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Will Ferrell To Pull Off MLB Spring Training Feat For HBO Special

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Will Ferrell will to attempt to play several positions at several different Major League Baseball spring training fields in Arizona over the course of one day. The result will be a HBO special that Funny or Die and the MLB have partnered for in dedication to organizations fighting against cancer.

#FerrellTakesTheField will be the hashtag to follow how Ferrell will pull off doing this, which we’re guessing he will do in a similar fashion to the time he beat Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith in a drum off.

Ferrell will probably have the record for most stunts in support of charity very soon.

“Before You Were Funny” Visits A Sketch From Paul Scheer From Long, Long Ago with Andy Daly and Kristen Schaal

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Comedy, as you probably know is, something that takes a good deal of time to become great, even if you’re talented. Knowing that, Jacob Reed and Justin Michael’s Before You Were Funny web series at Funny or Die takes a look at the past of comedy folks who are now hysterical, but, back then, were raw and green like everyone else starting out in their comedy careers.

This episode looks at a sketch Paul Scheer never figured out and is read as well as critiqued by Andy Daly and Kristen Schaal.

Watch it here, then get evidence of Scheer’s comedic brilliance with season 1 of NTSF:SD:SUV on DVD.

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement Want To Clear Up Some Common Vampire Misconceptions

February 21, 2015

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A lot of misrepresentations about vampires have been floating around in our media for decades, but with the arrival of the “documentary” What We Do In The Shadows, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement can finally bring to light what it’s like being a vampire in the 21st century.

Specifically, they’d like to inform us all of 7 specific truths that you may or may not know about.

Also, go see What We Do In The Shadows as it’s playing in even more theaters now.

Simon & Schuster Publishing Nate Dern’s “In Case of Fire, Use Stairs: And Other Plans That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time”

February 11, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

If the title didn’t catch your eye, hopefully the idea of Funny or Die News head writer/former UCB NY Artistic Director Nate Dern getting his book published on the one and only Simon & Schuster.

Dern’s collection of essays “In Case of Fire, Use Stairs: And Other Plans That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time” is set to come out in 2016 leaving us all plenty of time to figure alternate methods besides elevators and stairs to get from one floor to another in the event of a fire.

All Three Seasons of “Billy On The Street” Now on Amazon

December 22, 2014

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Give the gift of ME! BILLY ON THE STREET episodes now on Amazon! Perfect 4 holiday binge watching & binge screaming! http://t.co/j54BbQ7utK

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) December 22, 2014

You can now watch all of America’s Favorite Man Yelling About Pop Culture on the Street that you possibly can as Amazon has just gotten all three seasons of Billy On The Street to stream with purchase.

Buy and watch because we think this will be the perfect thing to bring your family together this holiday season, especially if things might be a little touchy and you need a release in tension.

Funny or Die Is Bringing Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s “What We Do In The Shadows” to The States on Feb. 13th

December 5, 2014

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New Zealand vampire mockumentary has probably not been fully formed as a sub genre yet, but, nonetheless, we’re still pretty excited that Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows is coming stateside.

Funny or Die is now presenting the release and has made a date for Feb. 13th to roll What We Do In The Shadows out.

This is probably going to be a pretty good movie whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day that weekend or ardently ignoring it.

South Korea’s Be Funny Studios Partnering With Funny or Die To Be More Like Funny or Die

November 16, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

While it has been noted that Funny or Die now has an estimated price tag, the folks at Funny or Die aren’t just sitting pretty waiting for a buyer or group of investors to sink in hundreds of millions of dollars.

In fact, South Korea now wants in on the business model of Funny or Die and Be Funny Studios based in Seoul, South Korea has partnered up with FoD to do just that. There will be plenty of collaborations between the two studios in producing videos that feature stars from both sides of The Pacific.

Perhaps, if Funny or Die keeps going in this direction, they won’t have to sell.

Both Funny or Die and The Onion Inc. Are Being Evaluated For Potential Sale

November 15, 2014

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(via Bloom berg)

Just this week, it’s been reported that the ubiquitous comedy brands of Funny or Die and The Onion, along with their offshoots of The A.V. Club and Clickhole, have had financial advisors evaluate their worth for a potential sale.

While certainly both Funny or Die and The Onion have had enough success to garner a nice price tag, it’s unclear what exactly will happen if someone does buy out or into either of them.

Perhaps, both companies feel like they can reach further with whatever they want to accomplish being part of a bigger whole or having more capital in general to work with similar to the way Nerdist, Red Hour, and Smart Girls at the Party were acquired by Legendary. However, part, if only a small sliver, of the autonomy that has gotten them to where they are today would surely be sacrificed in a sale.

While nothing is decided and many of the details are still private, where Funny or Die and The Onion have gotten based off of respectively making funny web videos and satirical news headlines is pretty amazing.

Funny or Die Presents a New Timely Game Show, “Here’s How You’re Getting F*cked”

October 9, 2014

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There are so many examples of inequality and oppression throughout the world today that it’s hard to not take notice whether you check your phone or even if you step outside your door.

Knowing that, Funny or Die has come up with a new game show that runs with that idea called “Here’s How You’re Getting F*cked”. The title pretty much explains the game and we’ll let host Bil Dwyer take it away from here.

Funny or Die Launches Funny or Die News

October 8, 2014

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After having made feature length movies and going on a nationwide comedy festival tour, Funny or Die has just made their next step in expanding their brand with Funny or Die News.

Funny or Die News is “…very excited to discover and explore, crafting a world where news junkies and humor fans can find common ground,” according to Editor Dan Abramson.

There will be plenty of written articles that will give you all your news FoD style and there’s an accompanying Tumblr so you don’t have to add another bookmark to web browser.

Given the parallels between the two and their satirical bent, we’d be curious to see if Funny or Die News and Clickhole would ever have a hip-hop-style feud with each other.

Here’s Your Favorite New Cooking Show, “Funch Time” with Ron Funches

October 6, 2014

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Ron Funches pretty much do anything is delightful and worth your time.

So, if he’s doing a cooking show, no matter what happens in it, it’s absolutely worth your time and you should start watching it right now.

Without further adieu, here’s the first episode of Funch Time with Ron Funches and guest Matt Braunger on Funny or Die.

Jerrod Carmichael Promotes His HBO Special at a LA City Council Hearing

September 29, 2014

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The promos for Jerrod Carmichael’s HBO special “Love at the Store” just get better and better. First, he sponsored a Peewee football team, and now he’s taking the opportunity given at a LA City Council hearing for the public to speak on specific issues to get the word out about Love at the Store.

Watch it here and be sure to watch the special on Oct. 4th at 10PM on HBO.

To Promot-, um, As a Philanthropist, Jerrod Carmichael Sponsors a PeeWee Football Team

September 23, 2014

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With the premiere of his HBO stand up special Love at the Store just around the corner, Jerrod Carmichael wanted to ~~make sure people watch it~~ give something back.

So, he sponsored a PeeWee football team, which is a great thing for a community. He even went as far as buying them jerseys that just so happen to “coincidentally” tie into his special.

Watch Jerrod’s ~~marketing savvy~~ altruism at work plus a great Steve Rannazzisi cameo and be sure to watch Love at the Store Oct. 4th at 10PM on HBO.

Play Video Games Versus Will Ferrell For His SuperMegaBlastMax Gamer Challenge Charity

September 10, 2014

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Continuing to raise money for CancerForCollege.org and DonateGames.org, Will Ferrell has gone from drumming battles to throwing a huge video game event called Will Ferrell’s SuperMegaBlastMax Gamer Challenge where, if enough money is raised via indiegogo, you could win a chance to play against top gamers and Will Ferrell himself.

Ferrell is looking to raise $375,000 in just over a month as of this post being written. Hear all about it from the man himself here.

Ron Funches Is Back For Another Round of His Talk Show, Night Night

August 29, 2014

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A lot of time and effort goes into making a talk show. Making one that’s only a few minutes long takes even more time and effort, which is why Night Night with Ron Funches isn’t a daily or even weekly show, probably. The premiere episode was released at Funny or Die over 2 months ago.

Finally, this week, the second episode has arrived and you can enjoy all the hard work put into this 3:26 min. talk show.

Soundcloud Launching New Monetization Plan with Ads Which Might Be Good For Comedy

August 21, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Arguably the audio equivalent of YouTube, Soundcloud has established itself as one of the top services in their niche. They’re now going to implement ads and a potential subscription service with a handful of partners in order for those partners to generate their own revenue with their content.

So far, ads from Comedy Central could play on audio content from Earwolf, AST Records, Funny or Die, or JASH. If this direction continues, this could be a new avenue for podcasts or comedy albums looking to monetize themselves.

Jerrod Carmichael’s First Hour Special ‘Love at The Store’ Premieres in Oct. on HBO

August 18, 2014

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On Oct. 4th at 10PM, HBO will not only be airing the first special from the hysterical Jerrod Carmichael, but they will be actually airing the very first stand-up performance from Jerrod on TV ever.

It’s amazing that Jerrod will be make his televised stand-up debut on an HBO special presented by Funny or Die and there’s a very good reason for that. What we saw at the taping is what we’ve seen here in LA for years with Carmichael having such an ease and command of the stage at the same time, delivering his hard hitting jokes a relaxed subtlety.

Here’s a promo for the special titled Love at The Store, taped live at The Comedy Store, directed by Spike Lee.

Scott Aukerman Explains What He’s Up to on Comedy Bang! Bang! and Directing Obama for Between Two Ferns

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Being the ringleader behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and Between Two Ferns, Scott Aukerman has had his fair share of chaos to deal with.

He stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk on the working parts behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and the extent of planning that goes into each episode as well as what the experience was like having POTUS Barack Obama on Between Two Ferns or, as Obama initially called it, Two Ferns.

So, Hardball Canada Would Look Like This…

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With the one and only James Adomian playing Chris Matthews, a franchised version of MSNBC’s Hardball in Canada would most certainly have an Ann Coulter played by Drew Droege, a Tegan and Sara played by Rhea Buthcer and Cameron Esposito, a Rob Ford played by Steve Agee, and a William Shatner played by Joe Roche.

See what could be very well be the future of Hardball on Funny or Die here.

Watch a Mini Documentary About a “Play” Based on The Documentary “Mistaken For Strangers” Starring Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis

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The documentary that follows the relationship between The National’s Matt Berninger and his brother Tom Berninger, Mistaken For Strangers, is being “adapted” into a play starring Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis. Of course, doing a play based on a documentary has seldom been done, if ever, and makes the rehearsal process more than a little taxing.

Watch Funny or Die’s inside look into Mistake For Strangers the play.

NBC, Funny or Die, and Comic Relief Teaming Up for U.S. Red Nose Day

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The gigantic UK comedy fundraiser known as Red Nose Day is making its way stateside, specifically to NBC with the help of Comic Relief and Funny or Die.

Featuring sketches, stand-up, and more from, undoubtedly, the biggest names possible, there will be a three hour show that will raise money for big charities. The names of performers and charities have yet to be announced, but Red Nose Day has been noted for raising over a $1 billion in donations.

Looks like they don’t need an old school telethon to run through the wee hours of the morning. We’ll see what they’ll pull off when the show goes down next spring.

Maria Bamford “Leads” Debtors Anonymous Meeting in The Program at Funny or Die

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Funny or Die just debuted a brand new web series The Program wherein Maria Bamford, Jerry Minor, Oscar Nunez, David Stamp, George Basil, and Melinda Hill all play parts in a Debtors Anonymous meeting.

Bamford leads the meetings and we wish she could lead any and all meetings. Watch here.

Tickets for Oddball 2014 Are Now on Sale

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Tickets for Oddball 2014 Are Now on Sale

So, if you’re anywhere from Tampa to Irvine, you’ll probably have some sort of chance to see Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival that runs from Aug. 8th-Sept. 21st. Given the chance to see any sort of combination of their stellar line-ups you should get tickets now that they’re on sale.

Night Night with Ron Funches is a Talk Show That Wastes No Time Whatsoever

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The hilarious Ron Funches doesn’t have time for a full hour talk show. In fact he doesn’t even the patience for a 15 min. talk show. Night Night with Ron Funches at Funny or Die is going for sub 5 minutes.

Watch how Ron does a monologue, guests, and more in less time than you spend at many stoplights.

Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival Announces Their 2014 Line-Up

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Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival Announces Their 2014 Line-Up

Throughout the country, you may get to see the likes of Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, Jeff Ross, Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick, Hannibal Buress, Demetri Martin, and more thanks to Funny or Die’s gigantic festival tour known as Oddball. Looking at that line-up, we’d say Oddball is gong to have another epic round.

So far there will be 21 shows across this great nation and tickets will go on sale this Saturday.