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Saturday Nov 14 | ScreenCrave

Grown Ups Trailer Reunites Sandler, Rock, Spade

A teaser trailer has finally been released for the ensemble comedy Grown Ups , which mostly features Saturday Night Live alumni except for one.

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Related Topix: Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Black Entertainment, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Doug Elfman: Walking Away

Norm Macdonald keeping distance from table games while in Vegas DOUG ELFMAN MORE COLUMNS PREVIEW Norm Macdonald 9 p.m. Saturday House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler, Maya Rudolph, Rob Schneider, Black Entertainment, Chris Rock

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

DirecTV ads: Are Heath Ledger and Jesus next?

DirecTV ads: First Chris Farley and David Spade, next Heath Ledger, JFK and Jesus Christ? November 3, 2009 at 10:29 am by Kevin Hopp Last week I posted a column about how I thought DirecTV had taken their ad campaign a bit too far by using a scene from Tommy Boy featured dead actor Chris Farley.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Adfreak

DirecTV uses only living people in new spot

The DirecTV commercial with Chris Farley seems to have disappeared from the airwaves, and has been replaced by the Wayne's World 2 spot above with Dana Carvey and Kim Basinger, neither of whom perished years ago from drug abuse.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley, Dana Carvey, Kim Basinger

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Z107-7

Direct TV Spoof Videos

New DirecTV ad featuring "Heath Ledger" as the Joker parodies recent dead-celebrity ads.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley

Mon Nov 02, 2009

ABC News

Hawking From the Grave: a Tribute or a Disgrace?

Chris Farley died 12 years ago but he's back to life in a new ad for DirecTV. he late comic's appearance in a DIRECTV commercial has stirred up controversy.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley, Entertainment

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Ypulse

When Poor Taste Has A Point

Lots of questionable choices in advertising lately. First there was the #pepsifail episode , and now we have DirecTV's newest commercial, a reenactment of a scene in "Tommy Boy" that combines new footage of David Spade interacting with Chris Farley, who died of a drug overdose in 1997.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley

Sat Oct 31, 2009

San Diego Reader

Annoying Airline Passengers and Dead Celebs in Commercials

Posted October 31, 2009, 2:05 p.m. Southwest Airlines apologized the other day. No, not because their pilots were sleeping on the job and missing their destination.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Comedy, Tommy Boy, Entertainment, Saturday Night Live, Television

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Celebrity Mound

David Spade Got Paid $200,000 For Chris Farley Direct TV Ad

David Spade has said he was simply trying to honor Chris Farley in his much-criticized Direct TV ad starring the late comic - but he also got paid, a source said.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley

Thu Oct 29, 2009

NBC New York

Spade Shovels Apology for Tasteless Farley Ad

Give David Spade a modicum of credit: he's offering an apology of sorts for the tasteless DirecTV commercial featuring him and the late Chris Farley in a doctored scene from their 1995 comedy "Tommy Boy." Spade tells People that he intended the ad, which includes Farley's jacket- busting "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" bit, as a tribute to his friend, ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Comedy, Drama Movies, Entertainment, Black Sheep, Television, Saturday Night Live, Joe Dirt, Adventure, Cable & Satellite, Directv

Evil Beet Gossip

Tacky Or Not?

Wow, some people are completely pissed off about this new DirecTV ad featuring David Spade and the late Chris Farley.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley

Wed Oct 28, 2009

National Ledger

Tommy Boy Ad & Chris Farley; Jon and Kate Gosselin & Dr. Phil

The TV mix - DirecTV has a bit of a controversy as a "Tommy Boy" ad starring David Spade and Chris Farley promoting DirecTV has some claiming the CBS sitcom star is taking advantage of his friend.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Entertainment, Television, Chris Farley

Tue Oct 27, 2009

E! Online

Is David Spade Exploiting Chris Farley?

It seems the new DirecTV commercial featuring Chris Farley has generated anger in spades.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Directv, Cable & Satellite, Chris Farley, Entertainment

Mon Oct 26, 2009

NBC New York

DirecTV Desecrates Chris Farleya s Memory

There are many reasons to hate DirecTV . They have complete control of the NFL's Sunday Ticket package.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Directv, Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Beverly Hills Ninja, Action Movies, Chris Farley, Joe Dirt, Adventure, Entertainment, Television

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Associated Content

Fat Guy in a Little Coat

So Tommy Boy was a pretty good movie. It was funny at the time. I like David Spade; I liked Chris Farley.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Chris Farley

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Hollywood.com

Buoyed by Twitter, Paranormal Activity A Expands Nationwide

The people have spoken. Thanks to a grass-roots campaign led by ordinary citizens from across the country, stubborn Paramount execs have bowed to public pressure and granted the low-budget supernatural thriller Paranormal Activity the wide release it so richly deserves.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, The Emperor's New Groove, Racing Stripes, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Grandma's Boy, Family, Drama Movies, Adventure, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Entertainment

Tue Sep 08, 2009

New York Daily News

Best of Labor Day TV includes 'Tommy Boy'

Chris Farley and David Spade in 'Tommy Boy.' 8:30 a.m. " Will & Grace " " Sex and the City 's" Kristin Davis guest-stars as Will's boyfriend's best friend, and she and Grace notice some striking similarities about their relationships with the guys.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Sex and the City

Thu Aug 27, 2009

University Times

Joe Dirt rocks

On Wednesday, April 11, Columbia Pictures released its latest comedy, Joe Dirt .

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Related Topix: Joe Dirt, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Drama Movies, Black Sheep, Tommy Boy, Lost/Found, Brittany Daniel

Thu Aug 13, 2009

TheCelebrityCafe

Senseless

A lot of people have probably never heard of this movie, but it is definitely a must watch.

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Related Topix: Senseless, Comedy Movies, Black Entertainment, Marlon Wayans, Movies, Entertainment

Tue Aug 11, 2009

WJBF-TV Augusta

Coming To DVD

Here's the list of upcoming major home video releases. Today The Adventures of Black Beauty: Season 2 Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 4 Alien Uprising Assault on Precinct 13 August Balls of Fury The Beast Because I Said So The Black Dahlia Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Delgo Doom Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Show Emma's Wish Evening Flight of the Conchords: ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Best of, Movies, Entertainment

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