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So while we await the start of the promo cycle for next weekend (and hopefully some clarity on the Sheeran situation), we're taking a look at an interesting quote from series creator Lorne Michaels in a THR profile of SNL alum Will Ferrell In the piece, Ferrell's time on the long-running sketch comedy/music series was[...]

In this case, Spirited star Ryan Reynolds is looking to take a break from filmmaking, taking to his Instagram while thanking cast and crew for his latest AppleTV+ project in a still alongside co-star Will Ferrell, who plays Ghost of Christmas Present. Rayn Reynolds and Will Ferrell in Spirited Image courtesy of Claire Folger / AppleTV+ Spirited[...]

Adam McKay shifted his comedy over the years creating lovable buffoon characters to the point of caricatures in films like Anchorman (2004), Talladega Nights (2006), and Step Brothers (2008) (all films featuring Will Ferrell) to progressive, populist like The Big Short (2015) then Vice (2018) The director spoke to the New York Times about trying[...]

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." Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery in "Celebrity Jeopardy" on Saturday Night Live Image courtesy of[...]

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. NBCUniversal Also inspired by true[...]

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. Saturday Night Live / NBC Universal "Here's[...]

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[...]