MTV Movies Blog › reno 911

Thomas Lennon is one of those great comedic actors who, whenever he appears on screen in anything, we're guaranteed he'll deliver the goods. Known mostly for playing short short enthusiast Lieutenant Jim Dangle on "Reno 911!" and recent supporting roles in "17 Again" and "I Love You, Man," you might never know that he's equally talented behind the camera, as a writer ("Night at the Museum," "Balls of Fury").

When MTV caught up with the multi-talented man, he was knee-deep in prep for a new half-hour comedy pilot for FX called "Alabama," which is set a thousand years in the future and follows the peace-keeping missions of a United Nations spaceship. "Think improvised 'Das Boot,' in space," Lennon said. I already can't wait! (But more on that later) Naturally I had to ask him FIRST when we're going to see "Night at the Museum 3." Read more...

Tags 17 again, night at the museum, reno 911, tom lennon

Tomorrow is my birthday. Go ahead, think up a witty little joke about how I must have been an April Fool's joke on my parents. I have heard them all. Nearly as important as tomorrow being an excuse for me to eat as many pieces of cake and pie with total absolution is the fact that there's a benefit being put on by the Reno 911 gang.

Yes, five seasons, one movie, and innumerable inappropriate jokes haven't slowed the Reno gang. They're gearing up season six of the show with a premiere screening of their season six opener. For $40 bucks you can show your allegiance to the show, help out Planting Peace, and share in revelry with the likes of Rainn Wilson not to mention all the deputies...

Check out all the information after the jump. Read more...

Tags reno 911