Will Ferrell & Julia Louis-Dreyfus Take a Lie Detector Test

[Barry] Will.

Julia. Yeah.

[Barry] We've brought you here today

to take a lie detector test.

Right.

[Barry] One of you will be hooked up to the machine

while the other asks questions.

Okay. Okay.

[Barry] And then you'll switch.

Yep.

[Barry] So, who wants to be in the hot seat first?

Julia does.

No, Will does.

I was lying. I do!

I would love to be in the hot seat first. [chuckles]

Good luck, little sucker! [Will laughing]

[crash] Does this look slimming?

It does.

Barry, I noticed you're using an UltraScribe.

Who warned him?

Barry. [laughing]

My heart is racing,

and I have done nothing wrong. I know, so is mine.

I shoplifted once when I was like eight years old.

I think you're going to jail.

[buttons clicking]

Okay, Will, so we need to calibrate the machine,

so I'm just gonna ask you

some pretty straightforward questions.

Please answer honestly.

Is your name John William Ferrell?

Yes.

Were you born on July 16th, 1967?

Yes.

Are you about to take a lie detector test?

Hmm.

Not when you ask it like that.

Yes, I am.

Okay.

Barry?

We are ready.

[crash]

Barry, where'd you get your bracelet?

Nevermind. He shoplifted it.

At USC, you were a member

of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Yes.

Are you still an active alumni?

No, not really.

Did you ever get hazed?

Yes.

[Julia] Was Delta Tau Delta the cool fraternity?

Not so much.

Oh. Kinda middle of the pack.

[Julia] We threw really good parties. Uh-huh.

But that's about all we could do.

What was the cool fraternity?

Did you wish you were in another one?

Not really, but the cool ones were like SAE, ATO.

Right. Sigma Chi, Beta.

There's a long list of the cool ones.

[Julia laughing]

[Julia] Do you think you got hazed more than I did?

Yes.

Yes.

Did you ever have warm Velveeta cheese

poured down the front of your underwear?

That's so funny, I did!

But that was just yesterday.

Had nothing to do with...

Okay.

Did your time in the frat

inform your portrayal of this character,

Frank the Tank from Old School?

I would say...

I would say yes. Okay.

There was a lot to draw upon

from my experience in the fraternity,

specifically that face.

Hey, Will, do you think you could out-drink me?

No question.

Wouldn't even be a chance.

Ah. For you.

[Julia] Okay, have you ever gone streaking?

Yes I have.

Okay, Barry?

True.

My man!

[Barry and Julia laughing]

[Julia] You once held a job as a bank teller, right?

Yes.

Did you ever steal money,

even a couple cents, from the bank?

No, I did not.

That's true, sir.

Would you tell women you worked at a bank to impress them?

[Will laughing]

Yeah, that is the question.

I don't think I ever, no.

Your wife is Swedish. Yes.

[Julia] Would you prefer Sweden's healthcare system

over ours?

[Julia] Yes, I would. Yeah.

Does your comedy translate to Swedes?

Not so much,

but it translates to the Swedish healthcare system.

[Julia laughing]

They're some of my biggest fans.

[Julia] Aw, are some of them here today, Will?

No, but I'm just, they'll be watching this.

[Julia laughing]

The Minister of Health,

he just thinks I'm the funniest thing ever.

[Julia] Do you have a favorite Swedish swear word?

You can say things like fi fan

or fasiken, or skit.

What do all those words mean?

Fi fan is like, ah [bleep].

[Julia] Uh-huh.

And skit is just [bleep],

but that gets kinda confusing,

'cause they use that as a positive too.

They'll be like, skit bro! [bleep] yeah!

[laughing] Oh!

[Julia] Hmm. Nice.

So it can work both ways.

[Julia] Okay.

Our children use it all the time.

Skit. Skit!

Skit. Skit!

[Julia] Skit! Skit bro!

[bleep] Skit bro! yeah!

[bleep] yeah!

Got it.

You were a Saturday Night Live cast--

Saturday Night cast--

Saturday Night Alive cast member.

[Julia] Saturday Night Alive.

Everyone always drops the A.

Yeah, I know.

Saturday Night Alive cast member.

It's really SNA then, isn't it?

It's SNA, yeah.

[Julia] From 1995 to 2002. Yes.

[Julia] Do you still watch SNL every week?

No, I do not.

Barry?

That's very true.

[Will laughs]

Would you say your love life was similar to this man?

That's Pete Davidson.

No, but I would say,

his body tattoos are similar to mine.

[Julia] Yeah, that's the first thing I thought.

Yeah.

[Julia] When I saw that photo.

[Julia] Yeah. Yeah.

I love a good tank in the summer.

[Julia] [laughs] You are known for staying in character

even when you weren't on stage.

Did that ever piss people off?

Yes, it pissed off some of the show's producers,

it pissed off...

some of Puff Daddy's people.

Specifically Suge Knight.

[Julia] Is that true?

Barry?

Absolutely true.

[Julia laughing]

That's crazy! Yeah.

[Julia] Did you ever purposely try

to make another cast member break character

and laugh during a live show?

Constantly.

Yeah that was pretty much the goal.

[Julia] As part of the Five-Timers Hosting Club,

did they let you keep the robe?

They didn't give me a robe.

Those [bleep]. Yeah.

But I do have a beautiful terry cloth robe.

[Julia] Oh!

From the Swedish Minister of Health.

See, and then you bring it back around.

Yeah.

[Julia] You were considered a member of the frat pack.

Hmm.

[Julia] Which includes these men among some others.

Which by the way, everyone is still talking

about the frat pack.

That's the director of The Joker, Todd Phillips.

Didn't quite get a call for that one.

[laughing] Could I have been a part of that frat pack?

No.

Because?

It's frat pack.

It's not frat pack sorority gaggle.

It's frat pack.

People have often confused you for this man, Chad Smith.

Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[Julia] Oh wow, look at that.

See the resemblance?

No, but I do kind of.

I think more people come to Chad

saying he looks like me, than vice versa.

[Julia] Oh, really? Yeah.

[Julia] Are you a better drummer than he is?

Yes, 100%.

Is this true?

He believes that to be true.

[Will laughing]

Are you a better cowbeller than he is?

[Julia] Yes, I think so. Yeah.

Yeah.

[Julia] Do you own a cowbell?

I don't think I do.

Yeah.

♪ I know what you're getting for your birthday on July 16th ♪

Can you play something for us on this cowbell?

Sure.

No, I can't play it.

That's a lie.

Oh, I'm sorry, I can play it.

You caught, Barry caught me.

[loud clanging]

Okay, that's enough. [loud clanging]

Thanks, that is dynamite.

That's how you play the cowbell.

Did you lie at any point during this lie detector test

and we didn't catch you?

I don't think so.

[Julia] Barry, is that true?

That is true.

[Julia] All right, look at you.

You're a free man.

Wow, that feels good.

Justice! [crash]

I bet that's attractive.

This does make you nervous.

Right?

All right I did it.

I killed him.

[crash]

Julia?

What?

To calibrate the machine,

I'm going to ask some straightforward questions.

Please answer honestly.

Is your full name

Julia Scarlet Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus Hall?

No.

Wow.

It's not.

It's Julia Scarlet E. Louis-Dreyfus Hall.

Next.

Were you born in New York City?

Yes.

In a van?

Uh-uh.

Regular hospital?

Yeah, regular hospital.

Are you nervous?

Yes, that's why I had to have a few

[clicks tongue three times] before.

Barry are we ready?

We are ready, Will.

All right, let's get started.

You were a member

of the prestigious Meow Improv Comedy Troupe--

You betcha. At Northwestern.

Yes I was.

Do you think that I would have fit in at Meow?

Oh yes. Hmm.

Does Zip Zap Zop actually

help you become a better improvisor?

No, what is that?

You know zip, [claps] zip [claps] zap [claps] zop [claps].

[Julia] I never did that.

I never did either. So the answer is no.

Do you need to like the Broadway show Cats to join Meow?

No, I'm going to say if you like the Broadway show Cats,

you're not a good fit for Meow.

Have you seen the new Cats movie?

Nope!

[Will] Do you plan on it?

Nope!

Ever?

[clicks tongue] No.

[Will] Would I make a good CGI cat?

Oh 100%.

[Will laughs]

[Will] You've stated that the best way

to make your longterm relationship work

is by going on adventures.

Yes.

Would you ever take your husband on a ski trip?

Yes, we're going skiing in a couple weeks.

Why, do you want to come along or something?

I'm just saying, it'd be fun.

[Will] We, we haven't decided-- I think we still

have time for-- where we're going yet.

[Will] It would just be fun. Just say that that's true.

[Will] But I'll, I can check with your publicist

as soon as you guys know.

Sure.

There's no law that says that I can't check into the hotel

[Julia] at the same place you guys do. No of course not!

Right.

Absolutely, as soon as we lock it down.

[Will] Firm up plans? Firm up plans,

I will let you know.

[Will] Thank you.

'Cause they are not firmed up yet.

[Will] Great. Don't say anything.

[Will] Oh, I can talk to Brad too,

I can double check with him. No, he's sick.

He, you won't see him again.

He has a terrible, terrible flu, and cold.

He has 103 degree fever right now, so you won't see him.

Barry is that true?

That's not a yes or no question,

so it's hard to determine.

Does your husband Brad

have a terrible 103 degree temperature right now?

[Barry] Yes! That's a lie.

Bingo!

That is such [bleep].

That thing is broken, FYI!

Your machine is absolutely, oh look at that.

All right.

[Will] If we were on a ski trip--

Yeah.

And spotted an approaching avalanche,

would you stick around to make sure I survived?

No.

[laughs] Barry?

True.

[Will] And I don't blame you.

Would I be a good survival partner if we became stranded?

Do you have any skills?

[Will] You're tall, you could-- No, not really.

You could pick coconuts, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't think we should be stranded anywhere.

No offense.

Okay, all right.

I've got a lot of body hair.

[Will] What does that do for me? Anyway, yeah.

Barry do you have a lot of body hair?

I do.

Thank you.

Is it true you were the youngest female cast member

to join SNL?

Yes. How old?

[Julia] 21. Wow.

Was that your best job?

[laughing]

[laughs] Yes, yes, it was my best job.

Barry! Lie.

[laughing] Boom!

Should this man, Uh-oh.

[Will] Larry David, Yeah.

have had more sketches on the air.

He was a writer on SNL. [mumbles]

He was a writer on SNL for--

[Will] During your time.

[Will] For one year. Right.

And he absolutely should have gotten

anything on the air.

[Will] Right. Yes.

Did you like Larry David right away?

Yes.

[Will] Do you think we'd get along?

Me and Larry David?

I don't think so.

Okay.

Is Larry David really playing a fictional version

of himself on Curb or is he actually just like that?

No, it's a fictional version,

I mean it's a heightened version of himself.

If that makes sense.

No, it doesn't make sense.

Well, do you know what heightened means?

[Will] I don't.

That's what I thought.

It means a slightly exaggerated version of himself.

Does that help you?

Do you know what exaggerate means?

I don't.

That's why you don't want to be stuck in the woods with me.

That's one reason.

I'm thinking also of that body hair,

and there's only so much a woman can take.

Yes, both Barry and I know all about that.

Of course, you played Elaine.

Yes. Benes.

[Will] Benes. On Seinfeld.

I did.

[Will] Are you sick of talking about Elaine's dance moves?

[Will] I kinda am, yeah. Hmm.

Barry?

So, do you want to talk about Elaine's dance moves?

[laughs] Sure!

[Will laughing]

Barry? Lie.

You've won 11 Emmy Awards!

Yeah.

Jeez Louise.

Have you ever pretended to be surprised

when you win and the camera's on you? [chuckles]

No.

[Will] Legitimately surprised every time?

Of course, you don't know if you're gonna win.

There wasn't one year where you're like,

I kinda got this? Well I know,

there were certain years I thought

I had a better shot than others.

[Will] Yeah. But you never know.

[Will] So it was always a-- Yeah.

[Will] That's nice to hear.

Do you know where all your Emmys are right now?

I do!

And where are they? I'm not gonna tell you.

[Will] Okay.

Have you ever misplaced one accidentally?

No.

You know how big they are?

Oh, you don't?

Cause you don't have one. No I don't.

We're not talking about me.

[Julia] I'm, I'm interrogating you. Are you upset?

I'm interrogating you. Just answer this.

Barry, get a thing on him.

Are you upset that you don't have one of those trophies?

Yes or no. No, I'm...

Barry, do I have to answer this question?

I don't.

Thank you.

Barry's the only one in this whole [bleep] room

who cares about me.

You should be stranded on a desert island with him.

Barry and I would work it out fine.

[Julia] Yeah.

I don't know how tall you are Barry,

but I have a feeling you guys are gonna

get a lot of coconuts.

You've had a few voiceover jobs throughout your career.

I have, Will!

Could you do am impression of my voice?

Is this a good impression?

Hi, I'm Will Ferrell.

Is that good?

Yes or no?

I'll ask Barry.

You think that's pretty good?

That's not a yes or no question.

Hi, I'm Will Ferrell, I'm the one asking you questions.

I don't talk like that.

Mmm.

I sound a little bit like that

when I wake up in the morning,

[Julia] that's like my morning voice. Right.

Uh-huh, right.

[Will] We all know how you say-- Have you seen--

Yeah.

[Will] any of my impersonations?

Yes. Do you have a favorite?

Besides the one you just did.

Yes. [laughs]

I like your George Bush-- Okay.

and I also like your Alex Trebek.

Ah, thank you.

[Julia] You're welcome!

That's nice.

[Will] We had never worked together before this movie.

That's right.

[Will] Was I everything you hoped I would be?

Yes.

[Will] Would you consider me a friend at this point?

Yes or no question.

Yeah.

[Will] Barry?

Absolutely true.

Thank you.

[Will] Is promoting this movie ruining our friendship?

No, of course not.

[Will] Barry?

Another true response.

[Will] So... Thank you again.

Considering those two questions--

[Julia] Yes.

That they were both positive--

Yeah.

Can I come on the ski trip with you and your husband?

[coughing] I'm getting sick now.

I was going to go on it, but now I feel that I have a virus.

[Will] So the trip is canceled now?

Yeah the trip is canceled. Okay.

Well there's nothing I can do about that.

Right.

No, I could just pick a mountain randomly

and hope you guys are there.

Absolutely, but I don't see that happening

'cause now I can feel I have a really high fever.

[Will] Okay. Yep.

Did you lie at any point during this lie detector test

and we didn't catch you?

No.

Also very true.

Hmm!

Hmm.

Huh.

It's possible the machine's broken.

It's possible, I'm just going to put it out there.

They used to be good like 10 years ago.

10 years ago they were good,

and now it's, they, anyway.

The Truthaholic--

Are we done? 5000.

No we can keep going, right?

[laughing]

[crash]