Will Ferrell says some of his fans were not too happy about his decision to bring back Buddy the Elf as a smoker and drinker.

During Ferrell’s PEOPLE interview with Reese Witherspoon, his costar in the new comedy You’re Cordially Invited, she asks him ...

Following fan outrage over the stunt, Will Ferrell has spoken out after the backlash against his surprise appearance as Buddy ...

Will Ferrell knows he ruffled some feathers with his surprise appearance as Buddy the Elf at an NHL game in December.

The actor, 57, appeared on Friday’s episode of Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast and explained why he dressed like Buddy the Elf — with a cigarette in his mouth and a beer ...

A disheveled Buddy the Elf shocked hockey fans and social media users alike when he appeared at a Los Angeles Kings game in December 2024, complete with cigarette and beer in hand. The surprising ...

Buddy the Elf has seen better days. After going viral for reincarnating the title character from 2003’s Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell ...

On Friday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast with brothers Travis and Jason Kelce, Ferrell discussed his thinking behind his decision to dress up as Buddy – the usually chipper elf ...

"The reaction was insane," the actor said of internet attention on his costumed Buddy the Elf appearance on Dec. 29 Ronald Martinez/Getty Will Ferrell is explaining why he dressed up as a grizzled ...

One day, he goes on an adventure with an elf girl he became friends with in ... like when he greets his lizard-monster buddy in the fantasy realm with an adorable high-five and a “Yay!” ...

Will Ferrell spent an entire week preparing to show up as a beer-drinking, candy-cigarette-smoking Buddy the Elf at a Los Angeles Kings game in late December. The bit was part of a social ...