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What was the story about Will Ferrellmaking a big deal about hating his name.
Oh, he did. It wasa podcast interview he did, and
I guess he was he always wantedto go by the name Will even though
his name is John. Like,it's John will Ferrell. That's the name
he hated. Yeah, isn't thatweird? I thought it was odd,
(00:22):
so so I mean, listen,I don't care that his name isn't but
his name is Will Ferrell. No, but he's like one of those people
and you used to get in onthe first day of school every year where
somebody would want to be called bya different name. But he hated a
very common name. His name isJohn, John William Ferrell, all right,
But he said it was excruciating becausehe was a bit I don't that's
(00:47):
I was kind of reading it inthat way because he's like, you know,
it would take a week for theseteachers to remember to call me Will.
I'm like, okay, wait,but what is his name really,
John? It's John William Ferrell.That's his real name. That's right,
that's his real name, his birthname. Yeah, Like that is not
his christ changed his name Like hewas born John William Farrell, Yes,
(01:11):
and all he wanted was his middlename. And it was that annoying to
be called John, which is yourreal name? I guess? So yeah,
Oh I hate John, call meWill. It's so strange because his
parents always called him Will too.I'll be honest, I never get that.
The parents that don't call the kidwhat they want to call the kid.
Well, I'll never understand that.I know somebody's wife doesn't call him
(01:32):
by the real name. What whichlike a stage name. There's a difference,
went to a stage name. Yeah, and it's just a name that
is still pretty common, like Johnand Will. Actually it is a John.
But Will's not a stage name.No, no, no, not
at all. No, but mybuddy John is not. That's not his
(01:57):
real name. That's his radio ohand so. And by the way,
but his wife calls him that becausethat's what she met him. Ask,
Okay, she knows his real name. I would think, yeah, I
know his real name if you knewperson who lives knows it. But because
that's what she met him as andknew him as. And it's not like
and by the way, he didn'tchoose John his his real name. There
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just happened to be somebody at theradio station who had his his radio name
happened to be his real name.Did he even pick that radio name himself?
Yeah he did. Oh, Ididn't know if like a mentor gave
it to him. No, no, no, no, no, no,
he chose it himself. But don'tcall me John. That infuriates me.
Called me Will, all right.Yeah, I didn't get it,
(02:46):
and I don't get it still,Like, for example, if you told
me Diane Sting real first name Gordon, very good, very I hate this
because that's people famously or know thathe famously is is Gordon Summer. I
(03:06):
don't like the people who are notat the Sting level, and you find
out that it's a fake name,and some people, you know, like
I said, some people, youknow, they're using stage names. So
fine, I understand that's done formarketing purposes. Away. Well yeah see
they okay, yeah, his realname is in Fitty, but people know
that. No one thinks Fitty sensehis real name Bono Paul. Do people
(03:32):
think his real name is Paul?Well, that is really I'm sorry,
Bono. I ruined that. Nevermind. Camila Cabello, oh see,
I thought that was a real name, so I just is gonna upset me.
Oh no, not a real name. No, this one, I
actually know what is? This iscurt and I don't want to look.
(03:55):
What is Camila Cabeo's I have noidea. I also thought that was a
real name. Are you serious?Yeah? I know, I just never
thought about it. I know herreal name, like you knew Gordon Sumner,
you didn't know Camilla's uh stage name? Or is that her middle name?
No? No, John Camila,No, no, Camila Cabello?
(04:21):
Is is it something kind of likereally boring? It doesn't sound exotic at
all? Yeah, like Stephanie.No, but you know what, there
is a good Stephanie on here?Yeah? Oh yeah, that's on here?
Yeah, there it is. That'sa that's different. Okay. Is
Ashton Kutcher a stage name? Isn'tAshton? His middle name? Is he?
(04:44):
Chris? Well? You're clothes?He's a twin, isn't he?
Is it Christopher? Thank you?Yes, let's be proper. That one
I already had spoiled for me.But what is Kamila? Carla? She's
a Carla? Look at Kristen's right, I'm with you. What's Bruno Mars's
(05:10):
real name. Oh man, bythe way, I would have guessed that.
And and well, now I'm lookingat I know what it is now,
and and I guess at that pointI wouldn't have gone, well,
Bruno's obviously a stage name. Ithought Bruno was his real name. Am
I dumb thing? That's another one. I never thought about Bruno. I
(05:30):
thought the same way you guys thought. Camilla. What's her real name?
I thought Bruno was his real name? Is this one going to mess with
us? Horrible? It's horrible,It's horrible. Yes, it's horrible,
Carlo, what is it real?Quick? Going back to Camilla. If
(05:53):
I were she date Shawn Mendez,is that his real name? The yes?
Why? Because he's Canadian? Hewould never do that. Why would
you change your name? I couldnever call her Carla? Oh did he
call her that? I don't know. But if I if I dated Camilla,
I could not call her Carla.Like even if she were like,
that's my stage name, my loverscall me Carla, I'd be like,
(06:15):
well, here we go, Carla. He is Sean Peter Raoul Mendez.
I'm sorry, what's his middle name? Peter Raoul? If he just went
by Peter he would have the samename as Bruno. He's a Peter Peter
Mars. Oh my god, that'snot Is that horrible? That sucks?
(06:41):
Wait? So what is his reallast name? Mars? I don't I
don't know what is I don't knowwhat his last name is. I just
know his first name is Peter.He's Pete Hernandez. Are you serious?
That's horrible? Suddenly everything about hisshowmanship, oh goes out the window.
Yes, yes, oh look peterrNandez Dan again. Now, Diane,
(07:05):
you're good at this game. KevinJonas, that's not his real name.
They're the Jonas brothers. They are, ye, Joe Joe is his real
name? Nick? Is his realname? What's Kevin's real name? He
picked Kevin? Yeah? Why well, I don't have him sitting here to
(07:29):
ask. I don't know. Isit? Is it another k name?
The Oh? No, no,no? What is their other brother's name?
Yeah, the unknown Jonas? Ohke no, Frankie, thank you,
Kristen. That weird. I wasjust doing the Joe Jonas dance the
other day. It's weird. Whatis what is Kevin's real name? Is
(07:57):
it like Rick? The No,it's not. It's interesting. He would
pick kind of like an an everyday. What is Rick's real name?
Rig Diaz? Oh, yes,you know it's Peter Hernandez. No,
come on, come on. Whatis Kevin Jonas's real name? Steve?
(08:20):
Now you know what, Let's bringPaul out here right now. Paul Paul?
Why did he change it to Kevin? Paul wasn't sexy enough, so
he went with Kevin. That like, that's a that's a Will Farrell one
that I don't get. I getBruno. Yes, say Peter Peterrnandez,
whom I'm trying to see if Ihave another good one? Wait, where
(08:48):
am I going here? Kristen?You know what? I'll grab line eight
while Diane figures out what Reese Witherspoon'sname is. Hi, Elliott, you
know this it just famous. No, it just it was just referenced.
Oh, I know what it is. Her first name is Laura, Laura
Jean. That's why like she andLaura Dern who are on that show together.
(09:11):
There's there's always good she changed hername or confused? Hi Elliot in
the morning. Hey, Yeah,Hi, who's this? Hey? My
name is Chris. I, mydad and my brother have a hand me
down name. You know, Philipcase the third and Philip case the fourth,
and so my brother never accepted hisreal first name is Philip. So
(09:33):
we say Phil is my dad andCasey is my brother. But uh,
every time my brother's being a dick, just call him phil. That's pretty
good. We nicknamed him four Wenicknamed him fourthy. That's pretty good.
That's pretty good. Thank you,my friend, Thank you good. Ty.
(09:56):
Pennington. Actually don't like like thisone. Oh that's not his name,
no Pennington, Yes, Ti,Ty, Yeah, I have no
idea. This one I don't likebecause he just shortened it. His real
name is Tigert. Oh, it'slike Garth Brooks Troyle, Tigert Tiger.
(10:22):
I never heard the name of him. I never have either. I would
have kept that. That's kind ofunique, by the way. You know
who well, oh well everybody.I feel like everybody knows this. Elton
John is not Elton John's name.Oh god, yeah, but what Yeah,
that's gonna be upset me. You'regonna say it. I'm gonna kick
myself. That's well known. Itis like this one I knew, like
(10:43):
Carla, I don't know what isit? Reginald? Yes, yes,
is it Reginald Dwight. No,who is that? Who is Reginald Dwight?
I think that's him? Yes,that is Elton John that's him.
Oh. Yes, when Carla didSenorita. That's why David Bowie switched to
(11:11):
Bowie because his name is David DavidJones and he did, and there was
Davy Jones back then. Yeah,I know, but these are first names.
Oh, I have an if youif you walk down the aisle with
Calvin Harris, who would you reallybe walking down the aisle with? Oh?
I don't know Adam Harris. Oh, but you know what, I
(11:35):
know that one's not that bad tome. It is. No, it's
not like it's like, really,if you went to Vegas to go see
Peter in concert l Marsh, youknew was the stage name the Well?
I actually I didn't. Oh mygod, all of Calvin Harris's name is
fake. Why what's his real lastname? He's Adam Richard Wiles. I
(11:56):
didn't know that. No, Ithought it was still Harris. Why you
changing that? What's Tom Hanks's wife, Rita Wilson? You know it ain't.
Rita is a fake name. YEP. I don't know this one at
all Margarita, where am I going? Kristen Line too? Hi? Elliet
(12:20):
in the morning? Yeah, Hi, who's this? Hi? Good morning?
This is Katie. So my parentscalled me Mary Kathleen. And I'm
totally understanding of Will Smith, WillSmith, Will Farrell because every first day
(12:45):
of school, every substitute teacher,it was just so painful and everyone's looking
around, who's Mary? Who's Mary? Such a boring name? So all
right, but I can totally understandWill. All right, No, that's
fine, that's fine, very good. All right, let's go through a
couple of real quickly. Oh,Michael J. Fox? Are you kidding
(13:07):
me? Oh? I bet shoehornsgoing nuts down the hall. Michael J.
Fox is not Michael J. Fox? Is it all a stage name?
No? I've never known this,so that's why I don't know it.
Michael A. Fox? Oh changedit to Jay by the way,
(13:28):
it doesn't sound right. Say itin your head. That doesn't sound right,
same sound? Can we stay inthe Foxes? Jamie Fox? That's
not his name? No, Idon't remember. Eric Hell really look like
an Eric? Does Lucy Hale?Who I love? Does she look like
(13:50):
Karen Hale? Oh? God,isn't that. WHOOPI Goldberg's real name,
yes, Karen, Yeah, thethanks? Uh, Bruce Willis, I
don't know who I made that,Eric? No, Walter, Walter Willis.
Yeah, By the way, hisreal last name is Willis. You
know Jamie Fox's real last name.Oh, this is gonna bother you.
(14:13):
Hernandez, what is it Bishop?Is it really Eric? Bishop? Oh?
Wow? All right? Last two? Last two? Shania Twain.
That's not her name, and herreal name is horrible. Carla, No,
it's horrible and I don't dislike thename, but it is not her.
(14:37):
But you love shaniah? Oh?I do? I love shaniah.
It would just be weird to gosee Eileen in concert, Eleen, No,
you're not buying an Eileen T shirt. Well, if you were going
to see Lana del Rey, whoare you going to see? I knew
(14:58):
it was a fake name, didyou. I thought Alana was her real
name? Basic. Oh yeah,you guys have beef. Yes, we
do, ud beeknownst to her.But what is what is her real name?
Elizabeth? Yeah? Yeah, youknew that. Oh that one.
I didn't know. So Lana delRey for you is Camilla for me?
What's up? Carla?
What was the story about Will Ferrellmaking a big deal about hating his name.
Oh, he did. It wasa podcast interview he did, and
I guess he was he always wantedto go by the name Will even though
his name is John. Like,it's John will Ferrell. That's the name
he hated. Yeah, isn't thatweird? I thought it was odd,
(00:22):
so so I mean, listen,I don't care that his name isn't but
his name is Will Ferrell. No, but he's like one of those people
and you used to get in onthe first day of school every year where
somebody would want to be called bya different name. But he hated a
very common name. His name isJohn, John William Ferrell, all right,
But he said it was excruciating becausehe was a bit I don't that's
(00:47):
I was kind of reading it inthat way because he's like, you know,
it would take a week for theseteachers to remember to call me Will.
I'm like, okay, wait,but what is his name really,
John? It's John William Ferrell.That's his real name. That's right,
that's his real name, his birthname. Yeah, Like that is not
his christ changed his name Like hewas born John William Farrell, Yes,
(01:11):
and all he wanted was his middlename. And it was that annoying to
be called John, which is yourreal name? I guess? So yeah,
Oh I hate John, call meWill. It's so strange because his
parents always called him Will too.I'll be honest, I never get that.
The parents that don't call the kidwhat they want to call the kid.
Well, I'll never understand that.I know somebody's wife doesn't call him
(01:32):
by the real name. What whichlike a stage name. There's a difference,
went to a stage name. Yeah, and it's just a name that
is still pretty common, like Johnand Will. Actually it is a John.
But Will's not a stage name.No, no, no, not
at all. No, but mybuddy John is not. That's not his
(01:57):
real name. That's his radio ohand so. And by the way,
but his wife calls him that becausethat's what she met him. Ask,
Okay, she knows his real name. I would think, yeah, I
know his real name if you knewperson who lives knows it. But because
that's what she met him as andknew him as. And it's not like
and by the way, he didn'tchoose John his his real name. There
(02:21):
just happened to be somebody at theradio station who had his his radio name
happened to be his real name.Did he even pick that radio name himself?
Yeah he did. Oh, Ididn't know if like a mentor gave
it to him. No, no, no, no, no, no,
he chose it himself. But don'tcall me John. That infuriates me.
Called me Will, all right.Yeah, I didn't get it,
(02:46):
and I don't get it still,Like, for example, if you told
me Diane Sting real first name Gordon, very good, very I hate this
because that's people famously or know thathe famously is is Gordon Summer. I
(03:06):
don't like the people who are notat the Sting level, and you find
out that it's a fake name,and some people, you know, like
I said, some people, youknow, they're using stage names. So
fine, I understand that's done formarketing purposes. Away. Well yeah see
they okay, yeah, his realname is in Fitty, but people know
that. No one thinks Fitty sensehis real name Bono Paul. Do people
(03:32):
think his real name is Paul?Well, that is really I'm sorry,
Bono. I ruined that. Nevermind. Camila Cabello, oh see,
I thought that was a real name, so I just is gonna upset me.
Oh no, not a real name. No, this one, I
actually know what is? This iscurt and I don't want to look.
(03:55):
What is Camila Cabeo's I have noidea. I also thought that was a
real name. Are you serious?Yeah? I know, I just never
thought about it. I know herreal name, like you knew Gordon Sumner,
you didn't know Camilla's uh stage name? Or is that her middle name?
No? No, John Camila,No, no, Camila Cabello?
(04:21):
Is is it something kind of likereally boring? It doesn't sound exotic at
all? Yeah, like Stephanie.No, but you know what, there
is a good Stephanie on here?Yeah? Oh yeah, that's on here?
Yeah, there it is. That'sa that's different. Okay. Is
Ashton Kutcher a stage name? Isn'tAshton? His middle name? Is he?
(04:44):
Chris? Well? You're clothes?He's a twin, isn't he?
Is it Christopher? Thank you?Yes, let's be proper. That one
I already had spoiled for me.But what is Kamila? Carla? She's
a Carla? Look at Kristen's right, I'm with you. What's Bruno Mars's
(05:10):
real name. Oh man, bythe way, I would have guessed that.
And and well, now I'm lookingat I know what it is now,
and and I guess at that pointI wouldn't have gone, well,
Bruno's obviously a stage name. Ithought Bruno was his real name. Am
I dumb thing? That's another one. I never thought about Bruno. I
(05:30):
thought the same way you guys thought. Camilla. What's her real name?
I thought Bruno was his real name? Is this one going to mess with
us? Horrible? It's horrible,It's horrible. Yes, it's horrible,
Carlo, what is it real?Quick? Going back to Camilla. If
(05:53):
I were she date Shawn Mendez,is that his real name? The yes?
Why? Because he's Canadian? Hewould never do that. Why would
you change your name? I couldnever call her Carla? Oh did he
call her that? I don't know. But if I if I dated Camilla,
I could not call her Carla.Like even if she were like,
that's my stage name, my loverscall me Carla, I'd be like,
(06:15):
well, here we go, Carla. He is Sean Peter Raoul Mendez.
I'm sorry, what's his middle name? Peter Raoul? If he just went
by Peter he would have the samename as Bruno. He's a Peter Peter
Mars. Oh my god, that'snot Is that horrible? That sucks?
(06:41):
Wait? So what is his reallast name? Mars? I don't I
don't know what is I don't knowwhat his last name is. I just
know his first name is Peter.He's Pete Hernandez. Are you serious?
That's horrible? Suddenly everything about hisshowmanship, oh goes out the window.
Yes, yes, oh look peterrNandez Dan again. Now, Diane,
(07:05):
you're good at this game. KevinJonas, that's not his real name.
They're the Jonas brothers. They are, ye, Joe Joe is his real
name? Nick? Is his realname? What's Kevin's real name? He
picked Kevin? Yeah? Why well, I don't have him sitting here to
(07:29):
ask. I don't know. Isit? Is it another k name?
The Oh? No, no,no? What is their other brother's name?
Yeah, the unknown Jonas? Ohke no, Frankie, thank you,
Kristen. That weird. I wasjust doing the Joe Jonas dance the
other day. It's weird. Whatis what is Kevin's real name? Is
(07:57):
it like Rick? The No,it's not. It's interesting. He would
pick kind of like an an everyday. What is Rick's real name?
Rig Diaz? Oh, yes,you know it's Peter Hernandez. No,
come on, come on. Whatis Kevin Jonas's real name? Steve?
(08:20):
Now you know what, Let's bringPaul out here right now. Paul Paul?
Why did he change it to Kevin? Paul wasn't sexy enough, so
he went with Kevin. That like, that's a that's a Will Farrell one
that I don't get. I getBruno. Yes, say Peter Peterrnandez,
whom I'm trying to see if Ihave another good one? Wait, where
(08:48):
am I going here? Kristen?You know what? I'll grab line eight
while Diane figures out what Reese Witherspoon'sname is. Hi, Elliott, you
know this it just famous. No, it just it was just referenced.
Oh, I know what it is. Her first name is Laura, Laura
Jean. That's why like she andLaura Dern who are on that show together.
(09:11):
There's there's always good she changed hername or confused? Hi Elliot in
the morning. Hey, Yeah,Hi, who's this? Hey? My
name is Chris. I, mydad and my brother have a hand me
down name. You know, Philipcase the third and Philip case the fourth,
and so my brother never accepted hisreal first name is Philip. So
(09:33):
we say Phil is my dad andCasey is my brother. But uh,
every time my brother's being a dick, just call him phil. That's pretty
good. We nicknamed him four Wenicknamed him fourthy. That's pretty good.
That's pretty good. Thank you,my friend, Thank you good. Ty.
(09:56):
Pennington. Actually don't like like thisone. Oh that's not his name,
no Pennington, Yes, Ti,Ty, Yeah, I have no
idea. This one I don't likebecause he just shortened it. His real
name is Tigert. Oh, it'slike Garth Brooks Troyle, Tigert Tiger.
(10:22):
I never heard the name of him. I never have either. I would
have kept that. That's kind ofunique, by the way. You know
who well, oh well everybody.I feel like everybody knows this. Elton
John is not Elton John's name.Oh god, yeah, but what Yeah,
that's gonna be upset me. You'regonna say it. I'm gonna kick
myself. That's well known. Itis like this one I knew, like
(10:43):
Carla, I don't know what isit? Reginald? Yes, yes,
is it Reginald Dwight. No,who is that? Who is Reginald Dwight?
I think that's him? Yes,that is Elton John that's him.
Oh. Yes, when Carla didSenorita. That's why David Bowie switched to
(11:11):
Bowie because his name is David DavidJones and he did, and there was
Davy Jones back then. Yeah,I know, but these are first names.
Oh, I have an if youif you walk down the aisle with
Calvin Harris, who would you reallybe walking down the aisle with? Oh?
I don't know Adam Harris. Oh, but you know what, I
(11:35):
know that one's not that bad tome. It is. No, it's
not like it's like, really,if you went to Vegas to go see
Peter in concert l Marsh, youknew was the stage name the Well?
I actually I didn't. Oh mygod, all of Calvin Harris's name is
fake. Why what's his real lastname? He's Adam Richard Wiles. I
(11:56):
didn't know that. No, Ithought it was still Harris. Why you
changing that? What's Tom Hanks's wife, Rita Wilson? You know it ain't.
Rita is a fake name. YEP. I don't know this one at
all Margarita, where am I going? Kristen Line too? Hi? Elliet
(12:20):
in the morning? Yeah, Hi, who's this? Hi? Good morning?
This is Katie. So my parentscalled me Mary Kathleen. And I'm
totally understanding of Will Smith, WillSmith, Will Farrell because every first day
(12:45):
of school, every substitute teacher,it was just so painful and everyone's looking
around, who's Mary? Who's Mary? Such a boring name? So all
right, but I can totally understandWill. All right, No, that's
fine, that's fine, very good. All right, let's go through a
couple of real quickly. Oh,Michael J. Fox? Are you kidding
(13:07):
me? Oh? I bet shoehornsgoing nuts down the hall. Michael J.
Fox is not Michael J. Fox? Is it all a stage name?
No? I've never known this,so that's why I don't know it.
Michael A. Fox? Oh changedit to Jay by the way,
(13:28):
it doesn't sound right. Say itin your head. That doesn't sound right,
same sound? Can we stay inthe Foxes? Jamie Fox? That's
not his name? No, Idon't remember. Eric Hell really look like
an Eric? Does Lucy Hale?Who I love? Does she look like
(13:50):
Karen Hale? Oh? God,isn't that. WHOOPI Goldberg's real name,
yes, Karen, Yeah, thethanks? Uh, Bruce Willis, I
don't know who I made that,Eric? No, Walter, Walter Willis.
Yeah, By the way, hisreal last name is Willis. You
know Jamie Fox's real last name.Oh, this is gonna bother you.
(14:13):
Hernandez, what is it Bishop?Is it really Eric? Bishop? Oh?
Wow? All right? Last two? Last two? Shania Twain.
That's not her name, and herreal name is horrible. Carla, No,
it's horrible and I don't dislike thename, but it is not her.
(14:37):
But you love shaniah? Oh?I do? I love shaniah.
It would just be weird to gosee Eileen in concert, Eleen, No,
you're not buying an Eileen T shirt. Well, if you were going
to see Lana del Rey, whoare you going to see? I knew
(14:58):
it was a fake name, didyou. I thought Alana was her real
name? Basic. Oh yeah,you guys have beef. Yes, we
do, ud beeknownst to her.But what is what is her real name?
Elizabeth? Yeah? Yeah, youknew that. Oh that one.
I didn't know. So Lana delRey for you is Camilla for me?
What's up? Carla?
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