Tracy Bennett
I hate to toot our own horn, but pop culture loves iVillage.com. First Alec Baldwin mentioned us on 30 Rock. Then we ended up on the Funny People DVD. That's right, while filming Funny People -- starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen -- Leslie Mann told Eric Bana: "Do you know I went to iVillage.com and they list 32 ways of knowing if your husband's having an affair? And you are guilty of 18!"
Mann's character then tells him how he fits the list: " Number 16: Would rather watch TV than have sex. Number 18: Your mate turns the table and accuses you of cheating."
What can we say -- iVillage knows women!
Funny People, despite its name, has some pretty emotional scenes. The movie focuses on the life of George (Sandler), a famous comedian who learns, that due to an illness, he only has a short time left to live. George hires Ira (Rogen), an aspiring comedian, to be his joke writer and the two form an odd friendship. Meanwhile, George tells his ex-fiance and love-of-his-life Laura (Mann) about his fate. Though she's married to Clarke (Bana), she decides to be unfaithful and start up an affair with George.
So, yes, while it's an emotional tale, there's also tons of humor, which is only expected of writer-director Judd Apatow (Mann's real-life husband) and stars Sandler and Rogen. Dave Attell, Sarah Silverman, Norm Macdonald, Paul Reiser, Ray Romano, Andy Dick and Eminem all make cameos as well.
And it's not just the movie itself which is hilarious. The DVD is packed with extras, from gag reels to archival footage of Sandler and Apatow to Line-O-Rama, which features the iVillage.com mention.
Watch that clip now:
Funny People comes out on DVD Nov. 24.
