a writer and producer broke out as a director with "the 40-year-old virgin" the film starring steve carell in the title role blended raunchy humor with moments of tender drama. >> are you a virgin. >> yeah, yeah, not since i was ten. >> it all makes sense. you're a virgin. >> i am -- shut up. >> how does that happen. >> rose: his second effort "knocked up" also became a critical and commercial success. >> i'm pregnant? >> with emotion. >> with a baby. you're the father. >> rose: the two have now finally teamed it up with "funny people" sandler plays a famous actor who learns he has a terminal illness. here is a look at the trailer. >> i like having a girlfriend. i don't have one but i like it better. one-night stands are tough. and i'm not great at sex so at the end of every time i have to go, normally i do better than that. girlfriends are sop much better, you finish up and are you just like well, you know. (laughter) >> that's how i do it. >> hey, you destroyed, man. >> you were the guy on after me. >> it is hard to be romantic with women when you live on a pullout couch. once those two

. >> the happen less electronic store clerk played by steve carell. >> i am all right. >> who at ageespect women, i love women, i respect them so much that i completely stay away from them. >> okay. people want to connect, they are just scared to do it. >> the 40 year old virgin wants to connect, he is just afraid people will call him a freak so he hides in his room. >> hey, hi. >> apatow followed that with 2007's knocked up. >> starring seth row began and kathryn heigell after a drunken one night stands finds themselves unexpectedly expecting. >> it lacks like you are pregnant by eight or nine weeks i would say, congratulations. >> after moving from sex -- >> do you have protection. >> i don't like guns. >> to child -- >> apatow has continued on with his newest film funny people, continued on to death. >> i am not great at sex so at the end of every time i say i normally do better than that. >> with girlfriends you just finish up and you say, well, you know. >> adam sandler plays a stand-up comic suddenly faced with mortality. >> your immunity is faced with a serious battle. >> i am