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My worst moment: Rob Corddry on the set of 'Children's Hospital,' when he could have used a real hospital

After five seasons starring on HBO's "Ballers" opposite Dwayne Johnson, Rob Corddry has segued over to "The Unicorn" on CBS playing the sweet knucklehead of a best friend to Walton Goggins' widower, who is clumsily re-entering the world of dating with the help of his best pals.

Corddry is also the creator and one of the stars (always in clown makeup) of the cult hit Adult Swim comedy series "Childrens Hospital," and he has a spinoff coming out on Netflix in January called "Medical Police."

"We start and end in the hospital because it was important to us that there was a familiarity for the fans," Corddry said, "so I'm in the first and - oh, maybe I'm not in the last episode because my character's still in a Chinese prison. Spoiler! (Laughs) It's the

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