Will Ferrell has reprised the role of Ron Burgundy from the Anchorman movies for Netflix's The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady.

Ferrell as Burgundy took to the stage to celebrate the NFL star in a show hosted by Kevin Hart and aired live on the streamer on May 5.

"My name is Ron Burgundy. I am a very big deal, but tonight is not about me," the fictional journalist said.

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"We are here to honour a champion of the gridiron, a great American, a father and a sexy man, a true patriot — until he was not, of course," he continued.

He then went on to praise Brady's physical appearance, joking: "Holy s**t this man is gorgeous."

"Look at those cheekbones. That's a million-watt smile right there… A person could get lost in those eyes and right now I am that person," he then said, adding: "Ron, pull it together. You're a straight man."

"He's making you question your sexuality. Stop looking at him. You're here to make fun of him. Not fall in love. Concentrate!"

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Burgundy then made fun of Brady's career, calling him a "boring quarterback".

"I never liked you, Tom... in all my years of watching professional football, I never saw a more boring quarterback," he said. He then added that Brady "ruined football for all of us" and that watching the Patriots play "actually made me look forward to all the fun and laughter of a Bill Belichick postgame interview."

Alongside Ferrell's Burgundy, the special also saw guest appearances from Kim Kardashian, Nikki Glaser, Drew Bledsoe and Randy Moss.

Ferrell previously played Burgundy in 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and 2013's Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady is available on Netflix.

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