Funny People (2009)

Directed by: Judd Apatow

Synopsis: Comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns he is dying and takes a struggling comedian named Ira (Seth Rogen) under his wing.

Kitty Cameos: Ira is watching a video made by another comedian named Leo Koenig (Jonah Hill) which features footage of kittens and Leo acting like a cat.

Funny People - cute kittens on computer screen
Funny People - cute kittens on computer screen

Ira is dumbfounded that the video has 700,000 hits in four days. “If you put cute kittens in the title of your YouTube video, you’re going to get a million hits,” Ira explains.

Funny People - Leo Jonah Hill in front of kittens on computer screen
Funny People - Leo Jonah Hill looking at tuxedo kitten on computer screen

According to the DVD commentary, Jonah Hill hated the whole cat video segment purely because he didn’t think it was funny, which of course was the director’s intention.

Funny People - Leo Jonah Hill looking at orange tabby kitten in bag on computer screen

Final Mewsings: Cats rule the internet.

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