The couple married in 2000 and welcomed their son Magnus four years later. Brother Mattias arrived in 2006, followed by Axel in 2010. And as their family and Ferrell’s career grew, their shared sense of humor remained the same.

For Valentine’s Day, for example, “I usually write little messages like, ‘My love for you has increased 3 percent over the years,'” Ferrell said. Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. “And she, luckily for me, thinks that’s really funny.”

But growing up, the boys didn’t always find their father funny. Like when Magnus recalled on TikTok how his father “dressed up as a medieval lord to embarrass me at the prom.” But when it comes to incorporating comedy into parenting, Ferrell found that 60 percent of the time it always works.

When the children argued, “I would just try to find fun ways to relieve the tension,” the 59-year-old added. michelle obama and Craig RobinsonThe podcast of. “There would be a big argument, and then I would leave for a while and come out in my underwear, nothing but my underwear, and say, ‘Guys, we have to take this seriously, okay? Look at me, listen to me.’ [laughing]”.

Or I would have them put their hands in the middle and say: “brothers always,” he continued. “They say, ‘What?’ ‘Just say it.'”