Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf in this cult classic - and Netflix has been kind enough to extend their documentary series The Movies That Made Us to the holidays by covering this film and The Nightmare Before Christmas in their first-ever holiday season!In Elf, they interview screenwriter David Berenbaum who starts by talking[...]
Originally conceived by Norm MacDonald to use his Burt Reynolds impression, Will Ferrell played the straight role as skit’s Alex Trebek The three contestants usually consisted of MacDonald’s Reynolds or Hammond’s Connery, another cast member, and the host playing other “celebrities.”[caption id="attachment_1290011" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery in "Celebrity Jeopardy" on Saturday Night[...]
Will Ferrell is one of the biggest success stories from Saturday Night Live One of the reasons was Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) What started as an impression of the late crooner and actor Robert Goulet, Ferrell decided to make Ron the most obnoxious and over-the-top news personality conceivable Director Judd Apatow, who[...]
Will Ferrell and Rachael McAdams are starring in a new comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga for Netflix The duo stars as an Icelandic duo trying to write and perform for their country in the worldwide singing contest phenomenon The film also stars Dan Stevens, Demi Lovato, Graham Norton, and Ferrell's extremely[...]
Anchorman stars Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd will be taking their limited series adaptation of Wondery and Bloomberg's 2019 podcast The Shrink Next Door with them to Apple TV+, with the streaming service giving a straight-to-series order for the eight-episode limited series from MRC Television Directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) and written by[...]
The Will Ferrell/Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy about a couple forced together to reexamine their relationship certainly is more relatable right now, as people are stuck inside currently Downhill is a perfectly fine dilm, if it wasn't for the stars it would be kind of a disaster That is what happens when you get these two together[...]
Anchorman stars Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd are going from the newsroom to living in the same home, teaming up for MRC Television's limited series adaptation of Wondery and Bloomberg's 2019 podcast The Shrink Next Door Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) is set to direct the project, with Georgia Pritchett (Veep) writing.[caption id="attachment_1164295" align="alignnone" width="1200"][...]
Will Ferrell visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and discussed a run-in he had with Walken at a play.Ferrell reminisced the encounter may not be the most cordial even within sincere jest Walken told him he hears the references to the sketch everywhere he goes and preferred less cowbell.[caption id="attachment_1123065" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Saturday Night[...]
In a move that was in no way, shape, or form meant to promote the second season of his The Ron Burgundy Podcast, San Diego's Finest (Will Ferrell) stage-dove into the "talk show mosh pit." By the time he was fished back out, Burgundy had appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and[...]
To prove his point and remind viewers that classic television is timeless, Kimmel is teaming with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Justin Theroux for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons.’Airing live on Wednesday, May 22, on ABC, the 90-minute prime-time event[...]
But even as we celebrate more programming choices across a wide range channels/services, it's important to not forget where all of this began: the networks - ABC, NBC, and CBS (sorry, this was pre-FOX days).One person who hasn't forgotten is ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who is teaming with television icon Norman Lear as well[...]
It was in March of this year that Freeform gave a 10-episode series order for Motherland: Fort Salem, an hour-long drama from Claw screator Eliot Laurence and executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Kevin Messick Written by series creator/showrunner Laurence and directed by Steven Adelson, the series stars Ashley Nicole Williams, Jessica Sutton, Taylor Hickson, Demetria McKinney, and Amalia Holm.
“So[...]
Set to premiere on Friday, May 3, Dead To Me is produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gloria Sanchez Prods and CBS TV Studios.[caption id="attachment_1011411" align="aligncenter" width="717"] Dead To Me[/caption]Here's a look at the trailer, along with an official image gallery from Netflix:https://youtu.be/BwYBw1raC2o
Jen (Christina Applegate) is a sardonic widow determined to solve her husband’s recent[...]
In what would be the makings of a very cool "shared universe" with their popular mermaid-fantasy series Siren (one can always dream), Freeform has given a 10-episode series order for Motherland: Fort Salem, an hourlong drama from Claws creator Eliot Laurence and executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Kevin Messick Written by series creator/showrunner[...]
For those who can’t get enough antics of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) through two “cinematic masterpieces” in the Anchorman films, you’re in for a treat.Ferrell reprises the character for The Ron Burgundy Podcast, which features two-12 episode seasons The first premieres on February 7 The second is expected to air in mid-2019, according to Funny[...]
Both feature strong women in non traditional roles, with a nod to the season, stellar soundtracks and perfect costumes.Ray FlookWhile it's tempting to wade into the Die Hard debate (and don't get me started on how Boogie Nights should be in the conversation), I'm still a big fan of Elf for three reasons: Will Ferrell's[...]
Not content with shattering ratings records and elevating the royal wedding coverage specifically — and broadcast journalism as a whole — with their coverage of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, “broadcast legends” Cord Hosenbeck (Will Ferrell) and Tish Cattigan (Molly Shannon) are returning to their WGA Award-nominated roots Hosenbeck and Cattigan will “host” the 2019 Rose Parade live[...]
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After six years and a number of series and pilot offers, Christina Applegate (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) is returning to television as lead and executive producer in Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me.
Written by showrunner Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the 10-episode season is described as a "comedic Big Little[...]
In this world, the traditional roles of gender and power are flipped with the more dominant women on the front lines fighting looming terrorist threats that are familiar to our world, but with tactics and weapons supernatural.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZzZFiu2EIYWith a pilot directed by Steve Adelson and executive produced by Gary Sanchez’s Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Motherland/Untitled[...]
Not content with shattering ratings records and elevating the quality of parade reporting specifically -- and broadcast journalism as a whole -- with their coverage of the 2017 Rose Parade for Amazon, “broadcast legends” Cord Hosenbeck (Will Ferrell) and Tish Cattigan (Molly Shannon) are returning to lend their unique perspective on a very royal affair Hosenbeck[...]