Will Ferrell

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I think you just get a sense of something that, you know, if it's an idea that you can kind of spit out in a sentence.

I think you just get a sense of something that, you know, if it's an idea that you can kind of spit out in a sentence.

I think you just get a sense of something that, you know, if it's an idea that you can kind of spit out in a sentence.

Then it's got a good chance. You know, it's like, You know, I remember when we were, we were pitching Anchorman, which at the time we got rejected. I think we got like rejected 20 different times from various studios. It just blows my mind. Like no one could kind of wrap their hand around, head around an ensemble comedy show. That took place in a newsroom. They kept hearing the news part.

Then it's got a good chance. You know, it's like, You know, I remember when we were, we were pitching Anchorman, which at the time we got rejected. I think we got like rejected 20 different times from various studios. It just blows my mind. Like no one could kind of wrap their hand around, head around an ensemble comedy show. That took place in a newsroom. They kept hearing the news part.

Then it's got a good chance. You know, it's like, You know, I remember when we were, we were pitching Anchorman, which at the time we got rejected. I think we got like rejected 20 different times from various studios. It just blows my mind. Like no one could kind of wrap their hand around, head around an ensemble comedy show. That took place in a newsroom. They kept hearing the news part.

And we're like, no, no, no. It's going to be, you know, Austin Powers wasn't about us. Wasn't about the spy game. It was about a really funny character. Right. Our characters are gonna be funny. And then I remember, I remember thinking, gosh, this is so hard to get off the ground. We should maybe pick a topic that everyone's talking about. And at that time, NASCAR was at its height.

And we're like, no, no, no. It's going to be, you know, Austin Powers wasn't about us. Wasn't about the spy game. It was about a really funny character. Right. Our characters are gonna be funny. And then I remember, I remember thinking, gosh, this is so hard to get off the ground. We should maybe pick a topic that everyone's talking about. And at that time, NASCAR was at its height.

And we're like, no, no, no. It's going to be, you know, Austin Powers wasn't about us. Wasn't about the spy game. It was about a really funny character. Right. Our characters are gonna be funny. And then I remember, I remember thinking, gosh, this is so hard to get off the ground. We should maybe pick a topic that everyone's talking about. And at that time, NASCAR was at its height.

And I was like, for instance, what if I'm just me as a NASCAR driver and we sold that in like two seconds?

And I was like, for instance, what if I'm just me as a NASCAR driver and we sold that in like two seconds?

And I was like, for instance, what if I'm just me as a NASCAR driver and we sold that in like two seconds?

Yeah. I don't know. I don't know if there's an exact formula for it, but it's just something that I think grabs the people who have to pay for it.

Yeah. I don't know. I don't know if there's an exact formula for it, but it's just something that I think grabs the people who have to pay for it.

Yeah. I don't know. I don't know if there's an exact formula for it, but it's just something that I think grabs the people who have to pay for it.

I mean, one of my welcome to Hollywood moments was getting to be the first – the first member of a brand new cast on Saturday night live. And I got to say the first, the first lines of our, our opening show. And I'm sitting there and they're counting down the show and I'm looking out. That's crazy. My folks are in the audience and friends and family. And I'm like, I can't believe I'm here.

I mean, one of my welcome to Hollywood moments was getting to be the first – the first member of a brand new cast on Saturday night live. And I got to say the first, the first lines of our, our opening show. And I'm sitting there and they're counting down the show and I'm looking out. That's crazy. My folks are in the audience and friends and family. And I'm like, I can't believe I'm here.