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'The Bruce Dickinson' demands 'more cowbell.' Written by Donnell Campbell Cast Original air date April 8, 2000 Guests 'More Cowbell' is a that aired on on April 8, 2000. The sketch is presented as an episode of 's documentary series that fictionalizes the recording of the song '. The sketch featured guest host as 'The Bruce Dickinson', and regular cast member, who wrote the sketch with playwright Donnell Campbell, as fictional player Gene Frenkle, whose overzealous playing annoys his bandmates but pleases producer Dickinson. The sketch also starred as, as, as and as. The sketch is often considered one of the greatest SNL sketches ever made, and in many 'best of' lists regarding SNL sketches, it is often placed in the top ten, being ranked number nine.

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As a result of its popularity, 'more cowbell' became an. Contents. Synopsis An episode of 's documenting the band showcases footage of the group from a 1976 recording session that produced the band's biggest hit, '(Don't Fear) The Reaper.' The producer (played by Christopher Walken) introduces himself as 'The Bruce Dickinson' and tells the band they have 'what appears to be a dynamite sound'. The first take seems to go well but the band stops playing because the part is rather loud and distracting. Dickinson, to the surprise of most of the band, asks for 'a little more cowbell' and suggests that the cowbell player, Gene Frenkle , 'really explore the studio space this time'.

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Frenkle's exuberance in following this advice causes him to bump into his bandmates as he dances around the cramped, thrusting his pelvis wildly in all directions, and the band aborts another take. Frenkle sheepishly agrees to tone down his performance in the spirit of cooperation. He plays the cowbell very close to 's ear and fails to keep time with the rest of the band. The rest of the band expresses frustration with Frenkle, but Dickinson remains focused only on getting more cowbell onto the track.

Frenkle makes an speech to the rest of the band, declaring that Dickinson's stature lends a great deal of weight to his opinion about the cowbell part and that the last time he (Frenkle) checked, they didn't have 'a whole lot of songs that feature the cowbell' and therefore he would be 'doing himself a disservice, and every member of the band' if he 'didn't perform the hell out of this'. In the end, the band agrees to let Frenkle play the cowbell part his way. The sketch ends with a freeze frame on Frenkle with the superimposed message: 'In Memoriam: Gene Frenkle: 1950–2000.' Cast.

As it turns out, less was almost more for one fan-favorite sketch: Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken’s “More Cowbell” was nearly scrapped from the show. “It played late,” Fallon, 43, explains. “Usually the weirder sketches play later on, and it almost didn’t make it to air.”. Few would disagree that “More Cowbell” was one of Saturday Night Live’s most memorable sketches throughout its run — and that also includes Jimmy Fallon, even though he couldn’t stop.

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Originally Posted by archiguy Good grief, how old are you? I know it's hard to believe, but there were a few seasons stretching back to the 70's where SNL was actually funny, mostly because of the immense on-air talent. The vastly overrated Cowbell skit would not even have made the final cut back then, but it passes for comedy gold these days. This show has totally lost its relevance but just keeps lurching along. As long as it draws a relatively decent audience, it can't be killed, no matter how much it deserves that fate.

For the record, I'm 34.and I've been watching SNL so long, I can remember when Eddie Murphy was funny! While the original cast, along w/ some other casts that followed through the years, was funny, I also thought it was a bit overrated. It was great for the time, but many of the skits don't hold up, IMHO. I always felt Belushi was overrated, I was never a big fan. Akroyd was great, especially the Toy maker (Johnny Switchblade, Bag O' Glass, Bag O' Nails. ) And Eddie Murphy's Mr.

Robinson was awesome. I was never a big Gilda Radner or Steve Martin fan, and Chevy Chase was good in the news, but I don't care too much for physical comedy. While many of the old skits are classics, for me, Cowbell just sticks out as laugh out loud funny. I do agree that it wouldn't have made the final cut back 'in the day', but Walken and Ferrell are just hilarious in their delivery. It wasn't so much the content, but the actors. Stick two other actors in their place, and it would have been jst another skit. I think ithat'si why it wouldn't have worked at any time before.

Agree, the show has lost it's relevance, but I think that happened a long, long time ago, long before Ferrell and Walken. My wife and I try to catch SNL every Saturday just to see if there are any laughs. We usually cue up the DVR for about 45 minutes to forward through commercials and the terrible sketches, but overall there still is some great talent on the show. I was really excited for the Christopher Walken show, but felt disappointed. It doesn't live up to his previous work.

That and it was funny making my wife watch it because for some reason she is scared to death of that man! And come to think about it, most everyone I've ever dated has been scared of Walken. Anyone else experience the same thing?

Here's hoping for a good show with Ashton, but I'm not holding my breath. Originally Posted by CPanther95 My favorite Walken SNL sketch is the 'Census' sketch with Tim Meadows. I LMAO non-stop throughout that sketch even after dozens of viewings. Tim Meadows was one of the most underrated cast members ever on that show if you ask me. He literally had me rolling on the floor through the whole O.J.

Michael Jackson, Johnny Cochran, The Ladies Man, Taxicab Confessions (another of his all-time greatest bits) and all the other offbeat roles and bits he did. I mean, how could a skit with those two not work, know what I mean? I totally crack up just looking at Walken and hearing him stiltedly recite his lines, especially when he's always looking to the side at the cue cards and never directly at the other actor in the scene. And it always helps when he's got that hair sticking straight up. The guy is just naturally hilarious, whether he's even fully aware of it or not (although I'm pretty sure he is).

What a wasteful shame it was having him on that show Saturday, though. Still, I just focused on him through the whole thing, so I was able to enjoy his presence thoroughly. It's a shame when they still have guys like Baldwin and Hanks on from time to time.

What a complete waste. I can imagine how hard it's got to be for them, not having all the good writing and the other great cast members to feed off of and bring out their best. They don't have the luxury of having Walken's idiosyncrasies to overcome the show's weaknesses otherwise.

But all they're ever really there for now is to just plug something anyway, so I don't know how much they really even care anymore. I thought this SNL hosted by Walken was hilarious. I definitely agree with those who think the blatant cue-card reading added to the Walken humor. His standard 'Walken' demeanor (stilted, disconnected emotionally from everyone else, halted speech & mannerisms, etc.) coupled with the 'never once do I deliver a line without reading from the cue cards, never making eye contact with the other characters until after I've read my lines', well, I just found the absurdity of it pretty hysterical. He makes absolutely no effort whatsoever in hiding his cue card line readings. He's either totally oblivious to how bad it looks, or he doesn't care, or it's part of his schtick. I don't know what it is, but I can't help but laugh when witnessing it.

This heightened the humor of the sketches for me. Oh, and the best skit of the night was the going away party for the office co-worker. All of it came together for me with that one.

One of my favorite fake commercials, and I want to say its from the early early 90s, is called the 'yard-apult'. I can't find it on youtube, but basically it consisted of a backyard catapult that would send your trash into someone else's backyard. I thought the Walken family reunion was funny, too. 'Are you driving?' Alec Baldwin has been in some funny sketches, too. His impression of Saddam back several years ago (after they found Saddam in the spider-hole, with beard and suit and everything) was great, and Scweddy Balls/Schweddy Weiner were two of the best NPR sketches that Gastyr/Shannon ever did.

I don't particularly care for Alec Baldwin otherwise, but he has been cast in some funny sketches. Originally Posted by tighr Alec Baldwin has been in some funny sketches, too. His impression of Saddam back several years ago (after they found Saddam in the spider-hole, with beard and suit and everything) was great, and Scweddy Balls/Schweddy Weiner were two of the best NPR sketches that Gastyr/Shannon ever did. I don't particularly care for Alec Baldwin otherwise, but he has been cast in some funny sketches. If you liked him in those you should check out '30 Rock.' He leaves me in stitches sometimes. It's back from the strike tonight.