One of comedy’s heaviest hitters on the big screen today, Will Ferrell’s dry delivery and dead-on timing have made him arguably the most popular and successful "Saturday Night Live" vet after Adam Sandler. Whether he’s playing a clueless anchorman, a clueless Olympic ice skater or a clueless race car driver, Ferrell can draw a laugh from even the most humorless moviegoer. This week, catch Ferrell in theaters in the adaptation of the campy '70s TV show, Land of the Lost, in which he stars as--wait for it--a clueless scientist who gets launched into a bizarre alternate universe with his coworkers Will (Danny McBride) and Holly (Anna Friel). Check out the trailer and clips.
Can’t get enough Will? Check out the funnyman in these video clips.
"Man vs. Wild" promo
Will enters the real land of the lost (well, Scandinavia) to brave sub-zero temps and forage for god knows what to eat, with crazy survivalist show host Bear Grylls. Here's a taste of what happened in the June 2 episode.
“Third Date”
Potty Time: Swingin' single Ferrell's bachelor pad is a real love-atory. See what happens when he brings his date home.
“The Landlord”
Ferrell and writer Adam McKay, who collaborated on
Anchorman and
Talladega Nights, created this short starring Pearl, McKay’s two-year-old, as a landlord going after her rent money with a vengeance. Within a week of its posting in '07, it was viewed some 3 million times. “You can't beat Will being cursed out by a two-year-old," McKay told
People magazine, adding that Pearl thankfully is not the foulmouthed toddler she appears to be.
“Good Cop, Baby Cop”
Pearl returns, in what is said to be her final performance, on Funnyordie.com, a website created by Ferrell, McKay and writer Chris Henchy to showcase their friends’ and other professionals’ funny vids.
Will on the Judd Apatow series “Undeclared”
In this long (almost 10 minutes) clip from the show, a blintz-chowing, speed-using crazy Will makes money off college freshmen by agreeing to help them cheat on tests and write their papers—badly. Judd Apatow’s follow-up series to the cult hit “Freaks and Geeks,” “Undeclared” was a critical hit, but to fans’ dismay, poor ratings caused FOX to cancel it after just one season.
Will Ferrell as Pres. Bush
Ferrell honed his skills on “SNL” parodying a down-home Dubya, and here bids adieu to the outgoing prez.
Ron Burgundy's ESPN Audition
Bud Light Jackie Moon Commercial
Will on the MTV Movie Awards
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