Funny People features many cameos from a whole host of famous faces, leading viewers to believe that rap legend Eminem appears in the 2009 movie.
While 2009’s Funny People has a starry cast, few viewers expected to see rap legend Eminem appear in the Adam Sandler vehicle. Adam Sandler is best known as the star of countless comedy blockbusters. However, the actor also has a mixed track record when it comes to dramatic offerings. In 2020, Sandler wowed critics in the tense crime drama Uncut Gems, giving a dazzling performance that proved he has major potential as a dramatic performer. Before that, 2003’s idiosyncratic dramedy Punch Drunk Love offered earlier evidence of Sandler’s dramatic acting prowess.
However, not all of Sandler’s forays into drama have been so successful. 2007’s Reign Over Me was critically dismissed, while 2014’s comedy-drama The Cobbler was similarly disliked. However, the movie that Sandler turned down Tarantino for, Funny People, is a more complicated case. A Judd Apatow comedy-drama that sees Sandler play a cancer-stricken comedian, Funny People was a strange mixture of melodrama and broad comedy. Reviewers were unsure how to feel about this effort at the time of its release, but the underrated Funny People has since been viewed as a flawed but interesting and ambitious effort for Sandler and Apatow alike.
Eminem Plays A Version Of Himself In Funny People
Since Sandler’s character is a superstar comedian, he encounters quite a few famous faces throughout Funny People. However, most of the cameos in Funny People are not from actors playing themselves. Aziz Ansari, Bo Burnham, and Aubrey Plaza all play comedic actors in Funny People, but not themselves. In contrast, rap legend Eminem plays himself in a brief cameo. Or rather, much like celebrity guest stars appearing in The Simpsons, Eminem plays a comically heightened caricature of himself. In Funny People, Eminem is a standoffish and paranoid self-parody who grows furious when Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano makes eye contact with him.
This is not the only time that Eminem poked fun at his fame, however. The actor also appeared as himself in 2014’s The Interview, wherein he blithely revealed during an interview that he is gay and assumed the public knew this. Eminem also parodied his success in the music video for Slaughterhouse’s “My Life,” wherein the absurd extent of his personal wealth was illustrated by a television announcer. However, Funny People might be Eminem’s best comedic cameo. The rapper’s trademark aggression is rendered comical when he begins berating a bemused Romano, with the encounter ending in embarrassment for everyone involved.
Eminem Isn’t Funny People’s Only Rap Cameo
While Eminem plays a minor role in Funny People, he is not the only rap legend in the movie’s cast list. Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA plays Chuck, a more substantial role that flexes the rapper’s considerable acting chops. In the years since Funny People was released, RZA has gone on to appear in numerous movie and TV roles. Rock legend James Taylor also has a cameo in Funny People, as do comedians Sarah Silverman, Paul Reiser, and Norm McDonald. However, Funny People is still mostly remembered as an early dramatic effort from its star Adam Sandler.
News
¿Por qué Ángela Aguilar fue nombrada Mujer del Año? La polémica detrás del reconocimiento que dividió a las redes(A)
La artista, cuyo matrimonio con Christian Nodal se mantiene bajo el escrutinio público, fue incluida en el especial de Glamour Latinoamérica por su aportación al regional mexicano Ángela Aguilar fue nombrada por la revista Glamour México como Mujer del Año…
“No perjudico a nadie”; Ángela Aguilar asegura que no debe dar explicaciones tras ser juzgada por su romance con Nodal(A)
La esposa del cantante habló después de que Cazzu la desmintiera (Jovani Pérez/Infobae) Ángela Aguilar fue nombrada como ‘Mujer del Año 2024′ por la revista Glamour y causó controversia por hablar del feminismo y mostrarse muy segura de que se ha manejado siempre de la…
¿Pepe Aguilar truncó la carrera de una cantante para que despejara la de Ángela? Esto es lo que sabemos(A)
Usuarios en redes sociales comentan que lo mismo ocurre con su prima, Majo Aguilar Instagram: pepeaguilar_oficial | angela_aguilaroficial En medio de toda la controversia del matrimonio entre Christian Nodal y Angela Aguilar, internautas comenzaron a hacer viral el fragmento de una entrevista de Janeth…
‘La Chupitos’ tuvo que someterse a quimioterapias para tratar su enfermedad sin cura(A)
La comediante Liliana Arriaga compartió detalles del padecimiento que la aqueja, y por el cual tuvo que recurrir a quimioterapias orales Liliana Alejandra Arriaga Franco, conocida como ‘La Chupitos’, revela que padece el síndrome de Sjögren, una enfermedad autoinmune sin…
Gomita se pronuncia sobre las acusaciones de violencia que involucran a su hermano Lapizito: “Nunca he apoyado el maltrato”(A)
Fer Duran dio a conocer públicamente las agresiones que vivió durante su relación con el comediante La influencer aseguró estar en contra de cualquier tipo de violencia. (Foto: Instagram/@lapizitooficial) Por segunda vez Fer Duran habló públicamente sobre el maltrato físico y psicológico…
Andrea Legarreta se reencontró con Thalía en medio del crítico estado de Ernestina Sodi: “Muy sensible”(A)
La escritora de 64 años lleva casi 20 días en terapia intensiva tras sufrir un doble infarto; en tanto, Thalía se encuentra en la CDMX Andrea y Thalía volvieron a encontrarse durante la visita de la cantante a CDMX (Instagram)…
End of content
No more pages to load