Will Ferrell and Friend Harper Steele Go on Eye-Opening Road Trip inWill & HarperDocumentary Trailer

Will Ferrelland longtime friend Harper Steele star in an emotional new documentary.On Sept. 5, Netflix debuted the first trailer forWill & Harper, which the pals filmed during a cross-country road trip after Steele, a former head writer forSaturday Night Live, came out as transgender.The trailer teases both hilarious and poignant moments from the road trip as they reminisce on their time working together atSNL, discuss how Harper came to embrace her gender identity during the pandemic, and ponder life as a transgender woman with people they meet along the way.

Will Ferrell Plays Cowbell at His Son's First-Ever Live Concert in a Nod to Iconic 'SNL' Sketch

Magnus and Will Ferrell.Photo: Magnus Ferrell/Instagram Will Ferrell’s latest musical endeavor will have you saying “More cowbell!” The actor, 55, rang the bell for theCancer for Collegescholarship at a benefit concert over the weekend — the cowbell, that is. Joining son Magnus Ferrell and his band, who opened for a band called Psychedelic Furs, on stage in San Diego over the weekend, Ferrell played his signature cowbell in a callback to his memorableSaturday Night Livesketches about the instrument, the first of which aired in 2000.

Will Ferrell Says Dressing in Drag on 'SNL' Is Something He 'Wouldn't Choose to Do' Now

Will Ferrell in Santa Monica, California in February 2024.Photo:Amanda Edwards/Getty Amanda Edwards/Getty Will Ferrell’s days of dressing in drag for comedy are behind him.Appearing onThe New York Times’podcastThe Interview,Ferrell and formerSaturday Night Livehead writer Harper Steele covered a range of topics, from their long-lasting friendship to their new Netflix documentaryWill & Harper,which premieres Friday, Sept. 27.But when it came to the concept of drag comedy, the comic, 57, said he wouldn’t go down that road anymore.

Will Ferrell's Stepmom 'Got Chills' Telling a Friend About His New Doc: 'Makes Me Feel So Hopeful' (Exclusive)

Will Ferrell (left); Lee Ferrell and Karen Ferrell.Photo:Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock; Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyWill Ferrell’s parents are major fans of his new documentary.The actor’s father, Roy Lee Ferrell, and stepmother, Karen Ferrell, tell PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere ofWill & Harperon Thursday, Sept. 19, that that they have already seen his new documentary twice before.“You know, this is the third time that we’ve seen it, and I was telling someone today about it, and just telling them about it, I got chills, and I’m ready to cry again and laugh again,” Karen says of the new film, which covers as cross-country road trip Will, 57, took with his longtime friend and formerSaturday Night Livewriter Harper Steele following her decision to come out as transgender.

Will Forte Speaks Out on 'Deleted'Coyote Vs. AcmeMovie After Studio Cancels Release: 'Proud of It'

Will Forte.Photo:Jim Bennett/Getty Jim Bennett/Getty Will Forteremains proud of his scrappedCoyote vs. Acmemovie even though it may never see the light of day. The actor, 53, shared a message on social media Thursday addressed to the cast and crew of the Looney Tunes film, which “a lot of you haven’t gotten a chance to see … and sadly, it’s looking like you never will.” “When I first heard that our movie was getting ‘deleted,’ I hadn’t seen it yet.