# Did James Lipton and Will Ferrell (as JL) face off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014 "2007-09-13T02:42:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/1 "2007-09-13T02:42:19Z")
…or I’m I just imagining it? I could sware I saw Will Ferrell doing his impersonation of James Lipton face to face with James Lipton. I remember it being quite a hilarious sketch (though admittedly I don’t remember many specifics). Yet I can’t find any video of it online, nor even a mention of it. Did I possibly dream it? Can it possibly not exist and I’m just inventing the memory in my mind? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/2 "2007-09-13T02:49:47Z")
I think in Will’s final show as a cast member that James Lipton did show up and surprise him. That might be what you are thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/3 "2007-09-13T03:56:08Z")
On a related note, Joe Cocker once sang a duet with John Belushi doing his Joe Cocker impersonation. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/4 "2007-09-13T04:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Moe] …or I’m I just imagining it? I could sware I saw Will Ferrell doing his impersonation of James Lipton face to face with James Lipton. I remember it being quite a hilarious sketch (though admittedly I don’t remember many specifics). Yet I can’t find any video of it online, nor even a mention of it. Did I possibly dream it? Can it possibly not exist and I’m just inventing the memory in my mind? [/QUOTE] I too remember it. Throughout the thing Lipton was insulting Ferrell with his answers (e.g. Ferrell-as-Lipton asks the infamous, “If there is a Heaven, and you go there, what would you want to hear God say to you as you arrive?” Lipton’s answer: “Will Ferrell is in the other place.”). I don’t remember where it was, tho’. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/5 "2007-09-13T05:02:21Z")
Ferrill made a full-fledged appearance in full makeup and in character on the Inside The Actors Studio stage, in Lipton’s chair (stage left) and essentially interviewed him. He eventually broke character and they chatted normally a little. It was shown on the Actor’s Studio special (200th guest I think) a while ago. And yes, it was hilarious! Can’t find it on YouTube… ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/6 "2007-09-13T05:32:26Z")
I was surprised I didn’t even see a mention of it on Lipton’s wikipedia page. At least I feel more confident now that this actually happened. I’ll have to nose around some more for a clip tomorrow after some sleep. G’nite. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/7 "2007-09-13T05:47:20Z")
James Lipton had a cameo interviewing Ferrell’s character in the horrid movie version of _Bewitched_. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/8 "2007-10-02T04:51:43Z")
[Found it on YouTube!](http://youtube.com/watch?v=R5zESNvuJiY) Watch it before its gone. Freakin’ hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/9 "2007-10-02T05:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=Hail Ants] [Found it on YouTube!](http://youtube.com/watch?v=R5zESNvuJiY) Watch it before its gone. Freakin’ hilarious! [/QUOTE] Thanks, oh my god, that’s fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/10 "2007-10-02T14:37:28Z")
No, it was a _delight_. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-james-lipton-and-will-ferrell-as-jl-face-off/419014/11 "2007-10-02T19:14:02Z")
[QUOTE=Hail Ants] [Found it on YouTube!](http://youtube.com/watch?v=R5zESNvuJiY) Watch it before its gone. Freakin’ hilarious! [/QUOTE] Thank you for this.