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Category: My Brand of Comedy

Posted on August 20, 2022 My Brand of Comedy

My brand of humor – No. 3 – John Mulaney

This short excerpt from a routine by John Mulaney focuses on killing one brand. But it’s one that a lot of people hate, so we’re... Read more

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Posted on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 My Brand of Comedy

Instagurlz

You should subscribe to Julie Nolke’s channel (and my slightly less popular one of course). Read more

Posted on February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 My Brand of Comedy

Get woke or go broke

As my friend Vivek Ramaswamy explains, it really makes perfect economic sense. But as a matter of culture, would SNL dare do this 2017 bit... Read more

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 My Brand of Comedy

Ryan George goes shopping on Amazon

The Internet was supposed to make brand differentiation and consumer choice… tight. Read more

Posted on September 15, 2021 My Brand of Comedy

Celebrity sin

This is good.. Thanks, Greta Lee Jackson! We all learn and grow, amirite? Turns out the celebs behind the #ITakeResponsibility video got it a bit... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021 My Brand of Comedy

My brand of humor – No. 1 – Gary Gulman

First in a series of posts sampling comedic stylings of various standup comics that bulldoze through famous brands and their efforts at positioning. This first... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021 My Brand of Comedy

My brand of humor – No. 2 – Jim Gaffigan

The first installment of this new feature excerpted Gary Gulman’s assault on soft-brand drinks. Jim Gaffigan’s assault on consumer brands is pretty unrelenting too, and... Read more

Posted on September 20, 2019 My Brand of Comedy

My brand of humor – No. 5 – Myq Kaplan

In which Myq Kaplan searches for a way to understand how — the dark arts of product placement notwithstanding and with all due respect for... Read more

Posted on February 14, 2018March 20, 2018 My Brand of Comedy

My brand of humor – No. 4 – Sebastian Maniscalco

Here standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco destroys – by name – the housekeeping standards of discount house TJ Maxx. Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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