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As we count down the final few days until the live series finale of Chelsea Lately, we're celebrating by looking back at some of the show's favorite and most memorable moments! In the above clip, Chelsea Handler pays tribute with a special montage featuring one of her favorite cross-dressers of all time: Chelsea Lately staff member Dan Maurio! "We have been retiring items from the show since we're ending on August 26," Chelsea announces. "And since one of my favorite things to see was semi-grown, married men in women's clothing, he's my favorite man that dresses like a girl!" During his time on the show, Dan bravely paraded across the stage in a variety of female...

Just when Octavia Spencer thought her days as Minny Jackson were over, Celia Foote comes prancing along! On Tuesday's Chelsea Lately, the Oscar winner got a visit from Jessica Chastain's character in The Help—kinda—when Dan Maurio, a producer for the show, came out in heels and a very familiar feminine ensemble. "Oh, Miss Celia!" Octavia exclaimed, instantly recognizing the look he was going for. "I've never met [Dan] as Celia Foote!" Maurio's wife, Diablo Cody, wrote and directed Paradise, an upcoming film starring Spencer. Fortunately, the actress was a big fan of Maurio's Southern-lady getup. "I love it!" she said. "I want the outfit,...

Diablo Cody is a bit of maverick around Hollywood circles so it shouldn't come to anyone's surprise that she's set to tackle her directorial debut on a project formerly titled "Lamb Of God" with an eclectic cast in tow, including Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Octavia Spencer, Holly Hunter and Nick Offerman. There's now one more addition to the line up in the form of former "Last Comic Standing" finalist Sarah Colonna.

So, how did this little known actress/comedienne manage to score a role in the directorial debut of one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters? Here's what we figure: Colonna is a regular panelist and full-time writer on E! Network's "Chelsea Lately" and Cody is married to one Dan Maurio who, coincidentally, works on... "Chelsea Lately." The two have also teamed together on Showtime series "The United States Of Tara."

Recently appearing on Marc Maron's Wtf podcast, Cody described the film as "a weird story.