Will Ferrell Explains Why He Wore His 'Elf' Costume to LA Kings Game
Will Ferrell opened up about his decision to wear his Elf costume to a Los Angeles Kings game recently!
The 57-year-old comedian and actor dressed up as Buddy the Elf from his iconic Christmas movie when he attended the December 29 hockey game at Crypto.com Arena. However, it was a version of Buddy that we haven’t seen before.
The 2024 edition of Buddy had a cigarette in his mouth and a glass of beer in hand. During an interview, Will explained what inspired his decision and why Buddy was looking a little worse for wear.
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While on Travis and Jason Kelce‘s New Heights podcast, Will explained that his new version of Buddy had been through some things.
“Buddy the Elf got laid off, I think, from the North Pole,” Will said with a chuckle. “He’s having a pull from his beer, smoking a cig. That was just… I get these weird ideas every now and then.”
He continued, saying, “We’re season ticket holders for the L.A. Kings. We have seats right on the glass, which are amazing. I said, ‘Gosh over the break, it would be funny if I just got a Buddy the Elf costume and didn’t shave for a week, and I’m just sitting there with a candy cigarette. It’s just a candy cigarette. And I’m just gonna sit there for a period and see how people react.’”
“The reaction was insane,” he recalled. “Like, what is he doing? Is he promoting something? But occasionally I just like to do weird things like that just to stir it up.”
Did you see that Will just reunited with a famous coworker at another hockey game?
Speaking of Elf, find out what happened to the actor who played Buddy’s little brother Michael.