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Casting Jeff Hiller in this American Airlines commercial was definitely a “win-win”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 4, 20101

Last seen by me and possibly you last weekend performing with both Baby Wants Candy and Police Chief Rumble, Jeff Hiller also stars in this …

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Guess which one of these 1995 ads with Tina Fey is real and which one is a parody

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 2, 2010

I was about to write something about funny friends of mine who are in a new commercial, when the Internets opened up and unearthed this …

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Kenny Powers pitches NSFW ad campaign for K-Swiss before Eastbound & Down’s second season

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 2010

File this under: Cross-cross-trainer-promotional-promotions. It's Aug. 1, 2010: Funny or Die unveils a redesign, and eight weeks before the start of HBO's second season of Eastbound & …

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Shoe Dini lets Gilbert Gottfried make fun of its product on TV (or at least online)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2010

Some products are so silly, that when you see the ads for them on TV, you begin to wonder how even the people in the …

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Feeding into stereotypes: Slim-Fast ad campaign features female stand-ups joking about weight loss

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 17, 20105

If you ever wonder what the advertising community thinks about stand-up comedians, well then, just watch the ads that feature stand-ups. I've featured before a …

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Timely Trivia! Kiss Me, I’m Irish: Who’s drinking up my Shamrock Shake? Classic McDonald’s TV ad

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 20106

From a friend of the site comes this classic, and very timely, TV commercial from about 1980 for McDonald's advertising their annual limited-time offer of …

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Lindsay Lohan thinks this E*Trade commercial is about her, but voiceover’s comedians denied it

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 9, 20103

You know how we were all led into new rumors about who's the target of Carly Simon's old song, "You're So Vain." Well, that reminds …

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Exclusive interview! E*Trade baby talks about voicing, writing his 2010 Super Bowl ads (VIDEO)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 7, 20102

The E*Trade talking baby was at it again with a new series of ads that debuted during the third quarter of the Super Bowl. Did …

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Leno promoted Letterman’s show in a Super Bowl ad with Oprah?! Yes, he did. Watch it again!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 7, 20103

In the second quarter of the Super Bowl, CBS broadcast an ad for its late-night chat show, Late Show with David Letterman. Letterman and Oprah …

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Pete Holmes graduates from self-made Doritos ad to voice of E*Trade baby in this year’s Super Bowl

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 5, 2010

Last year, Pete Holmes and his comedy partners from Front Page Films got flown down to the Super Bowl in Tampa to find out if …

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