Will Ferrell says James Caan told him ‘you’re not funny’ on ‘Elf’ set: ‘Truly annoyed with me’
nypost.comFerrell opened up about the late actor while appearing on Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s “MeSsy” podcast earlier this month.Caan played Walter Hobbs, the father to Ferrell’s Buddy in the Jon Favreau-directed comedy, which has become a staple holiday movie.
Caan died from a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease on July 6, 2022. He was 82.“James Caan — may he rest in peace, and we had such a good time working on that movie — he would tease me,” Ferrell recalled on the episode. “We’d be in between setups, he was like, ‘I don’t get you.
You’re not funny. You’re not funny.’ And I’m like, ‘I know! I’m not Robin Williams.’ He’s like, ‘People ask me, “Is he funny?” And I’m like, “No, he’s not funny!” It was all with love.”“I love that the whole time, he’s not acting,” Ferrell, 56, went on. “He’s truly annoyed with me.
Like, ‘Will this guy shut the f–k up? Jesus!’ So I literally drove him crazy in that movie, just acting like that kid.”“Elf” also starred Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner and Mary Steenburgen.
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