British TV Channel Asks Celebs To Swear For Camera
Participants Include 'Osbournes,' 'West Wing' Actors
POSTED: 10:02 a.m. EST March 16, 2004
The United Kingdom television network Channel 4 has produced a commercial consisting entirely of celebrities giving an example of their favorite swear words.
The spot is the latest in a series of short promotional films produced by the network in which actors who appear on Channel 4 are asked to answer personal questions. In this case, the answers were edited together so that the entire commercial consists entirely of swearing. The examples begin at the "F" word and continue from there.
The commercial features more than 50 actors and celebrities, including a large number familiar to American audiences. Participants include cast members from U.S. shows such as "The Osbournes," "The West Wing," "Scrubs," "The O.C." and "Without A Trace" -- including Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne, John Spencer, Richard Schiff, Peter Gallagher and Anthony LaPaglia.
A number of British personalities are also represented, including celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and talk show host and comedian Graham Norton.
The 90-second commercial was produced by the channel to run in British movie theaters that are scheduled to screen the upcoming Quentin Tarrantino movie "Kill Bill: Volume Two." But the British Cinema Advertising Association refused to allow the spot to run unless it was edited to make it less offensive. |
Channel 4 now plans to air the spot on one of its digital television channels.
The spot is the latest in a series of short promotional films produced by the network in which actors who appear on Channel 4 are asked to answer personal questions. In this case, the answers were edited together so that the entire commercial consists entirely of swearing. The examples begin at the "F" word and continue from there.
The commercial features more than 50 actors and celebrities, including a large number familiar to American audiences. Participants include cast members from U.S. shows such as "The Osbournes," "The West Wing," "Scrubs," "The O.C." and "Without A Trace" -- including Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne, John Spencer, Richard Schiff, Peter Gallagher and Anthony LaPaglia.
A number of British personalities are also represented, including celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and talk show host and comedian Graham Norton.
The 90-second commercial was produced by the channel to run in British movie theaters that are scheduled to screen the upcoming Quentin Tarrantino movie "Kill Bill: Volume Two." But the British Cinema Advertising Association refused to allow the spot to run unless it was edited to make it less offensive. |
Channel 4 now plans to air the spot on one of its digital television channels.
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