Peyton and Eli Manning promote their ESPN 'Monday Night Football' alternate broadcast with a 10-minute tune-in featuring Bob Iger, Robert Downey Jr., Jimmy Kimmel, Pete Davidson, Snoop Dogg and more
Peyton and Eli Manning to Star in 'ManningCast: The Musical'
They don't give Tony Awards for the most comically elaborate Broadway-themed football broadcast promotional announcement. But if they did, "ManningCast the Musical" would be a sure thing.
“ManningCast,” ESPN’s popular live broadcast of Monday Night Football games hosted by NFL superstar brothers Peyton and Eli Manning, announced its fourth season on September 3 with a 10-minute YouTube video chronicling the Mannings’ (fictional) efforts to record “ManningCast the Musical,” complete with original songs, choreography, a “Rent” riff, sequined versions of the Mannings’ signature quarter-zip jerseys and an insane array of cameos from Robert Downey Jr., the Backstreet Boys, Kevin Hart, Michael Bublé, Pete Davidson, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg and Disney CEO Bob Iger, all mixed in amid the parade of football faces.
The short comedy, which racked up 6.6 million views on social media in its first 48 hours, is outrageous enough to make you wonder: How did they do it? And, uh… why?
