Funny or Die
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| Funny or Die | |
|---|---|
| Type | Comedy |
| Founded | California (2007) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S.  |
| Key people | Adam McKay Will Ferrell Judd Apatow Randy Adams |
| Owner | Funny or Die Inc. |
| Website | www.funnyordie.com |
Funny or Die is a website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, as a rival to YouTube and other video sites. Funny or Die is also unique in that it contains a good deal of exclusive material from a number of famous contributors (e.g. Judd Apatow, James Franco) and has its own Funny or Die Team (FOD Team) which creates original material for the site. Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian, came up with the concept for a new kind of comedy site and the site was developed by Randy Adams. Videos are voted on by users of the site; those that are deemed funny stay, but those that are not "die" and are relegated to the site's "crypt".
The site's first video, The Landlord, has received over 55 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing, beer-drinking two-year-old landlord. [1] In June 2007, they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital. [2]
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[edit] Voting system
Unlike other viral video sites, members of Funny or Die are encouraged to vote on videos which they view. Depending on the outcome of votes, a particular video is ascribed one of five statuses.
- Immortal
- Walking Tall
- Kinda Cute
- Uh-Oh
- The Crypt
Some videos are not voted on and are therefore declared "Chosen Ones".
[edit] Funny or Die Comedy Tour
In February, Funny or Die launched “Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by ‘Semi-Pro’", in conjunction with the promotion of the movie Semi Pro, . The tour featured Ferrell, members of the FOD Team and comedians Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson and Andrea Savage. Adam McKay and Will Arnett served as tour announcers. The eight-city tour hit college campuses in Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, North Carolina and New York.
[edit] Celebrity appearances
- Judd Apatow ("James Franco gets fired")
- Jason Biggs ("The Glitch")
- Michael Cera ("Chinese Fireworks")
- Willem Dafoe ("The Procedure")
- Oscar De La Hoya ("The Fight After the Fight")
- Danny DeVito ("Danny DeVito & The Contract")
- Jenna Elfman ("Mama Jams")
- Jimmy Fallon ("lonelyfallon32")
- Neil Flynn ("Working Mommy")
- James Franco (" The Hills")
- Ana Gasteyer ("The Procedure")
- Al Goldstein ("Al Goldstein with Gettin' Some"
- Katherine Heigl ("James Franco gets fired")
- Ed Helms ("Zombie America: Part One")
- Mike Kaddour ("Iphone - This Is Susan")
- Jamie Kennedy ("Rollin' with Saget")
- David Koechner ("iO Presents Stage Time: Pitching In")
- Mila Kunis ("The Hills")
- Lil Jon ("Lil Jon: Terminal Bling")
- Louis CK ("Louis CK and a Child")
- Eva Longoria ("EVA LONGORIA SEX TAPE")
- John Mayer ("2 Guys 1 Cup")
- Jack McBrayer "Livin' 'Neath the Law with Jack McBrayer"
- Jeff Mills ("There Will Be Blood (DVD Extra)")
- Bill Murray ("FCU with Bill Murray")
- Jerry O'Connell ("the parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see!")
- Jeremy Piven ("Perry Hilton")
- Andy Richter ("The Procedure")
- John C. Reilly ("Green Team")
- Bob Saget ("Rollin' with Saget")
- John Stamos ("Rollin' with Saget")
- Brooke Shields("Playground Tales")
- Ryan Seacrest ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
- Blake Lewis ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
- Milo Ventimiglia ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
- Simon Rex "palatial regalia"
- Hayden Panettiere ("Sexual Harassment with Hayden Panettiere")
