This article is from the The Complete Guide To Hack Stand-Up Comedy, by Steven Rosenthal and Steve Silberberg (stevebo@onramp.net) with numerous contributions by others.
THE HACK'S HANDBOOK calls commercials "The Hack Happy Hunting Grounds" and
notes The Clapper, the "I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up", the "This is Your
Brain on Drugs", and the "You can do anything while wearing these Tampons"
as overdone. I'd like to add the Douche commercial ("Sometimes I don't feel
so fresh"), the Psychic Friends, the Chia Pet, and any shyster lawyer who
gets you a big settlement.
 
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