And in a parody of the big attention-getting Super Bowl ads, Papa John’s pizza goes full QAnon
Hey so the Super Bowl is this Sunday, so of course that’s what “SNL” focused on in the latest episode’s cold open. And while, for the second week in a row, the cold open practically ignored the intense political news of the week, it did mine them for some funny punch lines –like the Papa John’s Pizza commercial in which the company advertised strictly to adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory. The skit was a parody of CBS Sports coverage, with Keenan Thompson as commentator James Brown leading a panel discussion of various NFL topics, like the league’s attempts at inclusion, and of course the spread of COVID-19. And naturally there were plenty of gags about the attention-getting ads that run every years during the Super Bowl. But the highlight was definitely when Aidy Bryant showed up to portray both of the Super Bowl teams’ coaches in a spot-on parody of how football coaches never actually say anything interesting or cogent during the pre-game interviews. “Speaking of both sides, let’s talk to both of these incredible coaches about how they’re preparing for the big game.
