EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale got up close and personal with a baby cougar for Fox‘s Super Bowl ad promoting the network’s new comedy series Animal Control.
The spot, which will air during Sunday’s matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, pokes fun at the cost of an ad for the big game as McHale quips: “Wanna hear something crazy?
This ad cost $3 million, and only half of that went toward my hair.” He adds: “And everything you’ve heard is true. Attractive cougars in your area want to meet you.” His co-star (the baby cougar) sits peacefully in his arms as he tells viewers to tune in Thursdays at 9 p.m.
for the show. In an outtake, McHale jokes that Fox only gave the show 15 seconds for their ad, which, coincidentally, is “the maximum amount of time you can hold a cougar before it decides to maul you.” Before he can finish his sentence, his co-star decides it’s time to play, taking a playful bite at his collar before licking his face.
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