The KFC Double Down is a joke that’s not worth repeating

When KFC’s Double Down sandwich — which daringly subbed two chicken patties for a bun encasing bacon, cheese and sauce — debuted in 2010, it was a bona fide cultural moment.

Local news reporters interviewed people who had lined up to try the gluttonous discs in franchise parking lots. Stephen Colbert ate one on his late-night show and dubbed it “deep-fried insanity.”