Once upon a time, I used to think Will Ferrell was the funniest man alive. I watched him religiously as Alex Trebek in the "Saturday Night Live" celebrity "Jeopardy" sketches, chuckling as he suffered through the shenanigans of Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery.

Ferrell's impressions on "SNL" and wacky roles in movies like "Old School" and "Anchorman" perpetually kept me laughing. His characters had this special zany quality to them that made them extremely quotable.

I personally idolized his ability to make people laugh, and I respected that a man who studied broadcast journalism...

Lead baseball and football announcer for Fox Sports, Joe Buck, joins us to discuss his new show, "Joe Buck Live," which airs this coming Monday night at 9 pm ET on HBO with special guest Brett Favre. Joe discusses what motivated him to take on the challenge of a new show; his comedy team -- which involves Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's website, Funny or Die; the balance his show will have between entertainment and sports, plus, responds to critics that include a certain Sports Guy from ESPN. (Full disclosure: I'm originally from St. Louis and there is a city ordinance that makes it against t...

Funnyman Will Ferrell is raising money for a cancer charity by rolling out a new range of sunscreens just in time for summer.

The star has slapped his name on a trio of lotions, available in Sexy Hot Tan, Sunstroke and Forbidden Fruit, in a bid to encourage people to lather on protective cream - and to raise money for Cancer For College, a foundation which gives scholarships to cancer patients.

The Anchorman comic insists he was happy to loan his star power to the project - and he'll be stocking all three bottles, which feature images of Ferrell in various states of undress.

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There are those types of actors in Hollywood who have recognizable faces but their names seem to slip your mind. Remember when Philip Seymour Hoffman and Don Cheadle were those types of elusive actors? They were in every genre of movie and their face was recognizable, but you drew a blank on their names. Now Philip is an Oscar winner and Don is an Oscar nominee. Kathryn Hahn shouldn't be one of those actors anymore! Drill her face AND name into your head - Kathryn Hahn.

Although Kathryn tends to gravitate towards comedic roles, she has a background in Broadway and television and made ...

The plot for Eastbound And Down reads like the next Will Ferrell/Adam McKay comedy: a superstar becomes too big for his britches, then crashes and burns. His only hope is to become a better person and get back to his winning ways.

The busted superstar in this case is Kenny Powers (played by Danny McBride), a power pitching closer that got the last out of the World Series at the age of 19 for Atlanta – they didn’t spring for any MLB licenses, so it's just "Atlanta." He signs a multi-year contract, and soon after trashes Atlanta when they begin to lose, so it's off to the only team that...

In the circles I run in, "Ooh, now that's a hot lead" is something I hear quoted by my friends quite often, really, for any reason or occasion. It's just one of those things. Of course, this is one of Chris Parnell's lines from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Naturally, I was (way too) excited to share this fact with Chris and, well, he (ahem) had no idea what I was talking about -- at least at first.

Regardless, Chris was nice enough to join me the day after his birthday and discuss everything from his time on Saturday Night Live, helping put YouTube on the map with "Lazy Sund...

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Martha Stewart broke up a lesbian orgy when she was in prison (PG-13) - Celeb Newswire

Michael Jackson at the People's Choice Awards - Bastardly

There's a real life "Anchorman" situation going on with this NBC morning news team in New York (funny video) - Defamer

UPS gets it there on time alright:

Woman "slips and falls" and can of hairspray ends up in her colon. Tripped and fell, ho...

In the mid-nineties a skinny, nerdy, somewhat sloppy guy burst into the shiny, chic, coiffed world of Clueless' Cher Horowitz and his quick wit and sparkling eyes managed to win her in the end. That guy was Paul Rudd, and he had tween girls all across the country replacing their JTT and Mark-Paul Gosselaar pin-ups with those of someone with a bit more character. Though Rudd has worked steadily ever since his "break-out" role in Clueless, he was often relegated to supporting roles in big projects with even bigger stars (like Romeo & Juliet, Anchorman, or Friends), burying his knack for dry...

Actress Christina Applegate is still mourning the loss of her ex Lee Grivas, four months after he died from an apparent drug overdose.

The Anchorman star reveals she learned of Grivas' death as she was preparing for breast cancer surgery and, in many ways, the sad news was more painful than the fact she was about to lose her breasts in a mastectomy. She explains, "I think that was more difficult and more painful than anything else. It still is a lot of the time."

Grivas, an aspiring photographer, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on July 1st, aged just 26.

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One good thing came out of actress Christina Applegate's breast cancer battle - she treated herself to the beach house she has always dreamed of. The Anchorman star underwent a double mastectomy in July but had one thing to look forward to when the medical crisis was over - a new home at the beach.

She says, "I started looking for a beach house the day I found out I had this disease. You just kind of go, 'What are you waiting for to get the things that you want and the things that you dream of?'"

Applegate spent three weeks recuperating, post-surgery, at her new beach abode and no...

Funnyman Will Ferrell is to tread the boards on Broadway - he'll make his New York stage debut impersonating the U.S. President in comedy You're Welcome America - A Final Night With George W. Bush.

The star will team up with producer Adam McKay, his Anchorman and Step Brothers collaborator, for the solo show. The comedy duo, who founded website FunnyOrDie.com, is also expected to pen the script.

Ferrell's various impersonations of Bush have been big hits on the internet, garnering more than 5.5 million hits on video sharing website YouTube.com. You're Welcome America - A Final N...

'The Sarah Silverman Program Season Two: Volume One (Uncensored)' Comes To DVD Oct. 14It's Sarah Silverman's world and we're all just spectators. Follow Sarah and the rest of the gang as she becomes romantically involved with God and decides to become "black" for a day to prove it's harder to be Jewish, deports her cleaning lady, joins a radical anti-abortion group and licks her dog's anus. Spend a few hours in Sarah's world where viewers come for the brilliant writing and performances, but you stay for the farts. Time magazine hails the show, "As filthy and sweet as an X-rated lollipop....

Christina Applegate's ex-husband Johnathon Schaech has praised the actress' brave battle with breast cancer. The Anchorman star recently underwent a double mastectomy, in her bid to beat the disease.

She has been given the all-clear after undergoing the operation, and has even returned to work on her hit sitcom Samantha Who?

And Schaech, who divorced the actress in 2005, insists he is proud of his ex.

He tells Usmagazine.com, "She is doing well. How wonderful it is that, because of what happened to her, people are becoming more aware. She is stepping out. She was on Oprah. Sh...

Will Ferrell may be one of Hollywood's most beloved funnymen - but he's serious when it comes to food.

The Anchorman star is so protective of his meal leftovers, he forbids his wife from touching them. And the comedian even separates his scraps so his partner doesn't mistake them for her own.

He says, "Even though I've been married for eight years, I do separate my food in the refrigerator from my wife's. I put labels on it that say 'This is Will's leftover chicken' or whatever. And if you touch it, yeah, I get livid."

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Comedy actor Will Ferrell will host a live fundraising auction for a charity his cancer-surviving friend founded.

The Anchorman star and his wife Viveca will host the event during the 15th Annual Cancer for College Golf Classic in September, which also includes a golf tournament, banquet and after-party. Craig Pollard, who was friends with Ferrell at the University of Southern California, set up the Cancer for College charity after he lost both his feet when he twice battled Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The charity aims to help cancer survivors seek college education - and Ferrell has su...

Actress Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, a spokesperson for the star has announced. The 36-year-old Anchorman star is expected to make a full recovery after being diagnosed with cancer during a regular MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, representative Ame Van Iden confirmed in a statement released to the media on Saturday.

The full statement reads: "Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommende...

Comedy star Will Ferrell suffered a terrifying attack of stage-fright on the set of new movie Step Brothers, when he was asked to sing opera in front of 500 extras.

The Anchorman star has stripped nearly naked on screen countless times, but singing on stage left him frozen to the spot. Ferrell explains, "That was one of the hardest things. I sang opera in front of 500 extras and I was so nervous that day. I can do just about anything in front of a camera except try to legitimately sing an opera piece."

"I would, actually (run past the extras naked). That would be so much easier....

A cameo used to refer to a famous person who made an appearance in a film as him or herself. Now actors play small parts as a character in a film for comic relief. Most cameos are non-credited due to the shortness of the screen time or because they are so famous they don't need a big credit. Some are publicity stunts. Others pay tribute to that actor's work in a similar role, but they are all for the most part hilarious. Following are 10 of film's funniest cameos in no particular order:

Will Ferrell as the pompous and entertaining Chazz Reinhold in Wedding Crashers

Once an accomp...

Iron Man has already grossed over $400 million worlwide. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull became the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever. With both of these films already in the books, what are the top 10 remaining summer movies to see? This list picks 10 films out of all the remaining movies from now until the end of August. Judging by this list, July looks like it could be one of the biggest months in years.

10. The Incredible Hulk

Release Date: June 13th

Director: Louis Leterrier (Transporter 1 & 2)

It is never a good sign when a franchise n...

Will Ferrell is set to return as 1970s newsman Ron Burgundy in a sequel to hit comedy Anchorman.

Director Adam McKay announced his plans for a second Anchorman film during an interview with website Collider.com over the weekend.

He revealed, "Will and I are like, 'Let's do Anchorman 2,' so you're talking, like, in two years, maybe we'll do it. But we're going to do it, for sure. We're dying to do it."

McKay insists the only thing that will scupper sequel plans will be if he and Ferrell cannot bring the original cast back.

He adds, "That's always kind of a tricky thing. ...

(HollywoodChicago.com) – After being blitzed by an onslaught of attention-demanding advertising that begged the question "who is Sarah Marshall?" even before you realized it’s a film, anticipation was ravenous.

It became nothing short of voracious upon learning it’s backed by producer Judd Apatow of "Superbad," "Knocked Up," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" fame (also with high hopes for his "Pineapple Express," which opens on Aug. 8, 2008).

Through his Apatow Productions company, Apatow has made be...

A majority of comedic films released over the past 10 years have fallen into either one of two categories: stupid with borderline inappropriate humor or stupid with completely inappropriate humor. Occasionally, a comedy comes along that doesn't quite fit either of these descriptions (i.e., Wedding Crashers, which is completely inappropriate but far from stupid). But these films are few and far between.

However, it is important to note that the word "stupid" is not meant to have a negative connotation here. True, it is sometimes more satisfying to watch a comedy based entirely on witty ...

Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy has topped a new magazine poll to find the ultimate comedy movie from the past three decades that "stands the test of time."

The 2004 Will Ferrell film beat Eddie Murphy's Coming To America and There's Something About Mary to land at the top of Complex magazine's comedy countdown.

The top five is:

1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2. Coming To America

3. There's Something About Mary

4. Friday

5. Raising Arizona.

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Think of your favorite comedies. Whether it be Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Caddyshack, Animal House, or recent films like Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Borat, they all have something in common. Each film boasts incredible performances, and the Academy has not recognized any of them. How is this fair? Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller - all the successful comic actors should get their due.

It is equally hard to create a great comedy as it is to make a gripping drama. The Golden Globes have a separate category for comedic perfo...

Adam McKay is a big player in the world of comedy. The former SNL head-writer co-wrote and directed Will Ferrell in the films Anchorman and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Now he's taking on a greater role as a producer, helping people's visions be seen by a larger audience. In part 2 of this two part Starpulse Q and A, Adam McKay shares some of his picks for the best new directors, actors, and writers and discusses what is, in his opinion, that makes for good comedy.

How do you think the writer's strike is gonna play out?

You know, there's what I think will happen and ...

There's quite a few websites out there that provide original comedy videos, but what separates Funnyordie.com is that its got Will Ferrell and Adam McKay at its helm. " We liked the idea of just doing comedy for comedy's sake and having a place for our friends to do it too. We went into it with a clubhouse mentality and that was basically it," says McKay, a former SNL head-writer who's co-written and directed Ferrell in the films Anchorman and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, adding "We also talked about the fact that it would be a great opportunity to see new directors, actors,...

In the 80s, viewers tuned in to two series that featured some of the most popular theme songs on television: "Married...With Children" and "Cheers." What happened to the stars of these popular shows?

Cheers (1982-93)

Who can forget the words from the opening sequence: Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got/Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot/Wouldn't you like to get away?

For 11 great years we watched regulars Carla (Rhea Pearlman), Norm (George Wendt), Cliff (John Ratzenberger) and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) come into the Cheers ...

Actress Christina Applegate is so desperate to have kids she's pressing on with parenting plans without a man in her life. The divorced Anchorman star, 36, admits she can hear her body clock ticking loudly and insists it's the perfect time to have a baby - even though she isn't dating.

She says, "That's (motherhood) something I really need to get on soon, which is difficult in the current situation. I feel complete when I'm with babies and kids... If I end up doing it on my own, I don't see anything wrong with that."

Applegate divorced actor husband Johnathon Schaech last year a...

Jay Johnston was used to strangers approaching him in public. After all, he was a prominent writer and actor on the cult HBO sketch series Mr. Show with Bob and David. Plus, he's had his fair share of encounters with the homeless and jerks who want to pick a fight with him simply because he's six foot five. But the oddest reactions Jay's received were the result of growing out a mustache during the first season of The Sarah Silverman Program for his role of Officer Jay McPherson. Suddenly, Jay found himself the victim of behavior he deemed to odd and annoying to endure and vowed to wear pro...

As a film junkie and music geek I always look forward to seeing what songs directors will put in certain scenes to create the right mood. Finding the perfect song isn't always easy. The song has to fit that key moment or it could ruin the movie.

Following is a list of songs that have really made a movie scene stand out. I'm sure you will notice two things about me: I love chick flicks and 80's movies. This wasn't an easy task. I found over 50 songs and cut the list down to 15 with a few honorable mentions.

15) "Kissing You" by Des'Ree from the movie "Romeo + Juliet" (1996)

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