How bad will Funny People bomb? by SoylentMean	Jul 1st, 2009 10:52:30 AM
I hope it bombs like Year One. Because I'm a hateful person and my favorite soda is Spite.
well .. I DONT get it ... by Beniffer	Jul 1st, 2009 12:12:20 PM
What is the big secret here .. I dont know this guy .. dont watch scrubs .. so .. dont get it .. Anyone help?
ok, so it is a character ... dandy by Beniffer	Jul 1st, 2009 12:21:06 PM
so are these just shots from the movie ... or just him doing randy when he does a show? either way .. raaaandy is ok .. but aziz sounds like an inet kiddie gone comedian
I just don't get the point of these clips by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 01:20:19 PM
The movie focuses around a stand up on the downside of his career. These are just some side characters in the movie. The movie is not some parody of stand up, it looks like a lame lifetime movie.
hebrokeaway by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 01:22:41 PM
The trailer gives away the WHOLE plot of the film. Famous stand up comedian finds out he is dying, takes up and coming comedian under his wing. Up and comer learns about whats missing in Adam Sandlers life, tries to get him to fix it. Adam Sandler finds out that he is not dying, goes after the one that got away (Jude Wife). Probably gets her in the end, and their are a couple of side kicks throughout. Plus it gives away probably all the good jokes, like the Die Hard line.
Sorry, this guy is seriously not funny by bb6634	Jul 1st, 2009 01:32:07 PM
and painfully average in his delivery. Breaks absolutely no new ground as a comedian. Pass.
series7 - "trailer gives away the plot" by itrainmonkeys	Jul 1st, 2009 01:39:16 PM
Most movies give away the plot in the trailer. Especially when it comes to comedy films. I just watched the Knocked Up trailer on youtube......the whole movie is spelled out for you. You know how it will probably end, it's got a lot of the good jokes, and you know what you're going to get. Same thing goes for Juno, Tropic Thunder, and Anchorman (other trailers I just watched quick on youtube) Watch the trailer for nearly any comedy movie and you'll see that most trailers give the plot in it. They also give away some of the better jokes. It's sort of the purpose of a trailer - to tell you what the story is about and try and get you to want to see it. I think they included the "gets better and isn't going to die" thing in the trailer so people didn't think it was gonna be a movie that has a sad ending with Sandler dying. I wish they didn't include it in the trailer but oh well.....i'll still see the film (probably on DVD....unless i'm bored on the weekend).
bb6634 - you do realize this isn't his real standup act by itrainmonkeys	Jul 1st, 2009 01:41:07 PM
and that this "Randy" is not real? Aziz is much better at delivery and standup than these videos. He had the same craigslist joke when I saw his standup at Bonnaroo except it as much funnier and timed better. He also had more energy and asides. These videos are not real. So you're "passing" on a fictional character.
itrainmonkeys by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:08:52 PM
Yeah I know most trailers give away the movie, but the Funny People trailer is almost like a parody of bad trailers. It fucking sits you down, holds your hand and walks you through all the plot points on the whole movie. I half way expected time markings letting me know at what minute key events took place. Also seeing that there was nothing funny in Knocked Up, and the few ha laughs it had were in the trailer, I expect this is more of the same.
It's not to supposed to be that funny by DinoBass	Jul 1st, 2009 02:11:47 PM
and the fact that it's not funny is not supposed to be funny or ironic, either. I think people are getting confused, especially the ones saying that none of these viral marketing pieces look funny so the real movie won't be funny. Funny People, in the trailers and in its viral marketing, has all along been positioning itself as more a drama than a comedy.
the DJ is funny by bigbadbua	Jul 1st, 2009 02:22:44 PM
His delivery was pretty damn good
This Shit is HI-LAR-EEE-OUUUUS!!! by MooseMalloy	Jul 1st, 2009 02:43:17 PM

BEAKS CAN SUCK IT. by Underoos Hero	Jul 1st, 2009 03:02:37 PM
This Randy guy is not funny.This looks like a skit for an elementary school talent show with curse words. And whats worse is that you have no taste and you endorse this shit. You sir officially suck ass. Any headline with your name on it, I will pass on. Not Funny.
heheehe by Underoos Hero	Jul 1st, 2009 03:03:25 PM

i think its great. by mytmouse	Jul 1st, 2009 03:08:17 PM
the randy character is great. aziz does a lot of funny characters. has anyone seen his video as clell tickle?
Ah, quantize, you don't get that I do get it and you don't get i by Heckles	Jul 1st, 2009 03:32:28 PM
And you sir/maddam, are in fact, the douche. Good day. And if you don't get it, then go back to the top and read again. Get it?
Dane Cook is no longer the worst comic on the planet, then? by Subtitles_Off	Jul 1st, 2009 04:12:21 PM

Oh, it's VIRAL by Subtitles_Off	Jul 1st, 2009 04:16:26 PM
Dummy me. Doesn't make it any funnier, or entice me to see this stupid movie any more, but, whatever...I'm stupid. Apatow is the most over-rated, unfunny thing the planet has got going right now. Besides Cook, of course.
Raaaaandy flat out suuuuuucks, Period. by DoctorZoidberg	Jul 1st, 2009 04:27:04 PM
I love Louis CK, Chappelle, Dave Attell, and a bunch of other immature laughs. I didn't even crack a smile on this loser. His delivery is like some dude from college who's friends don't have the heart to tell him he is not funny. By the way, notice the empty seats in the front row, and only mid-level laughs and no belly laughs or claps? Sucks, and on his way out before he is all the way in. Watch him fade away.
And Beaks has no taste for comedy, apparently. by DoctorZoidberg	Jul 1st, 2009 04:28:10 PM
Though I do think he has taste for movies.
YOU PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS by thefreeman	Jul 1st, 2009 04:30:09 PM
Jesus christ....Randy is not a real comedian. It is a character played by Aziz Ansari...and the jokes he tells while doing his Randy character are supposed to be obnoxious and retarded jokes about sex and how awesome he is...think of it like a parody of a comedian like Dane Cook...its actually hilarious especially if you know Aziz Ansari and know that he is actually like the polar opposite of how he acts as Randy.
Mr. Beaks... by Somerichs	Jul 1st, 2009 04:59:10 PM
Perhaps I did not make myself as clear as I could have. Raaandy reminds me of the douche comedian that Dave Chapelle played in the movie; he does not remind me of Dave himself. So kudos to Dave for doing such a tremendous job of playing a douche. Dave Chapelle association = good; Douche association = bad. Meanwhile, so it appears I was duped by this. In my defense, (a) I was not fooled by the "yo Teach" clip, and (b) such is the sad state in which we find ourselves, where there are enough retarded, but insanely popular, comedians out there that this was actually somewhat believable as a real person. Besides, at least I didn't think he was actually funny.
thank you thefreeman by itrainmonkeys	Jul 1st, 2009 05:19:28 PM
some people don't seem to understand that it's a parody. just like the "yo teach" was a parody of shitty sitcoms about teachers and tough youths and the fake movie clips from adam sandler's character's movies are just parodies of mainstream, dumbed down comedy movies. randy is not real. he's a character. He's supposed to be a shticky comedian with weird delivery and mediocre jokes. i bet when the movie comes out....we see his character doing a bit of this and then other comedians are annoyed with his success since he's not that great.
NEWRANDYNEWRANDYNEWRANDY,,, by DanielKurland	Jul 1st, 2009 07:38:06 PM
I saw him do some of this in Toronto months ago as well.
Apparently Brits are very concerned with what comedians do "acro by TheJokesOnUs	Jul 1st, 2009 08:44:58 PM
I guess satire doesn't translate to the EU, either.
"Brits" don't give a fuck. by The Dark Shite	Jul 1st, 2009 08:51:15 PM
The smart ones even know this is a fake. But thanks for the generalisation.
saw him do this live by the_andude	Jul 1st, 2009 09:32:24 PM
and he was amazing! absolutely insane. it's pretty much mocking bad comics, and it killed.
wato by wato	Jul 1st, 2009 09:39:03 PM
I guess I'm one of the sheep that isn't aware of every retarded viral campaign on the internet. That said, I'm really not seeing how something that is totally unenjoyable is supposed to make me want to go see something else that will probably be....based on sweet viral campaing...wait for it... UNENJOYABLE. Boy. I am so stupid.
Shit gets in your head and won't get out by Dark Knight Lite	Jul 1st, 2009 10:19:22 PM
It's not that funny, but I'll be damned if I didn't have "I got Oreos on my diiiiiiick," in constant rotation inside my head today. I guess it's better than some bad 80's song...
Promo campaign for Funny People gets a FAIL by DinoBass	Jul 2nd, 2009 12:13:10 AM
It's confusing too many people. These viral pieces aren't really meant to be satires or parodies, just accurate portrayals of these types of comics/sitcoms. Remember, the official trailers play up the drama more than the comedy aspects of the film. The purpose of these viral things is to get people talking about whether they're real or not, nothing else. Makes it look to me like the movie is being marketed as anything BUT a spoof or parody of comedians. The comedy in the movie, I'm guessing, is not gonna come from lampooning anything. But in any case, when you get people saying "well, that viral spoof isn't funny, so the movie won't be funny and I won't see it", the only thing you can really say is that the marketing campaign is not being that effective.
If we did have a Laugh Hut in Bakersfield... by schlockthemonkey	Jul 2nd, 2009 08:48:03 AM
It would be populated by the Jeff Foxworthys and Larry The Cable Guy types.
As funny as The Larry Sanders show was.... by V'Shael	Jul 2nd, 2009 09:35:31 AM
would anyone actually have wanted to watch an episode of the talk show Larry Sanders, as it was presented? Of course not. Because that's not where the humour was. It was in the muttered asides. The off camera action. The booking room, and the writers room. Having some viral video showing the unfunny shit, is retarded. You don't advertise Galaxy Quest by showing scenes from "that crappy but fondly remembered sci-fi show from the 80's." You don't advertise the Larry Sanders show by showing one of his full interviews with some guest. These so called viral videos for funny people are fucking retarded and full of fail.
Raaaaaaaaandy.... by IceMonkey	Jul 2nd, 2009 02:57:56 PM
...is not funny.

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