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2009 Dramedy written and directed by [[Judd Apatow]] and starring [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Seth Rogen]].
George Simmons (Sandler), a famous and popular comedian and star of numerous successful [[Lowest Common Denominator|lowbrow]] comedic movies, is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, the treatment of which promises only a low chance of success. Looking back on his life [[Lonely
Recognising something in Wright, Simmons offers him a job writing jokes for a corporate gig, which becomes a gig as Simmons' P.A. Ira thus becomes the first and only person George tells about his illness, and he begins to try and encourage George to come out of his shell and rebuild connections, including mending bridges with 'the one that got away' -- his ex-girlfriend Laura (Leslie Mann) who is now married to an Australian businessman named Clark (Eric Bana).
Just when George has resigned himself to the inevitable, an unexpected development gives him further cause to re-evaluate his life and what he thought he knew about it -- and he decides that it's time to get back together with Laura...
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* [[Affair Hair]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted]] with Laura.
* [[And Then What?]]: Eminem proposes this in a vulgar yet true way after {{spoiler|George finds out he is cured.}}
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* [[Kavorka Man]]: George, his celebrity status makes him pretty popular with the ladies.
* [[Lame Comeback]]: George's comeback to Ira's [[What the Hell, Hero?]] (see below), that Ira isn't funny, is just as pathetic and inadequate as it sounds.
* [[Lonely
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Ira's roommates' assessment of [[Aubrey Plaza]]'s character: "She's mousy!" "Yeah, a mouse I wanna stick my dick in!"
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|Ira does this when he follows Laura to the airport. When Clark and Laura reunite and forgive each other, Ira tries to sneak away, but is spotted by Clark, thus having Laura be forced to tell how she slept with George and thus having an angered Clark beat the living crap out of George. All thanks to Ira simply trying to fix things.}}
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: James Taylor {{spoiler|Fuck Facebook.}}
** Also the scene with Ray Romano and Eminem.
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** [[The Great Gatsby]] <small>In [[Stand Up Comedy]]!</small> <small> {{spoiler|Minus the murder!}}</small>
* [[Sad Clown]]: George, of course.
* [[Shout
* [[Show Within a Show]]: Jason Schwartzman's character acts in "Yo Teach". There's also all of the movies that Simmons has been in, which show up here and there.
* [[Spin-Off]]: Judd Apatow bought a pitch for a Randy movie. The script is yet to be written.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The majority of the [[Show Within a Show|shows within the show]].
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: Annoyingly enough, at least one trailer shows George {{spoiler|getting the news that his illness is gone.}} Some summaries give away the same plot point. Of course, given the length of the movie and the [[Halfway Plot Switch]]...
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]?: In a way; after Ira, completely fed up with George {{spoiler|when he fired him}}, has completely deconstructed the other man and informed him that even if he had everything he ever wanted George would still not be happy because he's a bitter, selfish, self-loathing shell of a man who doesn't seem to know what happiness even ''is'' never mind be able to find or provoke it in other people.
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