Originally published Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 12:00 AM
People in Sports | Will Ferrell interviews Izzo
Will Ferrell: The comedian gave Michigan State basketball fans — and coach Tom Izzo — a chance to laugh after the 11th-ranked...
Will Ferrell: The comedian gave Michigan State basketball fans — and coach Tom Izzo — a chance to laugh after the 11th-ranked Spartans lost to Penn State over the weekend.
Ferrell "interviewed" Izzo on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center before a mostly student crowd of about 9,000 as his fictional title character from "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." It was part of "Will Ferrell's Funny or Die College Comedy Tour."
Ferrell as Burgundy asked Izzo if he was a "legal dwarf" and shared stories of their time together in the National Guard, a report in the State News said. Izzo held his hand over his mouth to keep from laughing, particularly when Ferrell/Burgundy recalled the pair invading Canada and shooting a moose.
Ferrell's tour is promoting his basketball-themed comedy "Semi-Pro," which opens at the end of the month. Ferrell plays the owner of a struggling Flint, Mich., minor-league team.
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"Trying to beat traffic, I guess," he told David Letterman.
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