Nicholas Stoller (born 19 March 1976) is an English–American screenwriter and director. He is known mainly for directing the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and its 2010 spin-off/sequel, Get Him to the Greek.
Stoller was born in London, England, and raised in Miami, Florida, United States with his brother Matt Stoller. Stoller attended high school at St. Paul’s, a New Hampshire boarding school. He went on to attend Harvard College and wrote for the comedy publication The Harvard Lampoon, and played for the improv comedy troupe The Immediate Gratification Players while an undergraduate.
From 2000 to 2001, Stoller wrote for Judd Apatow’s short-lived Fox television series Undeclared and later co-wrote, again with Apatow, the 2005 comedy Fun with Dick and Jane. Stoller’s directorial debut, the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a romantic comedy starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Jonah Hill, Kristen Bell, Bill Hader and Russell Brand. The film was produced by Apatow… read more
Too long, badly paced and occasionally awkward. But it made me laugh and what else could i expect from a film such as this. 2.5/5
too long, without rhytm, 99% of the few funny scenes are based on drugs, infant sorrow songs are afwul and the serious moments are simply embarassing
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Get him to the Greek is a below par comedy which had way more potential than was used in the final film. Get him to the Greek pretty much follows the formula off pairing up two “unlikely” stereotypes… read review
There are two kinds of cynicism at work in Get Him to the Greek. One is expressed through the knowing, pomposity-lacerating performances of Russell Brand, Sean Coombs and Rose Byrne as narcissistic… read review
It should have been so simple: a star-struck record company gofer in need of a lucky break has to shepherd a hard-partying British rocker to a comeback concert in L.A. A clear-cut premise with the… read review
The glory that is Russell Brand’s character Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall stems from two words: supporting role. On paper, expanding the obnoxious and vain sexual deviant’s background part… read review