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Let’s Have a Comedian Do the Next Super Bowl Halftime Show
The best stand-up comics regularly sell out sports venues. Why not give them a shot at the biggest entertainment event of the year?
Today, there are too many to list, including Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock, Eddie Izzard, Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Russell Peters, Gabriel Iglesias, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Sebastian Maniscalco, the Impractical Jokers, Joe Rogan, Trevor Noah, John Mulaney, Jo Koy, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schultz, and Tony Hinchcliffe, just to name ones who have already done it or are scheduled to do so this year. In 1987, George Burns provided a comic introduction for the Grambling State University and USC Marching Bands when they did the Super Bowl XXI halftime show; ten years later, the Blues Brothers jammed with James Brown and ZZ Top. Imagine Jamie Foxx having done some shtick MC-ing the 50th anniversary of hip-hip halftime show two years ago, or Andy Samberg joining Justin Timberlake to perform “ Motherlover.” It’s an easy way to prove the concept without requiring the comedian to shoulder too much of the load.
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