| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| MTV Video Music Awards 2001 | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2001 MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998-2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards | 2001 | | Himself |
| The Andy Dick Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Central Canned Ham | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - 'Marshall Willenholly' / Himself |
| Reelmadness | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Himself (Various Characters) |
| VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Tom Green: Road Kill | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Marty Culp |
| Tom Green: Endangered Feces | 1999 | Video | Himself |
| The Tom Green Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Steve Butabi |
| Are-Oh-Vee | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| @midnight | 2014-2016 | TV Series | President Bush / Chad Softwick |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Zoolander Legacy | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Zoolander 2 World Tour | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| Zoolander No. 2: Go Big or Go Rome | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 2016 MTV Movie Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Made in Hollywood | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Silent Office Visitor / Stacy Wallace |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| Circus Halligalli | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| El hormiguero | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Screenplay-Motion Picture |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Weekend Ticket | 2015 | TV Series short | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 1998-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2003-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Host |
| ESPN First Take | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| His & Hers | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Get Hard |
| The Insider | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Cameo |
| Ferrell Takes the Field | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Chris Gethard Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Red Nose Day | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1999-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Various / ... |
| Live from New York! | 2015 | Documentary | Himself - Featuring |
| Follow Me | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Conan | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart's Failed Audition Tapes | 2015 | Short | Himself |
| Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Hit the Streets at SXSW | 2015 | Short | Himself |
| Mike & Mike | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | 2015 | TV Special | Himself Alex Trebek Marty Culp |
| Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| WWE Tribute to the Troops | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Stand Up to Cancer | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2014 MTV Movie Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - Behind-the-Scenes | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - Behind-the-Scenes: Newsroom | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself (segment "Mean Tweets") |
| The Screen Junkies Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host / Various / ... |
| SportsCenter | 2013 | TV Series | Ron Burgundy |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Ron Burgundy |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Comedy Series & Drama Series |
| America's Book of Secrets | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2013 MTV Movie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Office: The Farewells | 2013 | TV Series documentary | |
| Inside Comedy | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian (segment "Judd Apatow") |
| Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The American Cinematheque Tribute to Ben Stiller | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| 2012 Do Something Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Hollywood Fast Lane | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Project | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| CINEMAsuisse: Marc Forster | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| La Realizacion de Casa de mi Padre (Making of Casa de mi Padre) | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis Debate Children | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| Guys Choice Awards 2012 | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Soccer Aid | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Attack of the Show! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song |
| Will Ferrell: Mark Twain Prize | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| The One Show | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 24/7 Blake Griffin: Intern | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| The Love We Make | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 2011 MTV Video Music Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Future Ad-Rock |
| 2011 Do Something! Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dear Woman | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lopez Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The 2011 Comedy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| What's Going On? with Mike Mitchell | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2011/I | TV Movie | Himself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| You've Got... | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ask Rhod Gilbert | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| WWE Raw | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Brother | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reel Comedy | 2003-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frost on Satire | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / George W. Bush |
| A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti | 2010 | Video | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | 2010 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Movie Loft | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Not a Routine Expedition: Making of 'Land of the Lost' | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Protect Insurance Companies PSA | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| ESPN Road Trip | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2009 | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Séries express | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Tony Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score & Nominee: Best Special Theatrical Event |
| Deep Inside | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Man vs. Wild | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2009 MTV Movie Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2007-2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2003-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 7th Annual TV Land Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush | 2009 | TV Special | George W. Bush |
| Bat Fight with Will Ferrell | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Merrick & Rosso Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gomorron | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| High-Five Hollywood! | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| The Footy Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Xposé | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1998-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2008 MTV Movie Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Getaway | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity traveller |
| Weekend Sunrise | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| It's the Ass 'n Balls Show! | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| Rome Is Burning | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Correspondent |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997-2008 | TV Series | Himself / Heckler |
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Announcer |
| Celebrities on Thin Ice | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself / Chazz Michael Michaels |
| Cooler Than Ice: The Super-Sexy Costumes of Skating | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself / Chazz Michael Michaels |
| Hector: Portrait of a Psychofan | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself / Chazz Michael Michaels |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Making of 'Blades of Glory' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself / Chazz Michael Michaels |
| Guys Choice | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself - Most Viral Video Award and Funniest M.F. Award Winner |
| 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| My Shot With | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| Famous | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| HypaSpace | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education | 2006 | TV Special | Himself / Robert Goulet |
| The Megan Mullally Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movie Rush | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 14th Annual ESPY Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2006 MTV Movie Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself / Ricky Bobby |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup |
| The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| The ESPY Awards: ESPY Nomination Special | 2006 | TV Special | Ricky Bobby |
| 10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dateline NBC | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Earth to America | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Kicking & Screaming: Behind the Net - The Making of 'Kicking & Screaming' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Kicking & Screaming: From Rome to Hollywood | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Kicking & Screaming: Soccer Camp | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Coming Attractions | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Barbara Walters Summer Special | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Musical or Comedy] |
| Bewitched: Star Shots | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself / Various Characters |
| Why I Love 'Bewitched' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| How They Made the North Pole | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tag Along with Will Ferrell | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Total Request Live | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself / Ron Burgundy |
| McEnroe | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinemax Special: Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Ron Burgundy |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song |
| Film School for Kids | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Commies | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| U-Pick Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinner for Five | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | The Architect Larry |
| 'Old School' Orientation | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio Spoof | 2003 | Video short | Himself / James Lipton |
| 2003 MTV Movie Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Panel | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Panic Room with Will Ferrell | 2002 | TV Short | Himself |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Biography | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live: TV Tales | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Concert for New York City | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Ben Stiller Uncensored | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
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