KFC's Real Colonel Sanders Returns to Delight Goth Teens and Ridicule Norm Macdonald

Old ad footage gets new life in latest W+K spots

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Since Wieden + Kennedy won KFC back in 2015, the brand has moved through a rotating cast of actors playing the iconic role of Colonel Sanders.

There was Darrell Hammond waxing nostalgic about a simpler time, before Norm Macdonald called him an imposter. Then, Rob Riggle and Billy Zane faced off in the Super Bowl, while George Hamilton just wanted to get a nice tan. Pete Campbell even managed to land the account, and Rob Lowe boldly promised to go where no

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