I understand the Billy Connolly was lowered in many s estimation when he decided to advertise the lottery. (it didn't surprise me I think he's rubbish anyway) I can sort of see Bill Hicks point "Do a commercial, you're off the artistic roll call, every word you say is suspect, you're a corporate whore and eh, end of story..." (but he did have a exemption for Willie Nelson) But is comedy art anyway? Are not comedians whoring themselves anyway?
Good point ...theyre just esssentially whores...as is anyone who does anything for money.
Quote: Juan Kerr @ October 15 2010, 11:34 PM BSTas is anyone who does anything for money.
I suppose it depends on whether you see anything intrinsically immoral in whoring. If not then it is just selling your time, like we all do, if with rather less risk of venereal disease. (I do have a bit of work related RSI in my wrist, but then I guess whores run that risk as well.)
Quote: sidecar jon @ October 15 2010, 6:50 PM BST(but he did have a exemption for Willie Nelson)
When Stephen Fry gets round to running up debts on the scale Willie managed I might cut him some slack.
For all we know they donated their entire fee to charity.
I doubt they did, but it's possible. If they are properly nice people they would never show off to anyone that they'd done it, so we'll never know.
Quote: zooo @ October 15 2010, 11:57 PM BSTFor all we know they donated their entire fee to charity.
Yes, I understand that that is what chip always tells himself.
Quote: zooo @ October 15 2010, 11:57 PM BSTFor all we know they donated their entire fee to charity.
Aww, bless... 
Depends entirely on the comic, doesn't it. If you had a Bill Hicks style comic doing an advert for Argos, you'd think it a bit odd; but if it's, say, Jason Manford doing a voiceover for B&Q, then who cares. Depends entirely on the kind of act they portray themselves as.
I like the Old Griff Rhys Jones Holsten Pils ones.
And the ones with Steven Frost? and his comedy partner, was it Carling Black label?
Quote: Matthew Stott @ October 16 2010, 12:33 AM BSTDepends entirely on the comic, doesn't it. If you had a Bill Hicks style comic doing an advert for Argos, you'd think it a bit odd; but if it's, say, Jason Manford doing a voiceover for B&Q, then who cares. Depends entirely on the kind of act they portray themselves as.
Word to that.
Plus, is advertising any worse than say, working in a sales call centre before you get famous? Or is someone's fame what makes it 'wrong'?
I'm not famous but I did work as an extra in an advert for Dry Blackthorne Cider.
And what I'm a drinking right now?
Yup a nice pint of integrity with Ice.
My rule is that I would never advertise a product I don't actually use. So if you ever see me dancing around like a twat in a Bodyform ad, feel free to call me a hypocrite.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 16 2010, 2:01 AM BSTMy rule is that I would never advertise a product I don't actually use. So if you ever see me dancing around like a twat in a Bodyform ad, feel free to call me a hypocrite.
Yeah I like to think I'd be the same. Only endorsing products I 'agree' with. But if someone offered me money to advertise something horiffic I'd probably do it.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ October 16 2010, 12:37 AM BSTI like the Old Griff Rhys Jones Holsten Pils ones.
And the ones with Steven Frost? and his comedy partner, was it Carling Black label?
With Mark Arden?
Yes, we all adored those ads. Good ole' alcohol, how we love to ignore all the downsides. Imagine if they'd advertised fags, they'd probably have £multi-million lawsuits drawn up against them.