WILL FERRELL - FERRELL STUNS MULLALLY IN HIS UNDERWEAR

Funnyman WILL FERRELL thrilled former WILL + GRACE star MEGAN MULLALLY when she launched her talk show career in America yesterday (18SEP06) - by showing up in just his underwear. The OLD SCHOOL star was Mullally's first guest on her new show and he decided to make quite an entrance in a pair of blue Y-fronts and knee-length sports socks. After presenting Mullally with a bouquet of flowers and handing a rose to the host's stunned mother, who was sitting in the audience, Ferrell told the actress, "There's an old saying: 'When you're nervous you should imagine people in their underwear.' I just wanted to cut to the chase." Ferrell later donned a tuxedo to sing a quirky version of WIND BENEATH MY WINGS to welcome his pal to daytime television. JENNY MCCARTHY, Mullally's second guest on her first show, gave the ex-Will + Grace star three live sheep as a gift, explaining, "It's an old wives tale that if you meet sheep it's good luck on your journey. I didn't know that but as soon as I heard that I said, 'Give me three sheep.'"