Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) is the absurdist comedy sequel you can watch online on iFILM. Will Ferrell is back as preening newsreader Ron Burgundy, with the swagger of the 1970s now firmly behind him.

Ron drags his old San Diego news team to New York to join the country's first 24-hour cable channel. Round-the-clock broadcasting sounds insane, and Burgundy quickly figures out the trick: ratings come from spectacle, not facts. Steve Carell returns as clueless weatherman Brick, alongside reporter Brian (Paul Rudd) and Champ (David Koechner), with Christina Applegate as Ron's wife and a parade of cameos from Harrison Ford to James Marsden.

Director Adam McKay pushes the first film's improvised nonsense even further, blowing the anchor brawl up into a chaos of celebrity walk-ons. Underneath the gags it pokes at the birth of 24-hour news and its hunger for ratings, while staying a loose, quotable comedy. Stream Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) online on iFILM.