There’s something oddly satisfying and just oddly odd about seeing a cheerleader getting gobbled up by what looks to be a giant red Pacman.
This next one is long but well worth the watch.
Contemporary furniture designers Blu Dot simply wondered, “what would happen if …
News just in: a terrifying equine scourge called the Crazy Horses *pbbbffff neigh neigh* is roving around the East coast of New Zealand, leaving a trail of wanton destruction in its wake as it pulls out a range of sweet yet violent street fighting moves on innocent passersby …
Old Spice, a scent most commonly associated with squash changing rooms, swarthy, salty old seadogs and dads/granddads, gets with the programme and delivers a series of very humorous machismo-soaked ads with a pitch that goes: “We’re not saying this body wash will make your man smell …
Charlie Brooker, the world’s most cynical, entertaining and curmudgeonly man (and also an inter-racial lookalike of Matrix star Laurence Fishburne), offers this magnificent critique of television news reporting. Facts Appear In Bullet Point Form
Unbelievably, this is not a South Park parody. It’s an actual campaign ad for US corporate ballbreaker Carly Fiorina, who’s running for California Senate next year and was chief exec of Hewlett-Packard for six years. The half man, half sheep, half devil who pops up for a visit (at 2.27 in the video) has been called the single most disturbing second in the internet’s history.
A promo for The Ad Show on TVNZ7, replete with billowing fabrics, sheet stroking, pool shots, doe eyes and possibly even some Vaseline on the lens.
Mad TV pre-empts the latest Apple product by a couple of years (the dancing silhouettes near the end are particularly violating). And Steve Jobs, a man who still wears ‘sneans’ and a tucked in t-shirt yet is somehow still revered by the world’s gadget loving coolios, is …
London (and 42 Below) gets burned Kiwi (and 42 Below) style. An oldie, but a proverbial goodie.
The social media expert explained.
Eye of the Tigermouse.
‘Branding’ gets taken to a whole new, ridiculous level (read about the ensuing Ray-Ban controversy here …
Nelson Mandela tries his hand at marketing.
For the pet that has everything. No more Mr Brown eye!
A novel ‘job ad’ featured in Seek.
And when comfort goes too far.
Thanks Handjob! You’re the perfect stocking stuffer! Or, for a slightly less risqué gift, how about a marketing action figure.
Banana smoothie spoofery pokes fun at condescending Westpac animation.
Bodacious boogie-boarding sensation Vincent Heeringa: the early years.
What exactly is the …
How could any woman resist?
Beard for thought: LG’s ‘Give it a Ponder’ campaign shows how a contemplative beard stroke will always lead to excellent decision-making. The perfect video for the arrival of ‘Decembeard’. There are a few more videos here and a talking beard here.
Nothing …
Four decades of monster-related carnage, epic natural disasters and ruthless alien invasions caught on film and mixed with a jaunty Gershwin number. Those New Yorkers are a resilient bunch.
Despite what mother said, laughing at the expense of others is the best kind of laughing.
An …
Fun with sheep.
Fun with slides.
Fun with pucks.
Cheeky slaves claim lunch. And it’s even moderately relevant to Auckland.
A nice case of Microsoft burn.
Stories are important (so is gullibility), as this Canal+ epic shows.
Will Ferrell et al of FunnyorDie.com ham it up for insurance companies. YouTube viewers oblivious to the joke.
A bit of nostalgia for ya – Mac vs. PC home movies. The Japanese version is even funny without subtitles.
Real-life British weather presenter Emma Jesson fronts a series of ads for Monkey music sharing on Orange. Let’s hope it doesn’t give Jim Hickey any ideas.
Pamela Anderson’s ad for PETA. If it’s been banned from playing at NYC airports it means we like it.
How do you draw punters to your car yard? Simple. Just get a dude to dress up as a transformer!