Ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a professional mascot? Christopher Guest’s new comedy film Mascots, is a satirical look inside the overly competitive world of being a mascot for a professional sports team, a national brand, and even the local middle school soccer team. In the real world, there are actual schools for competitive mascotting, where hopefuls learn to dance, do gymnastics, and of course hype the crowd.
You can watch the hilarious new trailer for Mascots below which will premiere only on Netflix:
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Join Danny the Donkey (the first anatomically correct mascot) as he judges a fierce competition between hip-hop dancer Alvin the Armadillo, The Fist, a married mascot couple, a pencil, an everything bagel, and what looks to be a bowl of cherries in what looks to be another hit mockumentary from Christopher Guest.
About Mascots:
Mascots is a new comedy from Christopher Guest, director of Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. Starring many of his regular troupe of actors, this latest film takes place in the ultra-competitive world of sports mascots where they compete for the most prestigious award in their field, the Gold Fluffy.
The Netflix original film stars Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Ed Begley, Jr., Christopher Moynihan, Don Lake, Brad Williams, Zach Woods, Chris O’Dowd, Susan Yeagley, Sarah Baker, Tom Bennett, Kerry Godliman, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Hitchcock, Maria Blasucci, John Michael Higgins, and Jim Piddock. The film was written by Christopher Guest & Jim Piddock and produced by Karen Murphy.
Mascots will launch on Netflix on October 13, 2016.
