The holiday season is all about food, family, fun, and making it work! So when Kohl’s tapped actress Ellie Kemper and NBA champion and Milwaukee Bucks icon Giannis Antetokounmpo for its Kohl’s Mom campaign, the duo combined their powers to pull off the greatest holiday survival guide we didn’t know we needed — and it turns out this unlikely duo isn’t so unlikely after all. Both stars prioritize family traditions, thoughtful gifts people will actually use, and finding small ways to make the season feel special.
For Giannis, the Christmas-forward, comedy-driven campaign was a new experience. He told E! That partnering with Ellie made it feel effortless. “I just want to say that I’ve never been in a campaign like that. I really enjoyed my time, but I enjoyed my time with Ellie especially because she made me feel so comfortable. This was one of the campaigns that I kind of like, you know, felt like an actor. Ellie just made me feel so comfortable, because that’s her space, that’s her world, and I had so much fun working with her.”
Together, the instantly iconic duo bring some refreshingly real guidance for managing holiday craziness — starting with the home essentials and gift ideas that get them through the season.
