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Michael Ian Black may have waged his own campaign to become the official spokesman for Taco Bell, but until that happens, comedian Barry Rothbart will be featured in the fast-food chain's TV spots to promote the addition of shrimp to their menu. Shrimp at Taco Bell? I'm already suspicious. Rothbart's …
It's Eric Andre's birthday today! Help him celebrate by watching this Zyrtec commercial he's in. Roll it.
Even comedians need to find a sensible car to get around from gig to gig. Here's Brent Weinbach in a national TV ad for Honda. Roll it!
Fun for folks on YouTube today: Seeing Kristen Schaal see herself on YouTube. Thanks to Sony Ericsson for hiring Schaal for this series of ads. Roll 'em while we've got 'em! Watch the other four ads after the jump!
Back in the late 1980s, people still used old-fashioned hard luggage to go on trips, and American Tourister showed how strong their suitcases were by having a gorilla pound on it in TV ads. As this Evening Magazine profile shows, Boston stand-up comedian Tony V was hired to be the …
It has been a while since we've seen this much of comedian Chris Wylde in front of the camera. He co-created the 2010 Vh1 series, Dad Camp, sure. We all don't remember that. But what has Wylde done for us lately? Oh, you didn't watch the Super Bowl? Wylde showed …
Two of the more surprising Super Bowl commercials this year involved comedians. Make that comediennes, as in Joan Rivers and Roseanne. Yes, Richard Lewis also was in that Snickers commercial, but he didn't have do any of the heavy lifting, or in this case, pratfalling. And I'm sure plenty of …
During yesterday's Super Bowl snarkathon, more than a few comedians I know expressed their displeasure through sarcasm or sincere dislike for the E*Trade talking baby ads. They're fully within their rights to do so, except that some of these people, I'm fairly certain, are fans of Pete Holmes. And Holmes …
Did you enjoy the Super Bowl commercials? Did you, really? Did you Laugh Out Loud and Roll On The Floor Laughing? Not nearly as much as JR Burningham of Burbank, Calif., a 31-year-old web designer and former USC film school student, who spent $500 and borrowed his neighbor's pug to film …
In this new TV spot in heavy rotation, stand-up comedian Ari Shaffir plays a fast-food restaurant worker who serves up your breakfast sandwich one way, every day. Wouldn't you rather eat breakfast at Subway? That's what they said. Roll it!