Kevin Smith

Not an auteur, certainly not a visual director, but one of the most legitimately funny guys around (at least to my juvenile sensibilities).

An amusing article from the Globe and Mail. Read it here

Favorite quote on why he cast Jennifer Lopez after seeing Gigli? Smith says, 'Because Ben was in love with her so he didn't have to act and you want Affleck to do as little acting as possible. . . .'"