Lilly, The Girl From The ATT Commercials in A Funny Interview

by Claude Whitacre

Posted: 9 years ago 36 replies

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The girl in the AT&T commercials is hilarious. You should do a Youtube search for her. Her name is Milana Vayntrub. She, and this other girl are just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3tNYY938dc

They "Interviewed" Matt Damon, and it was really funny. In this video, they interviewed Bob Odenkirk.

Kurt

9 years ago

Just an excuse for another of your posts about wiener dogs...

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Just an excuse for another of your posts about wiener dogs...

You are obsessing about the wiener dogs. The men are looking at the girls....except WC, who's looking at Odenkirk.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

You are obsessing about the wiener dogs. The men are looking at the girls....except WC, who's looking at Odenkirk.

Do I need to remind you that you posted the wiener dog video?

And you're right, the men are looking at the ladies. You're looking at the wiener dogs.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Do I need to remind you that you posted the wiener dog video?

And you're right, the men are looking at the ladies. You're looking at the wiener dogs.

You are the one obsessed by wiener dogs. I didn't even know there were dogs in the video.

I know that when you took the Rorschach Test, you kept saying, "Wiener dog. Wiener dog with wings. Wiener dog eating a hot dog, Wiener dog talking smack to another wiener dog"...it went on and on with you.

I took the Rorschach Test, and said, "Kurt insulting me, Kurt pissing me off, Kurt trying to strangle me, Kurt being mean to me, Kurt taking my hotdog....... because he's obsessed with wiener dogs".

Riffle took the Rorschach Test and said, "When do we eat lunch? Do I get a free lunch? I was told lunch was included with this test".

WC took the Rorschach Test, and said "This is me without a shirt, This is another photo of me without a shirt, me standing behind a cactus...without a shirt, me...sleeping on a park bench......wait...without a shirt".

That is all for now.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

You guys have to watch this. It's the Matt Damon "interview".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1kmOtdHcZ0

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discrat

9 years ago

In all due respect Claude, this just does not resonate as funny to me. The second video is a little funnier than the first with Odenkirk.

But still falls short !!

The girls are cute but just not really funny, at least funny as it relates to other funny women in entertainment

Am I missing something here ??

The faucet thing is a little funny but nothing that hasn't been done over and over again

What are you seeing that Iam not ??

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

The humor is subtle. It's difficult to explain. Everything they do is just a little uncomfortable. Everything they say is slightly insulting and awkward....maybe a tinge mean. The same humor is in the Larry David series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Very similar to The Office. Ricky Gervais is known for this kind of humor.

There isn't a defined joke, or punchline. Maybe one of the other guys can explain it better. I do understand that it isn't for everyone.

Riffle uses the same kind of humor in many of his jabs at me. They just read as slightly insulting..but they are really hilarious, if you get the context....and the thought behind them. Kurt says some brilliant mean things to me...but it isn't the same kind of humor. Again, it's pretty subtle. Frank Donovan is sometimes using this kind of humor in his jabs.

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Riffle uses the same kind of humor in many of his jabs at me. They just read as slightly insulting..but they are really hilarious, if you get the context....and the thought behind them.

What an inspiring comment from you, Claude. It's true, the smarter you are, the funnier I seem. Which is why I'm always surprised when you thank one of my posts.

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

What an inspiring comment from you, Claude. It's true, the smarter you are, the funnier I seem. Which is why I'm always surprised when you thank one of my posts.

Claude has yours set on Autothank, a new feature of the forum. It's fine most of the time except when you make comments on sporting threads where it's probably downright embarrassing.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

What an inspiring comment from you, Claude. It's true, the smarter you are, the funnier I seem. Which is why I'm always surprised when you thank one of my posts.

Nobody is more surprised than I am. Wait...what just happened?

(Your post here isn't an example of the kind of humor I was talking about. I hope I'm smart enough to find one)

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Dan Riffle 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

(Your post here isn't an example of the kind of humor I was talking about. I hope I'm smart enough to find one)

I hope you were able to figure out I was using "inspiring" ironically.
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- Claude Whitacre 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  I hope you were able to figure out I was using "inspiring" ironically.
  
  It was the only redeeming part of your post, and now it's gone.
  
  (I hope you realize that I want this to be hard to read)
  
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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

"I got it," however it was just a little too gentle for me. I will thank you for letting me see more footage of that dark haired girl though. I rather like her.

The British version of the Office got it just right to my mind. The cringing tedium of working in that sort of environment was beautifully, comically portrayed. The American one is not bad but misses the point a little as it makes it too colorful and interesting.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

The American one is not bad but misses the point a little as it makes it too colorful and interesting.

Exactly. If the comedy is entertaining, it isn't the kind of humor I'm talking about. And if there is any kindness involved, it ruins the humor as well.

That would explain why Riffle is so funny.

Here is the latest AT&T commercial with the actress. Watch what happens at the end of the commercial. See how she gets embarrassed and stammers and wilts? It's that kid of acting and humor that I'm talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iu_v24P32c

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Added later; Here are two lines that use the kind of humor I'm talking about;
"If you think she's pretty today, you should have seen her five years ago".
"I would rather be here with Riffle, than with the most interesting person I know".

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Added later; Here are two lines that use the kind of humor I'm talking about;
"If you think she's pretty today, you should have seen her five years ago".
"I would rather be here with you, than with the most interesting person I know".

So you're talking about backhanded compliments?

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

So you're talking about backhanded compliments?

Close. I just used two backhanded compliments as an example. There has to be a slight "cringe factor". Maybe the cringing is the most important part.
(You know the type of humor I'm talking about. You just want to torture me)

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

There has to be a slight "cringe factor".e)

So backhanded compliments while holding up your picture?

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

So backhanded compliments while holding up your picture?

While you're holding up your mirror.

I'm pretty upset right now. I'm getting tired of every thread getting turned into "The Claude And Riffle Comedy Show"

I was trying to make a point about subtle sarcastic humor in our culture and how cerebral humor works. You've reduced it to a joke.

(I'm just kidding. You couldn't turn anything into a joke, if instructions were provided)

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Your Thoughts...

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Dan Riffle 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

(I'm just kidding. You couldn't turn anything into a joke, if instructions were provided)

Wait right there, Mr. Limpet! I'm pretty sure, if given instructions, I could turn something into a joke. Maybe something simple like bubble wrap or one of your books.
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Frank Donovan

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

There has to be a slight "cringe factor". Maybe the cringing is the most important part.

Yes, cringing and a feeling of embarrassment on behalf of the protagonists (and their victims). We can sense their social ineptness and either their inability to read, or to misinterpret normal social signals. Shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office and Louie (Louis C.K.) are great examples of this.

Incredibly, there's actually a genre called "Cringe Comedy"

Cringe comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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tagiscom 9 years ago

Hmmmm, l am glad we don't get those AT&T ad's here, l can understand the suttle humor, but it is too suttle for me!

If it wasn't for the attractive women, (well the one on the left) l expect that it would die a slow, agonizing death?
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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Frank Donovan

Yup. I see it in Louie...but not in Louis CK's comedy act. Probably because it takes two people to pull off the cringe effect.

Louis CK is one of my favorite comedians.

And Riffle is my least favorite comedian......And I'm including Adolph Hitler in that list.

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Kurt 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Kurt says some brilliant mean things to me...

Go on.......
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- Claude Whitacre 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Kurt says some brilliant mean things to me..
  
  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  Go on.......
  
  I spent the morning, looking for some examples of your brilliant humor....I couldn't find any. That's 8,000 posts...totally devoid of brilliant humor.
  
  Sorry, I meant Ianfear. Ianfear says some brilliant mean things to me.
  
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whateverpedia

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Very similar to The Office. Ricky Gervais is known for this kind of humor.

Jervais' follow up show to The Office, Extras is even better. The episode with Ian McKellen had me laughing out loud all the way through it. If you haven't seen the series already, I can thoroughly recommend watching it on Netflix or whatever service it's available on in your neck of the woods..

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Have you seen Life's Too Short? Warwick Davis is incredible in it. He plays a version f himself, in much the same vein as The Office.

He's petty, greedy, conniving...and completely delusional about his self importance.

My idol.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Yep, I've seen that, and yep, I can see why he's your idol.

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ksmusselman 9 years ago

Well, alrightythen... I see they haven't done any videos for a while.

Now these two - omg - they were invited to interview on a radio show because of their antics.

They film most of their videos right in their car. They have a pretty huge following too.

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bizgrower

9 years ago

Just a little trivia, Milana, and the other woman too, I think, probably got on the radar here:

ORIGINAL VIDEO - Bitchy Resting Face - YouTube

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lanfear63

9 years ago

That's really funny. Claude's so red, he suffers with Blotchy Rusting Face.

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

That's really funny. Claude's so red, he suffers with Blotchy Rusting Face.

Claude's so out of shape, he suffers from resting rest face.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Claude's so out of shape, he suffers from resting rest face.

Bizgrower's Signature; "If you think you're the smartest person in the room, then you're probably in a room alone with Riffle."

Added after I thought of it;
Riffle is so out of shape, he has a goatee, so if he's in a fatal accident, the coroner will know where his face ends.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Bizowner's Signature; "If you think you're the smartest person in the room, then you're probably in a room alone with Riffle."

Added after I thought of it;
Riffle is so out of shape, he has a goatee, so if he's in a fatal accident, the coroner will know where his face ends.

Claude,
I think you may need to edit that...its Bizgrower

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

Claude,
I think you may need to edit that...its Bizgrower

Thanks for the heads up. Got it changed.

By the way, to me "Bizgrower" and Bizowner" look pretty much the same. I remember names and words by the shape the letters make. It makes for some curious mistakes in memory.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Thanks, guys. Just don't call me RIffle, Kurt or Shirley.

Remembering as Claude does, or dyslexia, could make for some curious considerations in conversion rate optimization.

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