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| − | Mustachioed opera tenor who appears in a seemingly endless series of ads for UK insurance firm GoCompare.com. Compario (portrayed by real singer Wynne Evans) is well known, but mostly hated; a poll by ''The Daily Telegraph'' named his ads the [ | + | Mustachioed opera tenor who appears in a seemingly endless series of ads for UK insurance firm GoCompare.com. Compario (portrayed by real singer Wynne Evans) is well known, but mostly hated; a poll by ''The Daily Telegraph'' named his ads the [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11359924/The-most-annoying-adverts-from-the-past-15-years.html most annoying adverts* of the past 15 years]. |
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| + | GoCompare seems to have figured out that people dislike Compario. Recent ads have lampooned his unpopularity—including an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqx7CJGCbRw epic crotch grab from comedian Jimmy Carr]. | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Hey, it's the UK. We're gonna use their verbiage. | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Hey, it's the UK. We're gonna use their verbiage. | ||
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[[Category:2009|Compario, Gio]] | [[Category:2009|Compario, Gio]] | ||
[[Category:Opera|Compario, Gio]] | [[Category:Opera|Compario, Gio]] | ||
[[Category:Advertisements|Compario, Gio]] | [[Category:Advertisements|Compario, Gio]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 11 May 2025
Mustachioed opera tenor who appears in a seemingly endless series of ads for UK insurance firm GoCompare.com. Compario (portrayed by real singer Wynne Evans) is well known, but mostly hated; a poll by The Daily Telegraph named his ads the most annoying adverts* of the past 15 years.
GoCompare seems to have figured out that people dislike Compario. Recent ads have lampooned his unpopularity—including an epic crotch grab from comedian Jimmy Carr.
*Hey, it's the UK. We're gonna use their verbiage.
