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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”

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The latest Will Ferrell video from Funny or Die. I will link to any video that features Will Ferrell singing for 80% of the time, and he gets his ass kicked the other 20%. More than anything, I think that this video represents a big advancement in the career of Will Ferrell. It seems like his last several movies have been so formulaic that they forget about being funny through witty dialogue, and try to be funny by putting Will Ferrell into a formula.

Basically, the formula is this: Will Ferrell is a very polarized character with a hobby/sport that he’s not particularly good at, but loves to play, he has some kind of funny hair style, and all jokes revolve around the hobby/sport/hairstyle. It started with Talledega Nights with NASCAR/Sideburns, went to the Ice Skating movie, and peaked with the awful Semi-Pro where he was a 70′s ABA basketball player with a big fro.

All of these ideas sound hilarious on paper. Will Ferrell is funny enough where he can pretty much do anything on camera and it’ll be funny. However, the comedy wears off a lot more quickly than the duration of a feature film, and most of his fan-base has grown tired of wasting their time on seeing these movies in the theater.

Enter Funny or Die, an online sketch comedy site where Will can satisfy his urge to create funny characters who fit a funny profile (in this case, long white hair, sunglasses, and a hobby of fighting with baseball bats). Interestingly enough, this is the exact same character Ferrell had played on the previous week’s episode of Eastbound and Down. We’ll call it a 2 for 1, because both were pretty funny in small doses.

Now that I’m done with my commentary on Will Ferrell’s career, the real star of this sketch is Will’s singing. Although not a strong singer, Will pours his heart out on this track, and does a pretty good job of getting his song into your head (I found myself singing it the entire weekend). For anyone interested in the lyrics of the song, here’s what I was able to get out of it (gave up after a few listens):

Something’s in the air, feeling uptight
It’s the right mood for a
BAT FIGHT

Bat Fight – It’s anyone’s game
Bat Fight – A Test of Wills
Bat Fight – Who’s gonna win?
Bat Fight – You Never Know Who!
Looking for a sign of weekness
Totally Even, Anyone can Win
Athletic Prowess, let’s Begin

Bat Fight – A Gentleman’s Game
Bat Fight – You know the name
Bat Fight – Tensions are High
Bat Fight – An Eye for An Eye
Bat Fight – Feeling So Good
Bat Fight – Connecting with the Wooooooddddd!

Circling and Circling and Circling and Circling

Also, great job from the guy who plays Darryl Philbin on the Office for becoming a major “that guy” in all kinds of comedy movies. You are worthy of a link to your IMDB page, Craig Robinson.

Thanks to Aaron for the assist.

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Lets all thank Will Ferrell and John C Reilly for their contributions towards saving the environment. We need more people like that in this world…

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John C Reilly, Will Ferrell

Doesn’t get much better than Will Ferrell at his best (his last few movies aside).  Here is Will answering questions from his Internet readers.

My Favorite Line:

Will do you wake up every morning and look in the mirror and say: “I think I will suck a giant hard one today?’ honestly.  bcuz that what it seems like.  I would rather put a glass tube up my penis hole and smash it with a hammer than watch one of your movies.  4 Real.  Get the dick out of your mouth.

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