Stephen Colbert and Will Ferrell Rickrolled viewers of The Late Present throughout a chaotic version of the “The Colbert Questionert” on Tuesday evening’s (April 29) present.
Ferrell joined the present to take part within the common section, which sees Colbert asking rapid-fire inquiries to get to know his friends higher. After all, the Anchorman star didn’t take the questions significantly in any respect, ending with the 2 comedians performing a hilarious rendition of Rick Astley’s “By no means Gonna Give You Up.”
The second got here as Colbert requested Ferrell what tune he would decide if he may solely pay attention to 1 tune for the remainder of his life. After answering “By no means Gonna Give You Up,” the Saturday Evening Reside alum broke right into a rendition of the Nineteen Eighties basic, which resurged in reputation within the 2000s because the bait-and-switch “Rickroll” Web meme.
Colbert quickly joined Ferrell for the humorous duet, which shortly descended into mumbling because the pair forgot a lot of the phrases. After they completed singing, Colbert requested a producer off-camera how a lot the efficiency would price them in licensing charges. When he was informed “$80,000,” he joked with Ferrell, “You’re good for that, proper?”
Different questions included “greatest sandwich,” to which Ferrell answered, “A basic… salami and grapefruit on rye, with a light-weight sheen of mayonnaise.”
As for “the scariest animal,” the You’re Cordially Invited star mentioned, “The penguin… the outdated phrase, ‘Don’t flip your again on a penguin?’”
Maybe the funniest second was when Colbert requested if Ferrell has ever requested anybody for his or her autograph. “I’ve solely requested one particular person, Vladimir Putin,” the Elf actor quipped. “He was in a rush; he was not signing that day.”
The interview additionally received philosophical when Colbert requested, “What occurs once we die?” Ferrell mentioned, “We flip into timber… you’re caught as a tree… for eternity. You’re gonna witness numerous issues and contribute to the world… however you’re a tree. That’s it.”
And on the subject of his “favourite motion film,” Ferrell instantly answered, “Sense and Sensibility… the horses, the rain, the swing of doorways, the loud exclamations of fancy phrases.”
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