The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Mike Farah was the first producer hired at Funny or Die, and he has been a vital part of the upstart digital production studio since 2008, when Funny or Die was still known only as an online comedy video platform. The company has produced the critically-acclaimed Brockmire for IFC, Emmy-nominated …
Henry R. Muñoz III, an architect and former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee, has acquired Funny or Die, the 14-year-old comedy website and production company. Muñoz purchased Funny Or Die from AMC Networks, WarnerMedia and Sequoia Capital, and he becomes the sole owner of the site and its …
The 10th annual Streamy Awards took place remotely, obviously, thanks to 2020, with hosts Trixie and Katya on a party bus. You can watch the whole thing here: But here are the comedy-related winners who might pique your interest as honored influencers for the past year: COMEDY: Sarah CooperTwitter • …
So much has transpired over just these past six months (which may have felt like six years), let alone the actual past three years since Funny or Die debuted the Pitch app for comedy writers at the 2017 Just For Laughs comedy festival… But just a few months later, layoffs …
This just in from Funny or Die… Last year, Funny Or Die partnered with creators Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle to produce the Comedy Central TV show The New Negroes. The show’s mission was to highlight, promote, and amplify talented Black voices — both new and established — in comedy, hip-hop, and culture. Baron, …
Sunday night’s Feeding America Comedy Festival, broadcast by NBC and brought to you by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group and Funny or Die, included a little bit of everything over the course of two hours. If you missed the telecast, you can watch it online via NBC, or Hulu. And …
The first feature film from WarnerMedia’s truTV, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, made an impressive splash in its first weekend, landing in 11th slot nationwide despite only debuting on 357 screens. The movie took in $2.6 million over the Feb. 21-23, 2020, weekend, with a per-screen average of $7,302. Directed by Chris Henchy …
Becky Robinson grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Ore., and studied business at San Diego State University before she threw her everything into show business. A video she made of a McDonald’s wedding proposal gone awry went viral in the summer of 2015, leading her to multiple gigs, first …
Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake just put out a moving half-hour documentary via Funny or Die that’s worth watching whether you’re a comedian, know a comedian, or are a living human being in 2019. Laughing Matters opens with a reminder of how we felt in 2014 when we learned that Robin Williams …
In case you haven’t yet seen the Netflix movie for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, or even if you have, then here’s the extended uncut version of the interview with Benedict Cumberbatch. Rabbit rabbit! Roll the clip!
