Will Ferrell dresses up as Buddy the Elf for hockey game

More than two decades after Will Ferrell donned something from the back of his closet during a recent Los Angeles Kings hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, the The actor revisited his iconic Buddy the Elf costume. Elf Premieres on Sunday (December 29).

Photos and videos from the game show Ferrer sitting ice-side at Crypto.com Arena with his wife, art collector Viveca Paulin, to his left and one of their three sons. to the right. With a cigarette in his mouth and a drink in his hand, saturday night live Striking like a man with a sore thumb in a gorgeous bright green coat and pointy hat, the alum looks like the same character from Jon Favreau’s beloved 2003 holiday rom-com An older, grizzled version of the worried character. Elf.

FanDuel Sports Network’s Carrlyn Bathe, reporting from the scene, said Ferrell told her about his attire, “It’s a tough holiday.”

“He had a five o’clock shadow and looked a little disgruntled,” the broadcaster added. “He’s looking to win with the Kings.”

Fortunately for Buddy/Ferrell, the Kings beat the Flyers 5-4 on Sunday to take the lead.

This hilarious outing took place just a few months later half brother The star hosted his ultimate DJ House party at the end of October. Proceeds from the music event, held in Chicago and headlined by Swedish House Mafia, were donated to Ferrell’s Cancer For College organization, which provides college for cancer survivors scholarship.

Also in October, Ferrell guest-starred on an episode of Charlie Puth’s mock reality show. In a clip originally shared exclusively advertising billboardthe comedian teases the musician during a workout, “So this is like a reality show? Like The Masked Singer? You should be a bat, or a seahorse, or a giraffe.

Ferrell also offers Puth some hard-won TV advice in the clip, telling him, “There’s only one entity that has the final say on television: Judge Judy.”