Cracked.com Founder Jack O’Brien Headed to HowStuffWorks to Focus on Comedy Podcasts
Here’s yet another sign that podcasts are not only here to stay, but are only getting bigger, better, and more refined, especially when it comes to comedy.
There are a lot of perennial favorites and heavy hitters here, but we are really happy to see The Last Podcast on The Left, possibly the best distillation of comedy and horror that there has been, getting some love here.
Also, you can vote on all of these categories up until April 20th and see the rest of the nominees, of which there are hundreds, here.
WEBSITE-HUMOR
-Funny or Die
-The Onion
-The Daily Show: Black Trump
-CollegeHumor
-Cracked
Honoree:
-Above Average
FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-INDIVIDUAL SHORT OR EPISODE
-The New iPhone is Just Worse, CollegeHumor
-3AM, The Simpsons
-Tinder: The Superhero Movie, Rooster Teeth
-Epic Rap Battles of History: Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder, Maker Studios
-Woke Bois-White Male Feminist, Casual Sketch
Honorees:
-Absolutely Beautiful: Watch This Woman Tell Her Husband She’s Pregnant While Conan O’Brien Pours Good Milk Down The Sink, The Onion
-Pac-Dog (Animal Arcade Ep. 1), Denizen Company
-Stranger Things: The Truth About Steve & Jean-Ralphio, CBS Interactive
-Katy Perry Votes Naked, Funny or Die
-What If Donald Trump’s Been Using a Teleprompter This Whole Time?, Bloomberg Politics
-White Fragility Workplace Training, AJ+
FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-LONG FORM OR SERIES
-Brooklyn Sound
-Mean Tweets, Jimmy Kimmel Live
-Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, Funny or Die
-Clueless Gamer with Conan O’Brien, Team Coco
-If Google Was a Guy, College Humor
Honorees:
-Celebs Have Issues, AOL Studios
-Hashtaggers, Stun Creativetoon
-Toon, Newbe TV
-Jingle Ballin’: A Holiday Special Starring Liza Koshy, Above Average
-Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie, Funny or Die
-How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!, JASH
-The 5th Quarter, OBB Pictures
-BuzzFeed’s The Try Guys, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
FILM & VIDEO-BRANDED-COMEDY
-Say my name, say my name, Jhpiego
-Lemonade, Not Ice T, The Martin Agency
-Craft Services: Old Spice Sweat-Blastin’ Robot Tank, Viacom Velocity
-Giphy Keys to Sucess, Giphy
-Undercover Lyft, Lyft
Honorees:
-We Know Acne, We Don’t Know Teens, Ways & Means
-Timer: Behind the Scenes, TBWAMedia Arts Lab
-Rise of the Tomb Raider and Broad City Vignette, The Story Lab
-Emily Ratajkowski Shares Her Social Media Secrets, Capture This
-Viralocity: Linsanity, Viacom Velocity
-Kevin Hart Press Conference, R/GA New York, R/GA London, and R/GA Portland
-Girls Can’t Code – Boobs, McCann New York/Tool
SOCIAL-HUMOR
-Eavesdropper, Mete Design
-TSA/Instagram, TSA/Public Affairs
-Kirby Jenner
-@ConanOBrien, Team Coco
-The Onion
Honorees:
-Cracked on Facebook, CRACKED.COM
-Vice Principals Morning Announcements, HBO
PODCASTS & DIGITAL AUDIO-COMEDY
-The Last Podcast on the Left, Cave Comedy Radio
-The Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff LLC
-2 Dope Queens, WNYC Radio
-My Dad Wrote a Porno, Medium Maze
-The Hilarious World of Depression, American Public Media
Honorees:
-Hard Nation, EARWOLF/MIDROLL
-Comedy Bang Bang, EARWOLF/MIDROLL
-The Cracked Podcast, CRACKED.COM
Cracked’s Alex Schmidt, a la one of Dave’s own Top Ten Lists, breaks down how the late night legend not only changed comedy, but influenced a whole generation of YouTubers without either party really knowing it.
On his penultimate night, you might start to grasp how much of an institution David Letterman is to comedy if you don’t already.
Watch, learn, marvel, and appreciate here.
Just announced today, online written humor giant, Cracked.com is expanding to have a podcast, though, interestingly enough, not on their site, but rather in through a partnership with podcast network Earwolf.
“The Cracked Podcast” will feature in depth chats between Cracked editors once a month with smaller episodes in the weeks between.
We’d be curious to see how many episodes will be arguments regarding the best/worst animals.