Why NBC Has to Fork Over 48 Minutes of Commercial Time to 4 Presidential Candidates
Sitting around the television with your family this Thanksgiving weekend? If you live in Iowa, South Carolina or New Hampshire, you will be subject to an onslaught of ads from [...]
Ad of the Day: SNL’s Coneheads Remake the ‘Jake From State Farm’ Commercial
Brand Marketing
The "Jake From State Farm" phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down, as the insurance company and DDB Chicago just remade the famous 2011 ad with Dan Aykroyd and Jane [...]
SNL Gloriously Spoofs Scientology in This Hilariously Spot-On Music Video
Creativity
A five-minute 1990s-era Scientology sing-along video doesn't need a parody to be funny. But that hasn't stopped Saturday Night Live from making one anyways—and the results really don't disappoint.
Pep Boys Mechanics Reflect on Gender in SNL’s Perfect Spoof of Starbucks’ ‘Race Together’
Creativity
The Internet didn't tolerate Starbucks' #RaceTogether promotion about racial awereness, and the coffee giant swiftly ditched the effort. But Saturday Night Live took notice, and brilliantly skewered the overly simplistic [...]
Wild Virtual Reality Experience Puts You Right in the Audience at SNL 40
Brand Marketing
It remains mostly unclear what kinds of virtual reality experiences will be most compelling to people. But NBC, Samsung and director Chris Milk presented one VR experience at South by [...]
SNL Shows Housewives All the Fun They Could Be Having While Not Watching the Super Bowl
Creativity
One of the things Saturday Night Live does best is skewer advertising tropes, so it's no surprise that in last night's pre-Super Bowl episode, the show did just that.