Dec. 6, 2007

In support of the February 29th, 2008 theatrical release of his comedy, SEMI-PRO, Will Ferrell will host a nationwide college comedy tour featuring rising stars of stand-up. The tour will hit the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill on Feb. 22, 2008.

Sponsored by FunnyorDie.com, the funniest place on the web, Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro pairs Ferrell with three comedians, Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin, and Nick Swardson, for a rousing evening of stand-up comedy. The seven-college arena tour hits the road in February 2008, in support of SEMI-PRO, which will be released on February 29th, 2008 by New Line Cinema.

Dates and venues for Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro are as follows:

February 4: Bramlage Coliseum at Kansas State University
February 5: Breslin Events Center at Michigan State University
February 6: Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University
February 11: Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University
February 12: Ryan Center at University of Rhode Island
February 13: Conte Forum at Boston College
February 22: Dean Smith Center at Univesity of North Carolina

Tickets for the Dean Smith Center performance go on sale THIS FRIDAY December 7th at 10am at livenation.com, TarHeelBlue.com, the UNC Athletic Department Ticket Office at the Williamson Building adjacent to the Smith Center or charge by phone 1-800-722-4335.

Every week leading up to the release of SEMI-PRO, FunnyorDie.com will unveil a brand new video featuring Ferrell and co-star Andrew Daly. Visitors who sign up at FunnyorDie.com will receive exclusive weekly updates including new videos, newsletters, and ticket on-sale dates. FunnyorDie.com will also host a contest for budding comedians to submit their videos for a chance to be featured on the big screens at each arena on the tour, in addition to prominent placement on an exclusive SEMI-PRO section of the site.

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.