When rock band Blue Oyster Cult records " (Don't Fear) the Reaper" producer Bruce Dickinson (Christopher Walken) insists Gene Frenkle (Will Ferrell) play more cowbell.

The sketch stars guest host Christopher Walken as fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson, and Ferrell as fictional cowbell player Gene Frenkle, whose overzealous playing annoys his bandmates but pleases Dickinson.

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Jan 16, 2025 · The moment culminated in Walken's iconic delivery of the line, "Guess what? I've got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell."

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Jan 20, 2025 · The musicians debate which of the song's three credited producers are the closest match to Christopher Walken 's Bruce Dickinson, the fictional producer who demands more cowbell from Will Ferrell ...

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