More Cowbell
"More Cowbell" is a comedy sketch. It is a part of Saturday Night Live. It was first shown on television on April 8, 2000. The sketch is shown as a fake episode of Behind the Music. It is about the real band Blue Öyster Cult making a sound recording for the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper".[1] Will Ferrell is shown in the sketch as a man playing the cowbell. He plays the cowbell very loud and annoys the members of Blue Öyster Cult. Christopher Walken is in the sketch as a music producer that keeps asking for the cowbell to be louder.[2]
Many people thought that it was one of the best sketches of Saturday Night Live. Rolling Stone named it the 9th best sketch of Saturday Night Live.[3] "More Cowbell" became a catchphrase in popular culture.
More Cowbell Media
Will Ferrell, seen here in 2010, wrote the sketch.
References
- ↑ Hoffman, Jordan (23 November 2019). "More Cowbell Ruined Christopher Walken's Life, Will Ferrell Claims". Vanity Fair.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Sandra (November 22, 2019). Christopher Walken couldn't escape popularity of 'SNL' cowbell sketch, according to Will Ferrell. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/entertainment/will-ferrell-christopher-walken-cowbell-trnd/index.html. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ↑ "9. Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult". 50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time. February 3, 2014. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/pictures/50-greatest-saturday-night-live-sketches-of-all-time-20140203/behind-the-music-blue-oyster-cult-0125477. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
