David Spade keeps just saying no David Spade, a Saturday Night Live cast member for five years, returned to the show over the weekend to host it for the second time. The most high-profile gig he’s had lately (if you don’t count 8 Simple Rules or Racing Stripes, in which he was the voice of a horsefly with an attitude) is the Capital One ad campaign, in which he stars as the “No” guy. And Spade knows it: On Saturday, he briefly plugged the upcoming SNL DVD release featuring his “best of” but spent almost all of his intro discussing Cap One. He took “questions” from the audience, like “Do you think you’ll ever say yes?” and “What’s next for the Capital One guy?” When one audience member asked him if his commercials are better than the film Ray, Spade answered, “They’re different. Both have interesting characters that you care about. ... I see my commercials as little 30-second movies.” In the ads, Spade represents the epitome of bad customer service. (In attitude, he’s a lot like his Finch character from Just Shoot Me.) It’s more entertaining than the typical Capital One fare, which usually involves a pissed-off warrior of some kind. But some viewers have to walk away thinking, no = Capital One, not yes = Capital One, which is the point of No Hassle Rewards. Still, to Spade’s point about interesting characters, his dismissive act has worked like a charm since his old “Bye Bye” flight-attendant skit on SNL. —Posted by Eleftheria Parpis

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GomersGirl5, I too would like to download the commercials but can't find them. I think they are hilarious. Heck I don't even care if I download them, I just want a place to watch them for free since for some odd reason they don't show them anymore... My favorite one is the bright yellow shirt commercial.

Posted by: Tom | Dec 6, 2005 4:53:48 PM

Nathan is married he graduated from Highlan High School, but attended Tusky Valley for a number of years befor moving to Berlin where he and his brother jason had a comedy sketch group named Corn, not corned, beef & cabbage. He is married, to his high school sweetheart and they are doing well. You might try looking for his commercial on his management web sight, just type in nate torrence.
Nate is very funny! His brother jason is also very talented as an actor & writer. They were always making videos and skits as kids.

Posted by: booger | Dec 7, 2005 8:33:42 PM

It's Hiland High School - went to school with Nate and his wife as well. Great people - I wish you well if you read this!

Posted by: jr | Dec 11, 2005 8:11:48 PM

the phrase ingrained (running thru one's verbal memory) by those ads: "no, capital one"
the admen made a mistake :-)
both the "no", and "hun" ads: hilarity rating: medium.

Posted by: ptt | Jan 2, 2006 4:54:55 PM

You might try this URL for commercial downloads.

http://www.visit4info.com/

Now where do you go to tell a company you have designed an ad they might like to ad to their campaign?

Posted by: JoPower | Jan 12, 2006 12:34:27 AM

Nate is awesome. He is definitely going to go places. I've said it from the very first time I saw him in a commercial. My wife tells me that I'm his biggest fan. Whenever he pops up in show or another commercial I'm like yelling for my wife to hurry up and come and look, there he is again!
He's definitely got my vote, go big Nate!

Posted by: Mike | Jan 17, 2006 10:24:13 PM

I went to Grade school with him in Bolivar.The guy was a trip then.Glad he made it

Posted by: andy | Jan 21, 2006 8:03:05 AM

I went to Grade school with him in Bolivar.The guy was a trip then.Glad he made it

Posted by: andy | Jan 21, 2006 8:03:06 AM

I went to Grade school with him in Bolivar.The guy was a trip then.Glad he made it

Posted by: andy | Jan 21, 2006 8:03:09 AM

i love david spade he rocks and those capital one cammershal are awsome so piss off

later

Posted by: a kid | Jan 24, 2006 8:16:30 PM

Brenda - Claire Titelman?

Posted by: spc_gnom24 | Jan 28, 2006 4:53:14 PM

As the one individual stated above, Patrick Warburton was puddy... and is not on the capital one commercial. Patrick Warburton does alot of voice overs now for cartoons, including Joe (the cop in a wheel chair) in Family Guy, Kronk in the Emperor's New Groove (ironically related to David Spade),Superman in the credit card commercials with Seinfeld, and other cartoons.

I would like to know who Brenda was on the commercial as well. Does anyone know? As you know, she was the female throwing her coffee on Nate. I have seen her in a recent car commercial (she has her driver's license photo taken).

Posted by: afvet | Feb 5, 2006 10:15:45 AM

I would like to cast Nate Torrence for a part in my independent film. Can someone tell me where I might get ahold of his agent? You can email me at gotv@comcast.net

Posted by: Tommy | Feb 12, 2006 12:06:01 AM

Nate Torrence Unofficial Fan Site - www.natetorrence.com

Posted by: Art | Mar 23, 2006 12:17:20 AM

Nate Torrence Unofficial Fan Site

http://www.natetorrence.com

Posted by: Art | Mar 23, 2006 12:20:25 AM

Emma rules x

Posted by: Emma Rules | Jun 26, 2006 12:41:30 AM

Emma rules x

Posted by: Emma Rules | Jun 26, 2006 12:41:31 AM

hey everybody Nate has been to my church close 2 Berlin Ohio my mom and sis talked 2 him and he picked an awsome high school HILAND!!!!!!! Nate is awsome I cant wait 2 watch Click

Posted by: agurl | Jul 5, 2006 1:38:09 PM

just met nate torrence at the local ralph's. he rocks.

Posted by: mollylou12 | Jul 14, 2006 4:32:24 PM

I remember seeing Nate at my previous NA meeting. He had so many prior crack smoking stories!

Posted by: DOnkeyPunch | May 21, 2007 11:24:49 PM

can anyone tell me the name of the songs that capital one played in the ads with the vikings? i've been looking for seven months but i haven't had any luck

Posted by: mike | Oct 22, 2007 2:57:51 PM

hello can someone help me or do these songs just have no name

Posted by: mike | Oct 25, 2007 7:39:01 PM

I wanna know wut the name is to the commercial where nate gets angry tht david spade keeps saying no and david spade says "Ohh im shaking in my yellow shirt" and nate comes in chasing after david.....lol BEST COMMERCIAL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3

I love Shawn<3

Posted by: Ashley | Jul 20, 2008 6:37:18 AM

you suck

Posted by: damon | Feb 24, 2009 2:38:30 PM

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