It’s starting to look like Anchorman 2 is really happening. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have been talking about it, and now the news team’s weatherman Brick Tamland, Sir Steve Carell (come on, he deserves knighthood) is too.

When asked by MTV if he’d be up for sticking a triton into a Legend of Ron Burgundy sequel, Steve said: “Oh absolutely, yeah in a second. That was one of the most fun things I ever did.”

It’s a little quote, but his willingness to do it is actually rather important when it comes to the whole Anchorman 2 equation. One of director Adam McKay’s chief concerns when he talked about doing it early last month was that the might not be able to get the entire cast back, since many of them, Carell especially, have since taken off in massive solo careers. If Steve’s open to doing it, that’s sure going to make putting the whole thing back together easier. News team assemble!

Watch Carell’s full interview with MTV below: