‘Cousin’ Sal Iacono Joins Fox’s NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ to Star in Comedy Sketches

The gaming specialist and”Jimmy Kimmel Live” routine (he is Kimmel’s real life cousin) is observed on Fox’s”Thursday Night Football” pregame show beginning Sept. 26.

Iacono will look live this week in Green Bay, where the Packers are shooting about the Philadelphia Eagles. Iacono will continue to be viewed on all Fox pre-game shows during the season. He’s been tasked to produce and star in taped sketches which will air until the games around the community.

Iacono is a writer on”Jimmy Kimmel Live” and often seen on camera too. In Fox, Iacono follows in the footsteps of his cousin Jimmy, that appeared frequently Sunday prior to continuing to his ABC late night chat show that is eponymous. (Iacono was occasionally seen in these Kimmel areas )

Iacono has been called a gambling specialist, and has parlayed that in the last couple of years into many sports-related gigs. He is currently one of the hosts of FS1’s sports gambling show”Lock It ,” and also hosts the podcast”Against All Odds with Cousin Sal” On Your Ringer Podcast Network.

Additionally on The Ringer community, ” he hosts the weekly “Guess The Lines” with Bill Simmons throughout the NFL season.

Iacono’s additional credits include co-hosting that the last season of”Win Ben Stein’s Money”

Iacono will release his first publication, a”Cousin Sal” gaming manual, in 2020.

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