Will Ferrell Shows Up Instead of Ryan Reynolds

ComedyJimmy Kimmel Live4.6M Views

Why This Video Went Viral

This video achieved high visibility primarily due to strong early engagement signals. Content in the "Comedy" category typically performs well when it triggers immediate viewer interaction within the first 24–48 hours.

Audience & Engagement Insights

Based on historical trends, videos like this resonate strongly with viewers interested in comedy content, particularly audiences who engage through likes and repeat watches rather than comments alone.

With 75.3K likes relative to 4.6M views, this video demonstrates above-average engagement efficiency for its category.

Editorial Analysis

Ryan Reynolds was supposed to be on the show tonight, but Will Ferrell is a true friend and showed up to fill in for Ryan because he couldn’t make it. Will answers all of Jimmy’s questions for Ryan including topics like his new movie Red Notice on Netflix, his wife Blake Lively, the costumes his three daughters wore on Halloween, his incredible workout regimen, and his new love of rapping.SUBSCRIBE to get the latest #Kimmel: http://bit.ly/JKLSubscribeWatch Mean Tweets: http://bit.ly/KimmelMT10Connect with Jimmy Kimmel Live Online:Visit the Jimmy Kimmel Live WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/JKLWebsiteLike Jimmy Kimmel on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/KimmelFBLike Jimmy Kimmel Live on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/JKLFacebookFollow @JimmyKimmel on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/KimmelTWFollow Jimmy Kimmel Live on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/JKLTwitterFollow Jimmy Kimmel Live on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/JKLInstagramAbout Jimmy Kimmel Live:Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy®-nominated “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s late-night talk show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is well known for its huge viral video successes, with over 11 billion views and more than 15 million subscribers on the show’s YouTube channel. Some of Kimmel’s most popular comedy bits include “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets,” “Lie Witness News,” “Unnecessary Censorship,” “Halloween Candy YouTube Challenge,” and music videos like “I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum.”