Chances are all of you have seen the new KFC commercials over the past several months featuring a new Colonel, and chances are you have an opinion about them. Three months ago, SNL alum Darrell Hammond brought the Colonel to life, and his over-the-top, folksy portrayal was immediately panned. I loved Hammond in his roles on SNL, but hearing him cackle, wheeze, and soft-shoe his way through the ads was kind of a turnoff. The Colonel was a real person, after all.
Apparently, a lot of people agreed, so KFC replaced him with fellow SNL alum Norm Macdonald, who debuted as the Colonel in this ad on Sunday, in which he claims Hammond was an imposter:
Did Hammond really get fired or is this a publicity stunt by KFC?