HB Ad - is it David Norris??

TheVan · 24-06-2006 06:26PM #1

Those HB ads that are on before and after the Simpsons on RTE2.....is that David Norris doing the voiceover and if not, why do they have someone impersonating him doing it? Bizarre!

InFront · 24-06-2006 06:31PM

I dont know about HB, but hes deffo in a Tesco ad. How odd! Bit unusual for a senator to be doing this, not that its any harm. I wonder who the target audience is???!!

Scraggs · 24-06-2006 06:33PM

Thats exactly what I thought! Anyone know for sure?

Chinafoot · 24-06-2006 06:42PM

Sounds really like him.

Think it's him on the Fruit Pastilles ad too...the one with the troll.

Bard · 24-06-2006 06:49PM

InFront wrote:

I wonder who the target audience is???!!

Wild stab in the dark perhaps, but "people who like ice cream"?

...or perhaps it's the fact that he's got a fairly distinctive and noticeable voice that makes him an ideal choice for voiceovers on promotional material. It's obviously stuck in your mind if you're discussing it in an online forum...

InFront · 24-06-2006 07:12PM

Bard wrote:

Wild stab in the dark perhaps, but "people who like ice cream"?

I had thought of that. But you know how Addidas sponsor David Beckham to appeal to football fans, Jane Seymour was used to appeal to greying mothers... who is HB's target audience if they are using David Norris for a voiceover?! I honestly dont know... Late night viewers of Oireachtas report?! Im just saying hes a strange choice... or maybe thats their strategy to make you think about it. Ah, HB, always one step ahead

Dustaz · 24-06-2006 07:28PM

Yep, it is him.

He wasnt used because hes a senator, he was used because he posseses a really distinctive/amusing (in the nicest possible way) voice. His voice suggests irreverence and whimsy, which is entirely appropriate for spots which are for comedy on RTE.

Rovi · 24-06-2006 08:16PM

peachypants wrote:

Think it's him on the Fruit Pastilles ad too...the one with the troll.

I always thought that sounded like David Kelly.

The Real B-man · 24-06-2006 08:29PM

InFront wrote:

I dont know about HB, but hes deffo in a Tesco ad. How odd! Bit unusual for a senator to be doing this, not that its any harm. I wonder who the target audience is???!!

Children obviously :rolleyes:

InFront · 24-06-2006 08:31PM

The Real B-man wrote:

Children obviously :rolleyes:

Thanks for your contribution its really cleared up this whole topic. I was actually wondering who David Noris is supposed to specifically appeal to. LOOK, WAIT FOR IT...:rolleyes:

The Real B-man · 24-06-2006 09:02PM

lol i didnt want to say the obvious but that is narrow minded

BendiBus · 24-06-2006 09:38PM

Fans of Joyce obviously. It's a huge untappped market! And homosexuals.

HB Ad - is it David Norris??

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