The Roxbury Guys were created by Ferrell and Kattan on the comedy show 'The Groundlings.' Here's a quote from Chris on their inspiration for the Butabi brothers: 'Will and I were in a club, and we saw a guy who.was bopping to the beat, suggesting in a silent way, 'You want to dance with me? You do? You Don't? You Do? Okay, don't worry about it.' So we started imitating him.

This sketch was the basis for the 1998 movie A Night at the Roxbury. The sketches often featured a third member of the group, similar to the others in appearance and actions, performed by that week's host, such as Tom Hanks, Martin Short, Jim Carrey, Alec Baldwin and Sylvester Stallone whose character was usually credited as 'Barhop.'

They were extremely unfortunate with the women at the clubs, often gyrating against them in an attempt to get them to dance, but always causing a negative reaction. Their trademark was bobbing their heads in unison to the song 'What Is Love' by Haddaway, which always played throughout the duration of each sketch. Since then he has starred in many movies, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Step Brothers (all of which were written and directed by former SNL writer Adam Mckay).The Roxbury Guys was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live which involves two brothers named Doug (played by Chris Kattan) and Steve Butabi (played by Will Ferrell) (although their names and relationship to one another were never revealed until the subsequent release of the film) who always got dressed up in rayon suits to go clubbing, where they would attempt to pick up women. The final sketch of the episode featured a special farewell to Ferrell from all the other cast members. With fellow friend and cast member Chris Kattan, Ferrell created Doug and Steve Butabi, two recurring characters that became popular enough to star in their own movie, A Night at the Roxbury.įerrell left after the episode, after seven years on the show. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. was a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live which involves two brothers named Doug (played by Chris Kattan) and Steve Butabi (played by Will Ferrell). TMZ spotted Chris Kattan at LAX and asked the former SNL star. DecemJohn William 'Will' Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Chris Kattan wants to hit the club again with Will Ferrell and it’s to do a sequel to 1998’s A Night at the Roxbury.

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