When MTV News revealed that "Daily Show" funnyman Rob Corddry was set to play White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer in Oliver Stone's "W," the easy joke was that it was an easy transition for someone used to delivering fake news. He would be a natural, we thought.
But don't laugh. That's REALLY why Corddry is joining the picture.
"My time on 'The Daily Show' coincided with his time as Press Secretary. I ate, drank, and slept Ari Fleischer for four years, so I feel like I know the guy pretty well," Corddry recently confessed. "So that's why I guess I didn't run away in terror." Read more...