Facebook Panel or Facebook Ads??

Hi, i am looking to create a new page, this page is for a UK Comedian. The stuff on here will be generally funny posts, articles on trending stories. I write funny material for a few people and thought id create a famous page alter ego.

My question is ... Do you think that because the page is not selling anything its worth using one of the SMM panels to gain loads of likes (post and page) in the hope that one might go viral. Or pool that money onto the fb ad system in the hope it grows that way?

Ive priced up with a few suppliers on here and for my goal im looking at about $500 for SMM panels.

Would i be better using that money on fb ads???

SMM panel likes usually come from Tier 3 countries. If you target comedy lovers they will be more inclined to share your posts and you will grow naturally with niche relevant likes which are more valuable. If you want your page to look good with higher number of likes then go for SMM.

If you are looking for automatic likes you can check out my marketplace thread.
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/socio-boost-real-automatic-facebook-instagram-likes.909887/