Will Ferrell Did His First Reddit AMA, And He Was Pretty Much The Best At It
And it only included one Ron Burgundy reference, too.
“I could have done my FIRST-EVER AMA for lots and lots and lots of things. Movies! My book! My sunscreen! My range of crocodile purses!”, began Will Ferrell’s introduction to his first stab at the world’s most exciting internet Q&A session overnight. “But, this World Cancer Day, I wanted to support Cancer for College, which helps provide college scholarships to cancer survivors.”
Geez. Every other celebrity ever just looks like a total sellout loser now, especially considering how amusing Ferrell was with his answers, too. And away we go!
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The bit about that legendary SNL skit:
rozanund: What the fuck were you doing to Jimmy Fallon in those hot tub sketches?
WillFerrell: I believe I was trying to touch him somewhere in the area.
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The bit about partying with Full House‘s Uncle Joey:
musicus77: What was the craziest Hollywood party you’ve ever been to?
WillFerrell: Craziest Hollywood party was probably at the house of Dave Coulier right at the height of the Full House madness. This would’ve been ’92. I was 2 years out of college.
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The bit about love and/or Haddaway songs:
Idleworker: Will Ferrell, what is love?
WillFerrell: Love is a complicated thing to figure out. I don’t know if anyone ever will. I know this much: I love lamp.
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The bit about auditioning for Spider-Man:
chumanfoo: Is there any movie role, outside of comedy, that you wish you could have landed?
WillFerrell: Yes. It was down to me or Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man and they harshly told me I was too fat for the suit. That having been said, every time I watch Spider-Man I still think I was the better actor for the role.
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The bit about Ron Burgundy:
tombobbin: How often do people come up to you with Ron Burgundy quotes, or any other movie quotes?
WillFerrell: Zero times. It has never happened. Sadly I’m still waiting for it to happen.
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The bit about being a Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers) doppelganger:
WillFerrell: It has been acknowledged many times that myself and Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, share a resemblance to each other. A lot of people think that it’s me playing for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But that would be an insult to Chad Smith. The truth of the matter is there is no Will Ferrell. Only Chad Smith.
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The bit about watching Cops:
Turetto: Will, just worked up a major sweat watching Cops. Did you catch today’s rerun?
WillFerrell: Yes I did and I am drenched in sweat as well. In fact, what is it about watching Cops that gets you so sweaty? I’m glad I’m not the only one. I mean, I don’t know about you but I feel like I’m a part of every episode.
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The bit about his testicles in Step Brothers:
joec_95123: Were the testicles you rubbed on the drum kit in Step Brothers based on your real ones?
WillFerrell: Those were not based on my testicles. However, Oscar winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis allowed his balls to be examined for the prosthetic balls to be made. Side note: Those are, no joke, $10,000 worth of prosthetic balls that you see in that movie.
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The bit about sounding exactly like a slowed-down Jennifer Lawrence:
TomRalphio: Given the fact that Jennifer Lawrence’s voice sounds a lot like yours when slowed down, can you take over the Hunger Games franchise? That, and maybe all her future roles?
WillFerrell: I approached the producers of The Hunger Games franchise and asked them exactly about this. They said, “That’s a ridiculous proposal for you to think you could take over her role Katniss Everdeen. However, we are thinking about using you to re-voice her for future Hunger Games movies and you will definitely get to star in our Hunger Games McDonald’s campaign.”
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The bit about being a wizard:
Nemzo: Are you a wizard?
WillFerrell: No, unfortunately I’m not. I have attempted to be a wizard on several occasions. I studied for about a year and a half at Ansontolliver’s Wizard School…it wasn’t a full year and a half. At the conclusion of which, Anson pulled me aside and said, “I don’t want you to waste any more of your money with me. I think it’s best for me to let you know you don’t have what it takes to be a wizard.” And for however sad I was on that day, I respect Anson so much for giving me the straight talk.
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The absolutely ridiculous bit where real-life Snoop Dogg dropped by to ask him a question about cowbells (and weed, obviously):
Here_Comes_The_King: ayy Will, imma need some more cowbell on tha next album, u game?
WillFerrell: Of course! I’m absolutely game, Snoop. I’ve also got some beats that I want to run by you. I’m warning you now, they’re not good.
edit: In fact, I just talked myself out of it. I’m not going to show them to you.
Here_Comes_The_King: boats n hoes part 2 uhearme !! we may need 2 climb some trees first
WillFerrell: I got a lot of trees at my house. Eucalyptus, pine and california oak.
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Read the full AMA here, and remember just how much you liked Will Ferrell before he became a non-stop Ron Burgundy robot.