One of the biggest complaints of the religiously loyal fans (*points to self*) of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is that a sequel would have impossibly large alligator-skin shoes to fill. But that didn’t stop Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and the rest of the News Team from suiting up and accepting their invitations to the pants party for Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

So what do you do when you have bigger shoes to fill? You add bigger feet. In this case, those feet belong to longtime Ferrell friends Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and his Talladega Nights co-star Sacha Baron Cohen. A picture made the rounds earlier this week suggesting that Fey and Poehler might be involved, because there were two women, one with brown hair and the other blonde, filming a scene in Atlanta, but now new images from the set have surfaced and there they are – beating Cohen with crowbars.

Fey, Poehler and Cohen join Anchorman newcomers Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, James Marsden, Greg Kinnear, Kristen Wiig and (supposedly) John C. Reilly.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been hired to host this year’s Golden Globes telecast January 13th. It’s a great choice, because for all the condescending “OMG, womyn can b funny 2!” praise Bridesmaids got, I always thought Baby Mama was better. But then what do I know? I’m just a dude who chose this banner picture because it made Amy Poehler’s boobs look hella swoll. #Yolo

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced Monday that the pair of “30 Rock” and “Parks and Recreation” stars have signed on to host the 70th annual Golden Globes ceremony after British comedian Ricky Gervais’ three-year reign as the show’s acerbic emcee.

“The unparalleled comedic timing of Tina and Amy will surely have viewers wanting to tune-in to see them in action,” said Takla-O’Reilly, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which honors film and TV at the Beverly Hills Hilton ceremony. “The HFPA is thrilled to have the magnetic duo be a part of the show’s 70th anniversary!” [HuffPo]

Takla O’Reilly was always my favorite Who song. The HFPA, of course, is an insular collection of foreigners who work for fake magazines and love Johnny Depp movies (Foreigners Love Johnny Depp), who give awards in exchange for bribes. But they gained a modicum of legitimacy in the past few years by hiring Ricky Gervais to come down and insult everyone. I wouldn’t mind seeing that again, but hiring the best Weekend Update team since Norm MacDonald is a pretty great idea too. Maybe they could even get Seth Meyers to come down and stand just off stage handing orange slices to everyone when they get tired like at soccer practice.

That’s right, I’m trying to start a beef with Seth Meyers. If you see him, tell him I said he was a nerd. EAT IT, MEYERS!

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When I read that Amy Poehler was doing a new web series called “Smart Girls Ask Amy”, I was naturally excited because my first thought was Paul Rudd’s “Ask a Grown Man” for Rookie Magazine. This is probably because Poehler and Rudd are two of my favorite people in the entire universe, ever since they starred together in Wet Hot American Summer, which is the movie that I’d choose if my house was on fire and the gargoyle that protects my pool granted me the ability to save only my dog and one DVD.

But it turns out that Poehler’s new video is less about charm and more about honesty, as she’s actually being sincere and serious with her advice to a 14-year old girl whose father won’t let her wear makeup. And her honesty is more charming than ever. In summary, Amy Poehler is probably the coolest woman alive, even cooler than Kate Upton, and if you’re familiar with my thoughts on Upton, then that’s pretty much the greatest endorsement in the history of mankind.

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There are a few stories going around today, but most of them aren’t worth more than a couple sentences.

“The long-gestating Lance Armstrong biopic has brought on a writer well-versed in sports comeback stories and could shoot as early as next year.”  Execs described the project as “like Seabiscuit with nut cancer.” |THR|

Fred Durst says Obama was created by the Jews or something.  |ContactMusic (notorious liars, btw)|

Here’s Linkin Park’s new single from the Transformers 2 soundtrack.  The video features a guy rocking out while manning a mixing board, which should tell you everything you need to know about Linkin Park. |MySpace|

Rosebud was a black chick. Tyler Perry’s new movie, I Can Do Bad All by Myself has a new poster. I’m gonna be pissed if I wake up one day and find out Tyler Perry’s movies had a map to the treasure in them. |MSN|

Iron Man writer Justin Theroux is set to direct Chief Ron, about blue-eyed dude who fought to build an Indian casino in New York.  Hopefully he gets Kurt Russell to star.  Captain Ron, Chief Ron – just a couple more before he fulfills the Village People cycle.  It’s every actor’s dream. |Variety|

Wall-E director Andrew Stanton is set to begin shooting his live-action John Carter Goes to Mars in Utah this November.  People in Utah are excited, but Mormons get excited about anything.  |KLS|

Amy Poehler will produce and star in Lunch Lady, based on a graphic novel about a crime-fighting lunch lady.  A crime-fighting lunch lady with a blonde vagina.  |THR|

A porn actress was diagnosed with HIV, leading some health officials to demand pornstars wear condoms all the time.  Sure, buddy, and maybe I’ll start jerking off with a dish glove while we’re at it. |LATimes|

Joss Whedon says he was approached about the reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but wasn’t interested.  That’s makes two of us, broheim.  |EW|

Amy Poehler, whom I’ve always been strangely attracted to in a semi-nonsexual way, is currently in negotiations to star in a spinoff of The Office.  Currently, all that is known is that it will debut Super Bowl Sunday in February 2009 and will co-star Aziz Ansari from Human Giant. 

If you like The Office, you’ll love this new show with none of the same actors and a different premise!

Now, perhaps I’m missing something, but last I checked, a spinoff was where they took a popular character from one show and made a separate show out of it.  I.e., Frasier from Cheers – Frasier, Joey from Friends – Joey, etc. Since Amy Poehler isn’t a character on The Office, it’s hard to say what her show would be about.  She’s currently pregnant, so maybe she’ll play a chick with a fat gut, or a huge vagina.  Though I got my fingers crossed for C-section.