Is a buyer’s market better than a booty call?
A new one Saturday Night Live coloring book the 30 years looking for pleasure browsing Zillow real estate ads have affected social media.
The pre-produced sketch of Saturday’s episode of the show begins with a parody of a suggestive infomercial, while cast members writhing on beds and sofas under soft lighting.
Sensitive voice-overs are heard asking, “Are you bored?” “Are you looking for something you enjoy in life?” “Before you wanted to have sex, but now you’re about 30,” “and sex doesn’t do it for me anymore.”
“You Need Something New,” “Then You Need Zillow.com”
The story then reveals that tortured actors want lists of lewd real estate, not pornography.
“An updated Colonial, with mature landscaping,” moans Alex Moffat, cast member.
“I want to turn that around,” says Mikey Day, a cast member.
“I would never want to live in North Carolina, but if I did, I could buy a big dirty mansion,” host host Dan Levy complains as he looks at a listing of a $ 427,000 McMansion with seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
“The pleasure you used to have from sex now comes from looking at other people’s homes,” a voice-over continues.
The suggestion scheme takes a sharp turn when Day calls a realtor and the sales pitch of the impetuous agent quickly kills the mood.
The fake ad was a huge hit on Twitter, where it garnered about 50,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
“Bahhahahah I am about thirty years old and last night I woke up in Zillow !!!! This is timely, “tweeted one user.
“How dare SNL attack us with this Zillow ad!” joked another popular response.
“So what if I told everyone I’ve been watching … oh, idk, anyone else ?. His name is @realtordotcom,” another posted.
Comedian Ted Alexandro accused SNL of stealing his joke, posting a bit acted in the Comedy Cellar on real estate fantasies.
But Zillow was delighted to capture the loving attention, piulant: “Yeah, football is great, but have you ever been to Zillow?”