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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I was about to say "calm down Chris, if throwing Natalie overboard didn't ruin your life nothing will".
Ask Ned Beatty about that.
Which, given it’s coming from Christopher Walken, is probably unsettling as heck!
It was more likely Robert Wagner after Natalie discovered he and Christopher Walken celebrating homecoming together under the fly bridge.
I haven’t watched SNL in, jeepers, 30 plus years.
Sorry I missed you, Mr. Walken.
Yes, the cracking voice. Shame on me. Refer to my post #23.
Natalie Wood 🪵 or Natalie Woodn’t?
I agree.
Plus she couldn’t swim and had a fear of water.
Both understandable, given the circumstances!
The striptease dance by Walken in the movie “Pennies from Heaven” was a classic also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_u-Icupdak
It wouldn’t be a bad idea for Trump to incorporate a promise of “more cowbell, less immigration” into his inaugural address
“ 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.
Right! It was so sad!
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
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.
Beat me to it!
Never thought Ferrell was funny. At all.
Just what I’d expect of SNL watchers - immature behavior.
My favorite too! That was 14 years ago. He was in his late 60s when that was filmed. 81 now. Amazing dancer!
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