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Jimmy Carr hijacks an ad break

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Posted by Eliza Williams, 7 April 2010, 11:47    Permalink    Comments (6)

 

Comedian Jimmy Carr spoke for much of the British public on Monday night, when he hijacked the ad break as part of Channel 4's Comedy Gala...

 

Brands including Specsavers, GoCompare and Guinness showed an admirable sense of humour by allowing Carr to pop up in their ads and basically take the mickey out of them. Particularly satisfying is his 'interaction' with Gio, the infuriating GoCompare man...

6 Comments

Nice
Creative Ideas
2010-04-07 12:06:52


tbh, we could start seeing a trend here because i bet people had the chance to fast forward the ad break and didnt because of Jimmy and i think this breaking down of a 4th wall in the ads might be a good answer. Just a thought.
Lewis dodson
2010-04-07 15:56:51


Its slightly amusing. But only slightly.
Stuart
2010-04-07 17:28:19


I agree Lewis. You're routed to the spot to see what happens next, we'll definitely be seeing more guerrilla TV in the future.
Anys
2010-04-07 17:28:49


It definitely got my attention, a clever way of making people want to watch an ad break.

...and I think Gio got away lightly.
Dave
2010-04-09 10:25:42


"SNAP", HAHA, quality.
Graphic Design Manchester
2010-04-09 11:04:35


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