Author: Simon Dunn
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What’s The Opposite Of A Gin And Tonic?
It’s a sunny day. You’re idly checking your email as you sup on a cool Gin and Tonic, with a purring cat sat on your lap. But what’s the opposite of all that? Don’t share, don’t enjoy.
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You Ain’t Seen Pils, Right
During an episode of the Harry Hill show on Channel 4 in 1998, something rather remarkable happened. The first part of the show ended, and the advert break began. Except it was an advert break with a bit of a difference. As reported on 23 July 1998 on the BBC News Site: The Fast Show’s…
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Holsten Griffs
I’d completely forgotten about these until I came across them yesterday. A capaign in the late 1980s for Holsten Pils, fronted by Griff Rhys Jones, which played on the Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid movie with Steve Martin. Each ad featured a scene from an old movie, edited into which was Griff and his bottle…
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The Wispa Gold Comedy Archive
We had a look at the launch of the Wispa a while ago, exploring all the comedy duos the campaign utilised. That post left a few gaps, so here’s a further look at some of the adverts. We missed, for example, this one, with Windsor Davis and Michael Knowles. Initially, the Wispa bar was launched…
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‘Allo ‘Allo Returns
Here’s a snippet of BBC One continuity from April of 1985. It’s a pretty eclectic line up on the menu too, what with Dynasty following an episode of Kenny Everett.
