Steve Martin Gets ‘Real’ Funny In One Of Pepsi Zero Sugar’s Commercials For Super Bowl LVII

How does 1 upstage the instrumentality of Derek Zoolander? With an adorable dog, of course. At the commencement of his commercialized for Pepsi Zero Sugar, airing during Super Bowl LVII connected Feb. 12, Steve Martin, successful afloat surgical regalia, looks down astatine his diligent and says, “I deliberation you’re going to similar your caller nose, Miss Hastings.” Surprise – it’s a dog. But that’s the powerfulness of acting! “As an actor,” says Steve, 77, “it’s my occupation to marque radical judge what they’re seeing is real.” Cue a infinitesimal of vexation that could person been done successful Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, a infinitesimal of disappointment, and a infinitesimal of joyousness (“Eat it, Kyle!”) from the Only Murders successful the Building star.

When Steve samples a sensation of Pepsi Zero Sugar, helium has a large reaction. “WOW!” helium says. “It’s fantastic!” But, arsenic helium turns to the camera, helium says, “Or, was I conscionable acting?” He past dares the spectator to find retired if Pepsi Zero Sugar is arsenic bully arsenic helium makes it seem, to instrumentality the #RealOrActing challenge. For those funny successful trying the caller Pepsi Zero Sugar, the marque is offering up to 10 cardinal escaped cans and bottles to determine for themselves if it is large acting oregon large sensation – fans tin substance “FREE ZERO” to 81234 to comp a escaped Pepsi Zero Sugar.

As mentioned, Steve stars successful 1 of 2 of Pepsi Zero Sugar’s spots for Sunday’s Big Game. The different advertisement stars Ben Stiller, who besides talks astir however his relation arsenic an histrion is to marque radical deliberation what he’s doing and experiencing is “real.” Along with a Rachel Dratch cameo, Ben’s commercialized features him reprising his relation from Zoolander, posing for the camera successful his oblivious, supermodel way.

Are they friends, oregon are they acting? (Pepsi)

In the teasers for their commercials, Ben and Steve took the “zero sugar” to bosom due to the fact that neither of these comic actors had thing saccharine to accidental to each other. Ben and Steve started disconnected cordial, but it degraded quickly. “As actors, successful a way, we ne'er truly halt acting,” says Ben. “For example, Ben is acting close present similar he’s not intimidated lasting adjacent to me,” said Steve. “And Steve’s acting similar he’s not fortunate to beryllium here,” Ben snapped back.

2.12.23. Two large actors volition amusement america what they’ve got. #RealorActing @StevemartinToGo @BenStiller pic.twitter.com/HbYEVhC4tD

— Pepsi (@pepsi) February 2, 2023

“Oh, and Ben’s acting similar that full ‘awkward thing’ helium does is simply a quality and not his existent personality.” Ben tried to travel backmost with thing but ended up stammering and stumbling implicit his words. “See what I mean?” said Steve. “Banjo player,” sneered Ben. “Nepo baby,” Steve fired backmost (an astute reflection since Ben’s begetter was the precocious Jerry Stiller, of Stiller and Meara, Seinfeld, and King of Queens fame.) Ben tried to mend fences by saying he’s a immense fan. “Honestly, I’m a large instrumentality of yours,” said Martin. “Really?” asked Stiller. “I was acting,” replied Steve.

The different teaser isn’t that overmuch sweeter. “I’m histrion Ben Stiller.” “And I’m amended actor, Steve Martin.” After immoderate back-and-forth bickering, Steve and Ben astatine slightest retrieve they’re successful a commercialized and beforehand Pepsi Zero Sugar.

Two acting legends. Two #SuperBowl commercials. One large tasting cola @SteveMartinToGo @BenStiller 🖤 #PepsiZeroSugar #RealorActing pic.twitter.com/JwfSHLlX2s

— Pepsi (@pepsi) February 2, 2023

Steve is coming disconnected different critically-acclaimed play of Only Murders successful the Building. On the flip side, Ben has worked hard arsenic the manager and enforcement shaper of the Apple TV+ amusement Severance.

This twelvemonth marks a oversea alteration for Pepsi regarding the Super Bowl. Pepsi consciously uncoupled with the NFL implicit sponsorship of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Pepsi’s ten-year tenure arsenic the superior sponsor saw the Halftime Show diagnostic Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Coldplay (with Bruno Mars and Beyoncé), Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, The Weeknd, and more. The marque has besides introduced a reformulation for Pepsi Zero Sugar, with the slogan “Zero ne'er tastes truthful good,” portion giving distant 10 cardinal escaped drinks, per AdAge.

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