Showing posts with label spoofs of Herman Cain smoking ad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spoofs of Herman Cain smoking ad. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2011

Even Jon Huntsman's Daughters are Mocking Herman Cain's Ad


First it was their Twitter feed supporting their dad in his bid to win (or at least not embarrass himself) as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination.

Now three of the daughters of former Utah governor and former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman have donned fake mustaches and glasses to not just promote their father, but to give the needle to the surging Republican rival Herman Cain and his wacky smoking/weird smile spot.

Unlike the late night comedians though, the Huntsman women didn't turn to booze or illicit drugs in their mockery and they came thisshort of completely going over the top with Groucho Marx glasses.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Late Night Comedians Lampoon Cain Ad That Already Seems Like a Joke


While talking heads puzzled and puzzled over what on earth the slow-smile Herman Cain/chief of staff blowing smoking ad was trying to accomplish, late night comedians have taken great joy in mocking it.

Stephen Colbert did the best parody on Comedy Central of not just the eight-second smile bit, but had his staff do a series of “dangerous” things in phony Cain ads. I have a soft spot for Colbert's version of the elongated smile.


Over on The Late Show with David Letterman, he and his crack staff likewise took a stab at re-imagining Cain’s ad, throwing a smoking baby into the mix.


Conan O’Brien also made sport of the unorthodox commercial and had his staff do edgy things just before Cain’s drawn out smile appeared on the screen.

Cain certainly is getting a lot of free mileage out of his freaky web-based spot. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.