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ZOE SAMIOS

September 9, 2016 8:56

Ad Age: Check Out KFC’s New Comedic Colonel

KFC is at it again. The fried chicken chain has yet another new Colonel Sanders. Actor and comedian Rob Riggle is the latest face of KFC in four TV commercials set to begin airing Thursday featuring a football focus.

The campaign kicks off just as the National Football League’s season begins. KFC isn’t an official restaurant sponsor, though.

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Morning Update: KFC launches NFL team; Macca’s closes Youtube channel; Is iPhone the New Coke?

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