RSPCA - Simon Cowell and Fearne Cotton

6 August 2007 by Silky

Is this a spoof?

I’m fairly certain that it is Simon Cowell doing this advert but he sounds like he doesn’t really give a shit about animals particularly when set against the most enthusiastic person on Earth (”Wow, animal cruelty! That’s great. I mean it’s great that it’s so terrible…” etc ) Fearne Cotton.

I realise that it is supposed to be in the X-Factor/American Idol style but, again, is it a spoof? Is it really for the RSPCA? I get the feeling it might be new, really short comedy show on E4 (you know how our attention spans are so very low now-a-days)?

If it is for the RSPCA then I say “Come on Simon, at least pretend to care about something other than money and Sinitta!”.

8Responses:

Lee

August 7th, 2007 3:46 am

It’s a worthy cause but a terrible advert maily because of the ’spoof’ feel.
Hopefully it will bring some money in for the RSPCA but Simon Cowell’s voice over is chronic, he sounds totally bored and Fern seems to totally miss the point.
Louise

August 7th, 2007 8:57 am

this makes a mockery out of animal welfare. It’s so false and fake. I really hate it and my mum even says the same thing.

I can’t believe they’d ruin such a good cause with this type of crap.
DaveP

August 8th, 2007 11:10 pm

Simon Cowell truly sounds like he wants Poppy and Honey to die. In fact, he sounds like he’s just waiting for the opportunity to put the boot in himself, or maybe drown the kitten in a sack.

Fearne’s hot though so I’ll forgive her.
Mark

September 7th, 2007 11:40 am

It’s pure Brass Eye! Their Animals episode they persuaded celebrities that there was an abused elephant in East Germany which was so depressed it had stuck its trunk up its own anus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p-xOlX2GyA
Ami

October 11th, 2007 4:13 pm

It’s quite fitting.

It makes about as much of a mockery of animal welfare as the RSPCA itself does.
gaz

December 4th, 2007 1:56 pm

i think this is in COMPLETE poor taste and a disgrace that one of the biggest jokes (xfactor) could possibly be linked with something so serious. totaly Discusting
anonymous

December 8th, 2007 12:10 pm

i love the name tilly
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