FOLKS, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST
TONIGHT AS THE VERY FUNNY COMEDIAN WHO STARRED IN THE
"ANCHORMAN" MOVIES, "TALLADEGA NIGHTS," AND "ELF." LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. WILL
FERRELL. ♪ EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT YES, IT WILL
♪ EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
♪ EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. ♪ EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT ♪ EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT ♪ <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU. <i> ( CHEERS )</i>
>> GETTING READY TO BE TOTALLY LET DOWN. >> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE
SHOW. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: IT'S NICE-- IT'S
NICE TO HAVE YOU ON. >> IT'S MY FIRST TIME. TECHNICALLY. AS MYSELF. >> Stephen: YES. THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME ON AS AN
ANIMAL EXPERT. >> AN ANIMAL EXPERT. >> Stephen: YOU, AS WILL, BUT
AN ANIMAL EXPERT. >> ON YOUR LIVE SUPER BOWL SHOW. AND IT WAS A VERY CALM
ATMOSPHERE BACKSTAGE. PEOPLE WERE SUPER CHILL. >> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT ADDS
TO A LIVE SUPER BOWL SHOW? ANIMALS. ADD ANIMALS. THAT CALMS EVERYBODY DOWN. AND THEN YOUR FRIEND RON
BURGUNDY CAME ON I THINK HE WAS ON FOR 45 MINUTES. >> WAS HE ON FOR THAT LONG. >> Stephen: I THINK 45 MINUTES
OF RON BURGUNDY WAS ON THE SHOW. WE HAD TO CUT HIM DOWN AND WE
SHOT THE TAPE WE DIDN'T USE INTO SPACE. >> YOU KNOW, WHEN HE LEFT THE
STUDIO, HE WANDERED OUT ON TO THE STREET AND SAID HELLO TO
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT NIGHT. >> Stephen: OH, WOW. >> HE JUST TALKED WITH THEM. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. >> HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WANT TO TALK
TO HIM, THOUGH. <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: I'M SURPRISED. I'M SURPRISED. >> BECAUSE I THINK HE HAD SOME
SCOTCH WITH HIM THAT NIGHT. >> Stephen: HE DID. HE DID. HE LOVES THE DELICIOUS SCOTCH. >> AND HE ALREADY HAD A BUNCH OF
SCOTCH PRIOR TO THAT MOMENT SO HE WAS THREE SHEETS TO THE WIN. >> Stephen: IT'S LOVELY TO
HAVE YOU ON. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE ACTUAL
WILL FERRELL ON. DO YOU ENJOY BEING WILL FERRELL? DOES IT FEEL GOOD JUST TO BE
WILL? >> I LIKE BEING WILL FERRELL. SURE. I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE THIS,
UHM, EVERY DAY CAN BE A CHALLENGE. <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: ON SUNDAY--
>> YOU HAVE A MISSHAPEN HEAD. >> Stephen: OH, NO, NO! >> YEAH. >> Stephen: NO! YOU'RE--
>> PINEAPPLE HEAD THEY USED TO CALL ME AT SCHOOL. >> Stephen: WILL, YOU ARE
BEAUTIFUL TO SOMEONE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: TO SOMEONE. >> TO. SOMEONE. >> Stephen: YEAH. IT ONLY TAKES ONE. ON SUNDAY, YOU PRESENTED WITH
OUR DEAR FRIEND JULIE LOUIS-DREYFUS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> YEAH, WE DID THE OSCAR S. >> Stephen: YOU GUYS LOOKED
AMAZING. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: SO GLAMMUOUS. >> SHE'S THE BEST. >> Stephen: SHE'S FANTASTIC. I WISH SHE COULD HAVE STUCK
AROUND FOR ANOTHER NIGHT. SHE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. >> SHE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. >> Stephen: SHE WAS HERE LAST
NIGHT. >> BECAUSE TONIGHT'S WEDNESDAY. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
I KNOW MY CALENDAR! I KNOW MY CALENDAR. >> Stephen: WAS THIS A FUN
NIGHT? >> IT ONLY TAKES ONE. IT ONLY TAKES ONE. IT WAS A FUN NIGHT. IT WAS SO GLAMOROUS. LET ME --
>> Stephen: TALK ME THROUGH THE GLAMOUR. >> LET ME SET THE STAGE. HAD TO PRESENT AT 6:45. WAS THERE AT 6:15. WAS HOME EATING A SLICE OF PIZZA
WITH A BEER IN MY HAND AT 7:05. THAT'S --
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
>> THAT'S THE GLITZ. THAT'S THE GLAMOR OF HOLLYWOOD. >> Stephen: YOU'VE BEEN TO THE
OSCARS MANY TIMES. >> I HAVE. I'VE BEEN MANY TIMES. AND --
>> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME? WHAT WAS THE--
>> THE FIRST TIME, I DON'T-- I MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENTING
SOMETHING. I THINK WE JUST GOT INVITED TO
GO. MY WIFE AND I WERE LIKE, "WE
GOTTA GO." >> Stephen: LEGALLY YOU HAVE
TO GO. >> LEGALLY, YOU HAVE TO-- IF
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE HOLLYWOOD SHOW BIZ COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE TO
GO. IT'S LIKE JURY DUTY. >> Stephen: RIGHT. <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> AND YOU CAN ONLY PUT IT OFF
SO LONG BEFORE -- >> Stephen: YOU CAN DEFER
ONCE. >> POINTS ON YOUR LICENSE. >> Stephen: AFTER THAT YOU
DON'T GET TO VOTE UNLESS YOU GO. >> EXACTLY. WE HAVEN'T AND VIV WAS NINE
MONTHS PREGNANT. >> Stephen: HERE? >> YES. WITH OUR FIRST SON, MAGNUS. AND THERE WE WERE ON THE RED
CARPET. AND THAT'S NOT MY HAND ON HER
STOMACH. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: SOMEONE REACHING IN? >> SOMEONE REACHING IN. >> Stephen: RAUL JULIA. >> RAUL JULIA REACHING IN. AND I HAD TOLD HIM BEFOREHAND--
BECAUSE HE SAID, "I CAN TOUCH YOUR WIFE'S BELLY?"
AND I SAID, "RAUL, NOT THE TIME OR PLACE. NOT APPROPRIATE." AND HE DID IT ANYWAY. BUT THEY HAD AN AMBULANCE STAND
BUYING READY TO GO. >> Stephen: FOR YOU GUYS? >> FOR US. >> Stephen: FOR REAL. >> JUST IN CASE. >> Stephen: HOW PREGNANT ARE
WE TALKING HERE? >> I THINK MAGNUS WAS BORN THREE
DAYS LATER. >> Stephen: WOW. >> SO VIV WAS A TROUPER. >> Stephen: A TOTAL TROUPER TO
GO. >> HERE WAS AN AMAZING, A GREAT
HOLLYWOOD MOMENT. YOU FINALLY GET TO GO TO THE
OSCARS, YOU'RE ALL DRESSED UP, YOU'RE EXCITED, THE RED CARPET,
IT'S MORE PHOTOGRAPHERS THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE. >> Stephen: SURE. >> AND THEY'RE SCREAMING YOUR
NAME, "WILL! WILL! OVER HERE! WILL, OVER HERE!"
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS. YOU CAN'T LOOK ANYMORE MORE
DIRECTLY THAN YOU ARE LOOKING. AND I'M LIKE, "I'M LOOKING AT
YOU. I'M LOOKING." "WILL! OVER HERE! WILL! OVER HERE." I'M LIKE, "I'M LOOKING AT YOU! I'M LOOKING." AND I FINALLY LOOK TO MY LEFT,
AND IT'S WILL SMITH. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
AND I GO...-- I GO "OH." AND WE JUST STARTED LAUGHING SO
HARD. >> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL. >> AND JUST LET'S GETS OUT OF
HERE. LET'S GO. >> Stephen: THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH
OF US. >> THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH OF US. THEY WANT THE REAL WILL. YEAH GLP NOW, WE WERE TALKING
WITH JULIA LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE NEW FILM "DOWNHILL." YOU PLAY HUSBAND AND WIFE IN
THAT. AND SHE EXPLAINED LAST NIGHT
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MOVIE. SO I THINK-- I THINK IT'S LEGAL
FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED WHAPS. SHE TOLD IT FROM THE WIFE'S
POINT OF VIEW. COULD YOU EXPLAIN IT FROM THE
HUSBAND'S POINT OF VIEW WHAT HAPPENED. >> YES. >> Stephen: THE EVENT NEAR THE
BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE THAT SETS THE WHOLE THING ROLLING, FROM
THE HUSBAND'S POINT OF VIEW. WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT HAPPENED? >> FROM THE HUSBAND'S POINT OF
VIEW, WE'RE HAVING LUNCH, FIRST DAY OF OUR SKI TRIP, AT A SKI
CHALET, MIDMOUNTAIN, OUTSIDE, A BEAUTIFUL SPOT, THINKING ABOUT
WHAT WE SHOULD ORDER, EAT A LIGHT MEAL, SAVE ROOM FOR A
SNACK LATER? BUT I'M TRYING TO GET ON THE
MOUNTAIN, I'M TRYING TO PLAN THE DAY. LET'S GO SKI THE BEAST, MAYBE,
YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: SURE. >> THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED "THE
BEAST." >> Stephen: SURE, SURE, YEAH. >> AND I'M TRYING TO GET THE
TRAINS MOVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AN AVALANCHE HITS. >> Stephen: A CONTROLLED
AVALANCHE. >> A CONTROLLED AVALANCHE BUT IT
LOOKS REAL ENOUGH. AND I REMEMBERED IN THAT MOMENT
THAT I HAD A PHONE CALL I HAD TO TAKE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )</i> SO I-- I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE
NOTICED. I TRIED TO DELICATELY LEAVE WITH
MY CELL PHONE AND JUST SAUNTER OFF. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
NOT KNOWING MY FAMILY WOULD BE COVERED IN ICE AND SNOW. BUT THEY'RE FINE. ONLY TO COME BACK AND SEE THAT--
YEAH, I-- I DIDN'T GET TO MY PHONE. I DIDN'T GET TO MY CALL. >> Stephen: SO YOU ABANDONED
YOUR FAMILY. >> AND THEN I REALIZED LATER
I'VE ABANDONED MY FAMILY. AND THEN I SIT DOWN. >> AND ORDER SOUP. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: AND IT PROCEEDS FROM THERE. >> IT PROCEEDS FROM THERE. >> Stephen: THERE'S A FAIR
AMOUNT OF TENSION BETWEEN YOU AND JULIA THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: THIS IS THE CRAZY
THING ABOUT THIS. I FOUND OUT-- AND IS THIS TRUE--
THAT YOU GUYS MET EACH OTHER DURING THIS MOVIE. YOU GUYS HADN'T MET BEFORE. >> WE HADN'T MET BEFORE. >> Stephen: HOW IS THAT
POSSIBLE? I HAVE MET HER BEFORE. >> YEAH IS THERE AND YOU'RE WILL
FERRELL. I HAD DINNER WITH HER. AND HOW DID I BEAT YOU TO THE
PUNCH TO MEET JULIE LOUIS-DREYFUS. >> AND HERE'S THE CRAZY THING
EYE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
SO I WAS IN-- <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: YOU'RE KIND OF GOING, "JULIA!"
AND SEE WHO TURNS AROUND. >> NO, WE WERE MEETING-- WE WERE
HAVING LUNCH IN A HOTEL SO I JUST HAD HER PAGE GLD DID SHE
MATCH UP WHAT YOU HAD IN YOUR MIND? >> NO, I JUST SAID, "THAT'S NOT
HER." <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
"SORRY, THAT'S NOT YOU." >> Stephen: YEAH, OKAY. BUT HOW-- HOW DID YOU NOT MEET? >> I DON'T KNOW. >> Stephen: YOU BOTH WORKED AT
NBC AT THE SAME TIME. ISN'T THERE, LIKE, A CENTRAL
PLACE WHERE YOU PEOPLE MEET. >> YOU THINK THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN-- YOU THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF, LIKE,
GROUP BONDING, OUTWARD BOUND-- >> Stephen: EVERY MONTH
EVERYBODY AT CBS-- >> DO YOU DO AN OFFSITE. >> Stephen: YEAH. >> WHERE DO YOU GO? >> Stephen: SUN VALLEY. EVERYONE WHO WORKS AT CBS. >> ALWAYS SUN VALLEY. >> Stephen: ALWAYS SUN VALLEY. >> SAME PLACE, SAME RESORT? >> Stephen: YEAH, BOUGHT THEY
DON'T TELL US WHERE IT IS, WE HAVE TO FIND EACH OTHER. >> WHAT TIME OF YEAR IS IT. >> Stephen: WHAT TIME OF YEAR
IS IT? ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS WE GO. SO IT'S A DIFFERENT SEASON--
>> THAT WOULD BE FUN TO CRASH THE CBS OFFSITE, WOULDN'T IT? >> Stephen: OH, YEAH. YOU WANT TO COME? >> GUEST SPEAKER? >> Stephen: SURE, THIS NEXT
ONE IS THIS WEEKEND. >> VALENTINE'S WEEKEND. >> Stephen: THIS VALENTINE'S
WEEKEND. YES. >> I HAVE A SO, TOURNAMENT. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE WHAT? >> A SOCCER TOURNAMENT. >> Stephen: ARE YOU PLAYING,
OR YOUR KIDS PLAYING? >> I WISH. I WOULD CRUSH THOSE KIDS. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i><font color="#FF0000">
APPLAUSE )</font> NO, IT'S 10-YEAR-OLDS. >> Stephen: 10-YEAR-OLDS? YOU COULD TAKE THEM. YOU COULD 100% TAKE THEM. >> EVERY TIME I WATCH, I'M LIKE,
GOD, I WOULD SCORE 10 GOALS A GAME. >> Stephen: EXACTLY. YOU KNOW, "COACH SAYS MISS THE
BALL. DON'T MISS YOUR MAN." >> THANK YOU, I'M GOING TO USE
THAT. >> Stephen: KICK CHILDREN. >> I'M GOING TO YELL THAT FROM
THE SIDELINES. >> Stephen: NOW, CAN WE GET
BACK TO THE MOVIE JUST FOR A SECOND? >> WELL, HERE'S THE THING... <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
PLEASE. >> Stephen: IS THERE IS THRS A
CLIP. >> YEAH, THERE IS A CLIP. >> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THIS CLIP RIGHT HERE? I HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE AND I
REALLY ENJOYED THE MOVIE-- >> THIS IS THE CLIP WHERE WE ARE
ARE CHECKING INTO THE HOTEL, JUST ARRIVING THERE, AND WE COME
ACROSS THE KIND OF CONCIERGE, WHO --
>> Stephen: PLANNED BY MIRANDA OTO. >> PLAYED BY MIRANDA OTO, AND
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE AMERICANS-AUSTRIANS FISH OUT OF
WATER. >> Stephen: SHE'S INTRODUCING
YOU TO THE EUROPEAN PARTY LIFESTYLE. >> PARTY LIFESTYLE, EXACTLY. >> THE BODY, IS NOT TO BE
ASHAMED OF. >> SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. >> EVERYBODY IS GOOD,
CELEBRATED. >> OKAY, YES. I WILL FOR SURE DO THAT. >> BOTH. >> YEAH, YEAH, NO, NO QUESTION,
WE'LL CELEBRATE. >> I AM HERE AS FRIEND, YA? DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND? >> OH, SURE. >> THEN WE ARE FRIENDS. >> OH, GREAT, WONDERFUL. OKAY. >> OH! >> SORRY! >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> Stephen: WE'VE ALL BEEN
THERE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: WE'VE ALL BEEN
THERE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: WILL WE HAVE TO
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, OKAY? WOULD YOU STAY RIGHT THERE,
PLEASE? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
WILL FERRELL, EVERYBODY.