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Politics

Will Ferrell Endorses Eric Garcetti for Mayor of LA with What I am Guessing/Hoping Are Mostly Lies

by | February 13th, 2013

Celebrated actor Will Ferrell ("star of Expendables 2, The Day of the Dolphin, and Harlem Nights") has just released this video endorsing LA mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti. Now, I don't live in LA, so I don't know a ton about this race. But between this endorsement and his name sounding very similar to The Wire's Baltimore mayor Tommy Carcetti, he's got my vote. My theoretical vote because, again, I don't live in LA and it would be quite illegal for me to vote in this race.

pilot season

NBC Greenlights Pilots from Greg Daniels and Will Ferrell & Adam McKay

by | January 18th, 2013

NBC just ordered up three comedy pilots. They are as follows:

  • Assistance, created by Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Terriers) and produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay via Gary Sanchez Productions. It follows a hard-working assistant who is pulled between her "work husband" and her real life fiancé.
  • Donor Party, a New Normal-esque comedy created by Geyer Kosinski (Magic City) and actor Alex Schemmer (Community) about an irresponsible dude who has to grow up when he learns he has kids resulting from his sperm donor days.
  • An untitled show created by The Office writer Robert Padnick and produced by Office/Parks and Rec/King of the Hill mastermind Greg Daniels. [...]
Milestones

Will Ferell Celebrates Funny or Die's 5 Millionth Twitter Follower

by | January 11th, 2013

Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy's web comedy behemoth Funny or Die reached five million Twitter followers this week, and to commemorate the occasion, Will Ferrell released this special video. The video was written and directed by Nick Wiger, who made "Gungan Style (Gangnam Style Parody)" last year, possibly the greatest Funny or Die video ever. Five million Twitter followers is pretty impressive, making Funny or Die the 114th most-followed account on Twitter. It's nice of Will Ferrell to take some time out of his busy schedule to thank fans for their support, even if he just now learned that tweets aren't sent out through the [...]

Duos

Billy Eichner and Will Ferrell Play "Would Drew Barrymore Like That?" on 'Billy on the Street'

by | January 3rd, 2013

Will Ferrell made a guest appearance on Fuse's Billy on the Street (which he produces via Funny or Die) late last year, and here's him on the show playing one of host Billy Eichner's crazy games called "Would Drew Barrymore Like That?" He's competing for a bitchin' cat scratch post, and don't worry, I won't spoil whether he wins or not for you.

buddy comedies

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Join Forces for 'Get Hard'

by | December 10th, 2012

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart are attached to star together in Get Hard, a new comedy movie that Warner Brothers is in talks to acquire, Deadline reports. In the movie, Ferrell will play a bank manager being sent to maximum security prison for a crime he didn't commit, and Hart will be the street-smart guy he hires to toughen him up in his last 30 days of freedom before being put behind bars. The Upright Citizens Brigade's Ian Roberts and writing partner Jay Martel, who are the showrunners and executive producers on Comedy Central's Key & Peele, wrote the script. Will Ferrell's company Gary Sanchez will produce. The [...]

Sequels

Kristen Wiig Officially Signs on for 'Anchorman 2'

by | February 5th, 2013

Anchorman director/co-writer Adam McKay tweeted last night that Kristen Wiig is officially on board for the sequel. This comes after word that Wiig was in negotiations for a role in Anchorman 2 back in December. Wiig will play the love interest of Steve Carell's dense weatherman Brick Tamland. So far, she's the only new cast member to officially sign on to the movie, joining returning stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. Production is set to begin next month for a December 20th, 2013 release. Adam McKay said a few months ago, "We're talking about for Anchorman 2 creating a murderer's row [...]

Late Night

Will Ferrell's Company Is Developing a Late Night Talk Show for USA

by | January 16th, 2013

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company Gary Sanchez is developing a new late night talk show for the USA Network, TV Guide reports, and the series sounds like it'll be pretty different from anything else on the late night dial. Created by Rob Cohen (Life and Times of Tim, Big Bang Theory)  and Owen Burke (who runs Gary Sanchez's TV division), the untitled project will be a morning show airing at 12:01 am, which is technically the morning. The show will be modeled after Live With Kelly and Michael and the fourth hour of Today hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, and producers are [...]

home shopping

Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling Interrupt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to Host Their QVC Show 'Knife Guys'

by | January 10th, 2013

Jimmy Kimmel's ABC talk show just started airing at 11:35pm this week, and he's still learning the ropes of his new, earlier timeslot. Apparently, he was unaware that Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling use his studio to host their home shopping show, Knife Guys, Wednesday nights at 11:30. Hopefully, these guys will all work something out by next week… if Will Ferrell doesn't bleed to death by then.

showdowns

Watch a Preview of Will Ferrell and Billy Eichner's Face-Off Tonight

by | December 21st, 2012

Will Ferrell is guest starring on tonight's episode of Funny Or Die's Billy on the Street (which he also produces). It airs at 10/9c on Fuse, but you can watch this preview clip of his face-off with host Billy Eichner, which is sure to be the television event of the year.

Possibly Great News

Kristen Wiig Might Play Brick Tamland's Love Interest in 'Anchorman 2'

by | December 6th, 2012

Kristen Wiig is in negotiations for a role in Anchorman sequel, according to The Wrap. Wiig would potentially playing the love interest of Steve Carell's knucklehead weatherman Brick Tamland. Will Ferell and Adam McKay are still writing the script to Anchorman 2, which is set to begin production in March and to release in October 2013. Wiig has worked previously with Anchorman 2 producer Judd Apatow on Bridesmaids and in supporting roles in his other movies. So far, Wiig is the first and only new (potential) cast member to be announced, with only the original news team (Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner) being [...]

Advertising

Here Are Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, and Paul Rudd's Super Bowl Ads

by | February 4th, 2013

In case you missed them yesterday, here are all the Super Bowl commercials starring cool comedy people. The first is Will Ferrell's ad for Old Milwaukee, his second consecutive Super Bowl ad for the beer brand. Like the last one, it only aired locally (in three cities), which is pretty awesome. Hit the jump for Amy Poehler's Super Bowl ad and one starring Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Bob Odenkirk, both of which aired in more than three cities:

Awards Shows

Here's the 11 Minutes of the 180-Minute Golden Globes Broadcast Worth Watching

by | January 14th, 2013

The Golden Globes were held last night, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler doing every bit as amazing as you'd expect them to and raising the bar sky high for next month's Oscars host Seth MacFarlane. Even with these two incredibly funny ladies hosting, the bulk of the awards show broadcast was still made up of boring awards show stuff with funny stuff from Poehler and Fey sprinkled throughout. The two highlights of the night were Fey and Poehler's opening monologue (above) and a bit by their SNL cohorts Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig (below), presenting an award. The combined 11 minutes from these two segments make up [...]

Great Ideas

Funny or Die Is Expanding into Movies

by | January 9th, 2013

Funny or Die, the web video and TV enterprise created by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy, will begin producing movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With the goal of making two to three low-budget movies a year, Funny or Die has partnered with producer Scott Steindorff (Love in the Times of Cholera, The Lincoln Lawyer) to produce films written by, starring, and directed by its usual stable of comedians. This is great news for the website and for fans of amazing comedy, in general, because over the last few years, Funny or Die has amassed a talented and eclectic stable of comedic filmmakers and writers [...]

Release Dates

'Anchorman 2' Has a Release Date: Christmas 2013

by | December 20th, 2012

This time next year, you'll be sleeping in after a midnight screening of the long-awaited sequel to Anchorman, entitled Anchorman: The Legend Continues. Paramount just announced the film will be released on December 20, 2013, just in time for the holidays. Anchorman 2 will see stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner return, along with producer Judd Apatow, writers Adam McKay and Ferrell, and director McKay. Little is known about the plot, but Kristen Wiig is in talks to play Steve Carell's love interest and the film will be see the news team dealing with the development of the 24-hour news cycle [...]

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