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| Ron Burgundy sings his support for crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford | Ron Burgundy sings his support for crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford |
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| At first glance, they appear to have little in common: one is a moustachioed San Diegan sex panther with salon-quality hair and a talent for newsreading, the other a shamed Canadian local politician with a penchant for uncomfortable public confessionals. Now Ron Burgundy, aka Anchorman star Will Ferrell, has taken to the airwaves in support of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. | At first glance, they appear to have little in common: one is a moustachioed San Diegan sex panther with salon-quality hair and a talent for newsreading, the other a shamed Canadian local politician with a penchant for uncomfortable public confessionals. Now Ron Burgundy, aka Anchorman star Will Ferrell, has taken to the airwaves in support of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. |
| Burgundy appeared on Conan O'Brien's US talk show on Wednesday night to serenade Ford – who is battling for his career after revelations that he smoked crack, drove while drunk and pressured a female staffer to engage in oral sex – with a cover of Working for the Weekend, a 1981 track by Canadian rockers Loverboy. The ditty was billed as a re-election campaign song to help Burgundy's "dear, dear, dear friend" return to office. | Burgundy appeared on Conan O'Brien's US talk show on Wednesday night to serenade Ford – who is battling for his career after revelations that he smoked crack, drove while drunk and pressured a female staffer to engage in oral sex – with a cover of Working for the Weekend, a 1981 track by Canadian rockers Loverboy. The ditty was billed as a re-election campaign song to help Burgundy's "dear, dear, dear friend" return to office. |
| Said Burgundy, who in the sequel to cult 2004 comedy Anchorman finds himself working at a new 24-hour news channel in 1980s New York: "I hold him in the highest regard. He is the best. He's asked me to sing his campaign song." In response to O'Brien's suggestion that Ford was a rather controversial figure, he replied: "Controversial 'cos he's so damn honest," before taking to the stage. | Said Burgundy, who in the sequel to cult 2004 comedy Anchorman finds himself working at a new 24-hour news channel in 1980s New York: "I hold him in the highest regard. He is the best. He's asked me to sing his campaign song." In response to O'Brien's suggestion that Ford was a rather controversial figure, he replied: "Controversial 'cos he's so damn honest," before taking to the stage. |
| Burgundy's rendition was punctuated with asides such as "Looking at you, Rob!", as well as the more pertinent: "Don't do anything stupid, Rob!" | Burgundy's rendition was punctuated with asides such as "Looking at you, Rob!", as well as the more pertinent: "Don't do anything stupid, Rob!" |
| Ford appeared to welcome Ferrell's support, reposting the YouTube video of Burgundy's Conan appearance and tweeting: "Good morning Toronto. I had to laugh at my friend Ron Burgundy & his take on my 2014 re-election campaign song." | Ford appeared to welcome Ferrell's support, reposting the YouTube video of Burgundy's Conan appearance and tweeting: "Good morning Toronto. I had to laugh at my friend Ron Burgundy & his take on my 2014 re-election campaign song." |
| Intriguingly, the pair have actually met. Ferrell visited Toronto earlier this year on a publicity jaunt for the political comedy The Campaign and met the mayor at the Hockey Hall of Fame, alongside his co-star Zach Galifianakis. | Intriguingly, the pair have actually met. Ferrell visited Toronto earlier this year on a publicity jaunt for the political comedy The Campaign and met the mayor at the Hockey Hall of Fame, alongside his co-star Zach Galifianakis. |
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