Part two of the Raaaaaaaandy documentary (viral video of Aziz Ansari’s character in Funny People) just came online, and I almost didn’t watch it because part one seemed like a less funny version of Dave Chapelle’s bad comedian character from 10 years ago.  But then I watched it anyway, and I admit, this one’s a lot funnier.  Turns out a mockumentary cutting together out-of-context punchlines like “I got some Oreos on my diiick!” and “You gotta take a shiiiiiit!” is way better than seeint the whole act in character.  So, uh, keep that in mind. And as for Aziz, head bowed and hat in hand, I must utter a humble “Ansari.”

Shut up, I was already leaving.

Yahoo just released this clip (after the jump) of Funny People director Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler talking about Funny People, and how Seth Rogen’s character’s relationship with Adam Sandler in the movie is kind of like Apatow’s relationship with Sandler back in the 80s/early 90s (PS, that picture couldn’t get any gayer if they were standing 69-ing and listening to Lady Gaga).  Anyway, I didn’t watch the whole thing because I’m really excited for this movie and I don’t want to spoil my appetite and I have a really really good feeling about this one, and I don’t care so judge me all you want you big meanie.

I know Adam Sandler is known mostly for making awful movies nowadays, but I still remember where I was when I first heard “The Buffoon Meets with the Dean of Admissions” like it was the goddamn Kennedy assassination.  It was kind of like the day I went through comedic puberty.  I guess what I’m saying is that no matter how many times he lets us down, there’ll always be some tiny part of me that’s waiting for Adam Sandler to stop sucking and be my hero again.  For youngish comedy writers, Adam Sandler is our OJ.

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The first part of a viral marketing/mockumentary short about Raaaandy, Aziz Ansari’s character who will play some part in Judd Apatow’s Funny People, has hit the web. I got through about a minute of it. Everyone thinks this Randy character is hilarious, and nothing against Aziz Ansari (who was in a really good Flight of the Conchords episode), but I don’t quite get it.  I guess it’s supposed to be a parody of a bad comedian.  So it’s like, unfunny on purpose?  And if that’s the case, isn’t the Raaaaaaaandy character a lot like Dave Chappelle’s Reggie Warrington character in the Nutty Professor?  (See clip below) 

Or maybe I’m just racist for thinking all deliberately bad, fictional black comedian parodies look the same.
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The red-band trailer for Judd Apatow’s Funny People just hit the web and judge me all you want, but this looks awesome.  Knocked Up was awesome too and so are dick jokes and drinking beer and quoting Anchorman so screw you, hippies.  The trailer premiered over on MySpace, and just in case you forgot MySpace was a sponsor, there’s also scene in which Adam Sandler’s character does stand up in front of a giant stage backdrop that says MySpace.  I heard there’s even a special edition 3-D version of the trailer that you have to watch with glasses that say “MySpace” on the inside.  Too bad it takes forever to load because they let random chicks change the background song to suit their mood.  That might have been a bad idea.
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Judd Apatow’s next movie, Funny People, is kind of about comedians, and while he was filming it, he held a concert called A Night of Funny People, featuring people like Patton Oswalt and Sarah Silverman (probably my two favorite comics, along with Zach Galif.), and reportedly used some film from the concert in the movie.  Today’s news is that some clips of Aziz Ansari’s performance, where he did a character named Randy, have hit the web. And they’ve even started a Randy website (laughyourdickoff.com) as part of their viral marketing.

[Update: the clip I was originally talking about was this one, but the video kept autoplaying so I took it down]

I know I’m a grouch and a hater about a lot of things, but I’d like to think I’m pretty open when it comes to comedy.  But a lot of people whose opinion I usually respect find this Randy character utterly hilarious, and I… I just don’t see it. It’s not unfunny, it just doesn’t do anything for me, kind of like the comedic equivalent of the Foo Fighters (go ahead and yell at me for that one too).  Plus he keeps breaking character.  Is that what’s funny about Randy?  That he’s a character who constantly breaks character?  Nonetheless, I’m posting some clips in case you guys enjoy it.  In the meantime I’ll just continue to stand here, frowning at my lawn and wondering why you never call.

[via CHUD]