Ben Johnson's Hallmark promo was like a hostage video

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes joked about how Bears head coach Ben Johnson looked like hostage in recording a promo video for a Hallmark movie about the team.

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0:00.0	What's going on Bears fans is Coach Johnson.
0:02.2	Colston Lovell here. We've got some huge news for you, and it's coming this Christmas. The Chicago Bears are teaming up with the Hallmark Channel, the NFL, and Skydance Sports. For a holiday touchdown of Bears' love story coming this Christmas. The ones for fans and everybody who rides with us in Bear Nation. My wife, Jessica, and I will definitely be tuning in for this one. More to share soon. Until then, Bear Down. Bear it out.
0:23.5	It stinks.
0:24.7	It's... nation. My wife, Jessica, and I will definitely be tuning in for this one. More to share soon. Until then, bear down.
0:22.2	Bear down.
0:23.4	It stinks. It stinks. It stinks.
0:29.3	So we touched on it yesterday, basically just with some goofiness.
0:34.6	You know, thinking about who was going to be making cameos.
0:38.3	A texture had suggested, if Olin Crutes isn't like a grumpy cop, then they're doing it wrong.
0:44.0	I actually think you go opposite.
0:46.4	I think you play against type with Olin.
0:49.3	Like, I think that Olin is like the guy that, whatever the story is,
0:54.5	he's the guy that offers the key that then turns the story around.
0:58.6	You want this thing to be believable.
1:01.1	Thomas Jones ought to be the star, right?
1:04.3	They ought to go, it should be a Thomas Jones vehicle.
1:07.2	Well, he could star in it and he could produce it.
1:09.7	He could produce it.
1:10.6	I guarantee you one person who's going to be in it.
1:13.6	Come on.
1:14.9	Come on.
1:15.6	Who's for sure going to find his way on camera?
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