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Live comedy picks
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Videos
It’s not out until January, but Amazon’s Prime Video has released a trailer for its new Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon comedy movie You’re Cordially Invited.
They play relatives of two brides who find themselves double-booked for a destination wedding on a remote island resort – as the receptionist (30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer) so helpfully explains.
The trailer shows Ferrell wrestling an alligator in a hotel room – with the phrase ‘So much torque!’ having ‘future meme’ written all over it
You’re Cordially Invited was written and directed by Nicholas Stoller.
Trailer for You’re Cordially Invited
New comedy film with Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon
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