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"More Cowbell" [a] is a comedy sketch that aired on Saturday Night Live on April 8, 2000. The sketch was written by regular cast member Will Ferrell [ 2 ] and depicts the recording of the song " (Don't Fear) The Reaper " by Blue Öyster Cult .
Given the momentousness of the skit that would become known as "More Cowbell" (fun fact: it's actually officially titled "Recording Session"), it's not a surprise that the producers of SNL50 ...
SNL alums reflect on Will Ferrell's comedic electricity in the iconic "More Cowbell" sketch in an exclusive clip from the third episode of Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
7. The "More Cowbell" skit didn't originally feature any cowbell. You remember the bit: Cast members Will Ferrell, Chris Parnell, Chris Kattan and Jimmy Fallon as the hard-rock band Blue Öyster ...
Lucas, on the other hand, says that the cowbell was his executive decision. "I don't remember any debating. There's no voting. We generally do what I say," he recalls.
The more uneasy they appear to be, the more they joke and laugh. When thoroughly defeated, they occasionally go back and forth between crying and laughing (apparently at nothing). In one sketch, their father, Kurt Bloater (played by Jon Stewart ), appears and exhibits behavior just like the two.
A Will Ferrell sketch. Ferrell is Frank Henderson, a dad who, although friendly most of the time, threatens his kids whenever they start climbing on his shed. [1] [2] In the first two appearances of the sketch, Frank is in his backyard making small talk with neighbors, John (David Koechner) and Susan Taylor (Nancy Walls).
Beth McCarthy-Miller — who directed over 200 SNL episodes, including the Christopher Walken–hosted "Cowbell" ep — shares a similar idea."I'm gonna say natural causes!" she says enthusiastically.