Super Deluxe was an entertainment company owned by

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. The company's main output was in online video, television series, and documentaries.

History

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announced the launch of Super Deluxe, a digital comedy website, in October 2006. Super Deluxe was first launched on January 17, 2007 and featured digital shorts by comedians including Bob Odenkirk, Maria Bamford, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. The website was folded into

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.com on May 7, 2008.

Revival

Super Deluxe was relaunched as a new entity in late 2015. The "new" Super Deluxe was a separate entity from its original incarnation, only connected by name. The network features short form videos including comedic shorts, political satire, animation, and music videos. The Super Deluxe production studio focuses on television series and feature films. Among these videos are

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related videos by Vic Berger, a frequent collaborator for the comedy duo

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. Each of these videos remixes various debate appearances with

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s and crowds chanting Trump's name. During both the

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and the

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, both Berger and

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covered the events on the Super Deluxe channel. Berger also created an "

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" version of the 2015 film ''

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'' for Super Deluxe. In 2017,

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, the former

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, appeared in a series of videos on the channel. In these videos, Fox criticized Trump on a variety of issues including his proposal to build a wall between America and Mexico and his

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tweet. In September 2018, it was announced that Super Deluxe, alongside Blink Industries and

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, would be producing new episodes of the British web series, ''

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''. On October 19, 2018, Turner Entertainment announced that it would be shutting down Super Deluxe, citing duplication with other WarnerMedia lines of business. On August 9, 2019, American entertainment company Fullscreen acquired the rights to Super Deluxe and has rebranded the company as Tatered, focusing on similar content as its predecessor. The first Tatered video was uploaded on August 26, 2019, announcing the rebrand and future content.

Series produced for Super Deluxe

Various Super Deluxe programs have featured celebrities such as

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Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and writing for '' Parks and ...

Nick Swardson Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9, 1976) ...

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Oliver Tree Oliver Tree Nickell (born June 29, 1993) is an American singer, record producer, and comedian. Born in Santa Cruz, California, Tree signed to Atlantic Records in 2017 after his song "When I'm Down" went viral and released his debut studio album ' ...

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, and Mike Krol.

First iteration (2007-2008)

All listed video series from December 16, 2008. Many of these series have made their way to individual

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channels, acquired by other networks, or evolved into larger shows. * '' (Layers)"' * ''Adventures With The Ambersons'' * ''All My Exes'' * ''Belzervizion'' * ''Black Supaman'' * ''Bobby's Beautiful Bed & Breakfast'' * ''Bobby-Q'' * ''Boxland'' * ''Bronx World Travelers'' * ''Cakey!'' * ''Can't Sleep'' * ''Chasing Donovan'' * ''Children's Guide To Growing Up'' * ''

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'' * ''Chunklet Invades Austin'' * ''Chunklet T.N.A. - Rolling Deep'' * '' Comedy by the Numbers'' * ''Country Public Broadcasting System'' * ''Crazy Ass Mofo'' * ''Curious Crackhead'' * ''Danger Squad Action Kickass Team'' * ''David Neher's Homemade Show'' * ''DCLugi TV'' * '' Derek and Simon: The Show'' * ''Diary Of A Lonely DJ, The'' * ''Doing His Best James Dean'' * '' Fark TV'' * ''Formaldehyde Theatre'' * ''Freddy Lockhart's Mixed Media'' * ''Good Side Of Bad News'' * ''Grandma's Inter-web Show'' * ''Hawaiian Tropic'' * '' I Am Baby Cakes'' * ''I Hate My Roommates'' * ''Inhuman Resources'' * ''Kill Me Now'' * ''Killer Mike's Grind Time Sports Show Bang! Bang! Bang!'' * ''Kinda Like News'' * ''Kitten vs. Newborn'' * ''Life 101'' * ''Little Michael Jackson And Me'' * ''Making Friends with Chelsea Peretti'' * ''Maria Bamford Show'' * ''Mater P Theatre'' * ''Maximus Puss'' * ''Miss Artemis: Pet Regressor'' * ''Norm MacDonald Presents: The Fake News'' * ''Party Animals'' * ''

Penelope Princess of Pets ''Penelope: Princess of Pets'' is a comedy series by comedy duo Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, in which Schaal stars as Penelope, a woman who can talk with animals. On a mission to save the world by killing a legislator named Stone before it ...

'' * ''Position of the Day'' * ''Powerloafing'' * ''Psych Ward'' * ''Real Scientific'' * ''Robots vs. Dragons'' * ''Sam's Home'' * ''Scream Engine IV'' * ''Sexus'' * ''Sourced Out'' * ''Space Talk From Dimension Eugene'' * ''Standrea'' * ''Subconscious Channel'' * ''Super Amazing Innovations'' * ''Super Deluxe Newsletter'' * ''Super Deluxe Podcasts'' * ''The Freeloader's Guide To Easy Living'' * ''The Hands Of God'' * ''The Law Of The Jungle'' * ''The Littlest Panther'' * ''The Post Show'' * '' The Professor Brothers'' * ''The Snuz Brothers'' * ''The Ted Zone'' * ''The Wayne & Toby Show'' * ''This Is Now'' * ''

Tim and Eric Nite Live! ''Tim and Eric Nite Live!'' is an American web series, which premiered November 8, 2007 on SuperDeluxe. The talk show stars Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, creators of '' Tom Goes to the Mayor'' and '' Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'', and ...

'' * ''Tim And Eric Not Live'' * ''Time Suck'' * ''Too Soon?'' * ''Treasure Trail'' * ''Ulysses S. Grant'' * ''Viral Vidiocy'' * ''W's World'' * ''What's Your Story?'' * ''Whiskers and Mr. Fancy'' * ''

Y'all So Stupid Yall So Stupid was an American alternative hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was formed by , Unkle Buk, Sha Boogie, Spearhead X and Logic in 1991. After performing extensively in Atlanta's underground circuit, the group ...

'' * ''You Asked For It''

Revived iteration (2015-2018)

Series ended when Super Deluxe was closed

* ''Cheap Thrills'' (20172018) * ''Memesplaining'' (2018) * ''Sex Stuff'' (2018) * ''Thrift Haul with Fat Tony'' (20172018) * ''On Blast'' (2018) * ''Animefit9000 with Caleon Fox'' (2018) * ''Free 4 Me'' (2018) * ''Robot Takeover'' (2018) * ''Food Land'' (2018)

Former series

* ''AnimeFit 9000'' (2018) * ''Caring'' (2016) * ''Dark Day'' (2016) * ''David'' (2016) * ''Disengaged'' (20152016) * ''Fridays'' (2016) * ''Future You'' (2016) * ''Kick Me'' (2018) * ''

Magic Funhouse! ''Magic Funhouse!'' is an American black comedy web series created by Brandon Rogers. The series stars Rogers as Arlo Dittman, the host of a children's television show called ''Magic Funhouse!'', and Jess Weaver as Dave Rowland, the new product ...

'' (2016; moved to Fullscreen) * ''Mind Jack'' (2016) * ''Riders'' (2016) * ''Total Hack'' (2018) * ''Turnt Beauty'' (20162018) * ''Xtra Sauce'' (2018) * '' YoMeryl’s Panic Attacks'' (2017)

Produced TV Series

* '' Chambers'' * ''This Close'' * ''

'' (unaired TV pilot)

References

External links

* {{Video digital distribution platforms Online mass media companies of the United States Defunct video on demand services Turner Broadcasting System Internet properties established in 2007 Internet properties established in 2015 Internet properties disestablished in 2008 Internet properties disestablished in 2018