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Google translates both of them to be interesting. And which can be used for _a
funny guy_?
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What is the difference between 楽しい and 面白い?
楽しい is more like "that is fun" or "that is enjoyable"

面白い is more like "that is interesting" or "that is captivating".
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`楽しい` is more like "fun, enjoyable", like a trip to the zoo.

`面白い` is more like "interesting, amusing", like a good movie.

Of course, watching the movie could be `楽しい`, and all the neat things you
learn at the zoo could be `面白い`, so the meanings are indeed close.

A _funny guy_ would use 面白い.
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* A child on a roller coaster exclaims 楽しい!
  * A physicist sees an unexpected factor in the equations describing the speed at the top of the third hump and muses 面白い.

Those are the extremes. There are quite a few things which can definitely be
described by both, including people with slightly different nuances.

楽しい人 does not mean "interesting/fun person" for a rather curious reason. Since
it relates to internal emotional state, 楽しい defaults to talking about the
speaker's emotions. 楽しい人 translates to "person I find fun/enjoyable-to-be-
with". It can have a romantic connotation, or a meaning close to "person I
enjoy chatting with".

面白い人 similarly means "Person I find interesting", not "Person who is
interested". It also has the implication of "person who is humorous", but only
if the speaker enjoys that humor. This is probably what you are looking for,
but realize that neither is really making an objective statement.
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In English we sometimes talk about "funny-peculiar" and "funny ha ha". 面白い is
a bit like "funny ha ha" and "interesting, with possibly shades of peculiar".
楽しい is enjoyable. A 楽しい人 is fun to be with.
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