Will Ferrell has explained his choice to revive Buddy the Elf character for an appearance at a hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers just before New Year’s.
The comedian went viral across social media for dressing in the outfit he wore in beloved holiday comedy “Elf” – albeit this time with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, a beer in hand and looking rather unshaven and a bit of a mess.
Appearing on Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, Ferrell explained his decision to pull off the stunt, joking that Buddy got laid off from the North Pole.
But occasionally I just like to do weird things like that just to stir it up.”In fact, the moment made world news headlines as no-one could explain why Ferrell did the stunt.
Ferrell has a new R-rated comedy, “You’re Cordially Invited,” hitting Amazon Prime on January 30th.

Will Ferrell Explains His “Elf” Hockey Stunt