Funny or Die
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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. |
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Key people
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Mike Farah (CEO) |
| 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, 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.
Funny Or Die launched on April 12, 2007 with the site's first video, "The Landlord". "The Landlord" has received over 84 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing, beer-drinking two-year-old landlord. In June 2007, they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital, and in June 2008, they announced a partnership with HBO. On August 3, 2016, Funny or Die shut-down one of its California offices, reducing its headcount by 30% to 95 employees, with the announcement coming just two month after the new CEO, Mike Farah, took office
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