Sixteen years before Good Fortune teamed Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen , the two comedians both appeared in one of Judd Apatow’s most overlooked and underappreciated films, Funny People . The film marked a turning point for everyone involved. Released in 2009, the movie arrived at the height of Apatow’s comedy reign and initially seemed like another laugh-out-loud follow-up to The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up . Instead, audiences were treated to a reflective, often melancholy story about fame, mortality, and the price of trying to be funny for a living. While Ansari and Rogen don’t have much screen time together, Funny People is an entertaining and thoughtful film that provides an interesting glimpse at their early careers .

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