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Industry | Film, TV, internet |
Genre | Comedy |
Founded | April 12, 2007 California, U.S. |
Founders | Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people
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Mike Farah (CEO) |
Owner | Gary Sanchez Productions |
Website | www.funnyordie.com |
Funny or Die is a comedy video website and film/TV production company founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. The website Funny Or Die contains exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers, and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors like Judd Apatow, James Franco, and Norm Macdonald. The production company makes TV shows like truTV's Billy on the Street, Comedy Central's @midnight, and Zach Galifianakis's popular Emmy-winning web series Between Two Ferns.
Many videos on the site feature well-known actors (examples include Steve Carell, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Sophia Bush, Mila Kunis, AnnaSophia Robb, Hilary Duff, Adam West, James Van Der Beek, Jim Carrey, Ariel Winter, and Selena Gomez). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian, came up with a concept for a new kind of comedy site; and the site was developed by Randy Adams.