Will Ferrell Replacing Steve Carell on The Office?

If there's one guy who can play a worse boss than Steve Carell, it's Will Ferrell -- and the movie star is set to do just that.

Ferrell, a long-time friend and co-star of Carell -- the two featured together in 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' -- will join the workplace comedy for a four episode arc near the end of this season, Deadline.com reports.

Carell's Emmy-winning time on 'The Office' is winding down, and the show has been waiting to reveal his replacement at Dunder Mifflin. Ferrell will play a branch manager that comes in as Carell's Michael Scott begins leaving, and will take over for at least one episode.

"We are proud to continue The Office's tradition of discovering famous talent," 'The Office' show runner Paul Lieberstein (who plays Toby on the show) said, "and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they'll see what we see, tremendous raw sexuality."

Farrell and Carell's careers often intertwine: Carell tried out for 'Saturday Night Live,' claiming he lost out to Farrell, and they starred together in 2005's 'Bewitched.'

Merman Will Ferrell & Lifeguard Mark Wahlberg on This Week's Entertainment Weekly Cover

Lifeguard Mark Wahlberg dangles merman Will Ferrell from his shirt on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands today.

The two stars have a comedy coming out next month called Other Guys, in theaters August 6th. Will and Mark play two mismatched New York City detectives who seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned.

Will Ferrell "Endorses" John McCain on SNL

As if Tina Fey's spot-on impression of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wasn't enough to bring viewers back to the Thursday night "Saturday Night Live" specials, Will Ferrell returned to the show as President Bush to "endorse" John McCain and Palin's campaign.

Just like in real life, however, the faux McCain did all he could to distance himself from the unpopular president.

In Thursday, October 23rd special edition of SNL, Ferrell spoke about the election between McCain and Barack Obama -- both candidates, he said, that are "heavily patriotized" and "display much characterization."

He then gave his endorsement to McCain and Palin, something that they apparently didn't want. Ferrell said he was unaware that his approval ratings were low because he had several months ago declared the Oval Office a "bummer free zone."

Speaking to Fey again appearing as Palin, Ferrell informed her that her role as vice president was "the most important in the land" and that the "president can do nothing without checking with the vice president." Fey corrected him that he had it backward.

Eventually Darrell Hammond as McCain turned up to reluctantly receive the endorsement.

The sketch between Ferrell and Fey was the meeting of the two of the most popular political impressions in the show's history. It might have been complete only if Chevy Chase stopped by as Gerald Ford, Dana Carvey appeared as H.W. Bush and Amy Poehler joined as Hillary Clinton.

An alum to the NBC comedy show, Ferrell was the latest guest star to make an appearance on "SNL," which has seen its ratings soar this election season. Fey has become a virtual cast member again, thanks to the popularity of her Palin impression, while other surprise guests have included Chris Parnell, Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Queen Latifah.

Ferrell, a regular on "SNL" from 1995-2006, will in January begin a solo show on Broadway titled "You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush.

So remember...a vote for John McCain is a vote for George Bush. Vote for a change...Vote for Obama/Biden!