On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Anything seen on TV is, in a subtle and sinister sense, thereby endorsed.
As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.
Lots of stand-up showcases on TV are made by production companies that also represent acts as clients, so there tends to be a demonstrable bias towards a certain group of people.
The endorsement process is an evolution. What you try to do is you endorse someone that you believe in and their ideas and their solutions align with yours.
I'd always had the concern that being in commercials would affect my credibility when I was getting started as a TV and film actor.
I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.
Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.
Endorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.
In my experience, endorsements by public officials, they don't count for anything.
Of course in show business there are two ways to play it and I am not politically correct so I am not going to get endorsements or anything like that.