Super Bowl Ad Review: Even A.I. Companies Aim for Fun Over Frowns in ‘Joyful’ Commercial Scramble

Madison Avenue tapped the brakes on most somber Super Bowl commercials Sunday night, with many trying to do something Big Game ads haven’t always done — make people feel good.

A dizzying array of spots featured famous faces in frantic, frenetic scenarios, including Ben Stiller and Benson Boone trying to out-flip each other for delivery-service Instacart while dressed in throwback musicians costumes. Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be. And a bevy of “SNL” cast members past and present appeared throughout the night — Ana Gasteyer and Kenan Thompson for Wegovy; Colin Jost and Michael Che for DraftKings; Heidi

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