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Article: PROVEN GROUNDS 'THE DAILY SHOW' LAUNCHES CAREERS OF ITS ALUMNI.(U)

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February 28, 2007
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Byline: David Kronke

Television Critic

When Rob Corddry was a correspondent on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," he recalls, "It was a lot easier and a lot more fun to be the guy who was stupid but knew he was stupid but didn't care. All of the correspondents are not smart, but I was the one who was unashamed of that.

"I love playing dumb guys. It comes easy to me."

Nonetheless, Corddry is changing gears for his role as Glen Abbott on the new Fox sitcom "The Winner." "He's definitely not dumb; anything but," Corddry notes. "He's maybe too smart for his own good.

"He's OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) with the emphasis on the O, and that's painted him ...

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