Funny or Die
Type	Comedy
Founded	California (2007)
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. S.
Key people	Adam McKay Will Ferrell Judd Apatow Randy Adams
Owner	Funny or Die Inc. Adam McKay (born 1968 is an Emmy -nominated American Writer and Film director. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Randy Adams (born Bar Harbor, Maine, 1952 is a Serial entrepreneur funded by Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park California in the Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property
Website	www.funnyordie.com

Funny or Die is a website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, as a rival to YouTube and other video sites. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Adam McKay (born 1968 is an Emmy -nominated American Writer and Film director. Gary Sanchez Productions is a Production company operated by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Funny or Die is also unique in that it contains a good deal of exclusive material from a number of famous contributors (e. g. Judd Apatow, James Franco) and has its own Funny or Die Team (FOD Team) which creates original material for the site. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. James Edward Franco (born April 19 1978 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor director, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Artist Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian, came up with the concept for a new kind of comedy site and the site was developed by Randy Adams. Randy Adams (born Bar Harbor, Maine, 1952 is a Serial entrepreneur funded by Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park California in the Videos are voted on by users of the site; those that are deemed funny stay, but those that are not "die" and are relegated to the site's "crypt".

The site's first video, The Landlord, has received over 55 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing, beer-drinking two-year-old landlord. ^[1] In June 2007, they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital. Sequoia Capital is a Venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972 ^[2]

Contents 1 Voting system 2 Funny or Die Comedy Tour 3 Celebrity appearances 4 References 5 External links

Voting system

Unlike other viral video sites, members of Funny or Die are encouraged to vote on videos which they view. Depending on the outcome of votes, a particular video is ascribed one of five statuses.

• Immortal

• Walking Tall

• Kinda Cute

• Uh-Oh

• The Crypt

Some videos are not voted on and are therefore declared "Chosen Ones".

Funny or Die Comedy Tour

In February, Funny or Die launched “Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by ‘Semi-Pro’", in conjunction with the promotion of the movie Semi Pro, . Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports Comedy film from New Line Cinema. The tour featured Ferrell, members of the FOD Team and comedians Zach Galifianakis, Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson and Andrea Savage. Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (pronounced ˌgælɨfəˈnækɨs}} born October 1, 1969) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Demetrios Evan Martin (born May 25 1973 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award -nominated and Perrier comedy award -winning American Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9 1976 is an American actor and stand-up comedian Andrea Kristen Savage (born February 20 1973 is an American Actress. Adam McKay and Will Arnett served as tour announcers. William "Will" Emerson Arnett (born May 5, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated Canadian Actor known for his role as The eight-city tour hit college campuses in Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, North Carolina and New York.

Celebrity appearances

• Judd Apatow ("James Franco gets fired")
• Jason Biggs ("The Glitch")
• Michael Cera ("Chinese Fireworks")
• Willem Dafoe ("The Procedure")
• Oscar De La Hoya ("The Fight After the Fight")
• Danny DeVito ("Danny DeVito & The Contract")
• Jenna Elfman ("Mama Jams")
• Jimmy Fallon ("lonelyfallon32")
• Neil Flynn ("Working Mommy")
• James Franco (" The Hills")
• Ana Gasteyer ("The Procedure")
• Al Goldstein ("Al Goldstein with Gettin' Some"
• Katherine Heigl ("James Franco gets fired")
• Ed Helms ("Zombie America: Part One")
• Mike Kaddour ("Iphone - This Is Susan")
• Jamie Kennedy ("Rollin' with Saget")
• David Koechner ("iO Presents Stage Time: Pitching In")
• Mila Kunis ("The Hills")
• Lil Jon ("Lil Jon: Terminal Bling")
• Louis CK ("Louis CK and a Child")
• Eva Longoria ("EVA LONGORIA SEX TAPE")
• John Mayer ("2 Guys 1 Cup")
• Jack McBrayer "Livin' 'Neath the Law with Jack McBrayer"
• Jeff Mills ("There Will Be Blood (DVD Extra)")
• Bill Murray ("FCU with Bill Murray")
• Jerry O'Connell ("the parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see!")
• Jeremy Piven ("Perry Hilton")
• Andy Richter ("The Procedure")
• John C. Reilly ("Green Team")
• Bob Saget ("Rollin' with Saget")
• John Stamos ("Rollin' with Saget")
• Brooke Shields("Playground Tales")
• Ryan Seacrest ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
• Blake Lewis ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
• Milo Ventimiglia ("HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD!")
• Simon Rex "palatial regalia"
• Hayden Panettiere ("Sexual Harassment with Hayden Panettiere")

References

External links

• Funny or Die

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