Monthly Archive for October, 2007

political ads the mr. show way

We were chatting at work earlier today and Mr. Diggles mentioned some political tv ads he’d seen the night before. Always an interesting look at how mass media is utilized to motivate/scare people into believing a certain something, these ads can almost be more comical than effective (I hope more often than not).
Mr. Show definitely takes the political ad concept to absurd new heights: McHutchence vs. Greeley III

Will Ferrell is Gus Chiggins, Old Prospector

“If you hear me make the sound of a chipmunk, stay real still.”
This is a fun clip of Will Ferrell as Gus Chiggins, an old prospector who is part of an army squad during an SNL rehearsal skit that ultimately didn’t make the cut for the live show. Ahhhh, peaches!

From Crackle: Gus Chiggins