What’s So Funny? Comedies From The 21st Century That Are Worth The Giggle Fest

Matt Graves|Movies|13 Aug 2018

Anchorman

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Will Ferrell did a fantastic job of transitioning from Saturday Night Live to movie stardom. Ferrell and his frequent collaborator, Adam McKay, found a great delivery device for the actor’s hilarious ascension by being a news anchor.

The movie helped establish Ferrell’s brilliant oddness by having him play the jazz flute to fighting with a rival news network. But, who could forget Burgandy and his foolish co-workers doing an a cappella performance of “Afternoon Delight?” Just ahead, a few years after Anchorman, Ferrell and McKay teamed up again. This time, with John C. Reilly.