Giant Presidential Penis Picture in Will Ferrell's Broadway Bush Play Causes Audience Walkouts

The New York Times: “It’s an anonymous but age-appropriate public domain Internet penis,†said Adam McKay, the play’s director. “We went on the Web and got a penis.â€



“It’s not the president’s penis, as far as I know, and Will is 41, so we weren’t going to use his,†Mr. McKay added. “What I do know is that the photo gets one of the great shrieks of delight from the audience, and it’s also the one moment that is followed by people walking out.â€



The idea of using the image of a nonerect penis originated one day in rehearsals, Mr. McKay said. The script, by Mr. Ferrell, draws partly on Mr. Bush’s past statements, and the two men were remarking on the former president’s comment that he had enjoyed being “a free man†before he entered the White House.



“We were joking that now that he was out of office, he could do whatever he wants,†Mr. McKay said, “and so I said, ‘Let’s have him show his own penis,’ and Ferrell was like, ‘O.K.’ â€