Actor and comedian Will Ferrell, better known to journalists as the infamous, and inappropriate, anchorman Ron Burgundy, stopped by the White House briefing room this afternoon. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave Ferrell a brief tour of the press room and let him test drive the podium.

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Ferrell is in D.C. to attend a Kennedy Center celebration in his honor. This Sunday, he will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American humor.