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Overview
Welcome to the first ever Tongal contest and thanks for joining! The goal of this contest is to create an original parody or spoof commercial for Comedy.com! $2,500 in prize money will be awarded.
Comedy.com is looking for something similar to what you may have seen on Saturday Night Live, like Mom Jeans, Schmitt’s Gay or Sproingo, or, something like the Facebook Commercial Parodies we’ve been seeing online. But don’t take our suggestions…as always with Tongal, the creation and execution are entirely up to YOU.
THE TOP 5 IDEAS, PITCHES (based on those Ideas) AND VIDEOS (Based on those Pitches) THAT CREATE THE FUNNIEST COMMERCIAL FOR COMEDY.com WILL WIN. SO WILL THE MEMBERS WITH THE MOST ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF WHAT VIDEOS WILL WIN, AS WILL THE VIDEOS SUBMITTED TO THE CONTEST THAT ARE THE MOST VIEWED.
The winning Videos will be featured and promoted on Comedy.com and across their network. Relaunching in June 2009, Comedy.com is your guide to what’s funny right now!
If you have questions about any of the Phases for this contest, don't hesitate to email us at info@tongal.com Have fun and GOOD LUCK!
Requirements
ONE SUBMISSION PER MEMBER, PER PHASE - SO you can make only one Idea, Pitch, Video and Prediction submission regardless of whether or not you have won any of the Phases.
PHASE 1: Idea submissions can be 25 words (140 characters) or less; PHASE 2: Pitch submissions can be 100 words (500 characters) or less, an image file or a video no longer than 10 seconds in length; PHASE 3: Video submissions must be no longer than 60 seconds in length (16x9 HD, 720p preferred.)
RESIDUALS: Winning Ideas receive 5% of any winnings in subsequent Phases. For example if a Pitch, Video or Most Viewed Video that is based on your Idea wins $1,000, you'll get 5% (50 Bucks!). Pitches get 10%
OTHER: Do not use nudity, profanity or any content that is unacceptable to a general audience. More specifically, think along the PG-13 guidelines. For example, the type of content on Saturday Night Live or other late night variety shows would be considered suitable for this contest.
MINIMUM of six (6) Video submissions or the contest will repost and be open for another fourteen (14) days.
If there’s any uncertainty or any questions about how to participate in this contest, please feel free to email us.
Prizes
Phase 1 - Idea
Ended: May 29, 2009 7:40PM
Michael Low
Redondo Beach, CA
$100+$62
The Least Interesting Man In The World
Spoof "Dos Equis" spots. Follow a douche bag around: "He always looks both ways before crossing... always." "He folds his socks" etc.
- $75+$10
- Paul Myers
- Con-Text
Paul Myers
brooklyn, NY
$75+$10
Con-Text
A service that lets you text yourself from the future to tell you not to sleep with that one night stand...She's not really on the pill!
Andrew DiFeo
St. Augustine, FL
$50
Government Cheese
Made with 1% low-fat made in the USA cow's milk (organic of course!)and 99% of your tax dollars.
- $25
- Manuel Bronson
- BROFF!
Manuel Bronson
Venice, CA
$25
BROFF!
Bro repellant... works on pooka shells, no fear, straight brims, raised trucks, jaeger blasters and anybody that's on douchebag.com, etc..
Brennan Shroff
brooklyn, NY
$10+$5
Miserend - Little...Yellow...Definite
Pee too much? Going bald? Boner Issues? Now there is Miserend, the little yellow pill with the final answer. Suicide made discreet and easy.
Phase 2 - Pitch
Ended: June 12, 2009 7:50PM
Matt Leone
Clifton, NJ
$95
So You Had a Bad Day.....
While Daniel Powter song is playing, see these clips which all end with person taking a Miserend pill: father watches son drop crucial flyball, man sees daughter leave with prom date who has tatoos/nose rings(date winks at dad), man sees his one night stand afterwards in bathroom peeing while standing..like a man, Man at his baby's birth sees wife give birth to child of another race, father with with twins gets news of sextuplets, man asked by wife to watch sex in city dvd marathon
- $71.25+$12.50
- Carolyn Miller
- AVOID BLUE DRESS
Carolyn Miller
Los Angeles, CA
$71.25+$12.50
AVOID BLUE DRESS
New App for iphone -You wake up hung over, can't move -hand cuffed to the bed! Look in mirror -pink bunny ears! Faucet runs, she puts on uniform -cop? Shit. Phone's on table, you reach but she pounces- morning kiss. Why don't I keep you cuffed til I get off work? Mom! Her teen son needs a ride. I'll be back. She slams door, you grab phone. Open Con-Text. Set for -11 pm. AVOID BLUE DRESS TRUST ME! Cut to club night before. Macking babe in blue dress - cop. Text comes in. Disaster averted
Allison Bannister
Hays, KS
$47.50+$115
Philip Wesley, The Least Interesting Man in the World
(V.O clips of him preforming the described actions) His only friend is his computer. On the rare occasions that he leaves his house, he looks both ways before he crosses the street. Always. His diet consists of granola bars and chewing gum. He has been known to refuse social occasions in preference of maintaining his presence online. His wardrobe is tidy. He folds his socks neatly. He is the least interesting man in the world. "I don't drink often, but when I do, I like water.
- $23.75
- Michael Low
- Stay Lame My Friends
Michael Low
Redondo Beach, CA
$23.75
Stay Lame My Friends
1st:Grainy home movie. Young Least Interesting Man collecting stamps.VO-When he was a child his dream was to work at the DMV. 2)Adult LIM. Douche.Corduroy shorts, T-shirt tucked, Tevas w/blk socks. Doing People magazine crossword puzzle, struggling. VO-His favorite sport is badminton. 3)Home, depressing apt.,cooking w/hot plate VO-He folds his socks. 4)Rollerblading VO- His dream woman is Janet Reno. Fin: Looks into the camera- I don't drink beer, I'd rather have a nice wine spritzer.
Patrick Quinn
North Hollywood, CA
$14.25
Stay Boring My Friends
Plain white guy in a car-- presses the AM RADIO button. Smiles. -He always looks both ways and uses a crosswalk... always -He once kissed a girl, just to see how it would feel -For him, happy hour is 'The Big Bang Theory' followed by 'Two&aHalf Men' -He voted for Dukakis -His knowledge of the dewi-decimal system knows no bounds -He has three black friends His car pulls up next to a hot chick. He MANUALLY rolls up the window. "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer non-alcoholic"
Phase 3 - Video
Ended: August 9, 2009 4:01AM
- $106.25
- Erin Brown
- myPhone iSlap
- $100
- $50