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.

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. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
↑ "9. Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult". 50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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[1] Hoffman, Jordan (23 November 2019). "More Cowbell Ruined Christopher Walken's Life, Will Ferrell Claims". Vanity Fair.

[2] Gonzalez, Sandra (November 22, 2019). "Christopher Walken couldn't escape popularity of 'SNL' cowbell sketch, according to Will Ferrell". CNN. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[3] "9. Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult". 50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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