Billy Eichner resurrects his Billy on the street The series featuring Will Ferrell in the final days of Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign garnered more than 12 million views on social media in 24 hours.
The extra three minutes Billy on the Street with Will Ferrell: Loud White Men for Kamala the video was released on October 29 on Eichner's social media feeds. The segment features Eichner and Ferrell talking to passersby on the streets of New York City in an attempt to boost votes for Harris and her running mate Tim Walz ahead of the November 5 US presidential election.
The two comedians with raised voices encourage New York pedestrians to vote and volunteer for the Harris campaign – or, according to a note from Eichner's press secretary, to “do everything possible to protect Americans from Donald Trump in these crucial final days of early voting.” and exactly one week before Election Day.
The early response to the street quiz show's viral revival is not surprising, given Ferrell's previous appearances Billy on the street it has earned over 100 million views on social media. The new episode was made possible in collaboration with Vote Save America and Swing Left, among other contributors.
THE Billy on the street revival follows the series that ran for five seasons on cable TV: three on Fuse and the final two on TruTV. The series raised Eichner's profile and led to brothersthe 2022 gay romantic comedy from Universal and director Nicholas Stoller. It's been more than two years since Eichner resurrected his Man on the Street franchise in a one-off attempt to promote his film brothers. “Will there be others? Maybe on special occasions,” he said at the time. “I'll never do it as much as I used to. …But you never know. One might pop up here and there when the time is right.”
Ferrell hasn't been quiet during this election cycle either. Previously, the Harris-Walz campaign released a video of Ferrell begging an apathetic voter, “Gary,” to remember to vote.