Will Ferrell

Dazed and Confused and Stories from Psycho: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, July 12 Experience summer heat in the air-conditioned Warner Grand Theatre at 8 p.m. with Under the Tuscan Sun, the romantic comedy-drama about a recently divorced writer (Diane Lane) who, while on a tour in Tuscany, spontaneously buys a villa and ... More >>

5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week, Including Todd Barry Messing With the Audience

See also: *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in L.A. *12 L.A. Comedy Acts to Watch in 2013 5. An Evening of Butthurtt April Winchell and Rob Paulsen perform "some of the angriest and most poorly spelled Regretsy hate mail from the last three years." The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club; Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m. 4. ... More >>

Laugh Your Way to 2013

Jon Hamm and Adam Scott Host Sandy Benefit, With Performances by Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman and More

See also: *Dick Jokes for Jesus at Comedy Bang Bang's Nativity Pageant *10 Best Standup Comedy Shows in L.A. *5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week "Ladies, please prepare your vaginas," announced actor/comedian Aziz Ansari Monday night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, introducing masters of ... More >>

10 Best Judd Apatow-Inspired Artworks at Gallery 1988

See also: *5 Best Arrested Development Artworks at Gallery 1988 *10 Best Pee Wee Herman Artworks at Gallery 1988 *10 Best Lindsay Lohan Artworks *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week Real-life freaks and geeks gathered at Gallery 1988 Tuesday night for the opening of the A Tribute to Judd Apatow ... More >>

L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade: A Recap of the 2012 Event

L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Stand is arguably the premier charity auction/food and wine event raising money -- a lot of money -- for pediatric cancer research. Hosted by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne (Lucques, A.O.C., Tavern) and David Lentz (The Hungry Cat), it was held for the third year in a row ... More >>

Step Brothers

The Campaign Review: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in an Amusing but Toothless Satire

Some Velvet Painting

Dane Cook Talks About Playing a German Writer Who Loves Pigeons in The Producers at the Hollywood Bowl

His 2005 platinum-selling album, Retaliation, was the most successful comedy bow since Steve Martin's 1978 classic, A Wild and Crazy Guy. He's also experienced more than his fair share of backlash and personal tragedy. Now, before co-starring with Jeffrey Tambor in this fall's NBC sitcom Next Caller ... More >>

Will Ferrell Plays a Mexican Cowboy in Casa de Mi Padre

Why does this film exist?

Will Ferrell in Casa de mi Padre: Outtakes From Our Interview

Casa de mi Padre, starring Will Ferrell (speaking Spanish!), opens in theaters nationwide this weekend. Karina Longworth chatted with Ferrell, director Matt Piedmont and screenwriter Andrew Steele for our print story about why this bizarre film exists, and why Ferrell decided to play a Mexican cowbo ... More >>

'Occupy 90210' to Protest Outside Obama's $40K-per-Plate Campaign Fundraiser in L.A.

Unlike the people's beloved First Lady -- who stops by Inglewood groceries when she's in town; so humble! -- President Obama is notorious for never letting his limo stray beyond L.A.'s lavish Westside. Especially now that election season is drawing near, and so many deep Hollywood pockets have yet ... More >>

Andrés De Bouchet: Q&A with Conan's Fat Jesus

​ You may know him as "Fat Jesus" from Conan, where he's a writer, or from the numerous other characters he's played on the show. He also ran the popular Giant Tuesday Night of Amazing Inventions And Also There Is a Game in New York before moving to L.A. With his booming voice, du Bouchet is m ... More >>

10 Movies Coming Out This Weekend, Including Bridesmaids, George Lucas' Star Wars Fan Enemies, Sexploitation and Terrence Malick

Love Exposure, this week at Cinefamily​ Whether you're looking for beautiful photography or depraved horror, hyperbolic satire or rare experimentation, this week's theatrical releases and repertory series have a little bit for everyone. Here are the Weekly's critics on ten of them: 10. It se ... More >>

Groundlings Fundraiser Tonight at True Food Kitchen

​Try not to laugh so hard you squirt soda out of your nose. Actually, it promises to be a very adult evening at tonight's fundraiser for The Groundlings, the iconic LA improv troupe that launched tons of comedic talent: Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Phil Hartman, fried pie-loving Kathy Griffin, ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Passes the Virtual Joint for 420 in Our Tweet of the Day

Actually, make that our re-tweet of the day, as Snoop echoed a ceremonial passing of the virtual spliff by (fake) Will Farrell. ​ Enjoy.

MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY!

Marc Maron

IF THESE WALLS COULD LAUGH

(Video) Largest Gathering Of Costumed Superheroes Happens In L.A. -- At Downtown Convention Center -- Over The Weekend

​L.A.'s masked crusaders might not be able to gather near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue (thanks to tourist complaints and violent clashes between the characters), but they were out in full force over the weekend. A call to arms for costumed superheroes to unite for a Guinness record ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Enemies of the People, Step-Up 3D, The Other Guys

Also The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, Patrik Age 1.5 and more

WHERE'S THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A NEW WACKY COMEDY

Lamest April Fools' Day Prank Ever: Funny or Die's Fake Teen Pop Star

Funny or Die is often more die than funny (for starters, every single video runs about a 45 seconds too long). There are exceptions: that thing with Will Ferrell and the baby landlord everyone likes, their republishing of Human Giant clips (including the funniest thing we've seen all year), etc. Bu ... More >>

Conan O'Brien's Live Variety Show Coming to the Gibson Amphitheater in April

​Conan O'Brien will be bringing his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" tour to the Gibson Amphitheater on April 24 [UPDATE: another date added for April 25]. Tickets for the American Express-sponsored tour are available through his Team Coco website. The show is advertised as ... More >>

Kids Say the Darndest Things

Beck Interviews Will Ferrell, Talks Cirque du Soleil, Unitards, Fusion Bands, Funny Words

​ Beck interviews Will Ferrell at Beck.com, and it's a laugh-out-loud conversation, for sure, replete with discussions about red unitards, Cirques du Soleil, cassette technology and Beck's desire to start a fusion band called Kudos. For example, this exchange, in which they talk about "The Ci ... More >>

Remembering The Roxbury, Plus Playhouse Hosts BPM's Biggest Bash

In this week's Nightranger, we toddle around Hollywood's newest super-club, Playhouse, a gorgeous mega-production-geared space opened by club impresarios Elie Samaha and Rob Vinokur. Samaha, also a movie big-wig, is best known for famed '90's hotspot The Roxbury nightclub on the Sunset Strip, and d ... More >>

Where There's a Will, There's a Goofy Overhead Smash

GO LA: Mort Sahl, Ziggy Marley and Everything In Between

What to do in L.A., May 1-7

How to Survive the Holidays, Part 1

What to do Thanksgiving week

Let the Fake Laughing Season Begin!

Step Brothers: Blended Family Values

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Get Relational

Film Reviews: Semi-Pro, Summer Palace, A Walk to Beautiful

And other Feb. 29 releases

Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro Is Only Half Bad:

His half

Striking TV: DVD Sets for a Season Without Writers

Berlin Alexanderplatz, Twin Peaks, Johnny Carson, Larry Sanders and more

Film Reviews: Meet the Robinsons, Blades of Glory

Also, The Hills Have Eyes II, Air Guitar Nation and After the Wedding

In Need of a Good Thanking

Jennifer Hudson snubs American Idol and The Departed's screenwriter forgets to thank the original writers of his story

The Best Films of 2006: The Year of Army of Shadows

And the First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll

¡Ask a Mexican! Uncivil Torta

Hearing Voices

In the new Will Ferrell comedy, the truth is Stranger Than Fiction

The Fast and the Curious

The joy of Talladega Nights lies in its randomness

New Film Reviews

For February 17 - 23

New Film Reviews

For February 10 - 16, 2006

No Stunt Hair Necessary

For Steve Carell, the road to movie stardom was lined with dehydration and body waxing

Whip It Good

How To Cure Hollywood’s Summertime Blues, The Sequel

The Shock of Recognition

Britain’s wicked comedy oddballs, from the Beyond the Fringe crowd to thoroughly absurd Catherine Tate

Waves of Sympathy

Fluff, Glorious Fluff

Love Actually, Elf and the simple pleasures of pre-holiday moviegoing

Same As It Ever Was

Nothing can stop the new fall season