While making the 2006 comedy " Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, " writer-director Adam McKay went above and beyond to make sure Sacha Baron Cohen felt comfortable creatively. McKay and Will Ferrell were a juggernaut in the comedy space for decades, dating back to when they met on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1990s. After making "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" in 2004, the duo gained some clout and quickly began developing their follow-up, in which Ferrell would play Ricky