I remember when Whoopi Goldberg was actually funny. There was her very first breakout routine “”Direct from Broadway,” which debuted in 1985. Then in 1989 came “Fontaine… Why am I Straight?” Even 20 years later in 2005 her special “Back to Broadway” still had very strong moments. Agree with her politics or not you have [...]

Pepsi Max spent $3 million on this Super Bowl ad that prominently features spousal abuse and assault: The poor man in this spot is kicked and has his head slammed into a table as well as having soap shoved in his mouth which devotees of “A Christmas Story” know full well can very easily lead [...]

I am seriously considering suing Dennys and their agency for their latest series of ads that imply I’m too stupid to count to ten. I realize this is advertising, a field most people get into because its one of the few business-oriented degrees that requires no math courses in college. But c’mon! Even a bunch [...]

The person who storyboarded this new spot from Audi must have been listening to Alice Cooper’s “Welcome to My Nightmare.” This spot is just creepy. It starts wit an entire pig untouched on banquet table. That’s fairly tame but were just getting started. Next up is the yawning fox fur coat. Frankly I’m glad it’s [...]

Can you tell which of these cars is a Hyundai Elantra? It’s ok. Be honest. If I hadn’t put the pictures together I sure wouldn’t be able to. But the marketers at Hyundai think you can. They are so confident their car stands out from all the other small cars on the market that they [...]

I think this new Dentyne campaign is a danger to the public. While borne out of good intentions the message in this spot could easily result in someone winding up in the hospital after being beaten to within an inch of their life: If you walked around essentially telling everyone you work, carpool or hang [...]

It definitely seems like the insurance industry may be providing the most entertaining advertising campaigns of any category these days. Whether it’s Mayhem playing the role of a team flag on your car, the gecko pulling out his wallet and cell phone, or just the ever-enthusiastic Flo dealing with strange customers, insurance companies generally are providing [...]

I’d like to thank the people at Colgate for completely creeping me out with this new spot: First off, regardless of Colgate’s little germ meter at the bottom of the screen, the brunette’s “Colgate mouth” doesn’t seem that much cleaner than the poor woman who was somehow cajoled into a dentists chair in the middle [...]

Someone make it stop! Please, I’m begging you! No more product placement in commercials. I don’t even know what’s being advertised anymore. First there was Helzberg diamonds in a Geico commerical then came the Jeep in a video game commercial. Now my friend and poker nemesis Scott Cheney informs me that Tron has infiltrated poor Flo’s idyllic world of [...]

While this spot could easily be called “The Amazing Poop,” “Poop Factor,” or “Top Load” it’s definitely full of shit and frankly made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. This is just wrong on so many levels starting with these kids blowing huge loads into their diapers. Even the number three finisher [...]