A date for the drum-off between Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has been set.

The two are well known as being compared as lookalikes and there have been rumours for a while that the two were going to meet to settle the score.

It has now been confirmed that they will perform the “drum-off” next Thursday on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Smith previously told Rolling Stone: "We're going to have a drum-off to see who the real Chad Smith is.

"I'm all for it. But unless Will's been practising or is secretly a crazy, wild drummer, I think it'll be evident right off the bat who the real Chad Smith is. I'm ready to take him down.

"Ever since the Super Bowl, this delusional imposter claiming to be me has forced me to defend my identity."

Ferrell has previously said: "A lot of people think that it's me playing for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But that would be an insult to Chad Smith. There is no Will Ferrell. Only Chad Smith."