Commenting on a blog post in AdFreak discussing Ellen DeGeneres and Keith Urban spoof commercial. [http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/keith-urban-ellen-degeneres-spoof-ad-his-new-fragrance-135771]
Recently this past October, Ellen had Keith Urban as a guest to discuss his release of his new cologne – Phoenix. The release of his new cologne was not the shock and laughs of the crowd, but the hilarious spoof advertisement was.
Ellen and Keith starred in a parody advertisement for his new cologne, shown above. This faux advertisement is going along with the theme of most dramatic, sexual and cheesy fragrance commercials where the voice over is spoken in soft smooth tones and wind is blowing through hair. Ellen and Keith’s commercial takes all these characteristics to the extreme for one funny spoof. The licking, biting, water bottle spraying and ice throwing from Ellen is not out of character for her at all. She is acting in the complete opposite of sexy, yet still attempting to stick to fragrance commercial themes by wearing a long blonde wig and having that seductive look in her eyes. From watching her show religiously, Ellen is not afraid to step way outside the box and make her fans laugh.
Keith Urban also contributes to the craziness by his priceless facial expressions in response to Ellen’s crazy actions. Keith wearing his shirt unbuttoned and wind blowing through his long hair adds to the cheesiness and comedy of the whole spoof.
I think when celebrities make fun of themselves and are able to joke around, it shows that they do not take themselves too seriously and can have a good time. By being a huge Keith Urban fan and Ellen DeGeneres fan, I really enjoyed this ad and thought it was a great laugh overall!
For an extra giggle, here are some outtakes from their commercial!
Great post, that clip is hilarious!