By now you’ve likely seen the new Arby’s ad campaign featuring an affable white guy leading a sing-along about “Good Mood Food.” Frankly, I have no idea whether the commercial is a success or not — YouTube comments like “WORST 
MARKETING CAMPAIGN EVER!” don’t help — but I love it. My reasoning is simple: the ad stars one of my closest friends over the last 14 years, my college roommate Andy. (Look! We’re in the same fedora club!)
I recognize how cheesy that must sound, and I’m already anticipating the worst in the comments section — “Ooh, Mr. Big Shot, friends with a guy in a COMMERCIAL!” — but I’m thrilled for Andy, who’s finally making some good money after ten years of auditions in New York.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this post had an interview which I’ve cut because I went outside of proper channels. Oops.
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Cool piece, bro. Rod Bangkok?
He seems like a good guy trapped in a shitty ad. Welcome to acting!
Just remember, you can’t grow a beard in space.
Let the inappropriate comments about the female in that picture begin!
Are we having fun yet?
female?
I just see three douche bags in fedoras, at the beach
Seriously, she’s fedorable!
No, no. I’ll show myself out.
You didn’t ask him the most important question(s): “Free Arby’s for life? Or, at least, shitloads of coupons?”
Interview = tl/dr.
Who’s the chick?
If he uses that picture in his portfolio, his next gig should be for GAP.
Where do I submit my fan fiction?
Two things:
1) I’ve been to that space camp, it’s awesome. Try to get a room at the Marriott overlooking the Saturn V rocket and full-scale space shuttle model.
2) True story: I recently talked my wife out of having my daughter audition to sing the next “1-877-Kars for Kids” jingle, because I thought it could end up hurting her career.
I don’t think your buddy has to worry though, in fact I hope he ends up banging Flo on a big pile of Arby’s wrappers and Progressive insurance policies.
Fun Fact: I fapped to some porn I bought from Subway Jared. The interview is just as intoxicating.
I keep thinking of the Subway commercial on Happy Gilmore.
Ooh, Huntsville Space Camp Museum! Keep an eye out for me in the Class of ’88 photo. Sadly, I wasn’t accidentally launched into space with Lea Thompson. Stupid movies.
Don’t feel bad, Matt, I drop my friend Amir Talai’s name ALL THE TIME and it doesn’t make me look like a douchebag at all.
/seriously, though, congrats to Andy and good luck this pilot season.
I see he was on “Guiding Light” as Grimes, or, “Grimey,” as he liked to be called…
I went to college with Richie the drummer from “Kids Incorporated.” I’ll see if he’ll agree to an exclusive.
I prefer to think that Matt isn’t wearing any pants in that photo. Hence the grin.
Oh, that is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. When you buy a hat like that I bet you get a free bowl of soup.
Oh, it looks good on you though.
Well I went to school with the DA from Law and Order: SVU who lasted maybe a season. So there.
/she got screwed
//not literally
///seriously, who is the chick in the pic?
Well played UU
/RIP Rodney
Who dem titties, Matt? The people wanna know!
Well, MY friend runs a popular TV blog. Well, at least I pretend we’re friends. I really just put up boring comments every once in a while.
Not to be insensitive, but did you and Arby’s boy swing the threesome w/the loverly lady after the roofies kicked in?!
Napa Know How guy is better.
I like how when the commercial ends, the next YouTube prompted video that comes up is the, “I’m so hungry I could eat at Arby’s” clip from the Simpsons.
fedora ≠ Panama hat
“I’ll post this picture of me with a hot chick. That way, nobody’ll notice my douche-tacular brim.”
jesus, the fedora pic looks like a publicity still from some really shitty new private eye show on USA.
COMING UP NEXT, AFTER AN ALL-NEW BURN NOTICE!
The only thing I’ll say about the woman in the picture is that she’s currently dating someone.
Someone incredibly handsome.
/hi fives Matt
I hope to someday meet Vince Mancini.
Alternate advertising slogans:
“Arby’s: Because cows should die.”
“Flatulence on a bun.”
“Secret sauce, Public arrests.”
“We like our beef thin, unlike your mom.”
“It’s like rainbows fucking on your tongue.”
“Free manchowder on ladies night.”
“We’re not subway.”
I don’t think “handsome” means what you think it means.
wow, that’s really awesome that you got to meet Timothy Olyphant’s girlfriend, Matt.
I just don’t know who the fuck Uff thinks he is not being a fat, acne-riddled blogger. Our kind don’t walk around beaches, shirtless, or with girls. Sell out.
Krystal’s “Bob the Talking Head” commercials back in the 90′s were a hundred times worse than the Arby’s commercial. So are any Burger King commercials this century.
Nice.
Niiiiice.
Nice.
Does your former roommate also draw an income as a professional Zach Braff impersonater? Everytime I hear the first line I think WTF is Scrubs doing on a ski lift?
damn, now I want to go to Arby’s, things were going so well today…
Your mom looks different from the front.
“After ten years of auditions”
That seems about right.
Wait. He was in the marines long enough to get a tattoo? I thought you had to do push ups and stuff in the marines. I’ve got a 9 year old with bigger arms than him!
Irene Ryan was like my fathers 4th cousin or something like that…so suck it.
He was in the marines long enough to get a tattoo? I thought you had to do push ups and stuff in the marines. I’ve got a 9 year old with bigger arms than him!
Tell me something: has your 9-year-old been through boot camp or OCS? Did his best friend from tank school take a bullet in the head outside of Baghdad?
No?
Then fuck you, asshole.
There’s no shame in being happy for someone in commercials. My Aunt did a few Stovetop Stuffing commercials back in the day and she’s now the president of AFTRA.
I prefer 4 times the steak guy.
Oooh rah, Devil!
you look hot too..
Who is the cowboy?
I think Andrew is sexy smokin hot, I wanna have sex with him and eat Arby’s at the same time. Or just cover him in Arby’s cheese sauce and lick him clean….! Seriously, the commercials are great fun, and Andy (or Andrew) looks like he’d be just a big hunk of fun trouble!
You were lucky to have been his roommate and be his friend.
So, did you get to see him naked?
Im sure he may be a cool guy, but there is something about him that just makes me want to punch him in the face. I honestly dont know why.
would u please do me a favor the next time u see him shoot him in the brain n cut his head off…thanks
loser douches and their meth whore
I always thought the Arby’s dude was hot… Now i know he’s gorgeous! I’d hit on him at the bar!
every time i saw the comercial, i swore i knew the guy. seems my daughter did- from middle school. his locker was next to hers!!
It’s all good. My ex roomie later on roomed with actor Chris Evans early in Chris’s career. It’s sorta like the Six Degrees of Separation really lol.
Wow, you knew someone that was in a commercial once. How fulfilling your life must be. I’ve never met anyone who knew someone who was in a commercial once… will you be my friend? How big of a lose to you have to be to post something like this to try and get attention. I guess you guys broke up? Posting things like this, I’d bet good money you were the catcher.