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"Will Ferrell will be honoured with the first ever &amp;#039;Comedic Genius Award&amp;#039; at this year&amp;#039;s MTV Movie Awards. The Anchorman star will receive the prize at the upcoming ceremony in April for his &amp;quot;incomparable contributions to the world of comedy&amp;quot;.   &amp;quot;Will Ferrell epitomises what it means to be a comedic genius and it&amp;#039;s only fitting that he should be the inaugural recipient of this award,&amp;quot; said Stephen Friedman, president of MTV. &amp;quot;Over the course of his extraordinary, 17-plus-year career, he has entertained audiences across the globe with an impressive array of laugh-out-loud performances on air, online and in films.&amp;quot; Referencing Ferrell&amp;#039;s character Ron Burgundy, Friedman added: &amp;quot;Simply put, Will Ferrell is &amp;#039;kind of a big deal&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; Video - watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis below:  Ferrell began his comedy career in Los Angeles&amp;#039;s Groundlings improv group before switching coasts to star on Saturday Night Live. His movie credits include Elf, Step Brothers and recent political comedy The Campaign. He will reprise his role as inept San Diego news presenter Ron Burgundy in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, opening in cinemas on December 20. Rebel Wilson will host the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 14. The ceremony will be shown on MTV UK on Monday, April 15 at 9pm. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Pitch Perfect&amp;#039; actress Rebel Wilson to host 2013 MTV Movie Awards Picture gallery - Anchorman&amp;#039;s 20 funniest quotes:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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