18th November 2005, 11:06 PM
An extremely funny Saturday Night Live sketch that many consider to be one of the funniest they ever did. Christopher Walken was the host that night.
The basic premise was that Blue Oyster Cult was recording "Don't Fear the Reaper" in their recording studio, and the whole time, Will Ferrell's character is pounding obnoxiously on the cowbell (the song really does have a cowbell in it). The entire band (with the exception of Will) hates the cowbell and pleads for him to stop, while their manager (Walken) proceeds to weakly praise the artists, but that he "loves the cowbell" and "needs more cowbell". The funniest part of the sketch is really Will Ferrell, the way he's dressed and the way he acts just makes the whole thing great.
I know, nothing is funny when it's explained back, but trust me, it's a riot.
The basic premise was that Blue Oyster Cult was recording "Don't Fear the Reaper" in their recording studio, and the whole time, Will Ferrell's character is pounding obnoxiously on the cowbell (the song really does have a cowbell in it). The entire band (with the exception of Will) hates the cowbell and pleads for him to stop, while their manager (Walken) proceeds to weakly praise the artists, but that he "loves the cowbell" and "needs more cowbell". The funniest part of the sketch is really Will Ferrell, the way he's dressed and the way he acts just makes the whole thing great.
I know, nothing is funny when it's explained back, but trust me, it's a riot.
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