- Stu Osborn Show
The Stu Osborn Show is a web
viral video advertisement forMicrosoft . It is made to look like amockumentary of a fictional television interview show of the same name. It starsMichael Hitchcock as Stu Osborn, the awkward and somewhat disoriented "host" andFred Willard as a failed businessman-turned-author who is Osborn's "guest." Much of the dialogue is improvised by the actors. The video is directed byChristopher Guest who is well known for being the creative force behind other mockumentaries like "Waiting for Guffman " and "Best In Show ". Both Hitchcock and Willard are frequent performers in Guest's films.Microsoft presents the video through its
MSN Soapbox service.Further reading
*cite news |title= New Branded Entertainment Ventures Underscore Maturation of the Market (cached)|url=http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:_upn9RSHdm0J:www.shootonline.com/go/news-view.ev-web2-706581-1176379955-2.Hit-The-Ground-Running.html+%22Stu+Osborn+Show%22+site:shootonline.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us |publisher= Shootonline | first= Robert |last= Goldrich |date= April 13, 2007
* [http://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/stuosbornshow/index.html Official website.]
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