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...almost became a sportscaster after earning a degree from the University of Southern California (USC) in sports information. But after surprising successes in improv comedy, Ferrell won the role on SNL which would propel him to the big screen and prominence in the entertainment industry...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Live From Harvard Yard It's Will Ferrell | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

This could be an essay in contempt--the movie's title suggests a corrective fart aimed at the ghost of folk pop--but what's the fun in that? These gifted improv-ers of course locate the ludicrous. (Lynch does a roguish parody of everything that is creepy and false about show-biz poise.) But Guest also trusts any actor's tendency to fall in love with his character--and find elaborate rationales for goofy behavior. "There had been abuse in my family," Higgins solemnly recalls. "But it was mostly musical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outfolking the Folkies | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

Eventually, he joined The Groundlings, a Los Angeles improv comedy group. He starred in the movie Old School, which since opening on Feb. 21 had made $74 million...

Author: By Justin D. Gest, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comedian Will Ferrell To Speak On Class Day | 4/16/2003 | See Source »

...year-long CityStep program anually enriches the education of more than 100 Cambridge fifth and sixth-graders with dance, improv and choregraphy...

Author: By Anais A. Borja, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dance Preview :: CityStep 20th Anniversary Show | 4/11/2003 | See Source »

...shouts a heckler planted in the audience of the Adams Pool Theater.  So the “Funny Undergrads Containing Knowledge” (figure out the acronym) would have you believe, as the peppy actors onstage claim to be Harvard’s newest improv group in act one of Hot Dogs in the Litter...

Author: By Sandra E. Pullman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Review: Pool Show Draws Laughs | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

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