Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a charity drum-off battle. Despite Smith clearly giving the better performance, Ferrell was named the winner and awarded a giant gold cowbell after Ferrell, realizing he could not outplay Smith, pulled out a cowbell after the latter's third solo, whereupon both were joined by Smith's Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates for a performance of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" with Ferrell playing cowbell. At Ferrell's all-star cancer benefit concert Best Night of Your Life on October 6, 2018, Ferrell joined Coldplay's Chris Martin on cowbell for the song "Viva la Vida." Other The quote from Dickinson, “Guess what! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!” has become a legendary SNL quote, and is parodied, homaged, and referenced by many forms of media. The sketch was referenced on various episodes of SNL in years to come. Promotions for the April 5, 2008 Christopher Walken/Panic! at the Disco episode of Saturday Night Live referenced the "More Cowbell" sketch. The cowbell did not appear during the actual episode. Ferrell claimed in 2019 that this "More Cowbell" sketch "ruined" Walken's life because Walken is best known by the general public for his role in this sketch. In the 2016 film The Jungle Book, the character of King Louie, voiced by Christopher Walken, appears after Mowgli, played by Neel Sethi, shakes a cowbell. In St. Charles, Missouri, a marathon/half marathon race is held annually called MO’ Cowbell Run. The race name was inspired by the SNL sketch. At Washington State University during their historic NCAA basketball tournament runs in 2007-2008, coached by Tony Bennett, power forward Robbie Cowgill prompted student section chants of "I've got a fever and the only prescription is more Cowgill." Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets outfielder Collin Cowgill was the subject of similar fan jokes. Due to its long-running history with cowbells, Mississippi State University has adopted the skit as a part of its athletic teams' public image (particularly their football division), traditionally playing a clip of Dickinson's speech before home football games. In The Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG, there is an item that can be used for music generation called the "Moor Cowbell". Some Tesla automobiles feature some of the SNL More Cowbell soundtrack when "Rainbow Road" is chosen from the Toybox options and autosteer is engaged. References Notes Citations External links Blue Öyster Cult Comedy sketches Internet