![]() ![]() Ferrell would later play Diamond in a Gap commercial, though in a much more restrained form. The SNL skit where he first played the character has Diamond appearing on a segment of VH1 Storytellers, though the scene quickly goes horribly wrong as the singer takes to regaling the crowd with tales of manslaughter and porn. Neil Diamond First Appearance: SNL (circa 1998) Good Will Ferrell: Ferrell was never afraid of playing unsavory characters on SNL, as when he turned your mom's favorite musician, "Forever in Blue Jeans" auteur Neil Diamond, into a depraved, sex-crazed, pill-popping madman. Have a look at our favorite Ferrell characters below, and then be sure to comment at the bottom of the page and let us know which are your favorites! 12. ![]() In fact, you might even say he's… scrumtralescent. From his early SNL successes to his current run as a box office star, Ferrell has always managed to impress. Hooker." With Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro hitting theaters tomorrow, IGN Stars figured it was a great time to spotlight the best of the many, many characters the former Saturday Night Live wunderkind has played over the years. ![]() Still, the characters continue to have cache - as does their indelible theme song, "What is Love?" by Haddaway - as evidenced by the current Diet Pepsi Max commercial that features the song and Kattan… though not Ferrell, who has obviously moved on to bigger and better things. ![]() Steve Butabi First Appearance: SNL (circa 1996) Good Will Ferrell: First popping up as a recurring skit on SNL, Ferrell's Steve Butabi and his brother, Doug (Chris Kattan), eventually got their own movie, A Night at the Roxbury, though the pop-culture hipness of the two idiotic clubbing brothers had subsided by the time the film was released. ![]()
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