Funny People
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Funny People is a 2009 dramedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow that follows a famous comedian confronting his mortality and relationships, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Funny People canonical | 17 |
| Judd Apatow filmography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funny People Context triple: [Adam Sandler, notableWork, Funny People]
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A.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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B.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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C.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a 2004 satirical comedy film that parodies 1970s television news culture through the absurd misadventures of an egotistical anchorman and his colleagues.
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D.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
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E.
Frances Ha
Frances Ha is a 2012 black-and-white indie comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written by and starring Greta Gerwig, following a young woman’s aimless yet hopeful life in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funny People Target entity description: Funny People is a 2009 dramedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow that follows a famous comedian confronting his mortality and relationships, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
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A.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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B.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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C.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a 2004 satirical comedy film that parodies 1970s television news culture through the absurd misadventures of an egotistical anchorman and his colleagues.
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D.
Ruthless People
Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
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E.
Frances Ha
Frances Ha is a 2012 black-and-white indie comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written by and starring Greta Gerwig, following a young woman’s aimless yet hopeful life in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Funny People Description of subject: Funny People is a 2009 dramedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow that follows a famous comedian confronting his mortality and relationships, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Judd Apatow filmography