‘Will & Harper’ Review: Will Ferrell Goes the Distance for an Old Friend After Learning That She’s Trans

Will Ferrell has some pretty cool friends.

That shouldn’t come as any kind of surprise to his fans.

He appeared on “Saturday Night Live” for seven seasons and still keeps in touch with co-stars like Seth Meyers, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig.

Less familiar, but no less fascinating, is former “SNL” writer Harper Steele, who befriended Ferrell when he first joined the show, believing in the crazy cut-up when others were still skeptical of his talent.Structured as an on-camera road trip between two longtime friends, fueled by laughs and tears and the occasional “Borat”-style stunt, “Will & Harper” gives the general public a chance to meet this incredible woman.

Technically, Ferrell is meeting her for the first time, too, since Steele spent the first six decades of her life as a man.

After receiving a long, vulnerable coming-out email from Steele describing her decision to transition at…