Will Ferrell Crashes Set of Power Lunch on CNBC
Of all of the videos I post on this site, it seems like the most commonly featured act is Will Ferrell. Maybe I should call the site Will Ferrell Search! Well, I guess I would never really do that, but you have to give the guy credit for always being “out there.” He’s a rare talent.
In this clip, he’s crashing the set of a CNBC show called Power Lunch as they are making closing announcements. It’s live television, and the male host is NOT impressed. The hostess (Sue Herrera) does a pretty good job of laughing it off, and she even gets a little hot and bothered when he starts kissing her on the set!
I couldn’t stop watching this clip… it’s the perfect combination of embarassing, funny, spontaneous and just all around great! I don’t think anyone else could pull this off. I love how half way through the clip, John McEnroe interrupts and tries to reign Will in (I think Will was on John’s show later that evening). Once Will sees McEnroe, he breaks into an impression of the famous Tennis Star known for his rants on the court every time the umpire made a bad call. “YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!”
I also like how the male newscaster really had no idea who Will was at first, and then suddenly realized it was Ferrell and tried to dig into his pop culture knowledge base and spit out “Ladies and gentlemen, Roy Burgundy” – referring to Will’s character RON Burgundy in Anchorman.
My favorite lines (there are many):
“This is live Television” “This is Live?… well, this just in, GE is bankrupt”
“Sue Herrera… Are we going to make hot Spanish love now? “
“Did you hear the announcement? Dick Gephardt is Vice President.”
“I just wet my pants”
“This is getting spicy”
“John McEnroe and ‘Sting’ ladies and gentlemen!”
“I’m Sting’s Brother”
“The Legendary Roy Burgundy ladies and gentlemen”
“This computer is fake! All of your computers are fake everybody”