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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 .
However, originally, the sketch didn't feature a cowbell at all. Instead of the titular instrument, Ferrell's first "Recording Session" script initially had Gene Frenkle playing a wood block.
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 ...
David Lucas, another one of the song's credited producers, disagrees. "I was the producer of Blue Öyster Cult's '(Don't Fear) The Reaper,'" he declares.
On the 1976 Blue Öyster Cult song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" which he co-produced, Lucas sang backup vocals and came up with the idea for using a cowbell, parodied by Christopher Walken in the "More cowbell" skit on Saturday Night Live. In June 2011, Lucas was inducted into Buffalo's Music Hall of Fame. [1]
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).
Chris Kattan, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz in the 2000 SNL 'More Cowbell' sketch. The sketch did well on its first airing, ...
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