Will Ferrell Attends Hockey Game Dressed as a ‘Disgruntled’ Buddy the Elf

Will Ferrell slipped on something from the very back of his closet for a recent Los Angeles Kings vs. Philadelphia Flyers hockey game, with the actor revisiting his iconic Buddy the Elf costume more than 20 years after Elf premiered Sunday (Dec. 29).

As captured in photos and videos from the match, Ferrell sits by the ice at Crypto.com Arena with his wife, art collector Viveca Paulin, sitting to his left, and one of their three sons sitting to his right. With a cigarette hanging from his lips and a drink in his hand, the Saturday Night Live alum sticks out like a sore thumb wearing an ornate, bright green coat and pointed hat, looking like an older and more grizzled version of the happy-go-lucky character he originated in Jon Favreau’s beloved 2003 holiday rom-com Elf.

While reporting from the scene, FanDuel Sports Network’s Carrlyn Bathe says in one video that Ferrell told her of his getup, “It was a tough holiday season.”

“He’s got a five ‘o clock shadow, looking a little bit disgruntled,” the broadcaster added. “He’s looking for a Kings win.”

Fortunately for Buddy/Ferrell, the Kings did pull ahead for a 5-4 victory against the Flyers Sunday.

The hilarious outing comes just a couple months after the Step Brothers star hosted his Ultimate DJ House Party in late October. The musical event took place in Chicago with Swedish House Mafia as headliners, and the proceeds went toward Ferrell’s Cancer For College organization, which gives college scholarships to cancer survivors.

Also in October, Ferrell guest-starred in an episode of Charlie Puth’s mock reality show. In a clip originally shared exclusively with Billboard, the comedian teased the musician during a workout session, “So it’s like a reality show? Like The Masked Singer? You should be a bat, or a seahorse, or a giraffe.”

Ferrell also gave Puth some hard-earned advice about TV in the clip, telling him, “There is only one entity who has final say in television: Judge Judy.”