Joel McHale gushes about 'wonderful tradition' of 2022 Super Bowl 'holiday': 'We created that sport'

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Comedian Joel McHale couldn't be more excited to celebrate the American sport of football with Super Bowl LVI. "We created that sport," McHale told Fox News Digital while discussing his Super Bowl ad with Planters. "It's become this wonderful tradition, this kind of holiday, and now it's a worldwide event," he added.

McHale appears in Planters' big game commercial this year alongside Ken Jeong, which is a big deal to the comedian. Joel McHale said filming an ad for Super Bowl LVI was "truly thrilling." (Eric McCandless via Getty Images) "Not only are you celebrating this really great sport … this is the day when people do not go to the bathroom because they don't want to miss the ads," McHale told Fox News Digital. "To be a part of that is really, truly thrilling." The commercial, "Feed the Debate," questions which way is the best way to eat mixed nuts — one by one or by the handful.

McHale argues his way of eating them by the handful is superior, while Jeong sticks to eating them one by one. McHale stars in the Planters commercial alongside fellow comedian Ken Jeong. (Planters) While speaking about his experience filming with Planters, McHale revealed the two comedians were given the opportunity to improvise and acknowledged that the mixed nuts brand is a "fan of comedy." "Ken and I got to do a lot of playing around," McHale told Fox News Digital.