77 Responses to “In Response to STILLERSTRONG”

1. timfa says:

   December 4, 2009 at 7:27 pm

   God Bless America. 150 million people with a sense of humour laughing at the other 150 million without one.
2. RT says:

   December 4, 2009 at 7:37 pm

   Clearly you people who take this vid seriously are complete suckers! It’s an ironic joke! You can even here the camera man chuckling!
3. jlh says:

   December 4, 2009 at 7:57 pm

   Obviously a joke…the cameraman was laughing while he was taping!!!
4. Me says:

   December 4, 2009 at 8:12 pm

   Damn people can be dumb!
5. Me says:

   December 4, 2009 at 8:50 pm

   Duh. Considering Lance just launched a new book, of course it was entirely planned…and I am pretty sure that ID PR, who helped produce it, works with both Lance and Ben. Everybody wins! How else are these guys going to get press?!?! Snooze…
6. Brody says:

   December 4, 2009 at 9:17 pm

   Hey, #44, can I have your Livestrong kit?

   Folks, if you can’t laugh at the worst things in life, then those things will crush you. Lighten up or you’ll snap like a twig when things get really tough.

   Ben Stiller does comedy and this is his signature style. Naturally this is how he will help Save the Children raise money for Haiti. Getting other large entities to play along, like Lance and Livestrong, will only further the cause–unless, perhaps, they have overestimated their audience’s level of intelligence for humor.

   Let’s hope the overly dour do not ruin the potential for good that is happening here.
7. Gottobike says:

   December 4, 2009 at 9:54 pm

   Yeah… and rumor has it Stiller is working on a new book. It’s titled “Bounceback 2.0″. I think Liz K. did the photos. Should be in stores soon!
8. Adviceguy says:

   December 4, 2009 at 10:15 pm

   Here is some free advice. Everything you are doing here, is the wrong way to go about taking a joke. In fact people lose RESPECT FOR YOU because it shows how detatched you actually are from everyday person. And how you still manage to slide in insults when trying to handle a “serious” matter.
9. Debbie Knickman says:

   December 4, 2009 at 11:35 pm

   Thanks for providing some entertainment at CHLA!
10. Brian Sirgutz says:

    December 5, 2009 at 3:25 am

    thank you for raising awareness of two incred impt issues, cancer and Haiti, where few have healthcare at all.. In order to cut through the data smog of the media gossip BS, you can use humor to make everyone connect on the issues effecting humanity…. Cancer is the #1 killer of humans (and I assume pets) on the planet… 50% of people in Haiti dont have TOILETS and most live in extreme poverty being its the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
11. Jim says:

    December 5, 2009 at 8:31 am

    Its a JOKE people!!!! Seriously, is it that not evident?!?!
12. SueE says:

    December 5, 2009 at 8:50 am

    TOO funny – and what is almost as funny is the folks who treat this seriously. Only in America!
13. Denis says:

    December 5, 2009 at 8:55 am

    How can somebody find Stiller funny!!May be you have to be american.
14. Dan Brown says:

    December 5, 2009 at 9:10 am

    After reading the comments associated with the Livestrong vs. Stillerstrong videos, I’m amazed at the reactions of some people. Especially the ones that talk about if this is a joke, they are joking about something that is no laughing matter!

    Lighten up people! Comedy and comedians have been using their talents to support causes for years. From Comic Relief to Cam Neely’s Comics Come Home (the longest running comic event to support causes in the country). Do you think that if a comedian were to stand up and do nothing but give a serious talk about cancer or Haiti, without throwing in some humor, that they would raise a fraction of the money they could by doing a “comic” show?

    Ben is funny and Lance is getting there. Keep it up! The more people that laugh, and the more that express their opinions on what you are doing (good or bad) … the more people are made aware.
15. Ncb says:

    December 5, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Video not working on iPhone. Would love to see
16. Aaron says:

    December 5, 2009 at 11:19 am

    I’m so stupid. I was about half-way through the video before I realized it was a joke.
17. SandyC says:

    December 5, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    LOL, “is this a joke?” that just proves it. Someone like LA can say anything and too many people will take it at face value. They won’t use cues to decipher the situation i.e. Comment at the beginning about having more importatnt things to do than make a quality video. Laughing video guy and board members. It is a publicity stunt people! Go back and pay some attention. Y’all probably believe in global warming as defined by Al Gore too. (FYI – the planet is cyclical. We can do better, but the current warming and past cooling aren’t entirely our fault.)
    That all aside – good promotion. Getting lots of attention for good causes.
18. Ellen says:

    December 5, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    OK, you have to get that Lance has a sense of humor when his organization’s TLA is “LAF”! I agree that there is very little about Cancer to laugh about, but PLEASE remember that “laughter is the best medicine”. Having watched several friends and family members die horribly and several others survive the horrible treatment, I know for sure that those who had some humor in their lives were much happier. So were those that cared for them.

    So I will fight cancer, and ride with serious intensity. But, that doesn’t mean I can’t laugh!
19. Amy says:

    December 5, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Hilarious, and more hilarious is everyone not “getting it”. Very well done. I love the crack “we have actual work to do.”
20. Mindi Giftos says:

    December 5, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    Excellent. Ben and Lance are brilliant. This is creativity and branding at its very best (while treading carefully on IP appropriately). Kudos. Best I have seen in a long time and glad to see it go viral. Best of luck to you both and your terrific causes.
21. David says:

    December 6, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    My wife had cancer. Chemotherapy, radiation, the whole deal. No argument from me: it IS serious.

    But this is great stuff – really funny. Obviously it is raising awareness/money for others, so the end result is positive. Why trash it?

    Unless, of course, the folks “taking it for real” are in on the joke too!
22. Andy Kennedy says:

    December 6, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    “Armystrong” – that had me in stitches. Dudes!
23. MarkB says:

    December 6, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Lance was funny at the ESPYs a few years ago; Stiller never has been, IMO.

    Neither is this.

    Maybe I am dour and humorless — my circle of family and friends would disagree, though.

    Sure, people think Stiller is funny — people thought Seinfeld was funny, too.

    This whole thing can go on without me, as can the Livestrong campaign….
24. Anna M says:

    December 6, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    I thought the video was great, very well done and clearly got some important issues across.
25. Alex @ Improve Eyesight Naturally says:

    December 7, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    This is funny stuff, but even more funny are all the people that are offended or think this is serious. Come on folks, it is all the livestrong board can do to not break out in laughter.

    Lance and Ben are buddies, I was surprised at the Tour when Ben hopped on Lances bike before a critical stage while warming up. I can bet the mechanics were cringing just a little, but Lance was very relaxed, enough to let Ben do the gag. Great marketing to raise funds.
26. Sean says:

    December 11, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    This whole thing is a joke.Is it some weird promotion for Dodgeball 2? Johan bruyneel’s comments on the matter are really funny.
27. How to Improve Eyesight Naturally says:

    March 17, 2010 at 9:23 am

    Video was great, very funny and entertaining. This is great marketing to raise funds, and a lot of good fun between Lance and Ben.

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