KFC’s dueling colonels
This year’s Super Bowl broadcast will be the first time KFC has shown two colonels in one ad. The chicken chain is the lone Yum Brands holding to advertise during the game this year, with siblings Taco Bell and Pizza Hut riding the bench.
The 15-second debut spot features a Colonel Sanders lookalike (played by Billy Zane) covered in gold. While he’s pitching the chain’s new Georgia Gold Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken (“I put gold on my legs, my thighs, my tenders,” croons Zane, looking a bit like an Oscar award), a second Colonel, played by comedian Rob Riggle, harasses his near-twin, insisting that chicken matters be set aside to watch some football.