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Here’s a sketch from Hale & Pace, written by Richard Parker. It’s in reference to this advert. Really well observed too. But of course we all know that advert is nicked from this.

April 10, 2021
Eddie’s Toyota Celica

Eddie Murphy rarely does commercials, except for this run in the 1990s for the new Toyota Celica. And it’s not said the way we think.

April 5, 2021
Stallone’s Hams

There’s something strangely fascinating about seeing mega-movie stars in Japanese commercials. Here’s a six pack of Stallone’s, selling some ham.

April 4, 2021
Phil Hartman Commercials

If ever anyone had the perfect voice for commercials, it’s Phil Hartman. It’s no wonder he was a spokesman for McDonalds. And then there’s these two for the launch of CD-I. His choice of delivery in these is amazing.

April 3, 2021
Shaun Loves Lemonade

I found this a little too late to include in the latest episode of Comedy Is … – but here’s an early television appearance by Shaun Micallef in an advert for the now defunct Hall’s Lemonade. My guess is this was made while he was writing for The Big Gig, and trying to get on…

March 23, 2021

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Nineteen 90s Shows

I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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