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Reading Rainbow's Disturbing Lost Episode
Anderson Evans · 02/26/10 03:37PMEver wonder how this PBS classic might have been improved if Levar's kids took on something more challenging than children's books about talking animals facing challenges of pre-adolescence? Well thanks to this recently discovered footage you need not wonder again.
The Ed Hardy Boys, Part 2
Michael Jordan · 02/23/10 03:52PMBobby Bottleservice and Peter Papparazzo are back in the hilarious second installment of everyone's favorite online mystery series. Not convinced? Does the phrase "cameos by Pauly Shore and Fred Durst" mean anything to you?
Funny or Die's Drunk History: Best Left to the Internet?
Whitney Jefferson · 02/22/10 02:21PMTopher Grace and Kate Bosworth Clash WIth a Director On Subtext
Mike Byhoff · 02/19/10 03:30PMThe neverending power-struggle between actors and directors dates back to ancient Rome, when Zeus killed the actor Cyclops in a traveling production of The Odyssey over improper stage blocking... or something. That struggle resonates today, as proven by this video.
Ugly Furniture: Where All That Glitters is Gauche
Frank Cozzarelli · 02/10/10 05:51PMSometimes all it takes to pull a room together is a teardrop filled with frog eggs, or a weird art-deco jazz guitarist figurine. In this clip, ugly furniture gets the LOL treatment.
Funny on one hand, but on the other it hits a little too close to home - maybe it's just because I'm from New Jersey, where design sensibilities go to die.
Megan Mullally Tells Us the Origins of "That's What She Said"
Mike Byhoff · 02/03/10 10:19AMTruly a question that has plagued mankind for literally never. It's use in everyday life to get a cheap laugh had come from somewhere, though. And that somewhere was poking fun at a slutty girl at Long Beach State.
HBO's Funny or Die Show Could Be the Most Star-Studded, Hilarious Comedy Ever
Whitney Jefferson · 01/28/10 05:35PMJay and Conan Settle it Like Men: By Brawling in the Street
Mike Byhoff · 01/20/10 10:06AMAdorable Children Join in on the Mac Vs PC Debate, and it is Brutal
Mike Byhoff · 01/08/10 10:37AMIf there's one thing that kids do that's adorable, it's arguing about computer platforms and dropping F-bombs.
The Jersey Shore Kids Are Now in on the Joke, and That Joke Is Hysterical
Brian Moylan · 12/22/09 10:38AMThe Most Accurate Tiger Woods Parody on the Internet
Mike Byhoff · 12/15/09 11:52AMFinally, a Film Trailer Parody that Speaks to Our Generation
John Cook · 03/25/09 04:17PMThe Internet's funny business tunes out
Owen Thomas · 12/17/08 07:00PMSequoia investment BlueCollarOrDie dies
Nicholas Carlson · 07/22/08 02:00PMWill Ferrell promotes latest movie online with least funny clip ever
Jackson West · 07/03/08 05:00PMOne has to wonder if Ferrell isn't trying to undermine the competition, however, considering how not-funny the clip is. Neither Ferrell nor Reilly can seem to decide who's the straight man and who's the goofball. IBeatYou should probably stick to promoting itself with Jessica Alba — 758 users participated in her staring contest, compared to twelve so far for Ferrell and Reilly.
Will Ferrell's FunnyorDie takes HBO for up to $10 million
Jackson West · 06/11/08 02:40PMComedy-video startup FunnyorDie, a project cofounded by yuksters Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy with Sequoia Capital's Mark Kvamme, has sold an equity stake to HBO of less than 10 percent. (FunnyorDie was valued at $100 million after the last round of funding; the new valuation, and HBO's exact investment, wasn't disclosed — if you know, please tell us.) In exchange, HBO also gets five hours of programming from Ferrell, McKay, Henchy and recent addition Judd Apatow.
Happy birthday, Will Ferrell's Funny Or Die! Hope Sequoia gives you more funding as a present
Nicholas Carlson · 04/21/08 12:40PMJimmy Kimmel on "Between Two Ferns"
ian spiegelman · 04/20/08 11:06AMHollywood talent leery of stock-option deals, but agencies enthusiastic
Jackson West · 04/16/08 07:00PMCash money, not equity, is what powers the entertainment industry. Especially when it comes to talent. In a possibly apocryphal but illustrative anecdote, legendary bluesman Albert King reportedly refused to leave the stage until he had cash in hand from the concert promoter, presumably because he'd been cheated out of so many deals in the past. Studio accounting has an only slightly better reputation than that of the music industry when it comes to being, ahem, creative. Hence it's no surprise that when negotiating venture funding for Funny Or Die, Will Ferrell reportedly wanted to know what his upfront payout would be, according to Sequoia Capital's Mark Kvamme in comments to the New York Times. Which is one reason why private equity efforts to fund traditional film and television production have yet to pan out. Better to get your money upfront and walk away in case the project is a disaster. So how is Valley money changing Hollywood business models?