Comedian Tol A$$ Mo made a series of prank calls to our own client's call centre. He proposed outlandish methods of choosing insurance to Hippo agents, challenging them to explain why choosing with Hippo.co.za makes more sense. These were recorded and flighted as comedy content on national radio. They just so happened to be highly effective customer tutorials too.

Hippo.co.za gives customers multiple insurance quotes to compare, so that they can choose the best one. The truth is, all other methods of choosing insurance are silly next to comparing with Hippo.co.za.

TOL A$$ MO: Snap those fingers on up, flavour flavour flavour, flavour, flavour, flavour, flavour. It’s your gentlebrother, Tol A$$ Mo, and I’m about to make a prank call to the Hippo Call Centre (LAUGHS).

SFX: PHONE RINGING

AGENT: Hi, good day, you’ve come through to the Hippo. You’re speaking to Shazia. How may I help you?

TOL A$$ MO: Eh, Shazi, listen I’m trying to help my girlfriend. Wabona My tshup-nizer to choose an insurance, and apparently you guys say that the best way to choose insurance is for me to compare quotes. Is that correct?

AGENT: That’s correct, sir.

TOL A$$ MO: Listen here, Shazi Shaz, I’ve got a brilliant idea on how I’m going to choose my insurance, neh?

AGENT: Yes?

TOL A$$ MO: What I’m gonna do, I’m gonna take five hamsters, neh? And then mark them with a permanent marker, “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” and “E”. Akere?

AGENT: Yes?

TOL A$$ MO: My friend the Caucasian neighbour has got a wonderful pet called iguana.

AGENT: Yes?

TOL A$$ MO: Let’s say the iguana eats hamster “C”.

AGENT: (LAUGHS)

TOL A$$ MO: I will choose that insurance. What do you think for that? Is that the best way for me to compare?

AGENT: No. The best way is for us to compare for you, then we can get you the actual quotation.

TOL A$$ MO: Serious?

AGENT: Yes. You can’t rely on an iguana to find insurance for you.

TOL A$$ MO: Ja, because my Caucasian neighbour says to me that iguanas are wise.

AGENT: (LAUGHS).

TOL A$$ MO: So, if he eats hamster “D”, then obvious it was the best choice.

AGENT: Ja, so you can take it as, like, I am your iguana and then I will find the best insurance for you.

TOL A$$ MO: It’s going to be a problem because I like my ladies with soft nyana skin.

AGENT: (LAUGHS).

TOL A$$ MO: So, tell me something, sister, ‘cause I left the poor hamsters with that iguana there. Which is the quick way for me to quickly compare quotes?

AGENT: We will be able to put your details into the Hippo, and then we will be able to compare the different insurance quotes, which takes, like, maybe 5 to 10 minutes of your time.

TOL A$$ MO: Ok. So, let’s not be like reptiles and be scaly hey? We’ll do the best thing for ourselves.

AGENT: (LAUGHING) Ja, definitely. We’re here to compare quotations.

TOL A$$ MO: Thank you so much Shiva Shivas.

SFX: CALL DROPPED

TOL A$$ MO: Ha! Wabona? It makes more sense to choose insurance by comparing quotes with the Hippo.