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Siobhan Thompson
Siobhan Thompson (born 29 July, 1984) is a British sketch comedian and comedy writer. She is known for her work on the CollegeHumor Originals web series and has appeared in other programs such as '' Adam Ruins Everything'' and '' Broad City''. She is also a staff writer for Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty''. Biography Thompson originally came from England to the United States to be an archaeologist, but soon found herself drawn to comedy. She began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010, and is a member of their Maude team Alamo. She is also the former host of the BBC America web series "Anglophenia", the co-host of the sketch comedy podcast Left Handed Radio, and has appeared in multiple television shows. She first appeared in a CollegeHumor sketch in May 2015, and left the company at the end of 2016, before returning in late 2017. In June 2018, it was announced that Joss Whedon would produce a comedy TV series created by Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale Rebecc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is an Internet comedy company based in Los Angeles. Aside from producing content for release on YouTube, it was also a former humor website owned by InterActiveCorp ( IAC) until January 2020, when IAC withdrew funding and the website shut down. Since then, CollegeHumor has continued to release content on YouTube and its streaming service, Dropout. The site featured daily original humor videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. Created by Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen in 1999, CollegeHumor is operated by CH Media, which also operates Dorkly.com and Dropout.tv, and formerly operated Drawfee.com. CH Media is also a partner of the website BustedTees, an online clothing website. Many of its staff also operated the sister website ''Dorkly'', centering on fandoms and video game parodies in the vein of CollegeHumor before the site ceased publication of new articles in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeform (TV Channel)
Freeform may refer to: __NOTOC__ Computers * Freeform surface modelling, via computer-aided design (CAD) *Freeform solid modeling, via computer-aided design (CAD) * Freeform machine, 3D printing * Freeform, a collaborative application developed by Apple Inc. Entertainment * Freeform composition * Freeform (TV channel), an American television channel * Free-form radio, in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play * Freeform Five, UK electro-house band * Freeform jazz, free jazz, subgenre where artists improvise without any preset form or rhythm * Freeform Portland, a Portland listener-supported radio station * Freeform role-playing game, a type of role-playing game with minimal or no rules * Freeform, Electronic music Electronic music is a Music genre, genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or electronics, circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Emigrants To The United States
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CollegeHumor People
CollegeHumor is an Internet comedy company based in Los Angeles. Aside from producing content for release on YouTube, it was also a former humor website owned by InterActiveCorp (IAC) until January 2020, when IAC withdrew funding and the website shut down. Since then, CollegeHumor has continued to release content on YouTube and its streaming service, Dropout. The site featured daily original humor videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. Created by Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen in 1999, CollegeHumor is operated by CH Media, which also operates Dorkly.com and Dropout.tv, and formerly operated Drawfee.com. CH Media is also a partner of the website BustedTees, an online clothing website. Many of its staff also operated the sister website ''Dorkly'', centering on fandoms and video game parodies in the vein of CollegeHumor before the site ceased publication of new articles in Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Women Television Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997. The game was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game ''Chainmail'' serving as the initial rule system. ''D&D'' publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and also deeply influenced video games, especially the role-playing video game genre. ''D&D'' departs from traditional wargaming by allowing each player to create their own character to play instead of a military formation. These characters embark upon adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimension 20
''Dimension 20'' is a tabletop role-playing game show produced by CollegeHumor, and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. Most of the games use ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition. Seasons of the show alternate between major campaigns, featuring a returning cast of players with seventeen or more episodes, and side quests with rotating guests lasting ten episodes or fewer. History ''Dimension 20'' originated as a production for Dropout, a streaming service aimed at delivering content with R-rated material or unusual formatting which launched in 2018. ''Dimension 20'' was among the shows listed for the service when it was first unveiled. Mulligan cited a number of existing tabletop shows as inspiration for ''Dimension 20'', including ''NADDPOD'' (''Not Another D&D Podcast''), ''The Adventure Zone'' and ''Critical Role''. The format for the show, with distinct arcs based on different settings, was determined early on in the show's developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Variety
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
