Christopher Walken saves Will Ferrell with a pot roast - classic SNL sketch

Will Ferrell has something up his butt, and Doctor Christopher Walken has the cure. No, it's not more cowbell this time.
Full Sketch: Search "Badger Up His Butt - Saturday Night Live" on KZbin
Original Airdate: Season 26, 2001
Featuring: Will Ferrell, Christopher Walken, Ana Gasteyer, Jerry Minor, Chris Parnell, Rachel Dratch
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[@josepherwin5122]

Christopher Walker’s ability to play this scene straight is amazing.

[@americansantacruz6080]

He’s one of the best. I don’t think the younger generation knows that this dude has not always been typecast as the ruthless crazy guy. He’s been much more…

[@vulturnuszan]

agreed but lets be fair... here he looks like hes just walked onto the set and is clearly reading cards, quite stiff and doesn't know what hes ready past the few words coming next.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

If I ever hear Christopher Walken is hosting SNL I won't miss it.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

@@vulturnuszan The delivery is a big part of what makes it funny. There was a sketch about a SNL host reunion. One of the others reminisces about rehearsals, and Walken expresses surprise, "They tell me be here the night of the show and just do whatever."

[@sebastianwhalin743]

​@@vulturnuszan He is doing that for the comedic effect

[@joeschianodicola1810]

"limited knowledge of wildlife," yet he knows exactly what attracts badgers. this doctor is way too humble.

[@softwaresignals]

Christopher Walken is like an "Acting Robot". He will say any line, no matter how crazy or weird it might be, or do anything in a movie they tell him to do, no questions asked.

[@Chris-ux3cw]

🙄

[@mortalclown3812]

Underrated remark.

[@Felix-Sited]

I'm Ron Burgundy?

[@harringtonvo]

“All we can prescribe are painkillers and badger food” from now on that’s my go to response when someone tells me they’re sick

[@josephhodges9819]

Not sure if it works for when they are just sick but if they ever get a full-size badger stuck up their butt it may work. The only problem is the badger may have to turn around because they probably cannot walk backward in confined spaces. You may have to stick a flashlight in there so they can see.

[@theswordofkings7549]

Don't forget the soft music 😎

[@Jackie.Daytona]

Well, painkillers can be risky for the badger 🤷‍♂️

[@mcgee1864]

We can't have that badger all high on opiates if we ever want it to tunnel its way out! We need it alert and awake, not sedated and sleepy!!!

[@Goddessvenom]

@@josephhodges9819I laughed entirely too hard at this 🤣

[@jimmyguitar2933]

"painkillers and badger food." 😂

[@aliceflanagan3672]

Christopher Walken on SNL was pure gold.

[@natefisher5625]

I simply love Christopher Walken a great actor who can do it all and with an amazing speech.

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

Walken is the best. his strait delivery with his natural quirks is just magic

[@larryrubin5150]

Matt’s tailpipe 😂

[@RodFleming-World]

Christopher Walken is a gem. How in hell he could deliver those lines dead pan is beyond me.

[@Andrew-fq7pu]

Have you not seen Pulp Fiction?

[@RodFleming-World]

@@Andrew-fq7pu many times. I don't know how he did that either.

[@mattcorcoran7082]

He’s just reading them off a card. He barely knows what he’s saying.

[@hankkingsley9183]

Actually he doesn't understand any English, speaks it all phonetically

[@deadschooled]

He’s literally reading them off a cue card, like everyone who works on this show….

[@RobJarrell63]

Christopher walkens ability to deliver these wild af lines with a straight face is masterful

[@henrylivingstone2971]

I like he recommends that EVERYONE comes back to his place not just Nat 😂😂😂

[@fredrodnick2881]

It's always special when CW. does a comedy sketch. There is just something I can't put my finger on in his voice and delivery that makes it extra funny.

[@ronque23]

CW never breaks. A true professional of the arts.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

They would always give him the CRAZIEST skits to read. 😅

[@slavkovalsky1671]

He was a little (but visibly) annoyed by Colonel Aneel Angus, but he still held together!

[@dakotartcrazy]

I absolutely love the old SNL skits. Priceless 😂

[@Gooberboober2]

The straight seriousness in Christopher’s face is what makes this scene. Dude didn’t even crack a smile.

[@cantdance3077]

Mr. Walken's unique style of speaking is equally perfect for comedy as well as drama.

[@mfcobb1]

The badger was looking for a gold watch.

[@carolineharris2620]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@katanaki3059]

Oh yeah!

[@harbingerofsalt]

And Will had that uncomfortable hunk of metal...UPHISASS

[@joe-zj8js]

He hid it up his ass until he died of dysentery 😂

[@frednugent2310]

For 8 years while in that Hanoi hell.

[@Greg_Chase]

I can't believe they all kept a straight face for that

[@Grizzlox]

Yeah, back before the entire cast of SNL was incapable of even the slightest amount of acting

[@michaelhurtado4400]

I love Christopher Walken.

[@lusmas99]

Bravo to the SNL writers for a funny skit and Christopher Walken for delivering it perfectly.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

Christopher Walken wearing an old timey doctor thing on his head in a contemporary context just destroyed me 😂😂😂😂

[@kidjoe22]

This is grade school level "comedy."

[@JeffreyGillespie]

@@kidjoe22 I think you got some sand in your vagina, Kyle.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

@@kidjoe22 your mother is grade school level comedy.

[@kidjoe22]

@@JeffreyGillespie good one ...🙄 I see now why you find this clip so hilarious. Simple Simon.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

@@kidjoe22 is the Simple Simon comment projective/Freudian because your mother likes to fuck mentally disabled people?

[@antonydrossos5719]

It’s always amazing the things Christopher Walken can say with a straight face!

[@NothingMaster]

The combination of his CW enunciation and the, by now obsolete, head mirror gadget is killing me. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthewacandy385]

That is absolutely hilarious, Christopher Walken is freaking hilarious and also one heck of a dancer. God bless you Christopher hope you're doing well.

[@JohnnyTheDoe]

Fenomously?

[@bobfallon2676]

@@JohnnyTheDoe It's like a combination of Phenomenal and Famously and I love it. This should be a new word.

[@ScratchGlass9]

​@@bobfallon2676Phenfukinnomenal Fantasorgasmic.

[@rebelrouzer5318]

​@@bobfallon2676always has been

[@ryandavids1129]

Too bad he wasn't a doctor or a better swimmer in real life. He could have helped Natalie Wood out.....hmmmmm

[@fistyann8434]

Thank God for Chris Walken. First laugh I've had in days.

[@TheMightyZim]

Mr Walken…is….a national…..treasure!!!!

[@AlbertWeijers]

He didn't ask for more cowbell this time.

[@whocares110]

Walken is one of my absolute favorite actors of all time.

[@raymondannas4496]

This is the most I've ever seen of CW not doing his usual acting vocals.

[@jnnx]

This isn’t the CW Network, it’s NBC (I know, the joke is lame, but I’m sticking with it!)

[@SR-iy4gg]

He sounds like he's having trouble speaking, to me.

[@kikireno5189]

​@@jnnxlmaoo I love the joke tbh, I almost corrected you and saw the brackets and it made my day better lol

[@DathrobeBwane]

​@@SR-iy4gg SNL is shot live (Saturday Night Live) so he has one take to get it right. He's doing better than I would do, and I'm not even half his age.

[@johnsrabe]

He’s talking funny because he’s reading off cuecards, and is not especially familiar with the script. You can see this in other skits that he does. This is not meant to be any sort of criticism of Christopher Walken, who I think is hilarious in these scenes and is a fine actor first, and a good dancer second.

[@stephenison5703]

If you don't love Christopher Walken then you don't love your life😂😂😂😂

[@slappy8941]

I guess Natalie Wood didn't love Christopher Walken. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@antrimlariot2386]

Rubbish. Love Walken. Still hate my life.

[@swk38]

to say no to champagne is to say no to life

[@orchunter8388]

It starts with a gerbil. Then a chipmunk. Then move up to a squirrel. Not many achieve badger status. Even fewer live to tell about it. Wil farrell is a fkg legend.

[@FERNANDOGONZALEZ-pb6re]

I do believe this is Chris Walkens way of getting even with Will Ferrell for the "cowbell sketch."

[@alastairwallace6153]

Christopher Walker is an absolute gem - to happy he is playing the Emporer on Dune, excellent at serious and comedic roles - such an amazing actor.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

*Richard Gere has entered the chat*

[@Ron-Ayres]

Ah, the Great Gerbiling Rumour of the 1990s...

[@Louis-iz8nq]

😱 😂. That's the first thing I thought 😆 👀

[@idocare6538]

@@Louis-iz8nq Same!

[@larryrubin5150]

The more I watch and listen to this the funnier it gets

[@jasonkritz3055]

This seems so classic of a scene, I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing it!

[@005AGIMA]

Thing is, everyone thought this was a skit, but this is actually exactly how Christopher Walken saved Will Ferrell. With a pot roast.

[@Dstrbrdgrnd]

I need more COWBELL🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nellafay5485]

Christopher Walken is one hell of an actor. Ive loved him since forever ..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@libbylandscape3560]

Yep fell in love with him in the Deer Stalker. ❤

[@danbardos3498]

"A man who never eats pork buns can never be a whole man." Dr. Walken

[@RodFleming-World]

He did a very similar thing in Pulp Fiction. The man has real class.

[@jonbar140]

How does Christopher Walken do scenes like this without laughing

[@justinhiltz9960]

Cause he's a jedi master with an insane level of mind control with everyone and himself as well.. 🤷‍♂️😆

[@justinhiltz9960]

Also, because it's Christopher Walken and he's the man! He hasn't ever had a roll that he hasn't made even better just by his acting.

[@jnnx]

@@justinhiltz9960Just ax Natalie Wood, amirite?

[@dancingshiva7008]

Cause he's trying to read the prompter 😋😄

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Because it's not the least bit funny?

[@baalzebub5000]

Can we just replay this era again and again.

[@daDurvis]

you can, on Peacock, start right from #1

[@sativacation]

Streaming on tha cock!

[@joannasarcamedes8191]

I think i died laughing so hard. Christopher Walkin is a natural born comedian even though he has played alot of serious rolls and was great.

[@matthewbernard4152]

Walken is so talented at the dead pan line delivery and the sly smile at the end is like him saying, you liked that didn’t you 😂

[@jewelcopeland8440]

This is hysterical why is this not more famous

[@qatesta]

Yeah, like colonel Angus

[@neilmoss9006]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@PaulKing-h9m]

Because they have been afraid of the woke mob(that they helped create) since Donald Trump broke their brains.

[@valkyrieaxeblood]

How in the hell can one man make everything so funny and so scary at the same time. He's brilliant! "I need more Cow Bell"

[@Louis-iz8nq]

Watch him on an episode of THE SIMPSONS and he's reading a childrens book to an elementary school class. 😱😆😂👀

[@AndyGeesGarage]

The fact he can deliver those lines so deadpan is what makes the skit

[@forestxander]

Walken is a national treasure. Full stop.

[@tsarfox3462]

Christopher Walken is a national treasure.

[@hirokomlm131]

The old tyme doctors head lamp is killing me

[@wyldelf2685]

He's the best Doctor you can ever find on the East Coast , ,😂👍👍

[@davidtaylor-cc7ig]

Didn't the badger also have a watch on? I think it was a Wanaki.

[@shannonjustice7395]

Underrated comment of the year right here 😂😅🎉

[@mfcobb1]

😅😅😅

[@dillonventola408]

I love how his eyes almost never move from reading the cue cards 😂 😂 😂

[@triniborn76]

This guy can read the back of a shampoo bottle and still sound great!

[@lindagillespie8040]

😂😂😂omg,I cant breathe😅😅this skit is priceless😂😂

[@bobblaszczak7972]

Thanks for posting. I needed a laugh.

[@tonycammiso9899]

Walken is a classic in so many ways.

[@a-cygnus]

Guess I'm a badger then because I don't think I could resist that either.

[@johnc7709]

CW... what a legend 😂😂😂

[@RKar2009]

I'm sorry, Walken reading the cue cards makes it even funnier!

[@peaceloveharmony7213]

Lol! Totally forgot about this sketch. Hilarious. ✌🏼

[@L.D.Intheditch]

He's my favorite actor. He does dead serious,and deadpan like he was born to it. No one else does it like Christopher Walken.

[@MrDarkhelmet1978]

Soft music, candlelight and pot roast 😂

[@noblevictory2200]

This still cracks me up 😂

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

CW is the comedy weapon of choice

[@changer_of_ways_999]

"Limited knowledge of wildlife" but he knows more about badgers than I dom

[@sherrielane1602]

Christopher Walken is a genius, and he doesn't even know it. ❤

[@scoutman]

walken is a gem..hes gotta be readin from a cue card😂

[@carolstewart8507]

Love him one of the best actors ever xx👏👏🖐️😝💜💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jerryfritz374]

"Here's to Nick" & Christopher Walken. Great actor and dancer

[@deadshotends88]

Ofc the one weakness to a badger soft music and pot roast 😂

[@stevebrown5054]

Walker is a national treasure and one of the greatest hosts in SNL history

[@donwilcox728]

What we need is a 24hr Christopher Walken channel. Watching him do anything and talking about whatever never gets old.

[@iggysixx]

"According to the x-rays... and my limited knowledge of wildlife.." is comedy all by itself already 🙃

[@NS-ie2ld]

As a badger, I can confirm that soft music, candle light and pot roast are irresistible to our kind. And pain killers are our kryptonite.

[@billparrish4385]

Note to self: Add Yankee pot roast ingredients, a few candles, and that Johnny Mathis CD to the shopping list.

[@ericgonzalez934]

Christopher Walker is a great actor.

[@marcuswalters8093]

People will post comments crapping on a video of an adorable dog but this one is the only one on the Internet that everyone likes.

[@SusanTetreault-g7h]

The Badger was looking for more cowbell 😂😅❤

[@SquirefromtheShire]

Oh my god, I forgot about this sketch. THATS why my brother and I kept saying a badger crawled up people’s asses. Hahaha this just unlocked some forgotten memories

[@randysollars5350]

Can you imagine having Christopher Walken as a neighbor 😳 😅😅😅

[@kmzoilus2486]

maybe you can get the badger out with some cowbell! 🐄🔔

[@GuillaumeRouleau]

Christopher Walken is the only man that rivals Leslie Nielson for deadpan humour.

[@Louis-iz8nq]

You forgot the comedian from Canada. He was also in Canadian Bacon with John Candy and Rea Perlman.

[@karens1967]

There's not anyone else in the world besides Christopher Walken who could say these lines with such conviction

[@sideswiped6874]

the badger was looking for more cow bell

[@tobybigham4196]

This is why we must handle these situations with care when something crawls up a person's butt. Because you never know if it is a badger or not!

[@classicwinger6]

I wanna be friends with whoever wrote “if there’s one thing badgers can’t resist it’s soft music, candlelight, and pot roast.”

[@carl_anderson9315]

Walken keeping a straight face while reading the teleprompter is gold.

[@gvrpresentsbearwilliams]

One of THE BEST to ever do it!

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

Christopher Walken is a national treasure. Irreplaceable, unique! Add Sir James Earl Jones to that list. And Miss Sandra Bullock.

[@jquin42000]

CW was ALWAYS great on SNL. I even had an English professor reference one of his sketches, LOL!

[@dogcatfamily2476]

C.W. is an acting virtuoso. He can become ANYONE with total believability. Elevates any script! Staying straight faced thru comedy is a true gift...sells it ! Oh! When SNL was great!

[@libbylandscape3560]

He’s hysterical! I love his acting.

[@StarkIller-df7gw]

Ofcourse not! Pain killers could be risky for the badger! 😂😂😂

[@stevejake4316]

God I love this guy!

[@shootincoyotes]

The badger was looking for more cowbell.

[@nuclearrabbit1]

Walken is legend.

[@WEMS20]

"limited knowledge of wildlife" killed me 😅😅😅