Will Ferrell told Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce on their podcast why he decided to dress up as a drunken Buddy the Elf at a Los Angeles Kings game on Dec. 29: 'Occasionally I just like to do weird things like that just to stir it up.

Christmas might be over, but we’re still thinking about that moment from long-ago December when Will Ferrell inexplicably dressed up as one of his most iconic characters, and now he’s explaining why he did it.

Will Ferrell explains recent appearance as disheveled Buddy the Elf at Los Angeles Kings hockey game where he drank beer and smoked candy cigarettes.

Before 2025 ended, Will Ferrell was seen at an L.A. Kings hockey game dressed as Buddy the Elf… or rather, a Buddy who’d fallen on hard times, as evidenced by his drinking and the cigarette in his mouth.

After going viral for reincarnating Buddy the Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell explained the stunt.

Will Ferrell is explaining why he showed up to a Los Angeles Kings game dressed up as a disheveled Buddy the Elf. In a recent episode of the New Heights podcast, the 57-year-old actor told co-hosts Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce about revisiting his Elf character at a game last month between the Kings and the Philadelphia Flyers and the social media frenzy that followed.

At running back, Ferrell saw no one better to break some tackles than Old School ’s Frank the Tank. Buddy the Elf, a “flexible and live” character, was drafted as wide receiver, causing some debate between Ferrell and Jason Kelce about whether Blades of Glory ’s Chazz Michael Michaels would do better in the position.

The comedian dressed up as a haggard, candy cigarette-smoking version of his jolly character at a Los Angeles Kings game in December.

Will Ferrell joined Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, sharing the hilarious story of his viral ‘Buddy the Elf” moment at the LA Kings game. He also reveals his former character’s Ron Burgundy’s dating advice.