Super Bowl Ads 2021—John Travolta, Will Ferrell and Dan Levy Among Those Featured

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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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As fans count down to Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, they are also gearing up for the Super Bowl commercials.

This year's ads—like the halftime show—will feature a line-up of celebrities, including John Travolta, Will Ferrell, Dan Levy, Ashton Kutcher and Matthew McConaughey.

Several commercials refer to the pandemic. Comedian Mike Myers appears in an ad for Uber Eats, saying: "2020, that was a great year—not." A spot for Bud Light describes 2020 as a "lemon of a year."

Below, we round up some of the ads that will feature in this year's Super Bowl.

John Travolta for Scotts & Miracle-Gro

Travolta and his daughter attempt to upload a dance video to TikTok in a commercial for Scotts & Miracle-Gro. The ad also features Martha Stewart and Leslie David Baker from The Office.

Will Ferrell for GM

Ferrell, joined by Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina and Saturday Night Live's Kenan Thompson, "explains why he hates Norway" after finding out that the country sells more electric cars per capita than the U.S. in an ad for GM Trucks.

Dan Levy for M&Ms

Schitt's Creek star and creator Dan Levy talks to a pair of animated M&Ms, saying: "I promise I will not eat any more of your friends", in a commercial where people apologize by offering others a bag of M&Ms.

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey for Uber Eats

Myers and Carvey return as the duo from Wayne's World in an ad for Uber Eats.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for Cheetos

Kutcher accuses his wife Kunis of stealing his bag of Cheetos to the tune of Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" in a commercial that also features the reggae singer.

Matthew McConaughey for Doritos

The Hollywood actor appears in 2D animation form in an ad for Doritos where he notes: "Lately I just haven't been quite feeling like myself."

Jason Alexander for Tide

The Seinfeld actor gets sat on, spat on and stepped over in a commercial for Tide detergent, where an image of his face appears on a hoodie that needs washing.

Amy Schumer for Hellman's

Schumer appears to spread her wings as she steps into a fridge stocked with mayonnaise in an ad for Hellman's.

John Cena for Mountain Dew

The wrestler and actor counts bottles in a commercial telling viewers they could win $1 million if they can count the number of watermelon Dews in the company's Super Bowl commercial.

Don Cheadle and Serena Williams for Michelob

Cheadle comes face to face with a doppelgänger in an ad for Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer that also features doubles of Megan Fox, Serena Williams, Usher, Sylvester Stallone and Lucy Liu.

In another commercial for Michelob Ultra featuring athletes including Williams, Anthony Davis and Peyton Manning, viewers are asked: "Are you happy because you win, or do you win because you're happy?"

Lenny Kravitz for Stella Artois

The singer says: "We're all born with 2.5 billion heartbeats. That makes you a billionaire. So let's not waste the fortune within us. Invest," in an ad for Stella Artois.

Peyton and Eli Manning for Frito-Lay

The football star brothers don matching pajamas in a commercial for Frito-Lay that tells the story of the "Night Before Super Bowl."

Tony Romo for Skechers

The former football player and his wife Candice talk about "taking everything to the max" in an ad for Skechers Max Cushioning footwear.

Nick Jonas for Dexcom

Viewers get a glimpse of Jonas as a grey-haired senior in a commercial for Dexcom, a glucose-monitoring system.

Other 2021 Super Bowl ads

Kansas City Chiefs mural Missouri February 2021
A Kansas City Chiefs mural in Missouri. This year's Super Bowl commercials feature a line-up of celebrities. Jamie Squire/Getty Images

The graphic below, produced by Statista, compares global viewership of the soccer World Cup and the Super Bowl.

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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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