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defamer.gawker.com - 10/26/2009

Chris Farley's Ghost Trapped in Commercial

— defamer.gawker.com — The trustees of the estate of Chris Farley agree: The deceased beloved portly comedian would really enjoy... DirecTV, were he not dead and all. Also, David Spade is available for kids' birthday parties and cheap blowjobs. Sleazebags. Chris Farley's Ghost Trapped in Commercial

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thesuperficial.com - 26 days ago

David Spade: 'Chris Farley's family signed off on Direct TV ad'

— thesuperficial.com — David Spade is defending the newest Direct TV ad featuring the late Chris Farley in the infamous... "Fay Guy in a Little Coat" scene from Tommy Boy which some found a tad macabre. Spade reportedly pulled in $200,000, but... ...read full story  ... David Spade: 'Chris Farley's family signed off on Direct ...

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Oh No They Didn't!:  Dead guy in a commerciaaaal

gordonandthewhale.com:  Is the new DirectTV Chris Farley commercial in poor taste?

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Well, this is fucked up in all sorts of ways. http://bit.ly/2R2U8z 10/25/2009

Apparently others agree re Spade/Farley commercial: http://bit.ly/2R2U8z 10/24/2009

http://bit.ly/2R2U8z oOHHH Come on! I thought this commercial was messed up... 10/24/2009

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Dead guy in a commerciaaaal
Oh No They Didn't! — I thought perhaps I was the only one who found this commercial to be in horrendous taste, but apparently Gawker did, too. David Spade, whose buddy films and general camaraderie with SNL castmate Chris Farley arguably carried the show through the mid to late 90s, doesn’t seem to be doing much these days. But he still has time to trot out the memory of Farley in a really sad and creepy way in a DirecTV commercial. Spade does a bit interspliced with Farley’s “fat guy ...

Is the new DirectTV Chris Farley commercial in poor taste?
gordonandthewhale.com — ... So far I’ve really enjoyed watching the ads, but the latest one has me a little creeped out, and I’m not the only one. In it David Spade talks to viewers as Chris Farley does his great “fat guy in a little coat” routine from TOMMY BOY. Sure, Farley isn’t the first dead celebrity to appear in a commercial, but whereas those felt like an homage to an icon, something about this feels like David Spade profiting from his dead friend. ...