KFC, Col Sanders
Norm Macdonald is the new Colonel Sanders in KFC's latest ads, replacing Darrell Hammond.
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What is going on at KFC? A new "real" Colonel Sanders is promoting Kentucky Fried Chicken. Norm Macdonald started appearing in ads Monday, replacing fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum Darrell Hammond in a white suit, black bowtie and glasses. "Other than not quite looking like him, his voice being different, and his inability to cook the world's best chicken, we thought Norm was the perfect choice to play the Real Colonel," KFC said after 1 in 5 viewers "hated" Hammond as restaurant founder Harland Sanders, who died in 1980.
Jennifer Love Hewitt wants to make a "Can't Hardly Wait" sequel. The 36-year-old actress attended a screening of the 1998 movie over the weekend and asked her fans if they'd like to see a followup film about the characters' high school reunion. "Oh Mandy," co-star Ethan Embry replied. "You came and you gave without taking!" A 20th reunion would be in 2018, so now's a good time to start planning -- especially if they're going to recruit Lauren Ambrose, Eric Balfour, Selma Blair, Clea Duvall, Jenna Elfman, Peter Facinelli (Mike Dexter!), Donald Faison, Seth Green, Melissa Joan Hart ("sign my yearbook!"), Charlie Korsmo, Breckin Meyer, Jerry O'Connell, Chris Owen, Jaime Pressly, Freddy Rodriguez, Jason Segel and others to return.
» Read more at E! News.
Mike Epps got busted on Twitter by his wife, Mechelle Epps, for flirting with another woman. The actor-comedian, who stars in the upcoming "Uncle Buck" reboot and is filming a Richard Pryor biopic, tweeted at a female user about Instagram and asked her to DM him. Two days later, Mechelle responded to the public conversation with a side-eye emoji and the woman -- @CeciCitra -- revealed she was blocked from following or messaging Epps. Ouch.
» See the tweets and social media's hilarious reactions at The Root.
And Philadelphia Police are using "Saved By the Bell" to tell kids to say no to drugs. The sitcom's cast appeared in a 1991 PSA, telling viewers "There's no hope with dope." A bizarre new version of the video clip inserts Philly Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey's face on top of then-TV exec Brandon Tartikoff. The department's social media manager said he wanted to use other members of the force for the anti-drug campaign, but "got tired of waiting and crudely pasted the commissioner's face over the original video."
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