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. He reteams with his Talladega Nights co-star John C. Reilly for Step Brothers (out July 25), playing two—clueless—guys who become stepbrothers as adults, and best friends after their newlywed parents boot the slacker duo out of the house (watch the trailer).
Can’t get enough Will? Check out the funnyman in these video clips.
“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 last year, it was viewed some 3 million times. “You can't beat Will being cursed out by a 2-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 Ferrell as Pres. Bush
Ferrell honed his skills on “SNL” parodying a down-home Dubya in skits like these, a parody of one of his political TV commercials from his Texas ranch.
Ron Burgundy's ESPN Audition
Bud Light Jackie Moon Commercial
Will on the MTV Movie Awards
Will on the Judd Apatow series “Undeclared”
In this long clip from the show (almost 10 minutes), 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.
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