French presidential front runner, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron was spoofed as a waffler by the sketch show C'est Cantaloupe, which imposed Macron's face onto the famous "Epic Split" ad for Volvo featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Macron's legs split wider and wider, and his voice becomes increasingly panicked. Lampooning Macron's claim that is En Marche party is a true "movement," the Macron character assures, "My movement is in motion. Moving forward!"
The French weren't the first to use the famous "Epic Split" ad for political purposes. In 2014, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Mike Collins did the two-truck stunt himself ... though it wasn't enough to win him his party's nomination.
"C'est Cantaloupe" Sees Macron As Wishy-Washy
As Macron rides between the two trucks -- one with a Socialist Party decal and the other with one from the Republican Party -- he explains that to be "progressive" means never having to take sides. There is "not only the red wine, the white wine, but also, the rosé. One is not obliged to choose between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. There is also The Forbans" -- a French rock band. "Cheese or dessert? No! There is also cheesecake!"Macron's legs split wider and wider, and his voice becomes increasingly panicked. Lampooning Macron's claim that is En Marche party is a true "movement," the Macron character assures, "My movement is in motion. Moving forward!"
This American Politician Did The Epic Split First
A narrator signs off with, "En Marche. Towards a new policy of rights. From the left. It is the end, the end of a policy from left and right." But Macron, legs fully split, cuts him off, "leave now because I can't take it anymore!"The French weren't the first to use the famous "Epic Split" ad for political purposes. In 2014, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Mike Collins did the two-truck stunt himself ... though it wasn't enough to win him his party's nomination.