Awesome Commercials

While we’re waiting more than a year for Westworld to return, sit back and enjoy this brief commercial interruption, featuring a series of ads starring cast members from the hit HBO drama. Makes you wonder if hosts are already living among us.

Saturday Night Live takes on the overly fake and hackneyed customers typically found in commercials, and gives us a much more realistic view of a typical customer at your neighborhood donut shop, courtesy of Casey Affleck.

This Rogue One commercial by Philippine telco company Globe is a short film about a young Star Wars fan whose family, friends and school allow her to wear her stormtrooper helmet all the time. Thanks Ayi!

Alcohol can kill. So can going on and on about it. This commercial for a portable ultrasonic beer foamer actually makes fun of its target market, and for that we give it props. Remember folks, talk moderately.

(PG-13: Language) A funny and sweet holiday commercial from Polish online retailer Allegro about a man on a mission to learn a second language, so he can be prepared for a very important trip to England.

The chefs in this kitchen use some pretty unconventional ingredients, serving up car chases, explosions, angry velociraptors, and more in this awesome ad spot for TV network CANAL+. The spot uses a wonderful mix of CGI and practical visual effects.

Retailer H&M enlisted director Wes Anderson to apply his colorful, fastidious, and bittersweet style to their big holiday advert, which stars Adrien Brody as a train conductor who must break the news to his passengers they won’t make it home in time for Christmas.

Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan caught teammate Blake Griffin flaking out on him in this silly commercial for Google’s video calling app. Also for some reason they have living condiments with them.

The 2016 Christmas commercial for UK retailer John Lewis totally rips off a classic YouTube clip, but it’s still a fantastic antidote to all the negative Juju floating around the universe in the wake of the recent US presidential election.

Nike goes for the feels with its celebratory spot for the Chicago Cubs and their hard-fought win of the 2016 World Series, a championship 108 years in the making. Congratulations, Chicago. Someday is today.

Under Armour and Steph Curry are understandably eager to move on. But Nike and LeBron James want to use the past as motivation, to treat the odds not as walls but as steps. All while cheekily reminding us of the block that shook the world.

Apple’s advertising style seems to have finally rubbed off on Beats By Dre with this Super Bowl quality 90-second ad spot for their wireless earphones, peppered with a veritable who’s who of celebrities, and set to that song from Age of Ultron.

Four months after a historic crash and burn, Steph Curry has one goal in mind: make that news old. The two-time MVP promotes his latest signature shoes by taking on the pressure of a comeback. Looks like he wants to make layups from half-court too.

A kick-ass promotional spot for a kick-ass organization, this spot for the SickKids Foundation at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children features kids and hospital staff doing battle against whatever comes their way, unwilling to give in to disease, illness, or injury.

A funny commercial for IKEA Italy that shirks the homogeneity of most ad spots, and suggests that we not only let our freak flags fly, but that we use IKEA’s products in unconventional ways. They should start selling that tennis racket spaghetti strainer – and call it NÜDLL.

(PG-13: Language) Ad agencies and commercial directors get paid good money for their creativity, but corporate bosses often turn to tired cliches to convince customers. The Kloons made a reusable commercial spot so brands need not waste their money ever again.

Since the 1880’s, Jack Daniel’s world famous whiskey has been produced in the small city of Lynchburg, Tennessee. The company’s newest ad campaign introduces some of the city’s residents, including those who make their “postcard”, the Old No. 7.

With the U.S. Presidential debate’s viewership right up there with the Superbowl, Audi decided to run a commercial spot right up there with the best of them. Just like the debate, a man and woman are fighting over the ticket, but for a very different reason. Bravo, Audi. Bravo.

You know who needs self-driving cars? Dinosaurs. Apparently, Audi is going for the prehistoric market with its autonomous driving technology, as evidenced by this bizarre commercial about a depressed T Rex. He still can’t put on a seatbelt though.

Denver Broncos player Von Miller debuts as the next Old Spice guy with a duo of commercials which show off his ability to face every challenge head on. The Road sees him literally paving his own path, while Be Harder send him down the field with some added baggage.

Capt. Hawkeye Pierce, Dr. Chris Turk, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, and other great American TV doctors gathered together to give you the only genuine medical advice they know: get an annual check up. Doctor poses.

With the announcement of the PS4 Pro, PlayStation Japan is slashing the price of the original PS4 by 5,000 yen. The 5,000 yen bill features writer Ichiyō Higuchi. PS4 exclusive Persona 5 features a band of thieves. Mix them all up and you have… a ballad?

During the Rio Paralympics, British broadcasting station Channel 4 aired these three Maltesers commercials. Each one depicts a disabled person going through awkward, but relatable situations, and has a solid punchline.