Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

There is no doubt in my mind that Will Ferrell is a great comedian, and was perhaps the only good thing SNL had going for it for a while, but the sketches chosen to assemble on this collection are far from the best things Ferrell has done on SNL. Where's the bad doctor? Where's Bill Brasky? Where's Mr. Turkanian abusing on his employees while Peirce Bronson looks on in horror? Where's the Bush sketches that are actually FUNNY? There were tons of them, why pick that one mediocre one??

Did Ferrell actually get to choose what went on this collection? I'm sorry to think that future generations will think that this is the best that he came up with while he was on SNL.

Being in the UK I never really got a chance to see anything other than the film projects that grew out of SNL sketches as it never got an airing here. Of course now I could probably get it on one of the many cable channels we have or even on-line I guess, but generally it has never featured on my "must watch that" list (and yes, I am sad enough to have such a list). The couple of DVD's floating about offer me the chance to go the other way though as I can watch the sketches and characters that comedians now more famous for their films did when they were "coming up" (although one might say that SNL is "up" to a certain extent).

Although I have always found Ferrell's style to be hit and miss, this is a funny DVD with plenty of strong sketches. Ironically the highlight of the piece is not really thus due to him though. I refer to the Blue Oyster Cult sketch which is famous for Christopher Walken, and rightly so. Now that I think about it actually, my second favourite sketch here owes more to others than him, as the contestants on Jeopardy are funnier than the host. Anyway, even within these sketches Ferrell still does well and produces good laughs. The thing that marks him out from those around him is that, if he does crack up, he is usually the last to do it and he holds it together very well. By contrast, Jimmy Fallon seems unable to keep from laughing no matter what he is doing.

As with any sketch show the DVD is not as even as I would have liked and some of the sketches are a bit silly; not a problem in and of themselves perhaps but when they are alongside more inspired silliness then they do seem a little weak – the chess cheerleaders being an example of this. However generally the quality is high and each sketch is funny and imaginative and hasn't dated at all. Well worth a look then as a summary of Ferrell's time at SNL for those unacquainted with it, although I imagine that SNL viewers will find as much missing as present.

If you like Will Ferrell, this is your Graceland. He is absolutely the funniest person on the planet right now. If you have the DVD, the extras bring even more to the table.

You will need to watch this over and over to appreciate all of his comic genius. The funniest bit of the show is his Robert Goulet CD pitch for "The Coconut Bangers Ball: It's a Rap". If you know who Robert Goulet is, then you will appreciate this even more. Don't forget to check out the DVD extras in which Ferrell appears as Robert Goulet for an entire segment on Conan O'Brien.

Ferrell's staples such as Harry Carey, Alex Trebek, Marty Culp (the Altadena Music Teacher) and Craig the cheerleader are all funny, of course. The producers did a nice job choosing the best of the best.

There are also unappreciated bits like the homeless man who poses nude for an art class just to make extra money; Jacob Silg, the man with Voice Immodulation; and one bit on the extras in which he plays as gold prospector..... awwwww peaches !!

I have never laughed harder for a continuous period. Buy it now !

I got this from social media advertisement. It is lively.I was thinking the show won't end. It was fun!

It's Saturday Night Live baby!! Oh my god, I have never laughed so hard in my life since Dodgeball, lol. The sketches of Will Farrell as Lucifer, Gus Chiggins, Cowbell person, the guy in the hot tub, lady with boxing gloves, naked cavemen looking guy who acts like he's drunk, and many more. The Lucifer and Gus Chiggins scenes were the best out of all of them. I fell down laughing so hard I about probably almost died. I am definitely going to buy this DVD of Saturday Night Live: Best of Will Farrell. This is by far one of the funniest things in life I have ever and I mean ever scene. Oh my god, you got to see this stuff. I'm laughing right now, just typing all of this.

10/10!!!!!