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“Will Ferrell Will Kick Your Ass If You Don’t Vote”
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“Will Ferrell Will Kick Your Ass If You Don’t Vote”

Billy Eichner asks strangers important questions like: “Would you have sex with a Trump voter?”

Billy Eichner returns to the streets with a very important agenda: to gather support for Kamala Harris before the 2024 election.

And who better to help than the comedy movie icon Will Ferrell?

For the first episode in two years, the hit web series sees the duo run through the streets of New York City in t-shirts that read ‘Loud White Men for Kamala’. Veteran comedians proceed to approach strangers, asking about their plans to vote and which ones Ferrell’s iconic films it’s their favorite. At one point, Eichner warns an unsuspecting stranger, “Will Ferrell will kick your ass if you don’t vote.”

The Difficult people The comedian also takes time to ask such powerful questions as: “Would you have sex with a trump card voter?”

One participant replied “Absolutely not,” while another mimed vomiting.

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“Billy on the Street” with Will Ferrell: “Loud White Men for Kamala Harris”

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Another interaction sees Eichner ask the question, “For a dollar, which would you rather see a sequel to, Elf or Trump?”

Elf,” one man replied, earning applause from Ferrell. The two were even more excited when they learned that the man was not only voting for Harris, but had just registered to do so.

“Perfect,” Ferrell yelled, as Eichner cheered, “Thank you!” Taking things to the next level, they hugged him while jumping up and down, to which the stranger finally said, “It’s too much.”

“No, it’s not, it’s accurate,” Eichner replied.

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“Sir, we are noisy white men for Kamala. Join the call!” Eichner later shouted to an enthusiastic young man.

“Hell yeah, I’m here,” he replied, revealing he had already voted by mail.

“Mail-in ballot, bitch!” Eichner yelled.

Eichner also shared the video on Instagram, writing, “WE MUST DEFEAT TRUMP!!! VOTE HARRIS/WALZ ALL THE WAY!!! LET’S GO!!!!!!!!!!”

It’s been more than two years since Eichner last resurrected his “Man-on-the-street” series. Last time, he was promoting his romantic comedy Bros. Popularized by its viral clips, the series began as a 2011 comedy show that ran for five seasons on various networks, featuring such celebrities as Chris Evans, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, John Oliver, Paul Ruddand Lupita Nyong’o. Ferrell has made two previous appearances on the show.

Before the year 2022 Bros episodeEichner has stated that he has no plans to reboot Billy on the street in any ordinary capacity.

“I might revive it for a special occasion, but the show is over,” Eichner said Variety. “I’m never going to do it in any regular way again. I don’t want to be a 44-year-old man running around the streets all year yelling at people.”