Will Ferrell Says He Went to Kings Game as Buddy the Elf to ‘Stir It Up’

Smiling might be Buddy the Elf’s favorite … but, Will Ferrell‘s is to keep people guessing — ’cause he says he dressed up as the iconic character just to stir things up!

The actor stopped by “New Heights” — Travis and Jason Kelce‘s podcast — and, they asked him about his recent appearance at an LA Kings game that drove the internet into a frenzy … where he arrived as Buddy who had fallen on hard times.

Will explains the idea came to him a week or so before the game … and, he basically bought the costume and dressed up on a whim — doing it more to amuse himself than anything else.

Ferrell is a season ticketholder — with seats right on the glass at Crypto.com Arena … and, he thought people would get a kick out of it.