Nostalgia Chick
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| Industry | Online media |
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| Founded | April 2008 (as That Guy with the Glasses) |
| Founders | Mike Michaud Bhargav Dronamraju Mike Ellis |
| Headquarters | Lombard, Illinois, United States |
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Key people
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Mike Michaud, CEO Doug Walker, actor & presenter Rob Walker, screenwriter and creative content officer (CCO) |
| Revenue | $150,000 (2009) |
| Website | https://channelawesome.com |
Channel Awesome, Inc. is an American online media production company based in Lombard, Illinois. The company was created in 2008 by Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis, and Bhargav Dronamraju. Channel Awesome operated the That Guy with the Glasses website (often abbreviated TGWTG) until late 2014, when it was phased into the Channel Awesome website. The site is best known for the comedic film review series Nostalgia Critic, starring Doug Walker.
TGWTG previously hosted fellow channels by Bar Fiesta beginning in November 2009, and Blistered Thumbs beginning in November 2010. Channel Awesome currently hosts a YouTube channel of the same name with an emphasis on content produced by Doug Walker and his brother Rob. Formerly this also included the YouTube channel League of Super Critics, featuring several of the site's other top producers; however, nearly all of these creators severed ties with Channel Awesome in 2018. All of Channel Awesome's content was hosted by Blip or YouTube prior to the former's shutdown in August 2015.
Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis and Bhargav Dronamraju created Channel Awesome after they were laid off from Circuit City in 2007. The three discussed the idea of such a company while still employed, but their dismissal was the impetus to put their plans into action. Michaud has stated that "if we didn't lose our jobs, [the business] wouldn't have happened anytime soon".
At around the same time, Doug Walker, an actor, comedian, writer, and film critic, began posting several satirical video reviews of films and other media on YouTube under the moniker of the "Nostalgia Critic." Initially, Walker viewed making the videos as a side hobby, rarely interacting with his fans and not revealing his real name until a video responding to the Northern Illinois University shooting. Walker's channel had its content withdrawn from YouTube following complaints from 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate over alleged copyright infringement. Walker attempted to re-upload his content by assigning each video a new, separate channel. However, due to continuing issues, Walker decided to leave YouTube altogether and create the website That Guy with the Glasses, with Michaud acting as webmaster.
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