Not funny: John Prescott cashes in on 'Two Jabs' and 'Two Jags' nicknames with a five-figure fee for comedy TV advert - He's already a dead ringer for the dog in the Churchill adverts.
Now John Prescott has made his own insurance commercial.
And in it, he happily cashes in on the notorious moment he thumped a voter who threw an egg at him in the 2001 election – by aiming blows at a punchbag.
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Eye of the Tiger: Lord Prescott takes his frustration out on a punchbag in the advert before Omid Djallili steps in
The advertisement, for a price comparison website and due to be shown for the first time tonight, also makes fun of his reputation as ‘Two Jags’.
It shows a tracksuited Lord Prescott in boxing gloves, taking out his frustration at renewing his car insurance on the punchbag, to the strains of the song Eye Of The Tiger from the Rocky films.
The former deputy prime minister is interrupted by comedian Omid Djalili, who calls him ‘Bruiser’ and tells him it is an expensive business insuring two old cars now he is ‘no longer running the country’.
Terrifying: The former cabinet minister, in fighting mood in the advert, has a frightening look on his face
Thrilla in the Rhyl-a': During the 2001 election campaign Lord Prescott notoriously thumped protester Craig Evans after he threw an egg at him in the Welsh town of Rhyl
Recreated: Prescott delivers a right hook to a punchbag - and not a voter - almost 10 years after the infamous incident in Rhyl in May 2001
This is a reference to the two Jaguars Lord Prescott had in government, one of which was once used to drive him and his wife Pauline the few yards from his hotel to the Labour conference venue.
Djalili suggests the Labour peer visit moneysupermarket.com to find a good insurance deal, saying: ‘Their deal is a real vote winner – like you used to be?’
‘Are you trying to be funny, lad?’ Lord Prescott replies – before being knocked over by his punchbag.
It is not known how much he was paid for the advert, but experts said it would have been a five-figure sum.
Out of office: Advert star Omis Djalili taunts Prescott saying 'Their deal is a real vote winner - like you used to be?'
Covered up: Cars underneath sheeting are a reference to Prescott's love of Jaguars
Lord Prescott punched a voter in the Welsh town of Rhyl after being hit by an egg while campaigning for Labour.
It earned him the nickname Two Jabs.
Yesterday, he compared the event to the ‘Thriller in Manila’ boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, saying: ‘I suppose you could say this advert marks the tenth anniversary of my so-called Thriller in the Rhyl-a.’
Two-Jags: Lord Prescott was known to enjoy the high life while in government, especially Jaguar sports cars
Smack: Prescott hits the punchbag again. Prince Charles was baffled by the politician's habit of balancing a teacup and saucer on his stomach, Tony Blair revealed in his autobiography ( dailymail.co.uk )
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