Will Ferrell

By Seth · "[U]ltimately this production is less about the legacy of George W. Bush than it is about the comic persona that has been perfected by Will Ferrell. "You're Welcome America" is a lot like Mr. Ferrell's more middling movies, not quite on a level with "Blades of Glory" or "Talladega Nights." So...

By Kyle Buchanan Ironically, for an institution that's presumably liberal, the show's gotten most of its modern mileage out of satirizing Democrats (with the exception of Dana Carvey's early 90's run as Ross Perot and the elder George Bush). After Will Ferrell left the show early on during the George W. Bu...

By Mark Graham · Equinox West Hollywood. PUFF DADDY (again!) makes his entourage wait in the juice bar while he grabs a steam. · We saw JOHN C. REILLY out in Dublin's (as in, Ireland) posh south side last Friday. We couldn't remember his name right off. We called him "Not-Will-Ferrell". He didn't seem to mind.

By Seth A little-known Hollywood antitrust ruling from the early 1900s—passed to prevent Fatty Arbuckle from an abuse of monopoly power—proclaims that every 15 months, a Next Big Funny Thing must be announced. That coronation is immediately followed by the casting of the new cat's whiskers in...

By Seth A disturbance in the Vince Vaughn-management force yesterday sent ripples across the universe; within minutes, the CAA Death Star had dispatched two TIE fighters to snatch up the free-floating superstar—just as they did with former UTA clients Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell. One lunchti...

By Seth One of the last New Line final independent releases before it becomes a barnacle on the passing Warner Bros. mothership, Semi-Pro offered a vivid demonstration of The Law of Diminishing Will Ferrell Returns: The comedian's latest foray into the world of bumbling, outlandishly becoiff...

By Mark Graham 4:13pm: Aw, isn't that cute. Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, sporting matching Jewfros, are clearly being positioned as the Matt-n-Ben of the new Hollywood set. 3:46pm: As handsome as George Clooney is (and he is a handsome son of a gun), we think he's even more delectable in jelly bean form.

By Seth We must hand it to Will Ferrell. Having just delivered another homerun performance as Chaz Bobby Burgundy the Tank in Semi-Pro, the actor is already thinking ahead to his next project, promoting the just -started -filming Land of the Lost adaptation by wearing this Enik- the- Sleestak- i...

By Mark Sure, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue spread showing Will Ferrell pawing at a bikini- clad Heidi Klum was a mildly titillating stab at selling the movie with skin, but we suppose the magazine's decency standards prevented New Line's marketing team from doing what they really nee...

By Mark · Our wishlist for the guy to fill William Katt's tights in the Greatest American Hero movie, in order of desirability : John Krasinksi, Steve Zahn, Willie Aames, Justin Timberlake. (Please, Will Ferrell, let this one go.)

By Jarrett Grode Least amenable scribbler? Shocker: Will Ferrell. "What's so frustrating about Will Ferrell being the worst autograph signer this past year is that he used to be so nice to fans and collectors, and a great signer. What makes him so bad is that he'll taunt people asking for his autograph."

By Mark Should this "Green Team" video, featuring the environmentally friendly, rape-crazed antics of Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and John C. Reilly, achieve Landlordesque viral penetration, "I have a murder-boner!" will soon become the most-invoked catchphrase at our nation's finest frate...

By Seth · CBS signed musical-adapting superduo Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to a three movie deal, meaning at long last Jennifer Love Hewitt in Hello, Dolly! is no longer just a pipe dream. [Variety] · Is Will Ferrell video hub FunnyorDie.com "coasting on the fumes of Landlord?" If so, they may wanna c...

By Seth Mother and daughter are long overdue for a triumphant return to Hollywood's crimson thoroughfares, scene of such classic Joan Moments as the Golden Globes at which she barked, "I have two big names here, so could you just wait?" to Will Ferrell, whom she failed to recognize. Whether VH1 ca...

By Mark We'll spare you the rest of the press release, but there's also a phone interview scheduled with the video's creators for the following day, during which they'll "discuss the web short and their experience working with Bill Murray." Welcome to the age of the inter-junket! Unfortunately...

By Seth Abramovitch · Aug. 17 - On my husband's American flight from DFW to BUR, William Fichtner, whom he recognized only because "Blades of Glory" had been the in-flight movie on his connecting flight. Sitting in first class looking tan and, god knows I quote, "a little sweaty."

By Seth In today's episode: Will Ferrell; Paul Rudd; Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner; Ryan Gosling; Seth Rogen; Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis; Ron Livingston; Taye Diggs; Christian Slater; David Thewlis; Mena Suvari; Adrian Grenier; Scott Caan; Justin Bartha; Eddie Izzard; Bradl...

By Seth In today's episode: Will Ferrell; Prince; Vincent Gallo; Edward Norton; Alan Arkin; Greg Germann; Kristin Kreuk and Mark Hildreth; Johnny Weir; Bryan Greenberg, Paul Johansson, Geoff Stults, Evan Jones, Stacy Keibler and Olivia Munn.

By Seth In today's episode: Vince Vaughn; Steve Carell; Ryan Gosling; Joaquin Phoenix; Sumner Redstone; Seth Rogen; Robin Tunney; Jason Schwartzman; Lindsay Lohan and Seann William Scott; Adrian Grenier; David Boreanaz and Dylan Walsh; Rosanna Arquette; Matthew Modine and Chris Robinso...

By Mark We commend Hiltzik for stopping short of publicly blaming Basinger and her lawyers for leaking the Dora voicemail to Funny Or Die, but the regrettable situation has still been hard on the impressionable young explorer; ever since this ugliness was exposed last Friday, Dora has demonst...

By Seth · I saw Steve Carell at the Sherman Oaks Galleria on Good Friday at 2pm by himself. He was checking out his Evan Almighty poster for at least 3 minutes. Then he showed up in Blades of Glory and quickly left right after Jenna Fishcer's lingerie scene.

By Mark With young Pearl at this sweet spot in her mental development, McKay and Ferrell should fast-track the inevitable sequel (in this brave new world, it could premiere later this afternoon) before The Landlord II's more demanding, Fanning-level material, in which the now crack-addicte...

By Mark · Will Ferrell has met his match in a beer-swilling, swearing, baby landlord. This one really deserves a feature-length treatment. · "Jerry Maguire" (Steinberg, not Cruise) is popped for a DUI after smashing into some parked cars.

By Mark DreamWorks was prepared for a strong Blades of Glory opening that nonetheless fell far short of the $47 million that blockbuster Talladega Nights earned for Sony at the end of last summer, as tracking data from regions where Talladega did huge repeat business contained comments such as...

By Mark We've been patiently awaiting the inevitable announcement of I Heart Huckabees enforcer David O. Russell's next project following the unprecedented levels of buzz he's enjoying since the leak of the now-infamous outtakes from that shoot, a calling card revealing a filmmaker who coun...

By Mark · Well, there go all those fun Kim Kardashian golden shower jokes. A pity. · John Waters dips into Nerve's mailbag. · Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell were too big to share the VF Hollywood issue cover with the Stillers of the world, according to Nikki Finke.

By Mark While his Employee of the Month critic does, in fact, have a job, Sorkin is right on his larger, more loudly made point: The opinions of the "working, professional" writers who nominated him for those awards should certainly be weighed more heavily than those of the Starbucks-haunting k...

By Mark BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL a. SACHA BARON COHEN b. JOHNNY DEPP KINKY BOOTS e. WILL FERRELL STRANGER THAN FICTION BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CARS HAPPY FEET MONSTER HOUSE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM APOCALYPTO (USA) LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (USA/JAPAN)

By Mark New Line is the latest studio to prove that any pitch in the form of "Will Ferrell is a(n) [occupation for which Will Ferrell seems hilariously ill-suited] is an instant greenlight, signing up the actor for Semi-Pro, in which Ferrell will put on the ball-huggingest pair of shorts ever con...

By Mark 5. Step Up—$9.867 million Because Disney will be unwilling to meet the salary demands of rising dance movie superstar Channing Tatum, his part will be recast with Patrick Swayze in Step Up 2: Still Steppin' Up. August 4-6, 2006 Studio Estimates [Box Office Mojo]

By Seth · Sunday evening, 6ish, saw Adam Brody and a male friend walking down Vista Street in Hollywood (apparently) on their way back from Runyon Canyon. Seth Cohen was walking his wee little dog, outfitted in sunglasses, shorts, and that fabulous Ashkenafro.

By Mark We have a paranoid suspicion that Sony has now compiled a chart that converts various Will Ferrell antics into opening weekend box office dollars, indicating that each time the jiggly, pasty Ferrell frantically runs in circles while wearing nothing but a helmet and his underwear, anot...

By Mark By opening Talladega Nights in shouting distance of $50 million, studios will decide that not only is Will Ferrell the biggest comedy star in Hollywood, he is the only comedy star in Hollywood. Accordingly, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, and Steve Carell will be drop...

By Seth · Just saw Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and John C. Reilly having dinner at Hungry Cat on Sunset. might have been others from new movie taladaga nights? coming out next week. Couldn't tell what he was wearing except his cologne was definitely Blackbeards Delight

By Mark Los Angeles -- Actor Will Ferrell accidentally died in a freak para-gliding accident yesterday in Torey Pines, Southern California. The accident apparently happened somewhere near the famed paragliding site after a freak wind gush basically blew Ferrell and his companion towards a w...

By Mark In other New Gay Mafia news: Ben Stiller defends "personal screenwriters" (like his collaborator, John Hamburg, and Will Ferrell's writer/director/HuffPo blogger Adam McKay against the LAT's insinuation that they are nothing but "perks" for high-priced actors. $250-K-per-week p...

By Mark They are Hollywood's comedy cartel, the actors, writers, and producers that can walk into any studio in town and get a greenlight from a pitch with the simple formula "[Hot comedic actor] is a [wacky or offbeat occupation]" (examples: Will Ferrell as anchorman/NASCAR driver/beach vol...

By Mark · Columbia hires Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck to write the Will Ferrell beach volleyball comedy, Bronze God. Gregory understands what he's supposed to deliver: "Will's about the funniest guy out there, and he's even funnier shirtless, in a Speedo and with a savage tan." Then again, the phr...