The ManningCast alternate Monday Night Football feed has enjoyed a plethora of humorous promotions over the years, particularly on April Fool’s Day. This year is no exception, as Omaha Productions released a video making hosts Peyton and Eli Manning available for infomercials, featuring edited clips from past ManningCast broadcasts alongside footage from movies and TV shows: Watch here.
The infomercial voiceover proclaims, “America loves Peyton and Eli on the ManningCast. But did you know the Manning brothers are available to altcast more than just Monday Night Football? That’s right! You can hire Peyton and Eli to do a ManningCast of anything, from family football games [over footage of a family football game in Wedding Crashers] to corporate events [over footage of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer awkwardly dancing on stage at the launch of Windows 95] to dinners with loved ones [over footage from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation] to cooking for friends [over the famous Kevin spilling chili scene from The Office]. You can even book the Mannings to do a ManningCast of you at work [over footage of Scott Van Pelt’s appearance on the show]. And book in the next 20 minutes and receive a free celebrity added to your ManningCast [over clips of some of their various guests]. Just call 877-PEYTELI!”
The number mentioned (along with a “No refunds. Quarter–zips not included” disclaimer) is indeed a real number that people can call. It features a message from the Mannings confirming that this is a prank while also allowing callers to leave a voice message that may be used on a future ManningCast.
Over the years, Omaha, the production company founded by Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz that recently gained funding from Silver Lake’s new fund, has produced many entertaining and unconventional promotions for the ManningCast. For example, last year’s April Fools’ video showcased NFL players acting as ManningCast producers and joining in the ongoing roasts of Peyton and Eli. They also created a 10-minute ManningCast: The Musical video featuring over 40 guests to announce their schedule last fall, with Eli referencing this in a musical recap of this season’s guests in January.
This infomercial fits well with the show’s history of promotional humor and showcases how effectively some ManningCast footage could be applied in varied contexts. As the altcast universe continues to grow, it’s possible we might see Peyton and Eli altcasting beyond the NFL in the future.
Regardless, the brothers are poised to keep their ManningCast going for quite some time, having already been recognized as a key component of Disney’s plans for Super Bowl coverage across ABC and ESPN platforms in 2027. So, they won’t need to pivot to infomercials promoting family dinner altcasts just yet.
