Ricky Gervais for Optus is the Best Ad You’ll See This Week

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Netflix launched in Australia this week to much fanfare. Telco company Optus are partnering with Netflix, and approached comedian Ricky Gervais to record a series of ads. Gervais is well-known for his subversive style of comedy, and recorded an ad that truly fits in with his own brand. The first video is as expected—the announcement, the features, a perfectly normal ad.

The second video, however, is a brilliant piece of advertising. Subversive, very funny, and very likely to get a lot of publicity in a way that a regular ad wouldn’t (we’re posting it here, aren’t we?!), the Optus advertising team should be patting themselves on the back right now. Check out the ad below:

“They said we’re not happy with this as an advert, I went: it’s too late. You’ve paid me, I’ve spent it, use this if you want.”

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