Will Ferrell marked the debut of his newest movie, 2025 film schedule launch You’re Cordially Invited, months in the past and, since then, the A-lister has been lining up different film-related gigs. Nonetheless, the main Saturday Evening Stay icon has additionally been making strikes inside the TV house. On that observe, he’s set to guide his first TV present, which is able to ultimately be obtainable to Netflix subscription holders. Because the present takes form, Ferrell and co. have now lined up an SNL reunion for him, and it’s too candy for phrases.
The Anchorman icon is headlining a-yet-to-be-titled sequence through which he performs a golf legend. Whereas the notion of that appears humorous sufficient, the present simply landed a significant star within the type of Molly Shannon. Based on Netflix’s press launch, Shannon has been tapped to play the position of Stacy, who’s the ex-wife of Will Ferrell’s character on the present. What’s additionally nice is that the commerce describes Stacy as having a little bit of a potty mouth, and I’m actually hoping this implies we’ll hear Shannon drop her fair proportion of F-bombs.
I’ve been ready for an additional Ferrell/Shannon collaboration for a short time now. Shannon and Ferrell starred alongside one another throughout 5 seasons of Saturday Evening Stay. Since their time on NBC’s sketch comedy sequence, they’ve additionally joined forces for the characteristic movies A Evening on the Roxbury, Famous person (an SNL film spinoff about Shannon’s Mary Katherine Gallagher character) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Shannon and Ferrell additionally appeared collectively as themselves for the latter’s emotional documentary, Will & Harper.
Actually, it looks like a no brainer to pair Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell up once more. The 2 stars have glorious comedic chops on their very own however, collectively, they’re pure dynamite. To me, the mere concept of them enjoying ex-lovers is simply too humorous, and I’m already questioning whether or not that relationship is really contentious. On the one hand, these exes might nonetheless have a comfortable spot for each other. But I additionally wouldn’t thoughts if the producers craft a unstable relationship that sees each characters humorously bringing out the worst in one another.
Netflix’s golf present itself has gone by way of quite a few modifications behind the scenes. Ferrell was initially set as co-creator of the 10-episode present alongside fellow comic Ramy Youssef and Josh Rabinowitz, in keeping with Deadline. Nonetheless, each Rabinowitz, Youssef and fellow collaborator Andy Campagna exited the mission in 2024 over inventive variations. Since then, new inventive voices have been introduced in, together with Ferrell’s buddy and fellow comedy author Harper Steele.
Will Ferrell at the moment has a number of streaming productions cooking in the intervening time. He’s starring alongside Zac Efron in Prime Video’s Judgement Day, and Efron dropped a set picture to tease the movie. Ferrell’s additionally teaming up with Amazon MGM for an additional film referred to as Robust Guys, which is able to see him share the display with Ryan Gosling. In the meantime, Molly Shannon not too long ago delighted audiences together with her portrayal of Bev Melon within the hit streaming present Solely Murders within the Constructing.
As intrigued as I’m to see the Elf star work with the aforementioned expertise, the attract of his newest team-up with Molly Shannon is simply too laborious to withstand. I’m hopeful that the pair’s chemistry stays intact and that their abilities are totally taken benefit of.