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The NFL season is over.
The Chiefs have been crowned, again.
The 49ers are looking back at what went wrong, again.
And I dont care about any of that, again.
Next year, I think that performer should be a comedian.
Our current conception of the Super Bowl halftime show as the exclusive domain of music superstars isnt that old.
For decades, the mid-game break featuredforgettable marching-band medleysand generic family-friendly cover acts.
In 1991, the New Kids on the Block joined a medley at Super Bowl XXV.
We havent looked forward, either.
But now, another art form is regularly filling sports venues: comedy.
Its the culmination of years of gradual change.
The idea of bringing that experience to the Big Game isnttotallywithout precedent.
Those examples suggest the easiest ways to gradually incorporate comedy: via hosting or music.
Its an easy way to prove the concept without requiring the comedian to shoulder too much of the load.
(Including in, say,ice baths.)
Imagine if the game sucks and then Burr comes out and just complains about it for 15 minutes?
Doesnt that sound better than an overproduced rendition of Moves Like Jagger?
Of course, thats one of the main reasons the NFL maynotwant a comedian to perform.
But that uneasiness is exactly what would make a comedian-fronted halftime show so compelling.
We know musicians are going to play the hits.
We would have no idea what a comedian would do.Remember Left Shark?
It would be like building the entire halftime show out of Left Shark.
Wouldnt that be fun?
As Lil Jon might say: yeah.
