Be Free, Be Yourself, and Be Crazy with Will Ferrell

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Higher Ground

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education

4.3 • 13.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Actor, comedian, writer and producer Will Ferrell joins the show for a laugh-out-loud conversation about his upbringing, comedy career, fatherhood, and more. Ferrell opens up about what he was like in high school, the sketches that landed him a spot on Saturday Night Live, and how he and his wife first met. Plus, we hear all about Ferrell’s upcoming Netflix series, The Hawk, which is out July 16th.

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0:00.0	Then I did Harry Carey at a play reading, doing a play reading.
0:04.8	It was emotionally wrought, like Eugene O'Neill type, like, like...
0:13.6	Damn it, Carol! What happened to us?
0:16.8	Like, who's afraid of Virginia Wool?
0:19.4	I thought we still love to show them.
0:24.2	You're breaking my heart.
0:26.2	Look at me, don't turn away.
0:28.2	I still have feelings for you.
0:36.7	This episode is brought to you by Chase Home Lending. This episode is brought to you by Chase Home Lending.
0:42.5	Hey, little girl.
0:43.7	Hi, Craig.
0:44.8	How are you?
0:45.8	I'm really fine.
0:47.7	I'm excited.
0:48.5	That's good.
0:49.0	Now, we will caution our listeners.
0:51.8	You do have a bit of a cough, an allergy cough.
0:53.8	I do.
0:54.0	I have an allergy cough, but we're narrowing down. It could be an air conditioning cough. So I either need a scar for me. Oh, maybe I'll put my hood on. Don't do that. Don't do that. Because you'll get makeup on your hood. Oh, that's right. You got makeup on your head. I got makeup on my head. You're not used to wearing makeup.
1:12.2	You know, I'm not used to it.
1:13.8	And why don't we give our listeners a little inside baseball?
1:18.3	On what?
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