Will Ferrell appeared on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast and finally explained his decision to revive Buddy the Elf as a disheveled beer drinker and smoker. The comedian went viral across social media for dressing as his iconic “Elf” character while attending the Dec.

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 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.

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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.

While attending the hockey game with his family, Ferrell broke character to smoke, drink and look grumpy while dressed as Buddy.

Will Ferrell was hilariously dressed as Buddy the Elf in the stands at an NHL hockey game, looking grumpy and pretending to smoke a cigarette. He first appeared as the character in 2003 family movie,

Will Ferrell showed up at an NHL game dressed as his beloved character from the 2003 family comedy Elf, only with a bit of a twist. Ferrell attended Sunday’s L.A. Kings-Philadelphia Flyers game at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.

Will Ferrell is pulling back the curtain on why he chose to dress up as a haggard version of Buddy the Elf at an NHL game last month: 'I like to do weird things.'

In late December, the actor brought back his beloved Elf character as a beer-drinking, candy cigarette-smoking hockey fan at a Los Angeles Kings game. He says it was just a weird idea he had