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Will Ferrell’s campaign to be PEOPLE’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive was a dud.

“Yes it started here, and maybe this was the wrong place to start,” quipped Ferrell.

“I got zero votes.”

Will Ferrell attends the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival: 17th Annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film Honoring Will Ferrell at Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort & Spa on December 11, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California

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Guthrie replied, “I didnt have a vote but I would vote for you.”

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He added, “I didn’t win it.”

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Well, “there’s always next year,” noted co-hostCraig Melvin.

Added Ferrell, “Who was it this year?

Do we know?”

The co-hosts also temporarily forgot the crowned winner.

“Exactly,” said Guthrie.

“Had it been you, everyone would remember.”

Later, Melvin noted that it was Krasinski.

“So you’re fine losing to him?”

he asked Ferrell, who replied, “OK. Alright.

I don’t know.

I don’t get it.”

Quipped Melvin, “You don’t see what they see.”

“You guys never have comedians,” said Ferrell on the red carpet last June.

“So get it going internally, all right?

Vote for comedians.”

The actor can next be seen starring oppositeReese WitherspooninYou’re Cordially Invited, premiering Jan 30. on Prime Video.

An all-out war ensues between the pair.

At the same time, there’s a surprising amount of heart."

Watch the rest of his interview above.