Ferrell Video An Internet Smash

Funnyman Will Ferrell is taking the internet by storm after posting a homemade-looking video, which has so far been watched by 1.5 million people, online.

Ferrell placed two-minute long The Landlord sketch on video website FunnyOrDie.com and the clip is proving so successful it is being watched by tens of thousands of people every hour.

In the hilarious video, Ferrell plays a slacker who is cornered by his landlady - who is an angry two-year-old girl - over rent payments.