Later, in September 2016, Rob Riggle began appearing as a new Colonel Sanders, the coach of the fictitious "Kentucky Buckets" football team, again with no transition.
(meta data) TITLE: Rob Riggle is new Colonel Sanders for KFC | The Kansas City Star (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 1528320203 # Watch Rob Riggle as KFC's newest Colonel Sanders | The Kansas City Star ## Stargazing ## Stargazing ### Watch Rob Riggle as KFC's newest Colonel Sanders Kate Miller September 08, 2016 12:15 PM Rob Riggle is Colonel Sanders in KFC's newest set of ads promoting the fictional football team "The Buckets" and the franchise's $20 Fill Ups. It's not his hometown barbecue, but it's "finger-lickin' good," according to Rob Riggle. The actor, originally from Overland Park, is featured in a new set of advertisements for Kentucky Fried Chicken as the white-goateed chicken lover himself: Colonel Sanders. He's the fifth actor to play the colonel since KFC started its new ad campaign, this time "launching" KFC's first professional football team, The Buckets. In one of the videos, Riggle (as the Colonel) introduces the new team, saying it's not "just a marketing gimmick to get delicious chicken in front of football fans." A dead-eyed quarterback (played by Topeka native J.B. Bauersfeld, former sportcaster for WIBW-TV) confirms the statement with a monotone "Yes, we are a real team." Four videos feature Riggle as the Colonel, promoting the KFC $20 Fill Ups. The company has been trotting out new Colonels in the past year and half: former Colonels include actors George Hamilton, Jim Gaffigan, Darrell Hammond and Norm MacDonald. Of course, in Kansas City, we know Riggle for his work with Big Slick Celebrity Weekend, a fundraiser for the Cancer Center at Children's Mercy Hospital. Watch the rest of his ads below. Kate Miller: 816-234-4077, @_Kate_Miller_ ###### Comments ## Videos ### The magic of the Royal Wedding captured in photos ### Photos: See the celebrities and fashion of the Kentucky Derby ## Trending Stories ### KC-area inspections: Multiple violations for KCK Mexican spot, burger chain in JoCo August 20, 2019 05:00 AM ### Wyandotte County evicts Kansas City T-Bones for defaulting on rent, utility payments August 19, 2019 05:03 PM ### Overland Park police confirm body found floating in pond on Metcalf Avenue August 20, 2019 08:55 AM ### Former KC Catholic school teacher says she was fired for being pregnant and unmarried August 19, 2019 05:55 PM ### After neighbors sued, Missouri cattle feedlot near Powell Gardens says it is closing August 19, 2019 02:38 PM ## Read Next ## Entertainment ### Listen up, 'Gilmore Girls' fans. Lunch will be served at Lorelai's, and you're invited By Lisa Gutierrez December 12, 2018 04:07 PM Fans of the TV show Gilmore Girls can take a trip to Stars Hollow for a meal at Warner Bros Studios from December 22 to January 6. Food will be served in Lorelai and Rory's television home backyard. KEEP READING ##### Unlimited Digital Access: Only $0.99 For Your First Month ###### #ReadLocal Get full access to The Kansas City Star content across all your devices. SAVE NOW #### MORE STARGAZING ## Entertainment ### The Spice Girls reunite in hospital after Mel B suffers 'severed' hand and broken ribs December 10, 2018 11:09 AM ## Entertainment ### 'Rednecknation' doubles down. 'Teen Mom' husband taking Confederate flag to 50 states November 19, 2018 09:53 AM ## Entertainment ### Forte and Sudeikis were karaoke buddies. Which helps explain their KC show Saturday October 31, 2018 12:07 PM ## Entertainment ### Jessica Simpson's 4-year-old goes flying through the air in pool video. Moms freak out June 27, 2018 09:59 AM ## Nation & World ### She's fired? She's not? Stormy Daniels has stormy run at Chicago strip club June 15, 2018 04:33 PM ## Entertainment ### 'No more rappers.' Wyoming ranch has new rule after Kanye West listening party June 06, 2018 04:23 PM Commenting Policy Privacy Policy Terms of Service ## Back to Story
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 From May 1998, an animated version of the Colonel, "boisterously" voiced by Randy Quaid, was used for television advertisements. KFC chief concept officer Jeff Moody said they "provide a fresh way to communicate our relevance for today's consumers". The animated Colonel was dropped in 2001 in the US, and in 2002 in the UK. In 2012, a UK advertisement entitled "4000 cooks" featured an actor made up to resemble Sanders. 
 Beginning in May 2015, Darrell Hammond began playing a live-action Colonel Sanders in KFC commercials. Three months later, KFC launched a new campaign with comedian Norm Macdonald portraying Sanders; the first ad of the campaign makes direct reference to the Hammond campaign, with a brief piece of footage of Hammond followed by Macdonald's Colonel declaring his predecessor an impostor. Jim Gaffigan then began playing Sanders in February 2016, with his first ads stating that Macdonald's Colonel was another impostor. George Hamilton began appearing as "The Extra Crispy Colonel" in July 2016, with no transition referencing Gaffigan's Colonel.