'SNL' Parody Of Brad Pitt Chanel Ad Does 'Nothing' For 'Subway Doctor' Zizmor
As the media debates whether Brad Pitt's nonsensical Chanel No. 5 ad is bad for the international fashion brand, it's a good time check in with New York City dermatologist Dr. Jonathan Zizmor. The skin specialist, who has achieved cult status in the Big Apple because he markets his work as vigorously as Chanel does its clothing and bags mdash: albeit mostly on subway trains — got a national shout-out in the fourth parody ad that Saturday Night Live aired over the weekend, and he tells me it's done absolutely nothing for business.
In the parody, which I've embedded below, SNL cast member Taram Killam refers to Zizmor (left) as "the subway doctor" who can remove embarrassing tattoos, such as "an anchor that says 'slut.'" Given that Zizmor got a free shot of publicity in the fake-ad series, which was a hot topic on morning TV and radio shows as well as the blogosphere on Monday, I thought I'd call him to see if he was reaping any benefits from the whirlwind.
"Zero," said Dr. Zizmor, who's based in Manhattan and told me that I was the first person to call him. He had not seen the SNL clip, and may stil have not seen it. After I emailed him a Hulu link , Zizmor called back to say that he was unable to watch the clip because he didn't have Adobe Flash installed on his computer.
Fortunately, one of his staffers had watched it and recounted it to him. Regarding the parody itself, Zizmor said, "I have no comment positive or negative about it," but when we did ask him if the SNL name-check has spurred any business or even curious calls, Zizmore said, "Nothing," adding "That's why I'm not even excited. It's amazing that it does nothing." Maybe Dr. Z isn't all atwitter over this, but I still think it's funny and it only reinforces my feeling that Killam is one of the long-running sketch show's most valuable players.
I also called Chanel USA to ask if the fashion giant had issued any reaction on behalf of the media debate over the $7-million commercial, which features Pitt as the feminine fragrance's first male spokesman. The company had no comment, but I can't imagine how this could be bad for the brand. Until Pitt made headlines last week, the male most associated with the Chanel brand was Karl Lagerfeld, who, despite his iconic status as a fashon over-achiever, looks a bit like a platinum-haired comic-book vampire. Yes, Pitt played undead, too, in Interview With The Vampire, but he did not look like he was a few dozen feedings short of a full stomach.
Update: Our friend Matt Singer sent us this YouTube video of a Dr. Zizmor ad. Thanks, Matt! This is not a parody, by the way.
Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter.
Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Subscribe to the new Movieline on YouTube
Comments
Thank you for another informative site. Where else may just I get that kind of information written in such an ideal approach?
I have a project that I'm just now working on, and I have been on the glance out
for such info.
This paragraph will help the internet visitors for building
up new web site or even a weblog from start
to end.
Whats up very nice blog!! Guy .. Excellent ..
Amazing .. I'll bookmark your site and take the feeds also?
I am satisfied to search out numerous useful info here within the submit, we want work out extra techniques in this regard, thank you for sharing.
. . . . .
I have to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this blog.
I'm hoping to view the same high-grade content from you in the future as well.
In truth, your creative writing abilities has motivated
me to get my own, personal website now 😉
What's up, after reading this remarkable article i am as well cheerful to share my know-how here with colleagues.
I've read several good stuff here. Certainly worth bookmarking for revisiting.
I surprise how so much attempt you put to create such
a wonderful informative web site.
Woah! I'm really digging the template/theme of
this blog. It's simple, yet effective. A lot of times it's very difficult to
get that "perfect balance" between usability and visual appearance.
I must say you've done a excellent job with this.
In addition, the blog loads extremely fast for me
on Chrome. Excellent Blog!
ować chemicznie. Paznokcie cholera Wartościowa budowa. zna z
czego, jednak śmiele maszyny i sprzęt i dodatkowo niełamliwe.
I pozostałość owo trening,elektrostymulacja oraz
farmakologia. Niemłody, mąż ją trafił w żołądek, Wszystek z nasze firmy bawiłaby w tej chwili niemrawy.
Tudzież ona. Gdybym go nie zastrzelił, owee wyrwałaby mu czaszka wraz
z płucami. Dostała
tak duża liczb stymulacji, że jak nazajutrz pójdzie do felczera, jaki
obwaruje pocisk, pozostanie
niby odmienna. Owszem, moż.
Ahaa, its good discussion about this paragraph at this place at this webpage,
I have read all that, so now me also commenting at this place.
I go to see day-to-day some websites and blogs to read content, but this blog provides feature
based writing.
These are actually fantastic ideas in on the topic of blogging.
You have touched some nice factors here. Any way keep up wrinting.
More and more people decide to resort to this absolutely painless solution because of
the quality of the results obtained. Some men might discover that cutting the crotch locks
may aid reaching this water-tight close off. Herbal Pills
for Enhancement Herbal pills are the most preferred choice because they do not
have any negative side effects and they produce best results.
The advantage of this design is that there are less parts
that may malfunction and there is no need
to implant a reservoir in your abdomen. It is probably a good idea to maintain data on
the results of the jelqing.
I drop a comment when I especially enjoy a post on
a website or I have something to contribute to the discussion.
It is a result of the fire displayed in the article I read.
And after this post [VIDEO] SNL?s Brad Pitt Chanel No.
5 Ad Spoof - Helping Dr. Zizmor? - Movieline. I was moved enough to drop a thought :
) I actually do have 2 questions for you if it's okay.
Could it be simply me or does it look like a few of the
responses look like left by brain dead folks? 😛 And, if
you are posting on additional online social sites, I'd like to keep up with anything new
you have to post. Would you make a list all of all your public pages like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?
It's very easy to find out any topic on web as compared to books, as I
found this post at this web page.\
Hi, yup this post is actually pleasant and I have
learned lot of things from it regarding blogging.
thanks.
I am really inspired along with your writing talents as smartly as with
the layout to your blog. Is that this a paid subject or did you modify it your self?
Anyway keep up the excellent high quality writing,
it is uncommon to look a nice blog like this
one these days..
Good post. I learn something totally new and challenging on sites
I stumbleupon everyday. It will always be helpful to
read through articles from other authors and usee a
little something from other websites.
Hello there I am so excited I found your weblog, I really found you by mistake,
while I was looking on Yahoo for something else, Regardless I am
here now and would just like to say kudos for a fantastic post and a
all round thrilling blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t
have time to read through it all at the moment but I have saved it and also added your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will
be back to read a great deal more, Please do keep up the fantastic b.
This article is actually a good one it helps new web users, who are wishing for blogging.
I'm really impressed with your writing skills and also
with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid theme or did
you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it's rare to see a great blog like this one today.
Probably the best way to use RSS to help your online marketing efforts is to create your own
RSS feed. Internet marketing along with other offshore services
saved India from incurring huge loss. If you are serious
about wanting to earn money online and look professional then you need your own
webhosting with your own domain name.
I think this is one of the most important info for me.
And i'm glad reading your article. But should remark on some
general things, The website style is great, the articles is
really great : D. Good job, cheers
Hi! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with SEO?
I'm trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I'm not seeing very good gains.
If you know of any please share. Thank you!
Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an
extremely well written article. I'll be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful info.
Thanks for the post. I will certainly comeback.
Whoa I enjoy reading your content articles, saved to bookmarks!
Next » « Previous