Danny McBride appears in a new ad for Kalshi released online Friday. And many fans of the comedian couldn’t be more disappointed that McBride is now doing work for a betting site.
The new ad features McBride as a weatherman and was written by the “Eastbound and Down” comedian, according to Variety. Shane Gillis, the rage-bait comedian who recently ruffled feathers with a controversial SNL monologue, co-stars in the ad as a competing weatherman.
The online version of the ad is four minutes long, but a shorter version will air Friday during Game 1 of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays.
“In the past year I’ve made some questionable trades on contracts for local weather, Costco hot dog prices and cricket,” McBride said in a statement to Variety .
“Working with Kalshi to make this very unique ad was a great way to both make amends on some of my questionable predictions, but also get to work with Shane, and reunite with my good pal, Deep Roy,” McBride said.…