Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro Sells Out All
Dates
Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro Sells
Out All Dates
Tour Leads Up To Feb. 29th Release of New Line Cinema Comedy Semi-Pro
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- All eight scheduled dates of Will
Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour in support of the upcoming New Line
Cinema comedy Semi-Pro have sold out, including the culminating show
in New York's world famous Radio City Music Hall on February 24.
The tour, which debuted on Feb. 4 at Kansas State University to more
than 7,000 rabid fans including Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius who
met Will Ferrell after the show, is playing in arenas on seven college
campuses and has sold more than 60,000 tickets The tour pairs Ferrell
with comedians Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin and Nick Swardson for
a rousing evening of innovative stand-up comedy and exclusive video
clips from FunnyorDie.com and the upcoming film Semi-Pro, which stars
Will Ferrell. Additionally, visitors to the official Semi-Pro website
(http://www.semipromovie.com/) will be able to follow the
behind-the-scenes adventures of the tour through a special blog
chronicling the tour.
Dates and venues for the tour are as follows: February 4: Kansas State U
niversity February 5: Michigan State University February 6: The Ohio Stat
e University February 11: Penn State University February 12: University of
Rhode Island February 13: Boston College February 22: UNC Chapel Hill Feb
ruary 24: Radio City Music Hall, New York
Will Ferrell stars in Semi-Pro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976
against the backdrop of the maverick ABA -- a fast-paced, wild and
crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for
itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk
contest. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit wonder who used the
profits from the success of his chart-topping song "Love Me Sexy" to
achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon's franchise,
the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in
danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the
NBA. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the
seemingly impossible -- win. Semi-Pro co-stars Woody Harrelson (Anger
Management, White Men Can't Jump), Will Arnett (Blades of Glory,
"Arrested Development"), Andre Benjamin (Four Brothers, music group
Outkast), Rob Corddry, Maura Tierney, Josh Braaten, DeRay Davis, Jay
Phillips, Jackie Earle Haley and Andy Richter. The film is written by
Scot Armstrong (Old School), directed by Kent Alterman, produced by
Jimmy Miller, and will be released on February 29, 2008.
FunnyorDie.com, launched in April of 2007, is one of the most visited
comedy sites on the web according to publicly available data at
http://www.quantcast.com/. In the past month, FunnyorDie.com was
featured in Adweek's "Digital Hot List," and has had 3.6 million
unique visitors, 17 million page views, and 35 million video views.
The award-winning video "The Landlord," featuring Ferrell and McKay,
is among the top three most watched videos on the web, having been
viewed over 49 million times since its April debut. For comedic
celebrities, FunnyorDie.com has quickly become the "place to be seen"
on the Web, and for users, FunnyorDie.com is simply the best place to
go online to easily find 20 minutes or more of laughter every day.
About New Line Cinema Corporation:
New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the
world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable
entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the
production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures,
the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home
entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an
international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form
Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release
independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line's
Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most
successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time
Warner, Inc. (TWX).
Contact: Candice McDonough (310) 967-6991 candice.mcdonough@newlin
e.com
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Web sites: http://www.semipromovie.com
http://www.FunnyorDie.com
http://www.quantcast.com
Source: New Line Cinema
CONTACT: Candice McDonough of New Line Cinema, +1-310-967-6991,
candice.mcdonough@newline.com
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