I don’t think it’s far-fetched to assume that if you are making a comedy, and Will Ferrell asks to be in it, your answer would be an enthusiastic yes. Considering he is one of Lorne Michaels' top SNL alums and Ferrell’s movies are legendary, having him in your comedy would be incredible. Jen D'Angelo, the writer and producer of the new comedy Quiz Lady, got to live this out firsthand, because the actor sent her an email asking to be in the Hulu film. Not only was this one of the best messages she’d received in her career, but it also helped out the film as she told me during an interview for CinemaBlend.
Ferrell’s production company, Gloria Sanchez Productions, was working on Quiz Lady, a comedy about two sisters, played by Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, who decide to try out for a game show to pay off a debt. When it came to casting the other roles, Jen D'Angelo said the SNL alum put himself up for the part of Terry McTeer, the game show host, after being involved with the film from a producing standpoint for a while. On top of the Elf star being a top-tier comedian, he also has experience playing game show hosts because of his days in Studio 8H, which made him the perfect choice.
Ferrell’s production company, Gloria Sanchez Productions, was working on Quiz Lady, a comedy about two sisters, played by Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, who decide to try out for a game show to pay off a debt. When it came to casting the other roles, Jen D'Angelo said the SNL alum put himself up for the part of Terry McTeer, the game show host, after being involved with the film from a producing standpoint for a while. On top of the Elf star being a top-tier comedian, he also has experience playing game show hosts because of his days in Studio 8H, which made him the perfect choice.
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00:00I was also curious about casting Will Ferrell in the movie.
00:03I know his production company is also attached to the film.
00:05But what was it like having him, for you,
00:08to step in and play this really wholesome game show host?
00:11That also reminded me a lot of his time
00:13on Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL.
00:15So it was fun to see that.
00:17I know.
00:18I was raised on those SNL Celebrity Jeopardy sketches.
00:22I feel like that was my first favorite comedy.
00:27So it was so cool to see that.
00:29And yeah, that was, I would say, of the three best emails
00:34I've gotten in my entire career.
00:36One was, hey, do you want to come pitch on Hocus Pocus 2?
00:39One was, hey, Awkwafina read the script
00:42and wants to talk to you about it.
00:43She really likes it.
00:44And the third was, I guess, the third was Sandra.
00:47And then the fourth was when Will was like,
00:51because he was already attached as a producer.
00:53And he had been involved with the script
00:55for a while with Gloria Sanchez and Jessica Elbaum,
00:58his production company.
00:59And when he just sort of, he brought it up
01:03where he was like, hey, I think I'd be interested
01:04in playing Terry.
01:07And that was just the most incredible news of all time
01:11because he really is, like, he is my Terry McTeer.
01:15Like, Will Ferrell is, you know,
01:18the person I grew up watching.
01:19And he's just so funny and so lovely.
01:21And so to see him step into that role was incredible.
01:28And so, yeah.
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