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Jennifer Stojkovic discusses an episode where comedian Will Ferrell sang a parodic rendition of "O Canada" to mock tensions between the U.S. and Canada during a live recording of the Smartless podcast at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The event featured comedians Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.
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Will Ferrell sang a parody version of O Canada to mock tensions between the U.S. and Canada, according to Jennifer Stojkovic on CBC's The National. This occurred during a live taping of the Smartless podcast at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The event featured Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Canadian actor Will Arnett as guests alongside Ferrell.

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📰 Will Ferrell O Canada Parody
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Canada Canadian Los Angeles The National U.S.

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Will Ferrell PERSON · 2× Canada GPE · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Jason Bateman PERSON · 1× Jennifer Stojkovic PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Sean Hayes PERSON · 1× The National ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Will Arnett PERSON · 1×

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Jennifer Stojkovic tells The National about the moment Will Ferrell parodied Canada-U.S. tensions with a funny version of O Canada at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during a live taping of the Smartless podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Canadian Will Arnett.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
🔮 Will Ferrell sings O Canada to parody U.S. tensions | The Moment
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Will Ferrell sings O Canada to parody U.S. tensions | The Moment · assertive framing

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Will Ferrell sings O Canada to parody U.S. tensions | The Moment asserted
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Jennifer Stojkovic tells The National about the moment Will Ferrell parodied Canada-U.S. tensions with a funny version of O Canada at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during a live taping of the Smartless podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Canadian Will Arnett. asserted
Ferrell → tell → Bateman
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