Comics just want to be taken seriously

Since Charlie Chaplin's day, comedians have yearned to do drama -- with varying results. Judd Apatow is the latest, with his dramedy 'Funny People.' As a director, John "Sully" Sullivan was no stranger to success. His "Ants in Your Plants of 1939" was an enormous comedy hit, and the studio was eager for a follow-up: "Ants in Your Plants of 1940," anyone? Sullivan, however, had different plans for h...

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