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Remember this guy?

Kenny Stevenson was our post Superbowl guest on Commercial Break on February 2012 and he was hilarious so check out the episode by clicking the picture above!  Kenny has been in a ton of commercials you may remember him from Geico ads or sketches on Funny or Die. The wonderfully talented Kenny Stevenson is at it again except this time he’s starring in a self made and well received independent film Love, Sex & Missed Connections instead of a commercial. Kenny came to CB as one of the Top 20 Men in Commercials today but Kenny also acts in a variety of other projects including a film he was able to get produced through Kickstarter. You can read about his amazing journey here at a link to the Huffpost.

According to the Huffpost review of his film “Freshman director Kissack delivers a funny, well-paced film, and the clever script offers some fresh twists and turns in the romcom genre. There’s also a benefit to having it peopled by able actors who aren’t readily recognizable: The characters feel more like real people as you’re watching, without any of that pesky, “Hey, I’m watching George Clooney!” getting in the way.”

Huffpost also mentions that “In its life as a film festival darling, the picture has won numerous awards, including the American Independent Award at the Cleveland Film Festival, the Audience Award at the New Hanpshire Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize for First Time Director at the Traverse City Film Festival, and many others. The movie premieres in selected cities and theaters this week, and is available for screening and as a DVD through the movie’s official website.”

CHECK IT OUT!

 

I’ve been watching Television since before I was born; I swear I heard the hospital room TV while I was still in the womb.  If I was a late birth, it was only because I was waiting for that night’s episode of Streets of San Francisco to end.  So I’ve got a few decades of commercial TV viewing under my belt.  In that spirit, here is my first batch of notable Ad Vault ads from my lifetime.

Ad #1:

Calgon, Take me Away!  One of my earliest commercial memories is now, in hind sight, blatantly racist against “the Orient.”  Still, the ad is iconic and I continue to make that “ancient Chinese secret” joke a ton, though I usually have to explain why.

 

 

Ad #2:

A catchy ad jingle is one you’re still singing years later.  Maybe this one is catchy, maybe I just love McDonald’s.  But check out this easy-to-remember recipe for the Big Mac.

 

 

Ad #3:

It seems silly now, but there was a time when this entire country was asking one question: Where’s the beef?  And this is another case where the commercial far exceeds the quality of the product being advertised.  (Sorry, Wendy’s!)

 

 

 

Ad #4:

Listening to XM radio the other day, Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger came on.  But instead of the actual lyrics, I sang “Glen!  Glen, Glen, Glen!”  Here’s why:

 

 

Ad #5:

And, for my money, the best sports related ad ever produced.  There was a time when kids could actually run into players in tunnels.  But that was way before Event Staff.

 

 

That’s all for now; stay tuned for another batch of Mike’s Ad Vault.  Be sure to let us know your favorite commercials, either here or on Twitter @commercialtv!  New Commercial Break episodes are coming soon!

 

 

On June 22nd, 2013 we kick off our fourth season of Commercial Break at thestream.tv! Our last season was incredible with an awesome lineup of interesting guests. Mike and I are excited for our fourth season. Our first episode we will be featuring actress and model Mariel Booth. You may remember Mariel from the State Farm Commercial “State of Disbelief”.

This is the ad where we learn that “they can’t put anything on the internet that isn’t true!” Well we learned that a long time ago from our crazy chat stars at thestream! Mariel is a graduate of NYU and worked in New York as a model. You can find Mariel in the famous sketch by the BritaNick youtube stars where she plays a dog that is magically turned into a model…like Mariel Booth. This sketch has over 9 million views and if you love the show “Castle” you should definitely watch it.

We are thrilled and honored to be able to interview Mariel. We think her comedic timing is priceless and that this commercial star has one bright future! You can read more about her also at the tumblr “Who’s that Hot Ad Girl?”