Steve Carell Wants You to Stop Asking 'Is Pepsi Ok' in Super Bowl Spot

Lil Jon and Cardi B also appear in Big Game ad

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Longtime Super Bowl sponsor Pepsi is using its Big Game ad to respond to a common question, one the brand is clearly tired of hearing: “Is Pepsi OK?”

The question is posed, as it often is in real life, by a waiter after a patron asks for a Coke. This time, though, it’s much to the chagrin of Steve Carell, who spends the 30-second spot convincing viewers that Pepsi is more than okay alongside Lil’ Jon and Cardi B.

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