Remember the '70s and '80s? Of course you don't. They were fast and strange times, whether you were alive for them or not. Being born at the tail-end of the '80s, I'm too young to remember much, but I ...

Advertising is about attracting, holding, and focusing attention, and nothing gets our attention like a funny TV spot. But funny is a double-edged sword. Why do so many advertisers use humor in their ...

When someone lands an acting gig, and his day job is anything besides "actor," he's graded on a generous curve. This holds true for summer blockbusters and local commercials alike. Despite the low ...

LOS ANGELES >> Stan Freberg, the spirited comic genius who lampooned American history in his landmark recordings “The United States of America” and was hailed as the father of the funny commercial, ...