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CollegeHumor
Dropout, incorporated as CH Media and formerly known as CollegeHumor, is an Internet comedy company based in Los Angeles that produces content for release on its streaming service Dropout (streaming platform), Dropout as well as YouTube. Dropout content is mainly composed of live play, such as ''Dimension 20'', and improv comedy and Panel show, panel shows like ''Game Changer (game show), Game Changer'' and ''Make Some Noise (TV series), Make Some Noise''. Dropout's series often feature a rotating cast of regular comedians and performers. The streaming platform hosts original programming and does not run advertisements. In its earlier years operating as an advertising-based business under the name CollegeHumor, the company focused on sketch comedy and scripted content which was posted to their website (CollegeHumor.com) and later YouTube. The CollegeHumor website featured daily original humor videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dropout (streaming Platform)
Dropout is an American comedy Video on demand, subscription streaming service run by the production company of the same name (formerly CollegeHumor), founded in September 2018. Its ad-free original shows are mainly composed of live play, such as ''Dimension 20'' hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan, and improv comedy and panel shows like ''Game Changer (game show), Game Changer'', ''Make Some Noise (TV series), Make Some Noise'' (both hosted by Dropout owner and CEO Sam Reich), and ''Very Important People (2023 TV series), Very Important People''. Dropout's series often feature a rotating cast of regular comedians and performers. History CollegeHumor Originally founded in 1999 by Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen, then-independent website CollegeHumor was acquired by holding media and entertainment company IAC Inc., IAC. CollegeHumor's work originally only included editorial articles, but eventually expanded to include online video and development and production of TV shows. In 2013, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sam Reich
Samuel Dalton Reich ( ; born July 22, 1984) is an American media executive, writer, producer, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his work with Dropout (formerly CollegeHumor), of which he is now the CEO, including hosting the series '' Game Changer'' and its spin-off '' Make Some Noise'', as well as his work on TruTV's '' Adam Ruins Everything''. Early life Reich was born on July 22, 1984 to Robert Reich, a lawyer who would later be appointed to Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, and Clare Dalton, a law professor at Northeastern University. He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His brother, Adam Reich, is a sociology professor at Columbia University. Career In 2000, Reich dropped out of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School as a result of clinical depression and in order to pursue acting. Shortly thereafter, he moved to New York and founded the comedy group Dutch West, which focused on making comedy videos for the Internet. After being discovered by CollegeHumor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jake And Amir
Jake and Amir is an American comedy duo made up of podcasters and former CollegeHumor writers Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld. The duo came into prominence in 2007 when they began writing and starring in the web series ''Jake and Amir.'' The program would later be picked up and produced by CollegeHumor. It portrays humorous versions of Jake and Amir, where Jake is usually depicted as a sensible " regular guy" and Amir as his annoying co-worker who engages in bizarre and sometimes surreal hijinks which involuntarily involve Jake, much to his chagrin. In 2013, Jake and Amir started the podcast, ''If I Were You'', an advice show where listeners email in questions which are answered in a humorous way. Their involvement in podcasting led them to founding the podcasting network HeadGum. After the conclusion of ''If I Were You'', the duo launched a podcast called ''Segments''. Jake and Amir left CollegeHumor in 2015 to focus on producing their own content. In 2016, the duo relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Josh Abramson
Josh Abramson (born 1981) is an American entrepreneurJordan Crook“CollegeHumor Founder Josh Abramson, Boomi Founder Rick Nucci Join FirstMark Capital,”TechCrunch, September 17, 2013. and co-founder of the comedy website CollegeHumor.Pui-Wing Tam“By Accident or Design, Selling T-Shirts Is Big Business on Web,”''The Wall Street Journal'', May 4, 2005.Jessica E. Vascellaro“CollegeHumor Co-Founder Tries on Old Threads,”''The Wall Street Journal'', May 15, 2011.Rebecca Mead“Funny Boys,”''The New Yorker'', January 24, 2005. He was one of the principal owners and founders of Connected Ventures, whose properties also included Vimeo and BustedTees,Margaux Laskey“Gabrielle Finley and Josh Abramson,”''The New York Times'', April 30, 2010.Jeffrey Gangemi“Buying Sites with a Built-in Audience,”''Bloomberg Business'', September 11, 2006.Streeter Seidell“I Waste People’s Time Online. How? Don’t Ask Me,”''The New York Times'', April 20, 1980. and the co-founder, own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ricky Van Veen
Richard Rafael Van Veen (born December 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur and the Head of Global Creative Strategy at Facebook. Van Veen co-founded Connected Ventures, the early tech startup that launched the comedy brand CollegeHumor and the video sharing website Vimeo. He was also CEO of Notional, the television production company behind the popular series '' Chopped''. Early life and education Born in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, Van Veen is the son of Helen and Richard Van Veen. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in management and information systems in 2003. Career Van Veen created CollegeHumor as a student at Wake Forest University. Van Veen's site was earning between $10 and15 million a year before the partners sold a controlling stake to IAC/InterActiveCorp. He is also one of the principal owners and founders of Connected Ventures, a company formed around CollegeHumor that included Vimeo and BustedTees. He made appearances in several Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dimension 20
''Dimension 20'' is a tabletop role-playing game show produced by and broadcast on Dropout (media company), Dropout, and created and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. Most of the games use Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition. Long seasons, featuring a core cast of players in seventeen or more episodes, are interspersed with shorter side quests, featuring a rotating cast in eleven or fewer episodes. History Origins at CollegeHumor (2018–2020) ''Dimension20'' originated as a production for Dropout (streaming platform), Dropout, a streaming service launched by CollegeHumor in 2018 to deliver content with R-rated material or an unusual format. ''Dimension20'' was among the shows listed for the service when it was first unveiled. The format for the show, with distinct story arcs in different settings, was determined early on in the show's development. The host, Brennan Lee Mulligan, had been Dungeon maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Very Mary-Kate
''Very Mary-Kate'' is a web series written/created by Elaine Carroll and directed by Sam Reich. The series consists of 71 episodes, as of January 17, 2013. Each episode runs for approximately 1–4 minutes, featuring comedian Elaine Carroll as Mary-Kate Olsen. The series was originally produced out-of-pocket, but was picked up for its second season by CollegeHumor, allowing Carroll to "pay for lunch for people." The series premiered January 10, 2010 on Vimeo. The fourth season debuted January 17, 2013 on CollegeHumor and VeryMaryKate.com. Inception According to an interview with The Arcade, Carroll originally used an impression of the Olsen twins during an audition for Saturday Night Live. Carroll indicates that, "It went over really well," but "obviously I didn't get on the show." She continued to do the impression, and decided to expand it into a series to put on the internet. In other interviews, Carroll states that she had been doing the Olsen twin impression for about two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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IAC (company)
IAC Inc. is an American holding company that owns brands across 100 countries, mostly in media and Internet. The company originated in 1996 as HSN Inc. as the holding company of Home Shopping Network and USA Network before changing its name to USA Networks, Inc. in 1999 and its television assets were sold to Vivendi in 2002. Those are now owned today by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast. The company is incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law but is headquartered in New York City. Joey Levin, who previously led the company's search and applications segment, has served as chief executive officer since June 2015. History 1980s and 1990s IAC was established in 1986 as Silver King Broadcasting Company, as part of a plan to increase viewership of the Home Shopping Network (HSN) by purchasing local television stations. By 1988, Silver King had bought 11 stations for about $220 million. The company was later renamed as HSN Communications, Inc., and then Silver Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Adam Ruins Everything
''Adam Ruins Everything'' is an American educational comedy television series starring Adam Conover that ran from 2015 through 2019 on TruTV. The series endeavors to debunk common misconceptions held by the public on a variety of topics. Premise ''Adam Ruins Everything'' is based on a CollegeHumor web series of the same name, and stars comedian Adam Conover; Conover himself said that he was inspired to produce the webseries based on interesting feedback from a stand-up bit based on "Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?", Edward Jay Epstein's article on the February 1982 issue of ''The Atlantic'' highlighting De Beers' aggressive campaign promoting diamonds as an important cultural item. Each episode begins with an ordinary person going about their daily lives before stating a common misconception regarding a certain topic. Usually, the person in question is recurring cast member comedian Emily Axford. Adam appears seemingly out of nowhere, introduces himself, and informs th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Game Changer (game Show)
''Game Changer'' is an American comedy panel game show on Dropout created and hosted by Sam Reich which started in 2019. The show follows players, typically three comedians, who participate in a new game every episode, with the players usually kept unaware of the premise and rules of the game beforehand. According to ''Polygon'', the show "combines improv comedy, puzzle solving, fierce competition, and a prankster ethos." Episodes of ''Game Changer'' have led to four spinoff shows on Dropout: ''Dirty Laundry'', '' Make Some Noise'', ''Play It By Ear'', and the upcoming ''Crowd Control''. The show is currently in its seventh season. Premise The show is based on one central theme: the players start the game knowing nothing about it. While some episodes may deviate from this theme, most episodes follow this format. Most episodes follow three contestants playing against each other by following prompts and tasks put out by the host of the show, Sam Reich. It also sometimes parodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hot Date
''Hot Date'' is an American comedy television series created by, and starring, Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy. The series premiered on Pop on November 8, 2017. On January 30, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on September 20, 2019. Before it was adapted into a television series, ''Hot Date'' was originally a series of short comedy videos created by CollegeHumor, also called '' Hot Date''. Cast * Emily Axford as Emily * Brian K. Murphy as Murph *Will Arnett as Sam Keurig *Kevin Pollak as Father *John Albaugh as Tucker *Carisa Barreca as Sue * Alison Becker as Libby *Joel Boyd as Bernard *Brooke Breit as Tawney *Bria Cloyd as Nikki *Brianne Fitzpatrick as Kara *Jon Gabrus as Luke *Patrick Gough as Travis *Terence Bernie Hines as James *Alison Banowsky as Ivy *Ben Schwartz Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jake Lodwick
Jacob Lodwick (born July 25, 1981) is an American software engineer, businessman and investor, best known as co-founder of Vimeo. Education and early life Lodwick was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and attended college at the Rochester Institute of Technology. While attending the Rochester Institute of Technology, Lodwick would contribute to the arts and satire publication '' Gracies Dinnertime Theatre'' laying the groundwork for his interest in collegiate-based humor. Biography Lodwick was the initial web developer for CollegeHumor and the resulting Connected Ventures in 2004. When he was a part of the founding team at Connected Ventures, Lodwick co-created Vimeo and came up with the name, a portmanteau of ''video'' and ''me''. In 2006 Vimeo was acquired by Barry Diller's IAC/Interactive Corp, and Lodwick was fired in late 2007. After departing from Vimeo in 2007, Lodwick went on to create and be president of the Normative Music Company. In late 2009, Lodwick shut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |