Comments on: Must-See Parody on Advertising Guys

By: Auto Insurance | Easy Tips Health Care

Auto Insurance | Easy Tips Health Care — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:15:29 +0000

[...] Must-See Parody on Advertising Guys [...]

By: Peter Coffin

Peter Coffin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:13:49 +0000

Says a lot about you, Justme.

I’m not saying this thing is Christ in comedy form, but Jesus.

By: Justme

Justme — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:10:26 +0000

not funny.

…and I fell robbed of 3:32 plus the time it took to type this message.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:10:16 +0000

Yawn.

By: Chris Wall

Chris Wall — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:54:29 +0000

Stinks. On. Ice.

By: oat soda

oat soda — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:22:09 +0000

It’s not that ad people are upset that things aren’t “realistic” enough. it’s that for parody to work, the parody actually has to say something unique or insightful about the subject it is parodying. That’s why parody movies such as “meet the spartans” aren’t funny or actually true parody.

Same goes with this video. There’s nothing new or funny about the way ad guys act here. This could be called “Real Estate Guys” and make just as much sense. Still wouldn’t be funny though.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:40:38 +0000

This isn’t funny. At all. Not one bit. Not even slightly. I feel dumber now that I’ve watched that. Who the hell advertises in the Yukon? You know there’s a recession when people have the time to produce videos this terrible. I want those 3 minutes of my life back.

By: Peter Coffin

Peter Coffin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:36:36 +0000

I like all these (obviously) ad people checking in to display exactly why people hate them.

By: Brian H

Brian H — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:33:48 +0000

Where is the funny?

By: Peter Coffin

Peter Coffin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:10:25 +0000

@7 – It’s parody, moron. It doesn’t have to be accurate. It’s obviously not supposed to be. It’s hyperbole, exaggeration. You want to know exactly why a lot of advertising fails? People like you. People that wouldn’t understand a joke if it ripped their balls off and made them into rice pudding.

@Marilyn – I’m definitely in the R&L camp on this, but like I said, I liked this.