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- Paul Giamatti has hit a new low,

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and I'm very concerned.

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He's in these Verizon
commercials that keep playing

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during the NFL playoffs

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dressed as Albert Einstein.

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I'm gonna watch this commercial.

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- What's up, Einstein?

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- My network has gone kaput!

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- Ah, you tried to save a buck on it?

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- This is Paul Giamatti, famous actor,

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Academy Award winner, nominee?

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- I'm switching!

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- You were in "Sideways"!

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They said that's good.

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What the (beep) is this (beep)?

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What the (beep) is this (beep)?

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It's some of the worst commercial writing

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I've ever seen in my life.

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And on top of that,

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Paul Giamatti does a bad job,

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a very hammy job of
playing Albert Einstein.

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His accent is terrible.

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- The network has gone kaput!

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- What?

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The costume is terrible,

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the writing is terrible,

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and they play it constantly during games.

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I feel like I watched
it 500 times yesterday.

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Maybe I saw it three times,

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but it felt like 500 times.

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Actually, I love football so much,

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but it made me like want
to change the channel.

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The NFL,

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you're (beep) up by getting
in bed with Verizon.

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Paul Giamatti, what is going on?

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Are you okay?

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Are you being held hostage?

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Is this some kink thing?

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Is this some kind of like sex
thing that you're doing, Paul?

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Like you get off on doing bad stuff now?

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(horse neighs)

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Cecily Strong if you need help, just wink.

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Thanks for watching

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and stick with Deadspin.