Christopher Walken Can’t Escape The "More Cowbell' Sketch

Christopher Walken Can’t Escape The "More Cowbell' Sketch | CONAN on TBS

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Christopher can't even escape his famous "SNL" sketch in Singapore.
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@oaklandfritz 2 жыл бұрын

"I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell " Christopher Walken masterpiece.

@unkjason Жыл бұрын

When I'm done with you, you'll be wearing gold diapers

@oaklandfritz Жыл бұрын

@@unkjason Haaa Haaa another masterpiece by Walken. Will Farrell's beer belly was a close second. I did like the show with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi in the late 70's. Thank you for your excellent comment.

@GCKelloch Жыл бұрын

...and he said that was improvised on the spot. I assume you and most people under the age of ~80 understand that the very idea is funny because the cowbell in rock songs was such a cliche, along with the idea that there is a dedicated player with the ginger fro, 70's glasses and the bear belly. It's a cliche we love that was past due a teasing. Everything about the sketch, but that dope JF almost breaking, was pure gold.

@danielnichols4228 3 жыл бұрын

This interview needs more Cowbell!

@Mo-MuttMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amen! Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular

@rioriggs3568 2 жыл бұрын

CW’s performance is what makes this sketch one of the best ever. He just nailed it as a producer from the 80s who believes in his abilities to create hits.

@mikehoncho5764 Жыл бұрын

@@megaknight6958nerd

@ytsn_THE_OG 8 ай бұрын

CW the channel?

@steveconn 3 жыл бұрын

I was an intern on SNL when they made that sketch. No one guessed its future fame.

@wZem 3 жыл бұрын

I think Conan is 100% on the money about what the secret sauce of the sketch is haha I read on Wikipedia that Will Ferrell submitted the sketch several times, the first time when Norm McDonald hosted. I love Norm, but don't think it would've been the same

@CptMunson15 3 жыл бұрын

Chrstopher Walken is an icon. One of the best, and most talented actors in my opiniion. He is a living legend !

@MsCartman74 2 жыл бұрын

comedy is random. Fallon broke character a lot but his inability to control his laughter was key to that bit.

@AJ-sv6qs 2 жыл бұрын

You were on SNL? That’s awesome! What year was that?

@AliFareedMC Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your contribution to Pop culture Unpaid Intern #3.

@subg8858 Жыл бұрын

“I’m telling ya, fellas. You’re going to want to hear that cowbell!”

@janeausten2908 3 жыл бұрын

I think if you have a role THAT short, and it makes SO MANY people happy for this long, that is one hell of an accomplishment. It in no way takes away from his many amazing roles, it just adds to them in a way that people can very quickly reference and let him know hey - you made me so happy, and all these years later that moment still makes me happy.

@mamamac7069 3 жыл бұрын

Very well said! 👏

@aperson2943 3 жыл бұрын

Conan hit the nail on the head. Anyone else on that sketch wouldn't have made it last this long. Some of you are younger, so you don't realize how many times Walken hosted, but he had reoccurring characters, and he always elevated any sketch. His voice, and mannerisms are what made it. Anyone remember _The Continental_ ?

@picklerick6759 3 жыл бұрын

What about the snl skit he did where was the civil war colonel....anal angus i laughed so hard i was crying that was such a classic Christopher Walken!

@moleqle 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking " The Continental" before I was done reading your comment.😂 I don’t think it was the way he said cowbell. It was just his presence. He was already an SnL legend. Add to that, a hit song, the comedic genius of Will, the fact they were all cracking up, and the general absurdity of the sketch, and it’s hard to miss. Another Walken hit was "Colonel Ingus", that was some brilliant writing.😂

@kellyherring3749 2 жыл бұрын

@@moleqle I love his Googly Eyed Gardener sketch. Not really funny on it's own, but with Chris Walken it's just dang funny!

@diannemose244 Ай бұрын

Loved the Continental 😂

@thomasformanek465 29 күн бұрын

Nobody could have done The Continental like Christopher Walken. Nobody. How do you like my painting? I got it, at Target.

@EPBF1 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely its the way he said" I got a fever and the prescription is more Cow Bell" Christopher Walken its because your career and persona is so Adored is absolutley why More Cow Bell remains Iconic thank your for years of Amazing acting that always moves us......You are that extra flavor we always looking for you are the more Cow Bell in every scene

@bobdavis4848 Жыл бұрын

I agree with all that, but you left out the "only" before "prescription is more cowbell."

@ian12346 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell Christopher is genuinely over it, then when Conan tells him , “Nah, it’s not over”, it looks like he also genuinely acknowledges that it’s out of his hands, nothing he can do, enjoy it lol. 🙏👍

@Iloveb4mydeath 3 жыл бұрын

March 25th 2021 I am still laughing with More Cowbell sketch, I am from Querétaro, México.

@TCB690 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Yosemite-George-61 2 жыл бұрын

His glasses and the leather jacket ! And of course his performance...

@tpdircks 3 жыл бұрын

Will Ferrell and Walken made that sketch immortal.

@drd1924 2 жыл бұрын

It's better than the real song...cuz of the more cowbell added

@boke75 Жыл бұрын

Will who ? I came here for the immortal CW.

@Brian-uy2tj Жыл бұрын

The look on Walkens' face when Conan says "No, it hasn't, it's going to keep on running its course" is terrific. You can just see that he knows it's going to keep on going. I want to run in to Christopher at a restaurant just so that I can say "Ya know, Christopher.... my salad could use some more.......... ............. pepper."

@benwhittingtonmusic 3 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for Chris... clearly he's over it! I always thought Cowbell was great... but his real masterpiece was the Fatboy Slim video.

@Rorkazak 3 жыл бұрын

No, his true masterpiece was the mobster in True Romance. His evil persona was spine tingling.

@osamayomama 3 жыл бұрын

Umm actually he is the greatest watch smuggler of all time

@TimothyJonSarris 3 жыл бұрын

One of few interviews during this period for which Conan actually prepares his hair... showing real "hair respect" for Walken😂

@theplourde 3 жыл бұрын

Was that really him in the Fatboy Slim video? I once woke up at 3 am and that was on and I couldn’t believe it and went back to sleep and woke up later in the day thinking it was a dream.

@rossdiamondthief6627 3 жыл бұрын

Anything with Christopher Walken is a masterpiece! Even Country Bears haha

@TheWPhilosopher 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair another iconic cameo line is Man on Fire. "He's about to paint his masterpiece". Chills. You knew at that moment the people that took Dakota Fanning's character were in deep trouble. Creasy went from slightly aging can't let it go bodyguard with issues to a one man wrecking crew human terminator. With one line delivered in that patented Walken cadence, it completely changed the tenor of the film. A master at work.

@jacksquat2067 Жыл бұрын

Somewhere, Mandy Patinkin is going "Man, I know how you feel." 😆

@greenAbbot 2 ай бұрын

If you’re talking about the Princess bride, it seems like he’d have to be more prepared for the fact that a movie role could become iconic then that three minute sketch role could.

@RennieAsh 2 жыл бұрын

1:09 No it's not. We put our pants on one leg at a time just like you, except you make gold skits in them.

@econhelp583 Жыл бұрын

Conan is absolutely correct, “More Cowbell” is not over and it’s never going to be over. CW created an albatross and it will always be following him around. Sometimes “success” bites you on the a$$. At least Conan and the rest of us have gotten a good laugh out of it. CW, not so much.

@subg8858 Жыл бұрын

He should be glad, otherwise it would be “For two years, I carried this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass.”

@GCKelloch Жыл бұрын

Yes, cowbell is the vampire that made him immortal.

@adamwinters4448 5 ай бұрын

Right… I’m sure his burial plot will be loaded with cow bells after he passes away

@Giofear 2 жыл бұрын

I believe what made it famous was the seriousness of the way he put it. I mean, it's funny sketch, but not so much that it would keep going on for that long, there was something very cool in the way he said it and the line is just so easy to use for anyone who wants to say that anything is missing something...

@MonarxhMarch 3 жыл бұрын

Conan is arguably the best talk show host

@jordanfallis3539 3 жыл бұрын

Not arguably. He is.

@MonarxhMarch 3 жыл бұрын

@@jordanfallis3539 Absolutely

@bukon90 3 жыл бұрын

Him and Graham Norton.

@seanpages__ 3 жыл бұрын

He’s right below Carson

@LeFARaJ 3 жыл бұрын

You apparently never heard of Craig Ferguson

@jessetellez3924 Жыл бұрын

When rock legend Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, you give him more Cowbell!

@atomicpunk520 3 жыл бұрын

He needs cameo's in movies or commercials with just that line " I got a fever and the only cure is MORE cowbell "

@almohvn33 3 жыл бұрын

The sketch became so famous because it is so fricking hilarious. I watch it every day, several times, and STILL laugh my ass off. Chris... Accept that you have made sooooo many people laugh in a time there is not much to laugh about!!! Thank you!

@camodude9224 8 ай бұрын

I've probably watched this sketch more then 50 times since it came out, and I still can't get enough cowbell...so I'll watch it another 50 times.

@gamesmaster919 Жыл бұрын

Walken's Cowbell is the one thing I always needed in my life

@cyberhawk99 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone was great on that sketch, but I agree with Conan...Christopher sold it! It was completely unexpected and the sincere way he said it really brought it home. LOL It's funny every time I watch it. If Mr. Walken and I would cross paths someday I wouldn't bring it up out of respect, but I'd surely want to. ;)

@sopranosfan11 3 жыл бұрын

Walken is still sharp. I was happy to see this. He seems like he's still the same wonderful Walken that he's always been. He's preserving himself well.

@boke75 Жыл бұрын

What preservative would he now be using? Formaldehyde?

@sopranosfan11 Жыл бұрын

@@boke75 A daily prescription of cowbell.

@xsiunnu 3 жыл бұрын

On his tombstone... I just need more cowbell

@RoboCatTrainer 2 жыл бұрын

Surely..."i had a fever...& i didnt get more cowbell"?

@icantthinkofagoodusernamed Жыл бұрын

People put cowbells on his grave instead of flowers.

@djdannyd816 3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Walken The Legend

@treefrogmusicdanceeducatio7315 19 күн бұрын

That sketch is so funny. I don’t remember it when it came out but saw it later and just die every time I do. ICONIC. There are so many factors that make it work, especially if your an 80s teen. Just hilarious.

@bulbasaurbrutal5137 2 ай бұрын

I'm watching Dune 2 and I'm playing cowbell over when the Emperor (Walken) says "BRING ME MORE! BRING ME MORE!"

@AlAndValOffGrid 4 ай бұрын

I think his dancing skills are what really set him apart. No one, and I mean no one, can hold a candle to the man when he's hoofing it. And he's funny. A man for all reasons.

@nickcastings1568 Жыл бұрын

One of the best sketches I’ve ever seen up there with the parrot and 4 Yorkshiremen, a pity it’s no longer available on you tube.

@emptyhand777 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbyjhK-d0JO4YKc.html Here you go.

@MrChadsimoneaux Жыл бұрын

It is though, I just watched it before finding this vid.

@chrisbarrett4378 11 ай бұрын

@MrChadsimoneaux can you post the link.. ive been looking for the whole skit and just keep finding videos that loop 40 seconds of material

@nickcastings1568 11 ай бұрын

@@chrisbarrett4378 I can find bits and pieces of it, but finding the full skit from start to finish is proving impossible.

@jaythepainter1 Жыл бұрын

It follows you around because people have a great affection for you from love of your amazing performances.

@mikesandlin862 3 жыл бұрын

2020 needs more cowbell

@jedidrummerjake 3 жыл бұрын

Funniest sketch on SNL ever!

@TEC_Stuff 2 ай бұрын

It was so excellently presented in the SNL skit by Christopher Walker, and was made even better by how he never broke character, despite the other cast members losing it, because Will Farrell was so committed to his character. Kudos also to the wardrobe department for Will Farrell’s ridiculous shirt in the skit!

@scruffd0g193 Жыл бұрын

That might be the my favorite SNL Skit ever.

@eargasm1072 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Chris Walken!!

@hichemus02 Жыл бұрын

Everyone in that skit burts out laughing at some point, but Christopher walken. A real actor. One the best out there

@brianvail9212 3 жыл бұрын

Will Ferrell and Blue Oyster Cult deserve much credit for that skit too.

@bert1913 Жыл бұрын

Walken is a living legend

@BEACHDUDE71 Жыл бұрын

The Cowbell will follow him forever 😂

@weepingboy3 3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Walken is such a great actor. Anything he does turns to gold

@lynnturman8157 3 жыл бұрын

I think Christopher Walken has decided it doesn't need more cowbell.

@RennieAsh 2 жыл бұрын

I mean it isn't advised to overdose on your prescription right

@rwilson7197 3 жыл бұрын

Walken should be proud. That sketch is hilarious!!! Conan is right. Walken MAKES that sketch! 🤣🤣🤣

@america1st721 9 ай бұрын

this man was in "the deer hunter" and "cowbell" follows him around... hilarious and yes, cowbell is forever.

@masqerader Жыл бұрын

Poor Chris his grave will probably have a cowbell

@TheFlyingZulu 9 ай бұрын

On the KC-135 there is a dimmer knob on the copilot's side that lights up one little panel... It's usually not labeled and somebody wrote "cowbell" near it with lines and arrows also labeled "more" in the brighter setting and "less" to dim the light. Lol.

@mkusch2337 Жыл бұрын

What do you want on your tombstone? "More Cow Bell!!!"

@bochica3562 2 ай бұрын

I got today hypnotized by the way he said "cowbell". Can't think of the word in another voice.

@GlennTillema Ай бұрын

If you asked me about Walken and SNL my first thought would be "The Continental" sketches or "Colonel Angus" because they are so good but the "More Cowbell" sketch really does stand out.

@VintageGearMan 7 ай бұрын

Massively awesome sketch! Timeless!

@kickanus 3 жыл бұрын

It's Bruce Dickenson!!!

@Thunderchild-gz4gc 3 жыл бұрын

THE Bruce Dickinson

@rioriggs3568 2 жыл бұрын

Chris, in 50 years on my death bed, my last words will be… I need more cowbell.

@anthonygordon9483 3 ай бұрын

When Chris talks about it and doesnt get why its so hilarous just shows how he was able to keep a straight face during the entire sketch.

@rigelmoon9030 2 жыл бұрын

I feel that sketch is one of the greatest roles Walken has done in his life. Chris, we love anything you do.

@jlanthripp 2 жыл бұрын

And here I am, wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a cowbell and a drumstick, that says “More Cowbell”

@amichaels8346 2 жыл бұрын

It just shows what an AMAZING actor he is. 😁💙

@Iloveb4mydeath 3 жыл бұрын

March 25th 2021 I am still laughing with More Cowbell sketch, I am from Querétaro, México.

@FreedomRock44 Жыл бұрын

No.....It is the whole phrase.......I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell!!!!!!! GENIUS!!! Chris........JUST EMBRACE IT......You NAILED THAT line so well it became LEGEND!!!!!

@charlie5thumbs351 Ай бұрын

That sketch will never run its course.

@shiftstart 3 жыл бұрын

The genius of this sketch was the fact that they exploited the cow bell that’s clearly in the background of the actual song.

@SemiDad 3 ай бұрын

Poor Walken is begging for mercy and he just keeps on getting hammered by the cowbell 😂

@bcx1138 3 ай бұрын

“chris, this salad needs more cowbell” LOLOLOL

@jonnyboat2 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I just watched that video. Prior to it I had listened to the real song and all I could think about was Christopher Walken and more cowbell. That’s a classic and so very funny. I even messaged the video to my nephew so he could enjoy it.

@bobbyklein2255 3 жыл бұрын

Walken is one of the most underrated actors and comedic actors of all time. A great actor and HILARIOUS personality!!!

@carolyn6689 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao ...I love that SNL Sketch 🤣 I was waiting for Conan to do a remake as Will's character...hahaha.🕺🏼

@chucku00 6 ай бұрын

More cowbell is Christopher Walken's weapon of choice...

@petecartwright5211 3 жыл бұрын

There are a TON of funny SNL sketches, some just side-splitting. (Jinglehimer Junction) But iconic is just that. The cowbell sketch will be laughed at for a long time. All the pieces fit and the puzzle came together perfectly. For as many times as I've watched it, I still laugh as though it's the first time. I also wondered how much of a boost to BOC that must have been. That song had been around for some time and so had they.

@VcatSrinivasan 3 жыл бұрын

I need more cowbell! Blue Oyster Cult. Three heroes of mine, Conan, Walken, and the band.

@johnohaig2073 Ай бұрын

It follows your as it is timeless mate and your great actor so people can’t help it e all need more cow bell mate :)

@aranjenkins2627 3 жыл бұрын

The Continental sketches from older SNL episodes was sooo hilarious!

@colekain4797 3 жыл бұрын

It's such a great sketch because Christoper Walken is so awesome in it. Everyone thinks about Will Ferrell running around with his belly hanging out slamming the bell, but CW brought it upon himself. I was at a BOC show when during Reaper some people in like the fifth row unfurled a long banner that must have stretched 5-6 seats that read "We need more cowbell!!!!" They didn't miss a beat. BTW, if you have a chance, go see them. Buck is one of the best gutiarists you'll ever see.

@todd5082 11 ай бұрын

Conan is 100% correct! I love the cowbell sketch. I’m not sure why it’s so dang funny BUT IT IS!

@GothTracker 8 ай бұрын

"Chris, you know this salad needs more cowbell." Great job you peeps in Singapore. 😁👏👏 🔔🔔🔔

@drrick2466 Ай бұрын

The Cowbell sketch was one of the greatest of all times.

@j.c.9305 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest Guest Host ever on SNL. Ladies and Gentlemen, Christopher Walken.

@camerasniper4816 4 күн бұрын

I’m not wishing death upon CW but damn can you imagine how many people will show up with Cow Bells at his Celebration of Life! This man is a Legend thru and thru….

@sambormann2369 Жыл бұрын

I think its the fact someone is getting so passionate about putting a cowbell in a rock band, and the other band members aren't really on the same page, except will ferrel.... it's just wierd and funny

@JasonBBell 5 ай бұрын

"If you buy the premise, you buy the bit." - Johnny Carson Will and Chris sold it, and it was one of those skits where everyone knew their lines, rehearsed, but still couldn't keep a straight face..

@baldrick2352 10 ай бұрын

Just watched a Season 8 episode of CSI and Hodges just walked in and tells Grissom et al, 'More Cowbell'. The line will live on forever.

@toddsimpson2351 Жыл бұрын

At his eulogy, SOMEBODY will surly say that "if he had more cowbell, he would still be with us" 😀

@Danielson1818 Жыл бұрын

He died of a fever.

@cheeseco2 3 жыл бұрын

That guy in Singapore is the real MVP

@kimmathis1945 Жыл бұрын

1:06 Because it featured the very fine work by one of the best actors. Tom Hanks has a similar story to tell about David Pumpkins…

@spritenews5358 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea until this day there’s actually a cowbell in the real song. KZfaq has a video of one of the band members talking about how the Snl skit was similar to how cowbell ended up in the song.

@EiriUesugiKun 3 жыл бұрын

0:30 - Oh mr. Walken.. It follows you because it is just so good! :) But I remember him always from "007 - View to a Kill". He's always Max Zorin for me.

@andrewm190E Жыл бұрын

The fact that it's a hidden Easter Egg in every Tesla doesn't help. I'll be driving down the freeway, push down 4x on the RH stalk and the SNL audio sketch kicks in with Christopher Walken saying..."I've got a fever...and the only perscription is more cowbell" Hilarious 😂😅🤣

@Danny4SoccerOhio 3 жыл бұрын

More cowbell please! Also, I agree that it is an never ending course :D

@Jim-Mc 3 жыл бұрын

It worked in part because if you'd ever heard the song before you were subconsciously ignoring the cowbell every time until that moment, when you immediately realized it was obnoxiously present all along. An snl writer probably got high one night and noticed it.

@grahambeyer6254 Жыл бұрын

I love these guys from the eyebrows up.

@Elaini-Gaming 10 ай бұрын

There's actually a pun of the sketch in the MMO "The Lord of the Rings Online". There's an instrument you can play called "Moor Cowbell," it even has the animation.

@ryanisthewind 7 ай бұрын

one of the best actors ever

@edmures 6 ай бұрын

Tom Hanks had same surprise with David S Pumpkin 😂

@ricimercury9490 3 жыл бұрын

Singapore!! My country!!

@watchreport 3 жыл бұрын

You own Singapore? Awesome and congrats. 🍾

@andzwe 3 жыл бұрын

Apart from the way they performed the sketch it was a combination of its simplicity, originality and absurdity, I guess. Just like certain commercials are remembered forever or bands that often had their biggest hit with a song / jam they eventually didn't think much of.

@Sly88Frye Ай бұрын

Conan is so right. It's still going today. I'm sure Christopher Walken is at least a little annoyed by that being the only thing people want to talk about but I'm sure he'll still have fun with it sometimes

@untruelies 3 жыл бұрын

As a drummer, I had fun using the bell when I could.

@elt2k 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute legend

@TheCountofToulouse 3 жыл бұрын

It puzzles me that he can't see WHY its so funny. The absurdity of Gene the cowbell guy playing obnoxiously loud and in a hilariously intrusive way, only to be told he needs to be MORE obnoxiously loud and 'explore the space'. Its become a metaphor for when people see something over done they say, 'this could have used a little more cowbell'. Will Ferrel popping out of his shirt, Walkens apparent aloofness to it along with Fallon cracking up at the entire thing is what made it all work.