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‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Is On Facebook

By TechTaffy Desk

By Joan Bennett

People.com is celebrating Sexiest Man Alive 2011 with ‘Funny is the New Sexy’campaign just launched on People’s Facebook page.

TV funny guys Joel McHale (NBC/Community, E!/The Soup), Ty Burrell (ABC/Modern Family), Seth MacFarlane (FOX/Family Guy), and Kevin Hart (Guest star, ABC/Modern Family) have created exclusive videos “sexifying” everyday tasks as part of the campaign.

Wait. Where is Barney Stinson?

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