Did this inspire the SNL sketch?

[evwhore]

as heard on WWDTM:

Northamptonshire sofa firm's slogan branded 'offensive'

A slogan used by a furniture store for nearly a decade has been branded offensive by an advertising watchdog

Comments

[olaugh]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force did the Sofa King joke in 2004. When I saw the SNL sketch, I did a search on Usenet to track down its origins, and it's much older than either. Showed up on alt.humor in 1998.

[evwhore]

Mm, I keep meaning to get around to watching ATHF.

[smartmeanfatkid]

It's no Venture Brothers, that's for sure.

[nigelbo]

This article isn't just funny, it's Sofa King funny!