Funny Girls parodies truck commercials, replacing the man behind the wheel with a woman, to the surprise of the voice over. Via DesignTaxi:
It is no secret that SUVs and trucks have a history of marketing towards men. The throaty male voice-over, coupled with scenes of the truck driving over trails and rivers, are all too familiar advertising tropes.
To mock these sexist advertisements, Funny Girls produced a parody sketch, replacing the man behind the wheel with a woman—much to the surprise of a chauvinistic male voiceover, who refuses to believe a woman can operate a truck or even own a farm.
After a successful debut season in 2015, Funny Girls is set to return:
The series, starring local comedian Rose Matafeo at its helm, announced its plans to provide a dedicated talent development initiative to help advance local women in comedy.
“We’ve had many sketch shows in the history of New Zealand television, but none with a dominant female cast and created by women,” said Matafeo ahead of the show’s launch.
“It’s just – it’s a way of pretty much supporting women who are trying to work in comedy. I think it’s such an amazing opportunity, especially to introduce newer writers and performers into television and onto screens for people to get to know,” she said.