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Oscar musical comedy

 Comedian's theory on how to make leap to Oscar-worthy performance: Skip the laughs and take "that gay coalmining film with James Spader."

By David Puner

Feb. 26, 2007 | No Oscar nods for "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" or "Nacho Libre," but Will Ferrell and Jack Black were on hand at the big show to threaten (via song) select nominees to individual ass-kickings, before John C. Reilly intercedes.

-- By David Puner