Hannibal Buress Sends Lookalike To 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Premiere

LOS ANGELES, CA — Comedian Hannibal Buress pranked Wednesday night's premiere of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" by sending a lookalike in his place.

Buress posted a screenshot of his impostor doing an interview for a red carpet livestream. He later tweeted an article on the prank with the note, "It's called extreme FOMO." FOMO is online slang for "fear of missing out."

An author named Joe Carroll has identified himself on Instagram as Buress' stand-in, writing that Buress told him to "crash the red carpet since he couldn't make it." (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Entertainment Weekly reports Buress tweeted earlier Wednesday an offer of $500 for a lookalike to attend an event in his place.

Buress' representatives didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Buress plays a high school coach in the Spider-man reboot that opens July 7.

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