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  1. Watch James Adomian Prove That Bernie Sanders Isn’t Always BoringWhen it comes to making fun of political candidates on Funny or Die, James Adomian is the current MVP. First it was Jesse Ventura, then it was […]
    By Megh Wright
  2. 5 Web Videos You Probably Haven’t Seen But Really ShouldHave we done round-ups before? You can bet your best baseball bat we have. Like here. Also right here. Did people like them? Maybe. They seemed […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  3. Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott Critique Some Fan-Made Art in ‘Overnight […]To promote their new film The Overnight, Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott teamed up for a new video with Comedy Central today in which […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. This Week in Web Videos: Sandra Lemon-Strauss’s ‘Searching for Eileen […]If you’ve ever been to a place where the median household income is over $70,000 and Lexus SUVs dot the streets like a new money Seurat, you’ve […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  5. Fusion Is Teaming Up with UCB for New Digital Comedy Studio F-ComedyFusion wants to make some digital comedy with the help of YouTube, the Upright Citizens Brigade, and more through the launch of a new studio […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. Watch Conner O’Malley Definitively Prove that McDonald’s Is Better Than […]Do yourself a favor and watch this new video starring Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Conner O’Malley as a proud McDonald’s employee who’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. UCB1’s Matt Fisher Attempts to Find Trust (and Free Ice Cream) from Total […]Here’s a new video from UCB1 that poses a simple enough question: Will unsuspecting strangers trust Matt Fisher enough to let him try their ice […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. Why You Need to Watch the Second Season of ‘Clench and Release’In four years of doing this column, we’ve only doubled up on a show profile two times. Once for The Actress and now, for Charla Lauriston’s […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  9. This Week in Web Videos: ‘The Very Real Dangers of Doing Drugs’ Didn’t think you’d see a a D.A.R.E. sketch after 1999, did ya? Same. Also, same. Here’s the thing: I clicked this one, sent to me by the fine […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  10. Tim Heidecker Is Very Unhappy with JASH’s New ChangesComedy collective JASH recently decided to make some very minimal changes to their company logo, but as you can see in their latest video, Tim […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Rockin’ Rangers’ There are many ways to make a great sketch. One of those ways is ensuring you’ve established stakes that are  introduced early on in the piece […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  12. This Week in Web Videos: ‘The Other Kennedys’ Not everyone can follow their wildest dreams. That’s the harsh reality for most adults whose ambitions are naturally tempered with grocery […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  13. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Happy Town’ Happy Town could’ve been dead on arrival. Had creator/director/DP/editor/producer/Vitruvian film dude Jon Mayer not turned his passion papers […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  14. Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell Share Some of Their Failed Audition TapesTo promote their new film Get Hard, Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell debuted a new video at SXSW over the weekend that’s a collection of “failed […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. Funny or Die Unearthed Michael Bolton’s ‘Office Space’ AuditionIt only makes sense that Michael Bolton would be interested in the role of Michael Bolton in 1999’s Office Space, and thanks to Funny or Die […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. Watch Kyle Kinane Perform Standup in a Soundproof Room Seven Minutes in Purgatory is a new standup show put together by Matt Byrne and Ian Abramson in which standups perform in a soundproof room, […]
    By Adam Frucci
  17. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Self Conscious Workout’“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For some, it’s an adage to live by. For Self Conscious Workout creators Rachel Laforest and Greg Stees, it’s […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  18. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Assassin Banana’ Casting celebrities does not a good project make, and thinking otherwise is a huge mistake. That’s my web video rhyme. Seriously, though. Too […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  19. Watch the First ‘Billy on the Street’ of 2015 with Michelle Obama, Big […]Rejoice, because Billy Eichner is finally back with a special installment on Billy on the Street before it returns for a fourth season on […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Eugene Mirman Reviews a Bunch of Farts for ‘Vulture’Proving that “if people are polite, I don’t mind doing whatever,” comedian and Bob’s Burgers voice actor Eugene Mirman recently agreed to […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Dad Rap’ Sam Reece and Becky Chicoine are many things. They’re humans, they’re women, they’re writer/creator/actors, and…AND they’re really funny.  […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  22. Martin Starr Lives a Slowmo Life in New Short Film ‘Leonard in Slow Motion’Vice released a new short film this week from writer/director Peter Livolsi called Leonard in Slow Motion, and it’s a sweetly sad look at a day […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Business Time’As creatives, we’re encouraged to think outside the box, prompted with loosey goosey questions like “If you could make anything in the world, […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  24. This Week in Web Videos: ‘The Return of Saturn’Happy 2015, everybody! Are you feeling reborn? Are you feeling resolute? Are you feeling insatiably horny? Good, me neither. Well, I’m kind of […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  25. The Definitive ‘Best Web Series of 2014’ ListYou’re going to see a lot of lists over the next 2 weeks. “Best of This” and “Best of That.” Everything you’ve consumed or thought about […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  26. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Neighbors’Do what you want all the time and, even when you’re not funny, chances are you’ll learn something about how to be funnier. That’s the gist of […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  27. Scott Thompson’s Buddy Cole Hosts His Own Film FestivalHere’s a brand new video from Funny or Die starring Scott Thompson as his beloved Kids in the Hall character Buddy Cole, who decides to host […]
    By Megh Wright
  28. Sketch Anatomy: Lucia Aniello Goes Behind the Scenes of Above Average’s […]Welcome to our column Sketch Anatomy, where we ask some of our favorite comedy writers to choose any sketch — one they personally wrote or one […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. This Week in Web Videos: ‘SingleDumb’I’m self-centered, terrified of insects, and–I think–not the best kisser in the world. Those are three deeply personal things about me that I […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  30. The Premiere Before the World Premiere: Red Hot Video Fun TimeIn a small Mexican restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Drew Luster waits on his tacos. Things have settled at the Bat Haus, a small event space […]
    By Alex Estrada
  31. This Week In Web Videos: ‘Yellow Brick Hell’I love UCB. Oh man, do I love it. Training there has created so many opportunities for me and introduced me to so many wonderful people. […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  32. This Week In Web Videos: ‘The Ferrero Rochers Camping Trip’ Sorry Werther’s Original, you’re no longer the go-to joke candy and it’s all thanks to Paul Briganti and his big camping tent full of Ferrero […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  33. JASH’s Sarah Silverman-Hosted Variety Show Is Now on VimeoBack in April, Xbox decided to get into the comedy game by ordering a variety show pilot from web video collective JASH hosted by Sarah […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. This Week In Web Videos: ‘Gary Saves the Graveyard’ The first time I spoke with UCB Creative Director Todd Bieber was three and a half years ago and I had no idea what I was talking about. I was […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  35. Behold WorkHarder, the World’s Largest Non-Funding PlatformHave you tried to crowdfund a creative project through Kickstarter or Indiegogo but failed to reach success? Thanks to the mind of comedian and […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. Watch Jerry Seinfeld and Wale Have an Intense Discussion About HecklersComplex recently sat down with Jerry Seinfeld and D.C. rapper Wale – who sampled Seinfeld in his 2008 mixtape The Mixtape About Nothing and […]
    By Megh Wright
  37. If You Have $300M, You Might Be Able to Buy Funny or DieAdam McKay and Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die is reportedly considering a big sale. Bloomberg reports that the company recently hired a financial […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. IFC Teams Up with UCB and Above Average for New Online Comedy HubIFC is getting into the online comedy game. The network announced today that they’ve launched the IFC Comedy Crib, an online hub for short-form […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. Blazing the Internet TV Show Trail with ‘High Maintenance’s Katja […]It’s been nearly two years since we first featured High Maintenance, the stoner-friendly web series from husband/wife duo Ben Sinclair and […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. Casper Kelly Calls ‘Too Many Cooks’ a ‘Shower Idea’“I think it was a shower idea - just simply the idea of a show sitcom open that doesn’t stop. It made me laugh. But I didn’t think it could […]
    By Megh Wright
  41. This Week In Web Videos: ‘10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew’ Scott Rogowsky is no stranger to the e-pages of our fine site. Just look here and here if you don’t believe me. And today, this column […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  42. Sketch Anatomy: Adam Conover on ‘Why Engagement Rings Are a Scam’Welcome to our column Sketch Anatomy, where we ask some of our favorite comedy writers to choose any sketch — one they personally wrote or one […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Brad Pitt and Louis C.K. Go ‘Between Two Ferns’ with Zach GalifianakisFunny or Die just released a brand new installment of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, this time featuring the very uninterested Brad […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. This Week In Web Videos: ‘The Middle Ages’ I made my first comedy video just over three years ago. Watching it again just now, a few things are apparent. Thing one: The script holds up. […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  45. Marcel the Shell Experiences His Very First ThunderstormIt’s a big week for fans of Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp’s tiny creation Marcel the Shell. Not only is there a new book called Marcel […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. Megan Amram, Nick Offerman, Rich Fulcher, and Steve Agee Get Sweaty for […] Megan Amram’s new book Science…For Her! comes out on November 4th, so in order to get ladies jazzed up to learn about science, she enlisted […]
    By Adam Frucci
  47. This Week In Web Videos: ‘Roomsies’Writing lines down in Final Draft does not a screenwriter make. That kind of writing requires training, an understanding of story structure, an […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  48. John Mulaney Offers Some Relationship Advice for ‘Rookie’In the latest installment of their ongoing series “Ask a Grown Man,” Rookie recently asked John Mulaney to field questions about playing hard […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. This Week In Web Videos: B1G Ten Trash Talk There’s like one month a year when I don’t feel like a total misfit: late July/early August. Hockey fans have forgotten all about the Cup, […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  50. This Week In Web Videos: The Comedy of Jay Weingarten Jay Weingarten is a weirdo and weirdos can’t work normal jobs. Instead, they’ve got two choices: get hugely famous or end up on the very […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
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