I'm currently doing some housework (eww!). In order to make this task slightly more pleasant, I'm watching my SNL-- Best of... DVDs. I've been dusting, scrubbing, and vacuuming to The Best of Will Ferrell, Vols. 1 & 2. Below, I will discuss both volumes and my fave skits on them.
Vol. 1-- By far, the stand-out sketches on this disc are the Blue Oyster Cult Behind the Music/"Cowbell" sketch and the "Lova!" skit-- Ferrell's pseudo-intellectual collaboration with Rachel Dratch. In this installment, Ferrell and Dratch are joined in the omnipresent Welshly Arms Hotel hottub by road-weary businessman Dave (Jimmy Fallon) and champion archer Barbara Hernandez (Drew Barrymore). The Inside the Actors' Studio skit is rather "scrumptulescent" as well. Of course, the cheerleader skits with Cheri Oteri always add a bit of comic relief to an otherwise blah day. On this compilation, jock wannabes Craig and Arianna are put in their places by a chess team nerd. Likewise, the Harry Carey sketch, featuring Jeff Goldblum as a visiting scientist, is pretty dang funny. I, too, wish the moon was made of barbecue spare ribs, and I'd polish it off with a tall, cool Budweiser. LOL! The Celebrity Jeopardy skit is always a hoot, with Ferrell as long-suffering host Alex Trebek duking it out with uber-famous nitwits, especially Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) and Burt Reynolds a.k.a. Turd Ferguson (Norm MacDonald). Classic!
Vol. 2-- Here, the post-9/11 patriotic thong and "Lova!" sketches really shine. In the latter, Roger and Virginia discuss the art of lovemaking with the always-good-for-a-laugh-or-two Christopher Walken, who is accompanied by his "lova with a fiery soul," played by then-cast member Ana Gasteyer, who is repulsed by the over-the-top threesome's tales of sexual exploits. Also, the "Weekend Update with Colin Quinn" installment in which Ferrell cameos as a frat boy discussing the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal delivers the topical humor goods. In addition, Kate Hudson as Drew Barrymore on Inside the Actors' Studio is an ingenius delight. Finally, Ferrell's dead-on Dubya impersonations can't be beat. I love it when he says, "Math is definitely part of the Axis of Evil." Priceless!
Non-sequitur P.S. I'd like to give a joint b'day shout out to the coolest mother-daughter duo ever-- my Aunt Cindy and Cousin Taylor. They're 50 and 26 years young today, respectively. So, happy b'day, gals. Keep on rockin' in the free world! (Cindy's a big Neil Young fan; therefore, I thought that was very apropo.)
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