Ray White employees relentlessly mocked after parody video about 'flog' real estate agents goes viral in Sydney's eastern suburbs
Matt Ford and Jack Steele had their fans in stitches after they posted the comedic clip to Instagram on Tuesday.
In the video, the two comedians imitated agents walking through several luxury properties while professing their love for 'doing bags'.
They also bragged how they 'lie for a living', 'cheat on their wives' and tell their clients 'anything they want to hear.'
They also referenced the cliché of real estate agents leasing luxury cars to make them appear flashier to their clients.
The cheeky duo tagged the funny clip with 'Honesty is the best policy.'
It didn't take long for followers to take to the comments section to tag their friends, many of whom work as real estate agents at Ray White.
'Surely best video of the year award,' one follower said, while another added: 'So accurate it's not funny.'
Ray White has endured several controversies over the years, with several staff members across the country having run-ins with the law.
It is not, however, suggested that the video is targeted at Ray White or any of its staff.
Last year, The Inspired Unemployed was shrouded in controversy after a prank by the comedy group went disastrously wrong at a feminist talk in Sydney.
A large group of mostly women had attended the free event, which featured a panel including Clementine Ford, and fellow feminist writers Antoinette Lattouf and Yumi Stynes.
But the unsuspecting audience, who were set to hear a serious chat on marriage and sex, became upset after comedian Jack turned up as a 'special guest'.
Known as one half of The Inspired Unemployed with Matt, Steele made a series of off-colour remarks which angered the audience.
At one point, he was heard to say 'chicks dig consent' and 'I really like girl writers'.
Introduced as a special guest offering his 'perspective' as a young male on the panel topics, Steele's remarks reportedly left some of the audience in tears.
According to Yahoo Lifestyle, Steele's antics were being filmed as part of The Inspired Unemployed's TV show, (Impractical) Jokers.
The funnyman was reportedly being 'fed' his provocative comments via an earpiece as part of the new.
The report claims many audience members left the event before it was scheduled to finish.
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