Since May 2015, Darrell Hammond has portrayed Colonel Sanders in commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Now, he’s been replaced by fellow former-‘SNL’ cast member, Norm Macdonald! Click to see! No, this isn’t a lost sketch from the 1996 season of Saturday Night Live. Norm Macdonald, 51, is Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new Colonel Sanders. The Dirty Work comedian has taken over the role from another SNL alum, Darrell Hammond, 59, in a new round of weird and oddly funny commercials for KFC.