Comedian Sam Simmons airs one-off mountain goat spot
A one-off TV ad featuring a still shot of a bighorn ram is to air tomorrow morning on Sunrise on Melbourne Seven to promote comedian Sam Simmons’ participation at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
The spot, produced by festival promoter Token Events, was tweeted by the comedian yesterday afternoon. It received 300 views in five minutes, and is now up to 1100 views in total, according to the promoter.
“This not exactly your standard ad. But it’s relevant to Sam’s style of comedy, which he calls suburban absurdism,” explained Tom Ward, digital content coordinator at Token Events.
“And of course it’s entirely inappropriate to air the ad in a Sunrise ad break, which we hope adds to the humour.”
The spot, which will run during the Melissa Doyle and David Koch-hosted show, also will air once on digital channels 7mate and Eleven.
It cost $3oo to produce with media spend of $4000.
“By posting the ad on Twitter yesterday, the idea was to spread the word before the ad went on air,” Ward added.
Simmons was a zookeeper before he started a career in radio, at 3RRR in Melbourne as a guest on The Pinch. He now features as a presenter and comedian in spots on Triple J TV and Triple J radio.
His act at the Melbourne Comedy Festival is titled ‘Sam Simmons, and the precise history of things.’
How is this funny?
It’s not but anyone who saw his abc attempt to rip off look around you will not be surprised. It’s a marketing exercise dressed up to look cool and edgy. If he had of used the time to actually do some comedy it might have sold some tickets.
The Sixty40 boys did this alot better and in the king of daytime Dr Phil, not Sunrise.
http://letitbegreat.com/?p=261
sam simmons is a comic genius. should replace tom & alex on triple j.
If you were familiar with his comedy, you would totally see how this is funny. Love that guy.
Good call snowflake…it really suits him. Well done.
Everyone who is scratching your head? Keep scratching your head.
Also second him replacing the woeful Tom and Alex
I dont actually know this guy’s comedy, but I do get the advert. Sure, not hilarious funny, but funny in an abstract kind of way.
Just an aquired taste I think?
@snowflake. Nice try Sam Simmons
art gallery?
Maybe I don’t get it, but I don’t really consider someone who says a string of random words then pretends to act confused to be all that funny. If I wanted to see that I’d visit the dementia ward.
Comedy is subjective everyone. Calm Down.
You’re all right and your all wrong.