@@ChiIeboy It's a farcical parody, where the farce is: 1) the extreme over-confidence of the producer, 2) the exaggerated importance he places on the lowly "cowbell", and 3) the hyperbolic over commitment of the cowbell player to his craft.
@@ChiIeboy Til I played the cowbell at my class reunion No Will Ferrell ,just me No Christopher Walken Better A local but better band and it’s leader Robbie Limon I didn’t even know who Christopher Walken was Except for being the guy on the Splendor , Robert and Natalie’s boat
@@Lexandjim I think Christopher Walken was the only one that was holding it together. That is the best part of group comedy, when they try to break each other up. Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show are legend.
@@darylhudson777 Then Most people are idiots. I thought he was saying it as part of the joke Now when you say "Most People" Do you mean "In the world" or Are we talking the U.S.A. here again ?
One of the BEST skits ever made. And Walken has the most unexpected gift of comedic delivery. Like under the radar FUNNY! Plus there’s always that dork Fallon in the background typically chuckling it up.
This was an instant classic, and ended up being one of the all time best SNL skits. Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell were absolutely hilarious. Walken was so good in this. GUESS WHAT!!??
@@cloudfactory2000I feel sorry for people with no sense of humour... Actually, I really don't. Go watch Greg Gutfield or Amy Schumer or Rich Little. This full skit was comedy perfection.
One of the best skits ever from that show. Christopher Walken could center his whole career around this one bit. I think this is where I learned to appreciate Will Ferrel.
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
This moment in comedy is transcendental & perennially epic. Walken delivered plenty of punchlines/hooks throughout his performance. His vibe is so unique & original that breaking down in laughter is inevitable for me every time 😂
This is my family and friends all time favorite skit. Thank you to whoever posted this reel. I have been sending this out to all my friends and family tonight. One CHRISTMAS I gave all of my family Cowbells. We had a Cowbell Band. MORE COWBELL❣️😹🐄🐂🐄
Maybe just YOUR two favorites? The Blues Brothers, Nathan Thurman, The Festrunk Brothers, Lunch Lady Land, Mango, Ed Grimley, Weekend Update w/Dan Akroyd & Jane Curtain, Stefon, Spartan Cheerleaders....and the list goes on...
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
@@Racoldgin He may not have broken, but if you watch the full episodes he hosted, he can barely get through a sketch without flubbing a line or very visibly reading a cue card. So which is worse? I don’t care either way and think both add even more hilarity to the sketches but to act like Walken is flawless in these sketches is folly.
@@TheMarioMinute Which is worse? I would say Fallon because it was his full time job. Walken was just a guest. And for the record, I never said that Walken was flawless. My only point is that Fallon sucks. He sucked then and he still does, and I don't think he deserved the Tonight Show gig. Not sure how he managed to get that.
@@Racoldgin good point with the full time job thing. I probably meant to reply to OP (or one of many other comments I saw stating Walken was “flawless” while using Fallon breaking as a comparison. 🤣🤣)
Hilarious! One of, if not thee best skit on SNL! On side note, of the actual song, whoever idea it was to use cowbell in such an un-cowbell type song was genius!
I actually saw this when it was happening on TV Saturday Night Live, and I knew this was great at the time. Laughed so hard….genius! Played it over and over Four Times!!!
@deanpippitt317n0 this scene is longer in the TV version. Each time Walken wants 'more cowbell, baby'. Will shirt gets shorter & tighter. Re-watch the entire skit. Sending y'all love, laughter and more cowbell, baby 🤣
If you ever want to see a different side of Christopher Walken, watch a very little know movie "Pennies from Heaven" I had no idea he could dance so well.
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
Agreed. I'm so bored of modern SNL where every bloody sketch is just the actors and guests "breaking character" to laugh at how silly and funny it all is. It's such bollocks.
Only Christopher Walken could have given that line comedic immortality.
I never really saw the humor in that whole 'cowbell' skit.
@@ChiIeboy It's a farcical parody, where the farce is: 1) the extreme over-confidence of the producer, 2) the exaggerated importance he places on the lowly "cowbell", and 3) the hyperbolic over commitment of the cowbell player to his craft.
@@ChiIeboy
Til I played the cowbell at my class reunion
No Will Ferrell ,just me
No Christopher Walken
Better
A local but better band and it’s leader
Robbie Limon
I didn’t even know who
Christopher Walken was
Except for being the guy on the Splendor , Robert and Natalie’s boat
@@ChiIeboy I bet you’re fun at parties
Plus, every time you've heard that song since it's brought a smile
I will never grow tired of this SNL skit! LOL
I've always enjoyed Christopher Walken in everything he does.
A couple times a year is enough.
Ed Glossar- Trivial Psychic also ruled
I grew tired of it the first time I saw it.
@@ChiIeboyyeah wtf......people act like it's the greatest comedy bit ever, it's just a single lame joke.
Christopher Is a fricken legend
Walken has said multiple times, that he's most remembered and reminded of his role of "more cowbell"
I saw it in The Deer Hunter in 1978. This unknown skinny kid was the most believable of the lot
100% agree
@@harrykadaras9459 That Russian Roulette scene though! His buddy swimming with the rats. 😳🫣🫣🫣
He is the devil. You like evil spirits.
Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken at their absolute best and neither of them broke down. What a great and epic skin.
The guy behind Wills right sholder probably bit off the tip of the drum stick trying not to laugh😅
@@adrianred236Jimmy Fallon?
@@shocktherapywiw2232 I think you're right
I envy the audience. What a privilege to have been there and to have seen this live! “Come on, Gene!”
Yeah its kinda funny...not that good though. Keep your snake in its cage ok? 😂
I can never hear Blue Oyster Cult & NOT think More Cowbell!! 😂😂😂😂
Right? I didn't even notice the cowbell in Don't Fear the Reaper until after I saw this skit.
This is so hilarious
@@Shango ohh, I noticed it.. didn’t know I NEEDED it! 😂😂😂😂
Ruined forever 😂
Me too
“Don’t blow this for us Gene!”
kills me every time 😂
Kattan's contribution is underrrated
Gene putting in his heart and soul.
There was nobody name Gene in Blue Oyster
Jimmy Fallon in the background trying to keep a straight face!!! :D
@@Lexandjim I think Christopher Walken was the only one that was holding it together.
That is the best part of group comedy, when they try to break each other up. Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show are legend.
That last line he said got me " Guess what !? I got a fever...and the only prescription...is more cowbell. " 🤣
he actually didn't say PRESCRIPTION
he said PASCRIPTION LOL
@@martinkuliza that's how most people say it
My favorite line.
@@martinkuliza Either way, depends on how many PRA or PREscriptions your on 😅!
@@darylhudson777
Then Most people are idiots.
I thought he was saying it as part of the joke
Now when you say "Most People"
Do you mean "In the world"
or Are we talking the U.S.A. here again ?
Absolutely LEGENDARY!!!!
How does that skit still work?!
It’s the cowbell.
And anyone has been in a band can relate. It’s a lot of fighting.
Because they had too much cowbell!!! 😂
One of the BEST skits ever made. And Walken has the most unexpected gift of comedic delivery. Like under the radar FUNNY! Plus there’s always that dork Fallon in the background typically chuckling it up.
Here, here! Fallon is definitely a douche, but even he couldn't ruin this masterpiece
Thx for confirming it was Fallon. He sure found his niche as late night TSH❣️ Far funnier than Kimmel imo, not that I dislike him either.
@@gent_Carolina For the record I called him a dork 👆🏼not a douche. I like Fallon as well, but ya.. he's a dork.
😆😆😆
mine is shwetty balls, but this one is close
Christopher Walken is an absolute legend.
I got a fever and the only prescription is...
More Cowbell !
That should be a T shirt slogan...😂
It's fevah.
And ironically Walken said the skit “ruined my life”
Dude Christopher Walken is amazing how he did not laugh or smirk one time
He’s smiling a little when he’s in the background, it’s great
I know!! He’s the only one keeping a straight face
He musta grinned off camera and drove Jimmy Fallon into uncontrollable giggling.
Yeah a straight face
He's laughing in the control booth.
This was an instant classic, and ended up being one of the all time best SNL skits. Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell were absolutely hilarious. Walken was so good in this. GUESS WHAT!!??
Golden. Even other celebrities are in awe of Mr. Walken. The one and only 👑
One of the best sketches of all time
What? Even though it's not funny?
@@cloudfactory2000admit it. u never get invited 😂
@@jtmindc ,invited?
Maybe on SNL. Mad tv and in living color had sketches better than this like every episode.
@@cloudfactory2000I feel sorry for people with no sense of humour...
Actually, I really don't. Go watch Greg Gutfield or Amy Schumer or Rich Little.
This full skit was comedy perfection.
This skit is Gold
My son is a percussionist and the first accessory I bought for his drum kit was COWBELL!
As a drummer, I think he needs more...
"More what " you say...
More Cowbell!!!
One of the best skits ever from that show. Christopher Walken could center his whole career around this one bit. I think this is where I learned to appreciate Will Ferrel.
I love this skit!!!! The best EVER!!!! LMAO every time... and watch it over and over 😂😂
I heard this song on the radio, and all i could think of is MORE COWBELL!!! 😂😂😂
Lmao!
Me too!!! This skit never gets old!
That’s what I think every time i hear it.
@@SwedeProofit got old the second time he said "more cowbell"
What's a radio? 🤔
j/k 😉
One of the Greatest SNL Skits of all Time!!!!!
This is the best SNL skit ever.
I 100% agree with that statement
vs Swetty Balls? Hmmm
The skit where Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley compete as Chippendale dancers would like to have a word with you.
@@Squeaky_Pig pretty close
But NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Love Christopher Walken.
Always. Such a common-sense man with a great overall personality!
❤
I love it! Jimmy laughing at Will hilarious!! Christopher Walken is priceless!!
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
@@deniseburnside same. He is still funny though.
You must love SNL of today where every skit depends on them cracking up. Jimmy laughing is the least funny thing about this.
"I GOTTA have MOR COAWBELL...baby"
I literally can’t watch it without cracking up 😆
Neither can Jimmy Fallon
Damn, he sucks! @@Yosarion44
Jimmy Fallon, breaking character in literally every sketch he ever did.
It doesn't kill the skit though for me
@@patsfan4lifeit does for me.
He's also terribly off-beat with the drum sticks. He contributed nothing to this sketch, and only detracts from it.
It's the usual lousy Fallon. That guy is one of the worst in SNL.
He's (Fallon) brutal and how HE ended up w/ the tonight show I'll never understand!
ENVY AND JEALOUSY IS ALL THAT I'M SEEING IN THESE COMMENTS.. SAD SAD SAD 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
This moment in comedy is transcendental & perennially epic. Walken delivered plenty of punchlines/hooks throughout his performance. His vibe is so unique & original that breaking down in laughter is inevitable for me every time 😂
This is my family and friends all time favorite skit. Thank you to whoever posted this reel. I have been sending this out to all my friends and family tonight. One CHRISTMAS I gave all of my family Cowbells. We had a Cowbell Band. MORE COWBELL❣️😹🐄🐂🐄
Christopher Walken is a great actor he can do anything and make it fantastic 😍
Absolutely , a good and a bad boy , it's always okay !!!!
Cowbell, van down by the river and Chris Farley Chippendales.
.. and Colette😂
Every time that I listen to "Don't fear the reaper" on the radio, I can't help but notice the cowbell and laugh. 😂
Same! Never noticed it in the actual song until this sketch. Now that's all I hear above everything else when it's playing. 😂
EXACTLY!
Will Farrell and Jimmy Fallon breaking character, priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same!!!
I know, because it needs more right?
Farrell & Walken....... talent that can't be duplicated. Love them both
Just outstanding! How these Geniuses come up with things like this is just outstanding. Shakespeare's of comedy.
May the Walken legend loom large
FOREVER
The real Bruce Dickinson must have freaked when he saw this.
See above comments:@bonesaw music games and more.
#1 skit of all time with Chris Farley/Patrick Swayze Chippendales Audition a VERY close second!!
Maybe just YOUR two favorites?
The Blues Brothers, Nathan Thurman, The Festrunk Brothers, Lunch Lady Land, Mango, Ed Grimley, Weekend Update w/Dan Akroyd & Jane Curtain, Stefon, Spartan Cheerleaders....and the list goes on...
Very close second😂😅 rip Chippindale dudes!!
Chezbuger-Chezbuger-Chezbuger - John Belushi
Chris Farley's best skit was Living in a Van Down by the River. Ridiculous! 🤣🤣
@@johnathanhurd3561 that’s my #3 🤣
Never ever get old 😂
It's my favorite SNL gig with Christopher Walken it's hilarious with will Farrell as the cowbell man
Christopher Walken is one of the worlds greatest actors. But this is quite an ensemble too🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Christopher Walken was epic in that skit Inly one who didn’t break! Delivery was flawless. Watch this repeatedly….😂
Christopher Walken is an awesome actor ❤😂❤❤😂😂❤😊
Probably the most iconic scene from any skit in SNL history!..so good!!
Will puts his all into everything😂😂😂
Walken doesn't break his part. That is so hilarious!!
I love the cowbell now.
MORE COWBELL!
I GOTTA HAVE MORE COW BELL ,,,baby
I have a T-shirt with Walken's facial characterization and this immortal line emblazoned on it...priceless!!
When he said, "Say it, just say it, baby." I almost had a heart attack from laughing😂
I love Walken he's a legend
Christopher is so awesome he can act out anything, so if he wants more cow bell then give it to him lol😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
OMG, this is the greatest skit of all time. Laugh every time I see it. Just classic.
One of my favorite SNL skits
I never grow tired of SNL, genius skit with Mr. Walken, and Jimmy the Fallon kills me too! Great stuffs!
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
Walkin was such a pro. Some of the best sketches in SNL and he could do such a straight face.
The continental ha ha
Colonel Angus
Will Farrel owns Cowbells
will farrel is anti God and anti U.S.A.
Walken never breaks, makes the whole seen 10x
Scene
Unlike that jackass Fallon, who couldn't stay in character for any skit he was in.
@@Racoldgin He may not have broken, but if you watch the full episodes he hosted, he can barely get through a sketch without flubbing a line or very visibly reading a cue card. So which is worse? I don’t care either way and think both add even more hilarity to the sketches but to act like Walken is flawless in these sketches is folly.
@@TheMarioMinute Which is worse? I would say Fallon because it was his full time job. Walken was just a guest. And for the record, I never said that Walken was flawless. My only point is that Fallon sucks. He sucked then and he still does, and I don't think he deserved the Tonight Show gig. Not sure how he managed to get that.
@@Racoldgin good point with the full time job thing. I probably meant to reply to OP (or one of many other comments I saw stating Walken was “flawless” while using Fallon breaking as a comparison. 🤣🤣)
Everyone else breaking character makes this sketch even more epic.
Every time this song comes on the radio I think of this skit , that’s how good it was! 😂😂😂
This is great comedy!
More COWBELL 😂
Fallon trying not to laugh. Brilliant! Such a great skit!
I've seen this so many times but only noticed today in this short
Those Great Old Golden days of SNL!! 😂
Dune Part Two: The Cowbell Must Flow :)
This always cracks me up! Love Christopher Walken! Will Ferrell!❤😂
This is the best of the best. An era of comedy never to be forgotten.
Hilarious! One of, if not thee best skit on SNL!
On side note, of the actual song, whoever idea it was to use cowbell in such an un-cowbell type song was genius!
Bruce Dickenson!
This never gets old😂😂😂😂
One of the iconic scenes from this long running epic comedy production.SNL😆👍🏼👍🏼🎬📺
Quite simply One of the Very Best
Best skit EVER done 😂
This, Choppin broccoli, and Matt Foley are probably my favorite SNL sketches 😂
Chopping Broccoli!!!😅😅
Haven't watched that 1 in a long time.😅😅😅
Samari delicatessen.
I actually saw this when it was happening on TV Saturday Night Live, and I knew this was great at the time. Laughed so hard….genius! Played it over and over Four Times!!!
Never heard the cow bell in the song more than after I saw this skit. Can’t un-hear it now 😂
I love Chrissie and will never get tired of his movies and shows. Such an awesome entertainer
Will Ferrell is hilarious
The tight sweater with the gut😮!
@deanpippitt317n0 this scene is longer in the TV version. Each time Walken wants 'more cowbell, baby'. Will shirt gets shorter & tighter. Re-watch the entire skit. Sending y'all love, laughter and more cowbell, baby 🤣
Christopher Walken, Walkens Bakery. The best in Queens.
I GOT A FEEVA.......... VERY NEW YORK
I gotta have more 🐄 Cow 🐮 Bell 🔔🎐
It's funny when they break, but it is absolutely epic when they can play it completely straight in this medium.
Walken was unbreakable
Jimmy Fallon losing it!😂
Fallon is a no talent clown
The pants line always gets me
"I put my pants on... just like the rest of you. One leg at a time. Except, when my pants are on, I make gold records!"
One of the best skits of all time 🙏
I'm so glad I dident miss this live.Watch Fallon try and maintain 😂😂
This is hilarious I will love it forever❤😂
If you ever want to see a different side of Christopher Walken, watch a very little know movie "Pennies from Heaven" I had no idea he could dance so well.
Christopher Walken was a dancer, before he was an actor. I think, that it was the same for James Cagney.
Him saying baby is gold hahaha
Will Ferrell is a legend
🎉🎉😂 THE BEST,, MORE COW BELL ,, I GOT A FEVER ,, ,👍👍👍
Jimmy Fallon, kept cracking up in the back, he tried so hard..but couldn't hold in the giggles..😅
fricken hilarious.keep watching it over and over.cant stop watching.Love the cowbell.
This was hysterical when I saw it in junior high and I still laugh my ass off on it that’s SNL was funny
One of the best SNL sketches EVER!
Jimmy Fallon breaking character in the background is golden. Great skit!😂😂
Fallon's middle name is break character...
Jimmy Fallon's best work, everything since has been a slow slide
Jimmy only broke character, because he knew he would get more attention for having done so, it was always contrived. I can’t stand him. The absolute worst!
Pathetic. He always breaks character
Love every one of those guys!!! Best SNL sketch ever!!!!❤❤❤❤😂😂😂
Farrel said that Walken blames him for people always asking him about the cowbell
Yeah. He wishes he never took the roll. LOL
Probably the best skit in comedy, period!
When Saturday night live was watchable😂😂😂😂
you have missed a few good ones lately...
It was never funny.
Agreed. I'm so bored of modern SNL where every bloody sketch is just the actors and guests "breaking character" to laugh at how silly and funny it all is. It's such bollocks.
You must be a Trump follower!
Minus Jimmy Fallon.
This song came on the radio the other day and they played a portion of this legendary skit. It was gold.
Christopher Walken is the most serious/goofy guy I've ever seen!!!😂😂😂