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<p>Sunday Aug 28 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - ED HERBSTMAN FOR ORBIT & FEDEX</p>
<p>Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11:19PM</p>

<p>I'm always amazed at how companies can reinvent their products to make them great. I remember when Orbit was a shit gum (really), inasmuch as you never saw commercials for it featuring hot white-girl twins on vacation, at the beach or getting their portraits done by hot white boys. Didn't black people chew gum, too? Well, today we live in the age of Everything Is Funny In Commercials where less emphasis is placed on socioeconomics and those who buy chewing gum. That said, Orbit gets credit for taking an early, different tack, glorifying the randomly strange, but also playing it a little safe by buttoning their ads with an attractive '60s-style English air hostess. Why? No idea. But that early work is why this ad featuring Ed Herbstman (The Mantzoukas Brothers, The Magnet Theater) is not only acceptable in its strangeness, but also eye-catchingly good. Watch the ad and find yourself not asking these questions: "Why is Ed bobbing for apples at a teenager's house party? Why is that bearded guy in a pool of apples? Why did Ed take him home?"</p>

<p>Maybe these two ads were meant to be book-ended. The domestic strife has caught up to Ed and now he's shipping his wife's wedding dress to a dead-letter office in Topeka. I like how Ed flawlessly opens the fusion box, though. Like it should have taken a million tries to get it right, but Ed nailed it in two. I could do without the bit with the kid at the end, though. No offense, Youngster.</p>

<p>--Keith Huang</p>

<p>keithhuang | 1 Comment | 17 References tagged Ed Herbstman in Ask For It By Name Wednesday Jul 27 2011  Ask For it By Name: Arthur Meyer for Zappos</p>
<p>Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 10:03AM  It looks like Zappos may have found its own Travelocity Gnome in the form of LNWJF fan-favorite Arthur Meyer. Arthur streaks nude across your computer screen and runs retardedly over vast stretches of generic pop-up portals searching for clothes in a clever and funny YAHOO FRONT PAGE rich media ad. We can spend hours debating how he lost his pants or how he got stuck in the internet, but since it costs a zillion dollars a day to serve this ad, go to Yahoo soon to see it in its entirety. Or you can start here at: http://www.itmightrain.com/weather.html</p>

<p>The Apiary | 1 Comment | 8 References tagged Arthur Meyer , Zappos in Ask For It By Name Tuesday Jul 19 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - HENRY ZEBROWSKI FOR NCAA FOOTBALL 12</p>
<p>Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 2:50PM</p>

<p>Comedian Bill Hicks once sounded his barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world: "Play from your fucking heart!" which is pretty much the only thing you can ever truly ask of an artist or performer, regardless of their discipline. So here we have Mr. Henry Zebrowski, carrier of the elusive, yet alluring, X-factor gene, which makes people want to watch every Goddamn thing he does. I have been a fan of Mr. Zebrowski's for some time, and I challenge anyone within earshot to refute his play-from-the-heart performance ethic. Though to be fair, it is something that permeates the entire sketch-comedy troupe Murderfist, to which he belongs. Also, he's a helluva nice guy. Good on you, Henry. (Via The PIT) --K.H.</p>

<p>keithhuang | Post a Comment | 4 References tagged Henry Zebrowski in Ask For It By Name Thursday Jun 02 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME: EMILY TARVER, MS. AMERICA</p>
<p>Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 5:46PM</p>

<p>Let's just call Emily Tarver what she is -- Ms. America -- because this woman is straight-up national. I imagine every time she walks into a holding room for a commercial audition, everybody just lets out an audible sigh because they know damn well she's gonna book that shit. And they know this because she's so g.d. good at it. I mean, remember the last time I featured Ms. Tarver here in a Double Shot?</p>

<p>This one is for Lowe's. Lowe's! ... Lowe's!</p>

<p>ASK FOR IT BY NAME: CRAIG BALDO FOR FULLERTON FORD</p>

<p>I like this commercial a lot. And not only because comedian Craig Baldo is in it. I like it because despite its best effort to "go meta," it winds up with some inexplicable flaws: How do Tom's grocery bags disintegrate so quickly? How does Craig's tapping Tom's shoulder cause the bag to rip apart? And how does that cause the milk and egg cartons to rupture, and presumably also break open a bag of M&Ms? Maybe I'm thinking too much here. Probably because I will never be able to afford a car.</p>

<p>--Keith Huang</p>

<p>keithhuang | 1 Comment tagged Craig Baldo , Emily Tarver in Ask For It By Name Wednesday Apr 06 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - JESSICA ST. CLAIR FOR MARSHALLS</p>
<p>Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 10:00AM</p>

<p>Jessica St. Clair was one of my (everybody's) first improv crushes. But I was able to move on with my life only because she moved to L.A. a long, long time ago. But then, just the other night as I'm shoveling Sabor de Soledad chips in my mouth, along comes Ms. St. Clair barrelling through my TV box in a big-ass blue RV. I was like, "Oh shit!" and then I was like "Ha! Ha!" as she starts hollering through a bullhorn. And, oh yeah, Allison Becker is there, too. And I realize that even my wildest improv dreams involving discount clothing are never this good. Suggested retail price: Priceless.</p>

<p>keithhuang | Post a Comment | 1 Reference tagged Allison Becker , Jessica St. Clair in Ask For It By Name Wednesday Mar 30 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - WILL HINES, KATE HESS FOR MIKE BIRBIGLIA</p>
<p>Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 4:12PM</p>

<p>They say you shouldn't judge an Internet video clip by its timestamp. But if it clocks in around 30 seconds and features Mike Birbligia, Kate Hess and Will Hines, then it's probably going to be pretty good. And it is. Also, according to very unbiased sources in my Facebook feed, I am to understand Birbigs's new show, "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" is awesome.</p>

<p>keithhuang | 1 Comment tagged Kate Hess , Mike Birbiglia , Will Hines in Ask For It By Name Thursday Mar 24 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - MOLLY AUSTIN FOR D.C. LOTTERY</p>
<p>Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 12:09PM</p>

<p>Which is worse? Texting and falling into a fountain, or texting and stepping in dog shit? Answer: They both suck, but clearly the lesson here is this: Statewide lotteries are a tax on people who are bad at math (we all know that, right?). None of which has anything to do with my standup-comic friend Molly Austin who was picked to play the comely young, urban professional whose guttural "Uhhh" made me laugh a lot. Oh, Molly. Watch her make you and others laugh TONIGHT @ 7PM at Karma. As far as the residents of Chocolate City are concerned, the jury's still out on this one ("Star of new D.C. Lottery ad is, well, dog poop").</p>

<p>If you come across or upload any new commercials starring our favorite comedians and performers, please send the link!</p>

<p>keithhuang | Post a Comment | 1 Reference tagged DC Lottery , Molly Austin in Ask For It By Name Tuesday Feb 22 2011  ASK FOR IT BY NAME - RORY SCOVEL FOR NASCAR</p>
<p>Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 3:34PM</p>

<p>You either like NASCAR or you don't. I once watched a race from the infield; it sounded like a swarm of robot bees that, every so often, would crash majestically into each other, giving me a chance to climb down from the roof of the RV to take a piss and get more drunk. So I can understand Rory Scovel's Gollum-like inner-monologue goading him to "do this thing" at the expense of his daughter's special day. Credit to Sprint for seamlessly cloning Rory like the Winklevoss twins in "The Social Network." And extra credit for putting three little black kids at the birthday party, too!</p>

<p>Thanks to Andrew "Soce" Singer for the tip! If you come across or upload any new commercials starring our favorite comedians and performers, please send the link!</p>

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