premise: In the Company of Men is a 1997 Canadian/American black comedy written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, and Stacy Edwards. The film, which was adapted from a play written by LaBute, and served as his feature film debut, won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
hypothesis: Neil LaBute worked with Aaron Eckhart for the comedy that was his first screenplay
reason: the film won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.