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In 2007, Stephanie Courtney was a regular performer with The Groundlings and booking small parts in TV commercials, but you likely had no idea who the 37-year-old actress was. Then Courtney filmed her first TV spot for Progressive Insurance as a saleswoman named “Flo.” Now you know. But it took …
Of the more than 100 million people watching the final quarter of Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, many were taken aback by a group dancing with fanny packs all in the name of glue. Not even Crazy Glue. Nor Cragle! Twas Loctite for whom they shilled, and their faces and …
They don’t share any screen time together, but Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman both star in a new ad campaign for T-Mobile debuting for the Super Bowl. The 30-second spot has the two comedians trying to one-up the other on how great her cell phone reception is, whether Handler is …
The Super Bowl commercials come out earlier each year, and online, so are they even Super Bowl commercials? It’s a moot question, because any company that pays the millions of dollars for a 30-second or 60-second spot during the biggest football game and TV event of the year will get …
You’ve seen plenty of comedians appear in State Farm TV commercials with Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, but tonight, you’ll start seeing a comedian without Rodgers, but who looks pretty darn close to him. Meet Tom Wrigglesworth! Wrigglesworth is a comedian from Sheffield, England, who was a finalist for …
When the Green Bay Packers take on the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks tonight to open the 2014 NFL season, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers might look a little more pumped up than usual. If so, that’s probably because of his new State Farm commercial with classic Saturday Night Live …
Before he moved to Los Angeles and broke into TV, such as his current recurring role on the FX series Married, Brett Gelman was an improviser in New York City. One of his earliest big breaks came via the New York Lottery. No, he didn’t win it. He starred in …
To say this year’s State Farm “Discount Double Check” TV campaign is copying what worked for them last year isn’t saying it all. Say “makin’ copies!” And get ready for the return of the Richmeister, as Rob Schneider has resurrected his classic Saturday Night Live character for a new ad …
Last month, under an assumed name, Fred Armisen took over the stage at The Comedy Cellar for about an hour and did something that’d be out of character for anyone who’s not as accustomed to being in character as Armisen. The SNL and Portlandia star and sometime bandleader for Late …
A new TV campaign for the Honda Fit began rolling out, with separate ads starring comedians Nick Thune and Felipe Esparza. I noticed them first conveniently enough in the middle of broadcasts for Last Comic Standing, which Esparza previously won. A third set of Honda Fit ads will feature Questlove. …
