Since we only have about two weeks until the release of “Funny People”, the latest big screen effort from Judd Apatow and his crew, I knew the good viral videos were about to be unleashed. We here at The Spielster have been covering the viral marketing efforts behind Apatow’s “Funny People” since April and have enjoyed every moment of it.

Last year, Apatow partnered with his friends Will Farrell and Adam McKay over at FunnyorDie.com for future viral and video content the director would be working on. And the relationship has been a success so far. Apatow’s latest film follows the life of a successful comedic actor George Simmons (Adam Sandler) and his path in life and career after a battle with cancer. In support of this, Apatown has been busy filling the interwebs with viral content, such as George Simmons’ website, “Yo Teach!” and now we are getting to meet Raaaaaaaandy, a hilariously raunchy comedian played by Aziz Ansari. Randy’s site, LaughYourDickOff, is a showcase of the type of comedy and behind the scenes tricks I can only imagine Aziz, Seth Rogen, Sandler and Apatow probably abhor in their comedy community, which makes it all the better. Aziz’s Raaaaaaaandy (yes there are 8 a’s in there) is a stereotypical douche-bro comedian whose penchant to make money off his audience at any cost looks reasonably similar to a handful of LA residents (cough cough Dane Cook cough). Here is a glimpse at what we can expect from the comedians who are filling out the “Funny People” cast.
In other “Funny People” news, The Playlist reported that the soundtrack, chock full of goodies, will be released the Tuesday before the film comes out. It’s of Scwartzman’s Coconut Records’ songs and singer songwriters from the 1970′s.

[...] in love with the idea. For about a month, we have been getting snippets of the ridiculous comic and his brand of comedy on FunnyorDie.com in preparation for Friday’s release of Funny People. While this began as supplemental material to flesh out a very minor character in the movie, it has [...]