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Christopher Walken confronted Will Ferrell over SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch — that ‘ruined’ his life
New York Post ^ | Jan. 16, 2025 | Lauren Sarner

Posted on 01/18/2025 11:48:39 AM PST by nickcarraway

He doesn’t need more cowbell.

“Saturday Night Live’s” iconic “more cowbell” sketch starring Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken gets a behind-the-scenes deep dive in a new documentary – and Ferrell reveals that Walken isn’t such a fan.

In the Peacock documentary “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” (premiering Jan 16), Ferrell, 57, recalled how Walken, 81, starred in a play several years after that famous “SNL” sketch.

“I went to see [Walken] backstage, and he’s like, ‘You know, you’ve ruined my life … every show, people bring cowbells for the curtain call and bang them. It’s quite disconcerting,'” Ferrell revealed.

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TOPICS: Humor; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: christopherwalken; ferrell; frdegenerates; jerod; jeroddrownedhaha; jeroddyingisfunny; jerodisafaggot; morecowbell; nataliewood; noclassonfr; snl; walken
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To: nickcarraway
:snicker:

I was about to say "calm down Chris, if throwing Natalie overboard didn't ruin your life nothing will".

41 posted on 01/18/2025 1:20:45 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
For me, impersonating the Walken accent was to speak in a halting, William Shatner-like cadence with a New York accent. And don't forget the cracking voice...
42 posted on 01/18/2025 1:26:50 PM PST by Ten Beers Gone (I don't consider the American left to be American...)
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To: lurk

Ask Ned Beatty about that.


43 posted on 01/18/2025 1:45:02 PM PST by BillyBonebrake
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Which, given it’s coming from Christopher Walken, is probably unsettling as heck!


44 posted on 01/18/2025 1:57:29 PM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: LukeL
It was more likely Robert Wagner.

It was more likely Robert Wagner after Natalie discovered he and Christopher Walken celebrating homecoming together under the fly bridge.

45 posted on 01/18/2025 1:58:04 PM PST by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failure)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I haven’t watched SNL in, jeepers, 30 plus years.

Sorry I missed you, Mr. Walken.


46 posted on 01/18/2025 1:59:18 PM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Ten Beers Gone

Yes, the cracking voice. Shame on me. Refer to my post #23.


47 posted on 01/18/2025 2:06:47 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: jerod

Natalie Wood 🪵 or Natalie Woodn’t?


48 posted on 01/18/2025 2:12:35 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: Wuli

I agree.


49 posted on 01/18/2025 2:14:41 PM PST by caver ( )
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To: LouAvul

Plus she couldn’t swim and had a fear of water.
Both understandable, given the circumstances!


50 posted on 01/18/2025 2:18:06 PM PST by RedMonqey (!Trump, the once and future president!he had no one to blame but his own incompetence.)
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To: mewzilla

The striptease dance by Walken in the movie “Pennies from Heaven” was a classic also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_u-Icupdak


51 posted on 01/18/2025 2:20:46 PM PST by Blueway
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To: nickcarraway

It wouldn’t be a bad idea for Trump to incorporate a promise of “more cowbell, less immigration” into his inaugural address


52 posted on 01/18/2025 2:30:59 PM PST by chuckee
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To: Clarancebeaks

“ More Cowbell” was great, but if you’ve never seen it, check out Walken in “Colonel Angus returns” which is my personal favorite skit ever on SNL.”

All the women folk love Colonel Angus.


53 posted on 01/18/2025 2:34:32 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Drill Baby Drill!)
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To: irishjuggler

Right! It was so sad!


54 posted on 01/18/2025 2:37:50 PM PST by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: nickcarraway

He was joking. Lighten up, Francis.

This is one my most favorite Christopher Walken things

Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice

https://youtu.be/wCDIYvFmgW8?si=a5g2jHCN9UYC1Xro


55 posted on 01/18/2025 2:55:05 PM PST by CaptainPhilFan (Donald J Trump: OF the People FOR the People WITH the People)
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To: nickcarraway

My brothers and I thought his sketches as The Continental were funnier. We still quote them to each other.

But thanks to Will Ferrel, Walken and Blue Oyster Cult extended their influence into pop culture even further. You can’t listen to “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and not grin if you’ve seen the sketch. It’s the sort of thing Monty Python achieved when they lampooned historical figures, events, novels, and institutions.


56 posted on 01/18/2025 3:30:14 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Beat me to it!


57 posted on 01/18/2025 3:35:57 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: xp38

Never thought Ferrell was funny. At all.


58 posted on 01/18/2025 4:08:13 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: nickcarraway

Just what I’d expect of SNL watchers - immature behavior.


59 posted on 01/18/2025 4:17:03 PM PST by simpson96
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To: mewzilla

My favorite too! That was 14 years ago. He was in his late 60s when that was filmed. 81 now. Amazing dancer!


60 posted on 01/18/2025 4:52:09 PM PST by AZHSer
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