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Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, And An Emboldened HuffPo Blogger Enliven Thursday ‘SNL’

5:07PM Kyle Buchanan | Returning alumni Will Ferrell (as George W. Bush) and Tina Fey turned last night’s Thursday edition of Saturday Night Live into a veritable class reunion, but one other notable name returned behind the scenes: Ferrell’s frequent collaborator Adam McKay. Little over a month ago, McKay (Step Brothers, Anchorman) lit up the left with a sky-is-falling Huffington Post blog entitled “We’re Gonna Frickin’ Lose This Thing,” but to judge from the opening sketch he co-wrote, he now finds the Republican ticket about as threatening as a Jackie Mason PSA. The clip, after the jump: More »

Bold ‘Anchorman’ Writer-Director to Fellow Liberals: ‘We’re Gonna Frickin’ Lose this Thing’

8:25AM STV | Hollywood’s growing political skirmishes have savagely overtaxed our Defamer Decides ‘08 bureau over the last 24 hours, with the Oprah Winfrey/Sarah Palin fallout still flowing over the transom and even the formidable presence of Chuck Norris on Fox promoting his unique, Palin-proud brand of “black belt patriotism.” Indeed, writes Anchorman/Step Brothers filmmaker (and occasional Huffington Post contributor) Adam McKay, the post-GOP Convention hangover is a potent one — or even potentially fatal, now that McCain has closed the gap on Obama. To which the saturnine scribe reacted with a deep gaze into his crystal ball and a reality check heard ’round the world: “We’re Gonna Frickin’ Lose This Thing”: More »

5:25AM Defamer Hollywood | Should this “Green Team” video, featuring the environmentally friendly, rape-crazed antics of Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and John C. Reilly, achieve Landlordesque viral penetration, “I have a murder-boner!” will soon become the most-invoked catchphrase at our nation’s finest fraternity parties. [Funny or Die] More »