Posts Tagged ‘ Funny Or Die ’

HBO Buys Into Will Ferrel’s Funny Or Die

Jun 11th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Internet TV, Video

Variety reports that HBO is buying into comedian Will Ferrel’s FunnyOfDie.com.
The site, introduced a little over a year ago, is a sort YouTube clone focusing on comedy. Much of the site’s appeal, though, is the offbeat comedy videos
HBO has bought a small equity stake in the comedy site and has commissioned 10 half-hours of programming [...]



Will Ferrell Challenges You To Be Funny Or Die!

Apr 17th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video, Video, Vlogs

Comedian Will Ferrell and partner Adam McKay have launched a new site that’s trying to be the YouTube of comedy, FunnyorDie.com.
Like other video sites, users can upload comedy videos to be voted on by other viewers. Videos can also be embedded into blog posts and other sites (see sample below).
Votes determine whether the videos stay [...]