Trailer Watch: Semi-Pro

The trailer for Will Ferrell’s new flick, Semi-Pro, is online, and though Andre Benjamin is definitely underused and I just kind of smiled the first time I saw it, it’s something that’s undeniably growing on me. The absurdity quotient is high (ergo the “tender meat” comment at the end), enough so to summon generally pleasant memories of Anchorman, and the “basketball trance” bit reminds me of the classic Saturday Night Live “Palm Beach” sketch, in which Ferrell’s impression of an attention-deficit-challenged President Bush devolves to the point of him playing with a ball of yarn, like a kitten. Also, I just can’t stop singing/saying, over and over, “Get the funk outta my face… get… the… funk… outta my face!” Again, click here for the full trailer.