Norm Macdonald Is Now Hosting 15-Second 'Fryerside Chats' as KFC's Colonel Sanders

It's less of a talk than a mumble, though

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KFC has rolled out the next phase of its campaign with the revamped Colonel Sanders, and despite Norm Macdonald's recent arrival, he's already feeling presidential. 

Earlier this month Wieden + Kennedy swapped one Saturday Night Live veteran (Darrell Hammond) for another (Macdonald) as part of its new take on Colonel Sanders for KFC.

Now a mumbling Macdonald is helming a series of FDR-esque "Fryerside Chats" in the form of 15-second spots. What's he talking about? Who knows? New deals, I guess.

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