* "Celebrity Jeopardy" - Guests include Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson), Sharon Osbourne (Amy Poehler), and, of course, Sean Connery (Hammond). * "Goulet's New Bag" - The lounge singer sells ringtones and Goulet-Head cell phones. * "Theater Monologue" - Farrell as host sharing his serious dramatic side. Bush starts a show by forcing his endorsement on John McCain (Darrell Hammond) and Sarah Palin (Tina Fey). * "Bush Endorsement Cold Open" - George W.
The full list of skits on this DVD are as follows: It's easy to forget there are so many different facets to Will Ferrell when he's busy cranking out movies that cast him as yet another deluded, macho sports figure. Saturday Night Live: Best of Will Ferrell - Volume Three gives us the comedian's full range in one contained space. That's probably the most satisfying pleasure of these "greatest hits" packages. At the same time, we are reminded that Ferrell can also play it sweet thanks to a fantastic "Cheerleaders" entry with Cheri Oteri.
Bush this time has the flop sweat of deflated hubris. Hell, even what was maybe his tail-end return as George W. In skits included here, for instance, he plays a father who gets no respect at home and is probably lying about how much he gets at the office, and his anger and disappointment boils up in such explosive fury, it crosses all the way over into uncomfortably hysterical. While Anchorman Ron Burgundy or his Talladega Nights character Ricky Bobby-or on this DVD, his portrayal of Robert Goulet or Swiss superspy Luxury-are men at the top of their field who have been spoiled by their success, the actor also has a tendency to play characters who experience a bitter pain from failure. One thing I'm reminded of watching these bits again is how far out on the emotional edge Ferrell sometimes takes his characters. Saturday Night Live: Best of Will Ferrell - Volume Three is another strong collection of some of the performer's best moments and best characters, and this one is not just limited to skits from his time as a cast member, but also draws from his return stints as guest host of the sketch comedy series.
To capitalize on this, and also probably to remind audiences how funny he can be after duds like Blades of Glory and Land of the Lost, the folks at SNL have done a repackaging of the earlier Best of Will Ferrell compilation discs and also put together a third one.
This summer, Ferrell is going for it again, starring in The Other Guys with Mark Wahlberg. His comedy is absurdist, it is awkward, and at its best, hilarious. Ferrell is the one who set the standard for characters who believe they are unstoppable, and forge ahead with their crazy ideas with unquenchable fury, not realizing they aren't nearly as awesome as they think.
The prolific comedian has had a series of hits and misses over the years, and had his share of cash-grabs, but his style has been one of the defining factors of 21st-century comedy. He was on the show for 7 seasons, from 1995 to 2002, and managed to spin his unique brand of blowhard humor first into bit parts in other people's comedies and then transforming into his own production juggernaut. Will Ferrell has been one of the biggest breakout successes of the Saturday Night Live cast from the last 15 years.