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ACTORS WILL FERRELL and Zach Galifianakis were at Wrigley Field last night to throw out the first pitches and promote their upcoming movie The Campaign, and they somehow found a way to make a standard ceremony hilarious.
After Galifianakis fired a strike across the plate, the comedians and Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster took a break on the mound to chow down on some Chicago deep-dish pizza.
[h/t Deadspin]