I just read about this in Sports Illustrated; Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors made a video asking fans to vote for him in the NBA All Star Game. The intent was serious, but the method was parody. It’s pretty funny.
From the SI article:
Bosh initially planned to pretend to be the President making an impassioned plea to send him to New Orleans. “But I’ve seen a lot of crazy car salesmen,” says Bosh. “I thought that would be funnier.”
It is.