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We dare you to look at Jonah Hill and not crack up. The actor is hilarious.

In a new interview, Hill dishes on a pair of upcoming movies: Funny People and Get Him to the Greek. Here are a pair of excerpts from it:

On doing stand-up comedy in Funny People: It was pretty frightening. [Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler] had years of stand-up experience. Honestly, the first show went remarkably well. We have it on film. From there on, it went kind of downhill… It’s almost like, when someone plays poker for the first time, they might be a professional poker player out of ignorance, just accidentally winning. That was how it felt in my first stand-up appearance.

On teaming with Russell Brand for Get Him to the Greek:  I didn’t want to make a spinoff movie because I really like the thought of trying to be completely original with every movie you make. Nick obviously saw something funny in the dynamic between myself and Russell and said, “Why don’t we make Russell a rock star and you a music executive and you’re both different people?”

But then it felt weird for Russell to play a different rock star, so we kept him as [Aldous Snow]. I play a different character. What I liked about him was that he became the most normal and together guy I’ve ever played in a movie. It’s been an incredible experience. I think the movie could possibly be one of the funniest I’ve ever done.

We hope you aren't sick of Superbad star Jonah Hill.

Because the comic actor has a slew of movies slated for 2009 and 2010, included the one he recently focused on during an interview with MTV.

"It's like a Shrek type of movie, or like Kung Fu Panda," Hill said about the project he's currently working on, entitled How to Train Your Dragon. "It's an awesome animation movie."

How to Train Your Dragon is based on a children's book. The plot follows young Hiccup Horrendous Hancock III on his quest to capture a fearsome dragon. Hill provides the voice of Snotlout, the resident bully.

The movie's release date was recently pushed to March 26, 2010 to make way for the onslaught of 3-D films including A Christmas Carol and Avatar.

"[They're making this] with myself and America Ferrara, and Jay Baruchel is in it," Hill said of his co-starring cast, which also includes 300 star Gerard Butler.

"It'll be awesome," Hill said. "I'm sure they'll make a big deal out of it when it comes out, because those animation movies are cool and really popular."

First, talk of a Fraggle Rock movie? And now a 21 Jump Street movie?

What year is this?!?

We certainly aren't complaining, though, as Jonah Hill is reportedly being considered for the big screen adaption of 21 Jump Street.

The Superbad star is in negotiations to develop a movie based on the 1980s TV show that starred Johnny Depp. Sony confirms the actor will, at minimum,  work on the screenplay and serve as executive producer.

The series, which ran from 1987 to 1991, centered on a group of young cops whose youthful appearance allowed them to work undercover in high schools and colleges, searching for troubled kids.

This would be a surprise bit of casting:

Jonah Hill is in early negotiations to costar opposite Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 2, according to a report in Entertainment Weekly.

Hill (Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) would provide the comic relief as a sidekick to Shia's Sam Witwicky, likely portraying Sam's college roommate. The sequel is set to begin shooting this summer.