Is a buyer’s market better than a prey call?
A new Saturday Night Live Screenplay The defeat of 30 people looking for pleasure browsing Zillow’s real estate lists has hit a nerve on social media.
The pre-produced sketch from Saturday’s episode of the show begins with a parody of a suggestive commercial, as cast members turn on beds and couches in low light.
Suffocating voices are heard asking, “Are you bored?” “Are you looking for something to spice up your life?” “You wanted sex, but you got to the end of the ’30s,” “and sex doesn’t do that to me anymore.”
“You need something new”, “Then you need Zillow.com”
The script then reveals that the tortured actors crave lascivious real estate listings, not pornographic ones.
“An updated colonial, with mature landscaping,” moaned Alex Moffat.
“I want to get this back,” said Mikey Day, a cast member.
“I would never want to live in North Carolina, but if I did I could buy a big rough mansion,” moans host Dan Levy as he looks at a list for a $ 427,000 seven-bedroom McMansion and eight bathrooms.
“The pleasure you once got from sex now comes from looking at other people’s homes,” a voiceover continues.
The suggestive scenario takes a sudden turn when Day turns to a real estate broker, and the sales pitch of a crazy agent quickly kills the mood.
The fake ad was a great success on Twitter, where it garnered almost 50,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
“Bahhahahah I am over 30 years old and I was late to Zillow last night !!!! This is the point, “a user wrote on Twitter.
“How dare SNL attack us with that Zillow commercial!” another joked popular response.
“So what if I told him I saw something … oh, idk, someone else?” Their name is @realtordotcom “, posted another.
Comedian Ted Alexandro accused SNL of stealing his joke, posting a bit he performed at the Comedy Cellar about real estate fantasies.
But Zillow was happy to attract love, tweeting: “Yes, football is great, but have you ever been to Zillow?”