Cafe Rio creates a family-friendly satire
Full of frequently meme'd references to the pandemic, this series of adverts takes quarantine comedy to a surreal new level.
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Credits
View on- Agency Funworks/Oakland
- Production Company In-House at Agency
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Credits
View on- Agency Funworks/Oakland
- Production Company In-House at Agency
- Chief Creative Officer Craig Mangan
- Copywriter Ray Hobbs
- Producer Jessica Locke
- Producer Ryan Meredith
- Color/Finish The Mission
- Editing Company The Den Editorial
- Executive Producer Mary Ellen Duggan
- Editor Andrew Ratzlaff
- Music Company Marmoset Music
- Colorist Gizmo Rivera
- Producer Marc Mannino
- Sound Engineer Elad Marish
- Composer Horacio Valdivieso
- Art Director Brian Fink
- Producer Ashley Henderson
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Credits
powered by- Agency Funworks/Oakland
- Production Company In-House at Agency
- Chief Creative Officer Craig Mangan
- Copywriter Ray Hobbs
- Producer Jessica Locke
- Producer Ryan Meredith
- Color/Finish The Mission
- Editing Company The Den Editorial
- Executive Producer Mary Ellen Duggan
- Editor Andrew Ratzlaff
- Music Company Marmoset Music
- Colorist Gizmo Rivera
- Producer Marc Mannino
- Sound Engineer Elad Marish
- Composer Horacio Valdivieso
- Art Director Brian Fink
- Producer Ashley Henderson
In a series of tongue-in-cheek ads that take satire to new levels of absurdity, Cafe Rio delivers a scathing commentary on adland while still focusing on itself.
Whether or not Cafe Rio intended for Can This Year Get Any Better? to comment on all the other advertisements being made during the time of corona is something to leave to future reviewers. What we know is that Funworks took a concept and turned it into comedy gold, creating a series of ads that talk about the pandemic, food delivery, and stay-at-home school without being too morbid about it.
Filmed in comedian Reagan Burn’s family home, the six-part ad series is a wicked takedown of what marketing in the time of coronavirus looks like. Produced in-house and edited by The Den, the series is full of fun, ironic moments that make the world outside seem like something we’ll all laugh at in a few years.
