Hulu Taps Rescue Me Star Denis Leary for Kentucky Derby Ad

Hulu saw a nice via Entertainment Weekly). Leary is the star of the show Rescue Me, which also appears on Hulu (and one of my personal favorite shows on TV I might add. I might also add that I normally watch the show on Hulu incidentally).

In the ad, in his patented societal mocking style that he has perfected since the early nineties (at least) with the spots he used to do for MTV, he talks about how TV is rotting our brains, and how Hulu videos can be shared on our "bliggety blogs, facey-spaces, and tweety pages." It's pretty classic Leary.

Hulu is gaining a lot of ground in the online video world. While it does not yet come close to YouTube third most popular video site. Ads like this one during major sporting events will certainly not hurt Hulu's cause either.

Another thing that won't hurt Hulu's cause is a