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The Yes Men live to zing
Posted on Sun, Nov. 22, 2009
CUTLINE: Mike Bonanno (left) and Andy Bichlbaum, leaders of the Yes Men, a group of corporate pranksters will be at the Mahaiwe on Nov. 20 for a screening of their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the World.
By Michael Kelley
GREAT BARRINGTON—Sometimes it is hard to differentiate fiction from reality. Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are making that distinction even more difficult to figure out.
Collectively known as the Yes Men, Bichlbaum and Bonanno, whose real names are Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, have been posing as corporate heads in fake press conference and television interviews for years, often making shocking and startling news all in an attempt to bring shame to some of the world’s biggest corporations.
Over the years The Yes Men, which is lead by Bichlbaum and Bonanno but is made up of hundreds of impersonators, has posed as representatives from organizations such as the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Chamber of Commerce—which recently sued the group, and World Trade Organization to noted international companies such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Exxon-Mobil.....for the full story pick up this week’s Berkshire Record at a newsstand or subscribe by calling 413-528-5380 ext. 29. Support your local newspaper, the community's watch dog. Subscribe by calling 413-528-5380 ext. 29
GREAT BARRINGTON—Sometimes it is hard to differentiate fiction from reality. Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are making that distinction even more difficult to figure out.
Collectively known as the Yes Men, Bichlbaum and Bonanno, whose real names are Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, have been posing as corporate heads in fake press conference and television interviews for years, often making shocking and startling news all in an attempt to bring shame to some of the world’s biggest corporations.
Over the years The Yes Men, which is lead by Bichlbaum and Bonanno but is made up of hundreds of impersonators, has posed as representatives from organizations such as the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Chamber of Commerce—which recently sued the group, and World Trade Organization to noted international companies such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Exxon-Mobil.....for the full story pick up this week’s Berkshire Record at a newsstand or subscribe by calling 413-528-5380 ext. 29. Support your local newspaper, the community's watch dog. Subscribe by calling 413-528-5380 ext. 29
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