Molly Shannon Says Will Ferrell Predicted That Actors ‘Are Eventually Going to Be Replaced by Robots’ During Early ‘SNL’ Days: We ‘Die Laughing About it Now’

Apr 19, 2026 10:15am PT Molly Shannon Says Will Ferrell Predicted That Actors ‘Are Eventually Going to Be Replaced by Robots’ During Early ‘SNL’ Days: We ‘Die Laughing About it Now’

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Molly Shannon is reflecting on her decades-long friendship with Will Ferrell — and a surprisingly prescient comment he made early in their careers.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Shannon recalled meeting Ferrell in the mid-1990s while she was working at what she described as a “cappuccino, scone place” in Los Angeles. Introduced through the Groundlings comedy troupe, the two immediately connected. “We clicked right away,” she said, remembering serving him a scone and a latte. “We’ve been friends ever since. 30 years.”

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