Any idea where this guy did his act? I woldn't imagine that he'd get a laugh anywhere he went. Although I'd guess that his act would work a lot more places now than even a couple years ago.
The marketing crack is 100% fair but explainable. Sometimes the only way to justify our existence as marketers is to completely mystify the higher-ups with data-storms.
Wouldn't it be safer to demonstrate results?
Only when there are good results to generate. Even then better to overload with information so that it won't look completely different from when we need to present poor results in the same manner.