Editing Will Ferrell (section)

==Other ventures==
In April 2007, Ferrell and [[Adam McKay]] launched "[[Funny or Die]]",<ref name="Funny Or Die">{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/|title=Funny Or Die|website=Funnyordie.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> a [[streaming video]] website where short comedy films are uploaded and voted on by users. One of the featured shorts, ''[[The Landlord (2007 film)|The Landlord]]'', stars Ferrell as a man harassed for the rent by his landlady, a swearing, beer-loving, two-year-old girl, played by McKay's own daughter, Pearl. Child psychologists have criticized Ferrell and the McKay family for child exploitation,<ref>Today Show {{Nowrap|June 7}}, 2007</ref> to which McKay responded, "Fortunately she is in this great stage now where she repeats anything you say to her and then forgets it right away, which is key. She has not said the 'B-word' since we shot the thing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74|title=Will Ferrell and Pearl in The Landlord|website=Funnyordie.com|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810040931/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/|archive-date=August 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
They followed with the release of a video entitled "Good Cop, Baby Cop" which also starred baby Pearl;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/33f2687080|title=Good Cop, Baby Cop|website=Funnyordie.com|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107170903/http://funnyordie.com/videos/33f2687080|archive-date=January 7, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> the end of the video stated that this would be her final appearance and wished her a happy "baby retirement".

In September 2008, Ferrell released another video entitled "Will Ferrell Answers Internet Questions" where he takes some pressing questions and comments from his fans. Another Ferrell appearance on "Funny or Die"<ref name="Funny Or Die"/> is in the video called "Green Team", featuring also McKay and [[John C. Reilly]]. It shows militant ecologic activists terrorizing the crew on a filming set.

Ferrell co-produced (with [[Adam McKay]]) an HBO show starring [[Danny McBride]] called ''[[Eastbound & Down]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/news/archives/2007_09_28.html |title=Talk: Home |publisher=HBO |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> He also had a recurring role as car dealer Ashley Schaeffer.

Ferrell was one of the executive producers of ''[[The Chris Gethard Show]]'', which aired on [[Fusion TV|Fusion]] from 2015 to 2016 and on [[truTV]] from 2017 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='The Chris Gethard Show' Lands At TruTV; Will Be Broadcast Live|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/the-chris-gethard-show-trutv-chris-gethard-live-1202083483/|access-date=December 5, 2018|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>

Ferrell is one of the executive producers of ''[[Dead to Me (TV series)|Dead to Me]]'' (2019–2022), which stars [[Christina Applegate]] and [[Linda Cardellini]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dead-to-me-netflix-series-anchorman-reference-mahogany-a8929006.html|title=Dead to Me fans spot Anchorman reference in Netflix series|website=Independent|last=Loughrey|first=Clarisse|date=24 May 2019|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dead-to-me-final-season-trailer-christina-applegate-linda-cardellini-1235253845/|title='Dead to Me' Final Season Trailer Reunites Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini as Outlaws|website=Hollywood Reporter|last=Strause|first=Jackie|date=2 November 2022|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, Ferrell ended his personal and professional relationship with McKay and closed their production company, [[Gary Sanchez Productions]]. It was later revealed the reason for the split was due to the fact that McKay cast [[John C. Reilly]] as [[Jerry Buss]] on the show ''[[Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty]]'', a role that Ferrell wanted, without letting Ferrell know.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/11/who-the-fuck-cares-about-adam-mckay|url-access=limited|title='Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?' (We Do, and With Good Reason)|date=November 29, 2021|first=Joe|last=Hagan|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=March 14, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129184004/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/11/who-the-fuck-cares-about-adam-mckay|url-status=live}}</ref>