The (New) Kings Of Comedy (Part 3)

Jonah Hill (Actor & Writer)

 
Hill, I will regard as the last of these kings, began writing and performing his own plays while was still in college, in New York. Through his plays, he got to meet Dustin Hoffman, who later got him his first movie role in I Heart Huckabees (2004). He later starred in The 40-Year-Old-Virgin (2005), where he played a minor role, this was followed by a larger supporting role in Apatow’s next feature, Knocked Up. Hill, 25, lead role eventually in Superbad (2005), he has also starred in Evan Almighty, Horton Hears a Who!, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Recently he has starred in Night at the Museum; Battle of the Smithsonian, Funny People and the newly released The Invention of Lying.

The (New) Kings Of Comedy (Part 2)

Seth Rogen (Actor, Writer & Producer)

Rogen, 27, falls next in line as he is known for his deadpan humour. He started out very early (age 13) signing up for a comedy class and co-wrote his first screenplay ‘Superbad’ the following year, with Evan Goldberg, reflecting pieces of their childhood.

The (New) Kings Of Comedy (Part 1)

This is not a new or an upcoming movie, but a look at the new guys in comedy. These new brand of comedians have also led the emergence of the ‘Bromance’. Their unique talent and style of creating comedies has indeed shaken up the movie world. These guys are responsible for hits like Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pineapple Express and more recently Funny People. They are:

District 9(ja)

The movie 'District 9' is one of the year’s Sci-Fi’s blockbusters, set up in South Africa. It reflects the problems facing the South African society (i.e. Racism, Apartheid, and Xenophobia). Yet the Nigerian Government has sought to pull the plug on the movie airing in the country (though you can’t blame them ..... Obesandjo as the Nigerian warlord). But what this set of people (“rebranding the country”) don’t know is that they have helped in promoting this movie even further, amongst the non – movie enthusiasts; because this would prompt the average man/person/individual to see the movie even though the movie wouldn’t appeal to them. Hence the sales of pirated DVDs (in Nigeria) should & would experience a decent rise in the sales of any DVD bearing the “District 9” poster on its cover. Also, Nigerians living abroad would also try to see the movie, to see what the fuss is all about; which invariably makes more money for Peter Jackson (Wingnut Films).