Will Ferrell’s top 5 ‘Saturday Night Live’ skits

Gene Frenkle from Blue Oyster Cult

Wait just a minute — you have gotta have more cowbell!

It’s tough to find an “SNL” viewer who doesn’t love Ferrell’s portrayal of cowbell player Gene Frenkle, who lent his aggressive playing to a recording of “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” Frenkle was not real, but Ferrell played him so well that actual band members later related they were occasionally asked about Frenkle.

As with most of Ferrell’s memorable characters, the key was how he interacted with the rest of the cast, in particular guest host Christopher Walken, who played a fictional music producer. Walken’s egotistical yet understated direction, combined with Ferrell’s energetic strutting, led to the sketch that is gut-bustingly hilarious, even more than 20 years after it first aired.

In fact, now I got a fever, and the only prescription is … more cowbell! And more Will Ferrell.

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