Will Ferrell in Leather Gear Embraces Gay Pride at 2026 ‘Las Culturistas’ Culture Awards

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, co-hosts of Las Culturistas podcast, honored Will Ferrell with the Titan of Culture award at their annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which Bravo and Peacock broadcasted Wednesday night. And while the awards they give out typically have ironic and sarcastic undertones, this one seemed genuine as Yang described the award as “a title that is achieved by having a decades-long career that has never ever wavered,” adding that Ferrell “invented the comedy that invented our personalities.” But then they showed a slideshow created by the sixth graders of a middle school.

Ferrell’s appreciation for the award was just as genuine. To people wondering how he became a “Titan of Culture,” he offered up this advice in his acceptance speech: “Be proud of yourself.” “I think we should all celebrate our pride,” he said. But then, it took a sharp turn: “For example, I have pride about being an actor and a filmmaker, but I also have pride about being a husband to a wife. I guess what I’m saying is I’m proud to be straight. God, it feels good to finally say that.” (It’s worth noting that underneath his navy blue suit, instead of a vest jacket, he was wearing black leather-daddy straps.)

His second tip to being a titan was to “be happy, be joyful, be … gay,” which of course was more like it for a speech airing during LGBTQ Pride Month. “Have gay pride,” he said. “Starting this month.” He looked back at Yang and Rogers, who are gay, and they nodded at him. “I hereby declare June, Pride Month,” he said as he produced a Pride flag. “And to celebrate, I made a flag that represents all the things I have gay pride about.”
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For him, each color of the flag represented a title from his filmography and other accomplishments: Talladega Nights, SNL, “the real awards I won,” “how much money I made, which is a lot,” Stranger Than Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. And then he showed his leathers, which he said was for safety. “Strap up, gays,” he said.

Rogers and Yang co-hosted the 2026 edition of Las Culturistas Culture Awards at an event in Los Angeles on May 30 (but Ferrell obviously knew when it would air). As with previous ceremonies, the satirical trophy toss “celebrates culture’s most iconic and consequential moments,” according to its producers, and includes more than 100 categories, as well as music performances and celebrity cameos.