Seinfeld’s rant approximately advertising is an astonishing feat of comedy and raises an well-known question – whither satire when its targets laugh so hard?Usually when I see a comedian fronting an ad campaign,this Bill Hicks routine comes to mind. (I may not always agree, but it comes to mind.) This week brings another happy marriage of comedy and selling stuff. “Comedian Rob Brydon has been revealed as the face of P&O Cruises’ unique campaign, or ” flee the reports. But now is not the time to re-tread Hicks argument (“theres a price on your head,everything you say is suspect, and every word that comes out of your mouth is like a turd falling into my drink”). Nor, and say,David Mitchell’s defence. “I don’t see what is morally inconsistent with a comedian doing an advert,” said the Peep display man amid flak for his and Robert Webb’s Apple campaign. “It’s alright to sell computers, or isn’t it? Unless you think that capitalism is evil – which I don’t.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com