So interesting to see Ferrell in his natural state without the comedic flairs - I think this is one of the few interviews where he is authentically himself

@LifesPeachy321

3 жыл бұрын

You said that perfectly...that's what I was trying to say to my hub.

@junkfoodbad7395

3 жыл бұрын

@@LifesPeachy321 what is hub?

@andreanne8228

3 жыл бұрын

@@junkfoodbad7395 husband

@TheTanman412

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend Will’s appearance on Marc Maron’s podcast as well as Conan O’Brien’s podcast, for the same reason.

@brianmcg321

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, this is him acting.

Elf is one of the best Christmas movies ever

@peerrii17

3 жыл бұрын

The best one I know

@apriliarider6072

3 жыл бұрын

Right behind Diehard!!

@leefromda3135

3 жыл бұрын

It is the best Christmas movie ever.

@Matt-vv7fl

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I watch it every holiday season.

@brigittemr3005

3 жыл бұрын

@@apriliarider6072 and eyes wide shut haha

This is one of the very few interviewers who lets his guests talk and doesn't just interrupt constantly.

@aaroberts44

3 жыл бұрын

Like Stern!. I know what you were thinking

@justingould2020

3 жыл бұрын

There was a guy on Australian TV many years ago called Andrew Denton. His show was called "Enough Rope" and his interview style was amazing. The stuff he would get out of people with some light humour and just letting them talk still boggles my mind.

@ishmael802

3 жыл бұрын

Like Brendan Schuab when he constantly speaks over MMA fighters

@stuffhappened9271

3 жыл бұрын

you need to stop watching joe rogan and late night shows then

@Eureka8576

2 жыл бұрын

Norton Graham also is great with his interviews.

This is the only show where you can see comedians actually being serious.

@caedengoering

3 жыл бұрын

For sure. So often their role on these shows is to “entertain”. It’s refreshing to see them actually open up, and be incredibly authentic. I love funny Will Ferrell as much as the next guy, but it’s great just to hear him speak.

@kawaiiafangirl

3 жыл бұрын

Marc Maron's podcast too. idk if you'd consider that a show though.

@ericsmith3782

3 жыл бұрын

Comedy hype

@KingFuego

3 жыл бұрын

Especially knowing that most comedians like Will Ferrell who are always in character are also really smart people.

@patsayjack402

3 жыл бұрын

This or most podcasts sure

Every year it seems to grow. This movie appears to be a classic now

@sophside9931

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! This movie is in the likes of home alone and Christmas Vacation

@elemes24

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophside9931 rarefied company

@jondunmore4268

3 жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself, loonie...

@jondunmore4268

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophside9931 -- Yes, HOME ALONE, CHRISTMAS VACATION and ELF - three dungheaps that should be eradicated from human existence.

@BillMcK

3 жыл бұрын

@@jondunmore4268 miserable sack of dookie😂

The duet "Baby it's cold outside" was awesome.

This is the first time I’ve seen him not be a character.

Elf was one of the few movies the entire 60 person pod watched when I was in jail. It was wholesome to be laughing at a goofy movie with cartel bosses, murderers and kidnappers.

@FightingForAnimals.Pondue

3 жыл бұрын

That's the most wholesome thing I've ever heard 😂

@hermesjumanji2284

3 жыл бұрын

@@FightingForAnimals.Pondue 😂😂😂

@Kickstart500

3 жыл бұрын

Good times😂

@andrehyltonjr.3208

3 жыл бұрын

That’s life 😂😂

@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239

3 жыл бұрын

What a dear story. Bless you.

We watch Elf almost every Christmas.

@aaroberts44

3 жыл бұрын

Several times

@justpassingthrooo3505

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot this time 😟

@TheVinc123

3 жыл бұрын

Same with my family lol

@johndeere8594

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a tradition at my family’s house. Everybody gets together we watch elf and Christmas vacation.

"You sit on a throne of lies." Cracks me up every time.

"Bye, Buddy. Hope you find your dad!" "Bye, Mr. Narwal!" Something about that scene just always makes me burst into laughter.

@kittycattt93

3 жыл бұрын

My sister and I often quote that scene whenever we say bye to each other 😂😂

@brennanbuglioni2821

3 жыл бұрын

My entire family quotes "bye buddy, hope you find your dad". ALL the time when someone leaves. My dad will even say it to me when I leave, which just makes it funnier somehow

@FreddyJenkins

3 жыл бұрын

Random cgi animal

@kc7108

2 жыл бұрын

I crack up when the snowman says “at least you have a daddy! I was just rolled up and left…”🤣😂🤣

Best scene is when Buddy meets Peter Dinklage and thinks he is an actual elf

@sidilicious11

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Holmgaard it’s brilliant!

@TK-cl1jm

3 жыл бұрын

Call me an elf one more time!

@treemarie213100

3 жыл бұрын

He’s an angry elf

@christianvalentin5344

3 жыл бұрын

Must be a South Pole Elf.

@tonedowne

3 жыл бұрын

Does Santa know you are here?

Elf is full of joy and wonder, and that's why everyone loves it. When the crowd is singing by the park, I cry - every time.

@TheJeffro451

3 жыл бұрын

I’m crying because you said that.

@theamazingandtalentedblake8296

10 ай бұрын

I love that movie because to me it’s heartwarming, humorous and original

Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner, Zoey Deschanel, what a cast, what a great movie!

The scene that cracks me up every time is when he jumps on the tree. I don't know why.

@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis

3 жыл бұрын

That is hands down the best scene in the movie. That, and worlds best cup of coffee. Because now everyone thinks of that when they see “worlds best coffee” which is in a lot of places

@FerstErndFuriers

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing Will come in to frame and immediately onto the tree is just hilarious.

@numbers7n

3 жыл бұрын

The whole premise of him believing himself to be an elf, his beliefs about Christmas,., cracks me up every time.. when he argues with his manager, fake Santas, his fight with the tiny author.., Buddy’s innocence cracks me up at every turn!

He’s on my Vision Board he’s is the GOAT. Cannot wait to work for him.

Just watched Elf last night with my now adult children...we still laugh just as hard as we did the first time we watched it years ago🎄

Elf had an exceptional cast though, with great short performances by Sedaris, Newhart and especially Dinklage.

@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! And many others - even Radioman (Mary Steenburgen, James Caan).

@Adamdidit

3 жыл бұрын

goddamn you take your upvote and get out

@cz2165

3 жыл бұрын

And the great Ed Asner!

@scottblankenship9150

3 жыл бұрын

Faizon Love was also excellent, and didn't even get proper credits! "Wanda" hahaha.

@isaaccutlip5815

3 жыл бұрын

Why is this black and white?

This and Jim Carreys Grinch are the best 2 Xmas movies in the last 25 years.

@Nick-ij5nt

3 жыл бұрын

The 1966 version is still the best one.

“Ohh piece is candy, ooo Piece is Candy, OOHhhh PIECE OF CANDY!”

This is the only time I’ve ever seen him just being himself and not doing a bit.

This man is a treasure

It’s nice that will was really respectful in this interview

I watch Elf every year, such a treat. It deserves the popularity it’s getting. It’s a classic now🌟✨

Jon Favreau, man.

@lizziebooth5397

3 жыл бұрын

I'm asking the queen to give him a knighthood

@torpedoboy4

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, definitely!

@mushrooka

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf I didn't realize he directed Elf too. What a legend.

@mightymartianca

3 жыл бұрын

Made Elf and currently saving Lucasfilm's ass. He is a master

I don’t think I’ve ever seen him act normal 😂

Family friend of mine happened to be on set while they were filming elf and caught a quick glimpse and essentially told us “ooof don’t know what this is supposed to be but it’s going to be a mess” and I completely understand how seeing one scrap of this film out of context could give you that impression. It’s funny to see will himself felt that way during production.

Elf has become a family MUST every Christmas season!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏽👏🏽🎁🤩🎄😆

Literally just finished watching ELF.

Awesome to see Mr. Ferrell talking about this classic! Its crazy how many laughs this dude has given me and my friends with all his movies

It’s SANTA!!!!!!!!

@sombojoe

3 жыл бұрын

“I knooooow him!”

I've watched it every year since I was 14 ..it's part of my childhood and adulthood haha

One of my staple Christmas movies!!

@sidilicious11

3 жыл бұрын

MarieAnnMarie mine too!

I have watched elf a ton of times and the tree topper scene kills me, each and every single time. My favorite Christmas 🎥

On Netflix there is a tv series that’s called “The Holiday Movies That Made Us”. And in it they have an episode about Elf and it tells the entire story of how Elf came together from the producers to the cinematographer to the writer. Like how idk he wasn’t as big a star as I thought he was at that time.

@TheReal_Pim_Tool

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was already a big star too when I saw Elf and Old School. I guess it was just kind of inevitable in my mind because I had been watching him on SNL for so long and other SNL cast members in movies were so big at the time like Sandler and the like.

@danielmoorefield4891

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheReal_Pim_Tool After this came Anchorman launching him again.

@ChimobiHD

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the role was actually written for Jim Carrey. Glad he got to do it instead.

Loved the part about the Central Park Rangers' controversial conduct at the recent Simon & Garfunkel concert.

My favorite line: “It’s not very shiny!” I use it all the time.

After watching movies like Scrooge for the 100th time, Elf was great.

We watch this multiple times from Thanksgiving to new years. Just an awesome holiday movie on its way to being a classic.

Elf is the universal film you show your students the last day of school before Christmas break.

everybody loves elf because it is so great.

I love the Elf channel every December. Because every channel is the Elf channel. And as soon as I come home I'll see it on one of the channels and have to watch it the rest of it. I love when he burps. And when he yells when Santa is coming 'Oh my God Santa!'

Watched it last night with my family. Best holiday movie for all ages!

Damn Legend!!!!

Wow. He’s doing an interview where he acts like a normal person.

Elf brings me so much joy every year I watch it! Never fails

I love how honest Will Ferrell is in this interview. We can see the more thoughtful side of him here. Great interview. Will Ferrell is one of my favorite comedians and I learned alot about storytelling through Blake Snyder's analysis of the film Elf surprisingly. All in all, high marks.

He is my Favorite comic actor. Just a glance is enough to make me laugh. Who remembers “kicking and screaming”? Man, I love that movie 😂

I think a big part of why this movie worked was that you had to believe that Buddy's innocence and sweetness was sincere. Will Ferrell has an inherent sweetness to him that came through in this character, so that he was hilarious but also heartwarming at the same time.

I look at it over and over. I loved it..

Elf and/or home alone every Christmas, always guaranteed to make you laugh, proper classics

Dude, Elf is a movie we saw in cinemas when it came out and still we quote even if it's not Christmas. Anytime anybody says 10am in the house "Santa's coming.." "SAAANTAAA!" It's a full blown modern classic. Love this interview, too. Mr. Ferrell at his most honest. What a great. Peace for 2021 everybody.

Instant classic.

He really is beautiful. "Elf" was one movie my family all loved - and that's impossible if you knew us. Great film.

Elf is our traditiional xmas story family watch...thankyou to all the actors and producers and the original writer.

Elf is hands down one of my all time favorite Christmas movies.

What makes it great is the tribute to the Christmas Classics of the past mixed with modern day culture.

These are great. Thanks, Sam.

One of the greatest Christmas Movies of all time. Thanks Will.

Really neat to see this after watching the making of it on that series on Netflix!

ELF is my go to Christmas classic. Usually watch it 3 times from October to Christmas.

And now it’s in everybody’s Christmas lineup

Literally just watched elf for the first time with my family

@lw8099

3 жыл бұрын

What did you and they think?

Best Christmas feel-good movie ever! Great comedy, message and music.

Elf,Christmas Vacation and It's a Wonderful Life..that's the trifecta of holiday movies for me..occasionally throwing A Christmas Story into the rotation

I like him when he's calm and serious. Smart man. Kinda reminds me of a teacher, for some reason. Might be the look, though.

And yet it became the best Christmas movie ever. I watched it 4 times in this last month

Merry Christmas everyone.

wow first time ever I saw Ferrell beeing seriously him and really honest, great !

Elf -- the GOAT of Christmas movies

Love elf u are amazing actor will merry christmas to u

Mann, loved Elf and I just saw the thing on Netflix about it a couple days ago. I love it even more.

Goes to show you, Hollywood, not everything has to be violent or have sex scenes, crude jokes, etc.

@RemixedVoice

3 жыл бұрын

Elf has plenty of crude jokes lol. But yeah, I feel you. Most films are rated PG-13 or R these days, and the ones rated PG are often just vapid soulless cash grabs.

W.Ferrell should have gotten an Oscar for it. His nuances were amazing.

“CONGRATULATIONS! You did it! Worlds best coffee 😀”

laughed so hard in the movie theater watching elf...

I love these interviews ♥️

Excellent actor. Stranger than Fiction still plays with my mind.

Elf is amazing, its so rare to have a family friendly movie thats wholesome and funny.

it still surprises me

Elf is right up there with Christmas Story for me.

Elf is one of my fav movies!!

It's crazy that when an actor is so good at their job you forget that they're just a regular person when they interact in real life

This is the first time I’ve ever seen Will Ferrell not being “on”. Refreshing and humbling.

We watch Elf every year for Christmas.

Striking gold with a movie role

Elf is truly one of the greatest movies of all time. I've never met someone who didn't love it and that's rare. Movies never appeal to all ages, cultures, views, etc.

My absolute favourite Christmas film

Nearly the complete movie is recited in the comment section as people's favorite part. Already a classic

His duet with Zooey of "Baby it's Cold Outside" is sublime.

I didn't think it was possible to make a new 'classic'' Christmas movie. Elf gives me hope!

One of the only human beings whos always made me genuinely laugh

Elf 'works' because we've all been 8 years old and will ferrell perfectly captured the essence of that innocence throughout the movie.

Tbh I think with comedy it's always a never-know situation because it's so subjective but in the case of Elf it's a holiday movie (of which there are only so many good ones) and it has universal appeal for families from kids to adults.

Anything with Will in it is gold.

Interesting in how this movie worked, also how the lesser known moments filming it worked more than the ones with the crew laughing - as it's said that Jon Favreau didn't get on with Will Ferrell, and that's one of the reasons why there's no sequel. (Similar case for the Scrooged too, maybe my fave Christmas movie.)

The 1st time I saw Elf, I felt like it was an instant Xmas classic.

Elf, we watch it every year at Christmas.

The crew must’ve been dying of laughter during the Sherlock film.

Elf has been goated. I’m glad Ferrell took a chance with the film, it’s great.