Drollery

One fun thing about American Ninja Warrior is the color commentator, Akbar Gbajabiamila, who often sounds as if he studied under the character played by Jason Bateman, in Dodgeball. And thus, tonight, after “Captain America” removed his fancy cape before starting his run, we got to hear Gbajabiamila say, in a totally deadpan delivery, “A cape can be cumbersome on this course.”