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86-663: Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American comedian and actor. He first earned recognition for starring as Max Blum in Happy Endings , as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project , and as Wade Whipple in Sonic the Hedgehog , its sequels, and the spin-off series Knuckles . He also starred in Making History and was an executive producer of The President Show . Pally

172-431: A Podcast Award for Best GLBT Podcast in both 2012 and 2013. The duo have recorded 80 videos since signing on with Funny or Die. Tween Fest is an eight-episode Funny or Die series starring John Michael Higgins , Joey King , Drew Tarver , Arden Cho , and Lou Wilson that follows a two-weekend outdoor festival in the middle of the desert where all the acts are internet stars. The show launched on August 3, 2016 on

258-564: A 2014 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Variety Special and Silverman's writing earned her an Emmy win for Outstanding Writing For a Variety Special. Record label Sub Pop , went on to release the special on vinyl, CD, and through digital download. Funny Or Die produced a special featuring comedian Jerrod Carmichael for HBO which aired on October 4, 2014. During the 70 minute special, Carmichael covers topics including poverty and wealth, controversial artists, female empowerment, and crime and race. "Jerrod Carmichael: Love At The Store,"

344-574: A High School President , The To Do List and A.C.O.D. and Slow Learners . He has made guest appearances on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , Californication and The Colbert Report . He has written and appeared on the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV:: . In 2012, it was reported that Pally and frequent collaborator Gil Ozeri wrote a script being produced by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay 's company Gary Sanchez Productions . From April 2011 to May 2013, Pally starred as Max Blum, one of

430-472: A campaign for the legal defense of Shezanne Cassim , a Minnesota resident who was jailed in Abu Dhabi for allegedly endangering national security by posting a parody video to YouTube . Comedians Patton Oswalt and Tony Hale were subsequently made part of Funny Or Die's effort to raise funds and awareness to "Free Shez." Originally sentenced to a year in prison, in the face of growing public pressure Cassim

516-594: A comedy lineup for the 2015 Treasure Island music festival in San Francisco, CA. The Funny Or Die Blah Blah Blah tent featured comedy acts from Tim Heidecker , Jerrod Carmichael , Jonah Ray , Chris Gethard , Jon Dore , Lauren Lapkus , Brian Safi & Erin Gibson, Kate Berlant & John Early, Guy Branum, Michelle Wolf, Max Silvestri, Barry Rothbart, and Jermaine Fowler. Although ostensibly independent of organized politics, site creators Ferrell and McKay are supporters of

602-417: A few networks about continuing the series should ABC cancel it the following month, with USA being the most likely to pick up the show. When ABC confirmed that they had canceled the show on May 10, 2013, Sony TV was said to be shopping the show around to other networks, with USA still reported as showing interest. Talks were underway by May 15, 2013, but showed signs of being unsuccessful as on May 16, 2013,

688-473: A fictional author whose novel is being adapted for TV. The Spoils of Babylon novel follows a wealthy oil tycoon's family, the Morehouses. Robbins plays Jonas Morehouse, the patriarch of the family. Wiig and Maguire play Cynthia and her adopted brother Devon. IFC and Funny Or Die adapted Jonrosh's first novel, The Spoils Before Dying into another miniseries, which aired on July 8, 2015. Throwing Shade

774-640: A giant billboard of her face. During the HBO special Notaro talks about her breast cancer diagnosis, her break up with her girlfriend and the death of her mother. Notaro performs the final third of her set topless to expose the scars of her mastectomy to the audience. A 2015 special aired on HBO with Will Ferrell . In June 2008, HBO and Funny Or Die announced that HBO had purchased a stake of less than 10% in Funny Or Die. With this, Funny Or Die will be responsible for developing at least 10 half-hour episodes for HBO, and

860-790: A guest recap the most recent episode of Game of Thrones in Van Ness' hair salon. Its first episode, recapping the first two episodes of season 3 of Game of Thrones , was released in April 2013 and has covered each episode from then until the finale in May 2019. Guests have included Alfie Allen , Tiffany Haddish , Kumail Nanjiani and Lena Headey . @midnight was a late night comedy panel show hosted by Chris Hardwick and produced by Funny or Die. The show debuted on Comedy Central on October 21, 2013. The show features three guest comedians that respond to different social media postings and pop culture references of

946-516: A job and maintain a consistent relationship; and outgoing party girl Penny ( Casey Wilson ), a serial dater on an eternal search for Mr. Right. The series begins with the wedding of Dave and Alex, which comes to an abrupt halt when Alex leaves Dave at the altar. The six friends must cope with a sudden change in the group dynamic as Dave and Alex mourn their relationship and the rest of the group try to preserve their friendship. Dave and Alex decide to stay friends, but there are many more complications down

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1032-440: A kiss between Max and Ian and was seen among several promotional images released prior to the episode airing. The kiss was ultimately removed from the episode. Before the episode aired, David Caspe explained that the kiss was cut purely as a creative decision and that there had been no pressure from the network to remove any gay content. On April 3, 2013, it was reported that Sony TV , which produces Happy Endings , had approached

1118-487: A lead role opposite T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch in the comedy Search Party . This film serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Scot Armstrong . He also starred in the indie films Slow Learners and Night Owls , both released in 2015. Pally is a regular contributor to the humor website Funny or Die , where he is best known for his series Riding Shotgun with Adam Pally , in which he interviews celebrities in his car. In 2009, he created for UCB Comedy

1204-661: A live Q&A with the cast also took place. The event was organised to raise money for Color of Change and World Central Kitchen supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief . Stephen Guarino reprised his role as Derrick in a cameo during the episode. During the Q&;A, it was revealed that the episode was originally planned to be a table read of new material, similar to the reading of "Episode 401" at EW PopFest in October 2016, but after other shows such as 30 Rock and Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet remotely-produced full episodes

1290-530: A marathon of all 57 episodes planned for December 31, 2013 and running through New Year's Day. The series initially aired in two-hour blocks every Wednesday, beginning in January 2014. In addition to airing the show, the network licensed rights to showcase episodes of the series online via its TV Everywhere platforms and also on the VH1 app. Beginning August 30, 2014, Logo also started airing all three seasons, beginning with

1376-488: A marathon on Labor Day weekend. The show aired in Australia in syndication on 111 . On January 1, 2016, all three seasons began streaming on Hulu and it is also available on Disney+ (STAR) in select countries. It is available on select streaming services, with rights often rotating. The series initially received a mixed response from critics, many comparing it to several similar "relationship sitcoms" that had premiered around

1462-490: A new job in a modern office. Hendricks transports her character from the 1960s into a modern office environment. The video insinuates that modern office environments maintain antiquated policies regarding women's roles in the workplace. In response to 2008 California Proposition 8 ("Prop 8") Funny or Die produced a short musical written by Marc Shaiman and starring Jack Black (as Jesus ), John C. Reilly and Neil Patrick Harris satirising Prop 8. Funny or Die launched

1548-427: A parody of the " David After Dentist " internet phenomenon; his is called "David After Divorce," and he speaks almost exactly the same lines as David, though to a different set of questions. It received over 4.9 million views on YouTube. In 2011, Pally co-starred in the comedic stage-show The Realest Real Housewives , created by his Happy Endings co-star Casey Wilson. Pally has appeared regularly on many podcasts on

1634-484: A purported sex tape of the actress which was in fact an awareness-raising video on the bloody Syrian Civil War . In July 2013, shortly after the National Security Agency 's PRISM surveillance program was first publicized, Sasha Grey starred in a Funny or Die "Sexy NSA Commercial". On March 11, 2014, Zach Galifianakis interviewed Barack Obama on his show Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis on

1720-454: A revival, while Sony had simply stated "No comment". The availability of the show's cast was also seen by some as giving credibility to theories of a revival – Eliza Coupe's show Benched was canceled in January 2015, Adam Pally's exit from The Mindy Project was announced in November 2014 with his final episode airing February 3, 2015, and Damon Wayans, Jr.'s departure from New Girl at

1806-589: A super hot Arab girl I went to college with. She was the one that got away". The episode, which was taped prior to the death of Osama bin Laden , aired with ABC muting the final line, and removing the line entirely from online streams of the episode. The episode aired with the line unmuted on City in Canada and is also left intact on the DVD release. The ninth episode of the first season to air, "You've Got Male", originally included

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1892-882: A thirteen-year veteran of Saturday Night Live , and one of three head writers in recent years, to oversee content production and development for the site and for the HBO partnership. In February 2008, 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 . The tour featured Ferrell, members of the FOD Team and comedians Zach Galifianakis , Demetri Martin , Nick Swardson and Andrea Savage . Adam McKay and Will Arnett served as tour announcers. The eight-city tour hit college campuses in Kansas , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Massachusetts , North Carolina and New York . The tour ran February 4–24, 2008. In June 2013 Funny Or Die announced

1978-485: A video, merely saying "Chosen One" instead. Funny or Die expanded to include a television and film production company in 2011. Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis is an Emmy Award-winning comedy series featured on Funny or Die. Galifianakis interviews various celebrities on a low budget set, decorated by a pair of potted ferns. The series often involves interruptions for product promotions and musical guests. The Lonely Island 's " Spring Break Anthem " music video

2064-488: Is a comedy video website and production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell , Adam McKay , Mark Kvamme , and Chris Henchy in 2007. The website contained exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors including Judd Apatow , James Franco and Norm Macdonald . The associated production company continues to make TV shows including truTV 's Billy on

2150-575: Is a podcast hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi, that addresses topics such as mainstream pop culture, women's rights and gay rights. In 2011 Gibson and Safi created the Throwing Shade podcast after InfoMania was cancelled and in 2013 Funny or Die began filming the podcast on a set, and airing the recordings of the podcast on its website. The podcast occasionally has famous guests including Cheyenne Jackson and Dustin Lance Black . Throwing Shade won

2236-510: Is also the son of Mark Kvamme, the venture capitalist who funded Funny or Die, came up with a concept for a new kind of comedy site, and the site was developed by Randy Adams. After the site was funded by his father, Michael Kvamme wrote a screenplay for Will Ferrell and founded Global eSports Resources in partnership with the Saudi Arabian Federation of Electronic and Intellectual Sports. Funny or Die launched on April 12, 2007 with

2322-605: Is hosted by Taylor Tomlinson . The show retains some previous segments from @Midnight, and introduces some new games that lean more into improv and physical comedy. The Spoils of Babylon is a comedy miniseries that aired on January 9, 2014 on IFC . The show was created and written by former Saturday Night Live writers Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele . Piedmont also directed the series. The series stars Will Ferrell , Kristen Wiig , Tobey Maguire , Jessica Alba , Haley Joel Osment , Tim Robbins , Michael Sheen , Carey Mulligan and Val Kilmer . Ferrell plays Eric Jonrosh,

2408-613: The Associated Press , the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , and Yahoo! TV all included the series in lists of the top television programs of 2011. The third season continued to receive critical acclaim. Verne Gay of Newsday wrote that "The show exists on the same cosmic (and comic) TV plane as Scrubs , Arrested Development and that other late bloomer, Cougar Town ." Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post stated that " Happy Endings has so many things going for it that

2494-536: The Democratic Party and have personal politics that "tend to lean a little left." Funny Or Die has also been responsible for creation of parody videos lampooning California 's 2008 traditional marriage initiative, Proposition 8 , and taking a pot shot at the National Rifle Association with a video featuring comedian Jim Carrey . The site also worked with television star Alyssa Milano to "leak"

2580-597: The Earwolf network such as Comedy Bang! Bang! , improv4humans , Who Charted , and How Did This Get Made? . On June 5, 2015, Pally and fellow comedian friends Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling gained attention when they teamed with Funny or Die to live-stream their 50-hour marathon of Entourage , watching every episode in a row with no breaks for 50 hours straight. Pally lives in New York . He married his high school sweetheart Daniella Anne Pally (née Liben) on July 3, 2008;

2666-701: The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York since 2002 and continues to perform in shows such as "Death by Roo Roo" and "ASSSSCAT 3000" at the theater's Los Angeles division. He is a member of the sketch comedy group "Chubby Skinny Kids" with comedians Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Pally is also part of the improv group "Hot Sauce" with Gil Ozeri and Ben Schwartz ; the group continues to perform their long-form improv show at UCBT occasionally. Pally has appeared in such films as Iron Man 3 , Taking Woodstock , Solitary Man , Assassination of

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2752-602: The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival comedy tour partnered with Live Nation The tour was headlined by Dave Chappelle and Flight of the Conchords . The lineup also included Al Madrigal , Kristen Schaal , Brody Stevens , Demetri Martin , John Mulaney , Jim Jefferies , and Hannibal Buress . The tour ran August 23 – September 22, 2013. In 2014, Funny Or Die continued the Oddball Festival, touring 20 cities across

2838-476: The Pandemmy goes to..." to raise money for the charities Color of Change and World Central Kitchen . Following the cancellation of Happy Endings in 2013, Pally joined the cast of The Mindy Project as a series regular for the second and third seasons, playing the role of Dr. Peter Prentice. He left the show midway through the third season, making his final appearances as a series regular in 2015. Pally filmed

2924-623: The Stars would re-take the Tuesday 9   pm hour, leaving the fate of unaired episodes unclear. On December 21, 2012, ABC announced that new episodes of both Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 would replace the cancelled drama 666 Park Avenue for three weeks on January 6, January 13, and January 20, while maintaining its current timeslot. Only two of the three scheduled episodes aired in

3010-505: The Stars . The first six episodes of the season aired in Canada on City , two days prior to the American broadcasts airing on ABC. KickBall 2: The Kickening , an episode from season two that previously did not air on ABC, made its debut as part of the third season on ABC and City on January 13, 2013, despite having aired internationally as part of season two. On December 4, 2012, ABC announced that on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, Dancing with

3096-564: The Street is a half-hour comedy game show hosted by Billy Eichner . The show's producers include Anna Wenger, Mike Farah and Billy Eichner. Billy on the Street premiered on Fuse TV on December 18, 2011. On October 8, 2015 the show began airing on tru TV . Eichner quizzes people on the streets of New York on pop culture in exchange for cash and prizes. Many episodes feature a special guest and celebrities Lindsay Lohan , Anne Hathaway , Neil Patrick Harris , and Olivia Wilde have made appearances on

3182-474: The Street , Comedy Central 's @midnight and Zach Galifianakis ' web series Between Two Ferns . Many videos on the site featured well-known actors (examples include Nina Dobrev , Steve Carell , Charlie Sheen , Ryan Gosling , Patrick Stewart , Daniel Radcliffe , Sophia Bush , Mila Kunis , AnnaSophia Robb , Hilary Duff , Adam West , James Van Der Beek , Jim Carrey , Ariel Winter and Selena Gomez ). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian who

3268-578: The Sunday timeslot. On January 22, 2013, ABC announced that it had removed Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 from the schedule and would instead air back-to-back Happy Endings concurrently on Tuesdays, but it was removed from the timeslot after episodes 12 and 13 aired. However, on February 13, 2013, ABC announced that, starting March 29, the series would move to Fridays at 8   pm ET/PT with back-to-back original episodes. On April 19, 2013, ABC preempted its primetime programming in favor of coverage of

3354-689: The U.S. from August 8 – September 21. The tour featured comedians Louis C.K. , Sarah Silverman , Aziz Ansari , Chris Hardwick , Amy Schumer , and Jim Gaffigan . The 2015 lineup included Amy Schumer , Aziz Ansari , Anthony Jeselnik , Ashley Barnhill, Bridget Everett , Dave Attell , Donnell Rawlings , Jak Knight, Jay Pharoah , Jeff Ross , Jim Norton , John Mulaney , Katherine Ryan , Mark Normand, Michael Che , Nick Kroll , Nick Thune , Nikki Glaser , Rachel Feinstein , Rory Scovel , Sebastian Maniscalco , Steve Rannazzisi , T.J. Miller , Tim Minchin , Todd Barry , and Tony Hinchcliffe. The tour ran August 28 – October 18, 2015. Funny Or Die curated

3440-472: The UK on May 17, 2012, and also aired in other international markets, despite the episode officially being held until the third season. Additionally, the episode was excluded from the second season DVD. The third season of the show premiered on October 23, 2012, and ended on May 3, 2013. The season saw the show move again, this time to the Tuesday at 9   pm timeslot, where it aired immediately after Dancing with

3526-515: The announcement coming just two months after the new CEO, Mike Farah, took office. Henry R. Muñoz III bought Funny or Die for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was announced in Variety on May 12, 2021. Muñoz purchased Funny or Die from the company's former stakeholders, which included AMC Networks , WarnerMedia and Sequoia Capital . Unlike other viral video sites, members of Funny or Die are encouraged to vote on videos which they view, with

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3612-400: The characters all went their separate ways after a fight between Jane and Brad on the night of Brooke's wedding at the end of the third season. 939 days later (the exact number of days since the final episode aired and the live reading), they all reunite after Alex and Scotty came up with a plan to fake Scotty's death to bring them all back together. Eventually Alex's deception is revealed (as is

3698-414: The companies may organize future comedy tours together. Regarding the agreement, Will Ferrell said, "I don't want to overstate the importance of this deal, but this is the missing link moment where TV and Internet finally merge. It will change the way we as human beings perceive and interact with reality. Okay, I overstated it. But it is an exciting deal." In August 2008, Funny Or Die hired Harper Steele ,

3784-399: The couple have three children: a son Cole (b. 2012), daughter Georgia Grace (b. 2013), and another son, Drake (b. 2017). Max Blum On May 10, 2013, Happy Endings was canceled by ABC after three seasons. ABC's erratic scheduling of the third season, the season's lower ratings and subsequent cancellation, was called one of the "worst TV decisions" of the 2012–13 television season by

3870-427: The day including responses to actual tweets on Twitter , Craigslist ad postings and comments on Reddit . @Midnight used social media as a platform to engage with their fans. The show created hashtags including #HashtagWars and #SpookyCelebs that were used by fans to submit their own responses to the game on Twitter. A CBS revival of the series, entitled @fter midnight , was launched on January 17, 2024 and

3956-467: The decision was made to produce and present it as an episode of the show. Marry Me is a sitcom television series created and executive produced by David Caspe that aired on NBC, which premiered on October 14, 2014. It has been implied that both series exist in the same universe. Both shows are set in Chicago and Derrick, a recurring character played by Stephen Guarino , appears on both shows. Three of

4042-495: The end of the fourth season was announced on February 5, 2015. Subsequent tweets made reference to episodes of the show – including Natalie Imbruglia 's music video for " Torn " – and also referencing "four seasons" by sharing a music video by The Four Seasons and the co-ordinates for a Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. Other tweets also referenced "waiting" and "anticipation". In mid-March, cast member Adam Pally stated that "the origin of that 'Happy Endings' countdown clock

4128-559: The episode the trio join together at a grocery store in Washington D.C. to play a game titled "Ariana Grande or Eating a Carrot?" Michelle Obama made an appearance in a Funny Or Die movie trailer for "Snakpocalypse" which was featured on September 2, 2014. The trailer described the events that led to the elimination of a teenage population due to poor food choices offered at their high school. Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign supports healthy eating in youth and adults and she appears in

4214-472: The events in the weeks after Alex and Dave's wedding, aired as episodes 10 and 11. It was later revealed that the decision to air the episodes out-of-order was ultimately made by ABC. The episodes later appeared in the intended order on the DVD release. The episode "Why Can't You Read Me?" was initially left unaired, however it later aired on August 24, 2011. The second season of the show premiered September 28, 2011, and ended on April 4, 2012. The season saw

4300-403: The fact that Scotty actually killed himself while attempting to fake his death) and Jane and Brad reconcile. In the closing moments of the episode, it is revealed that the entire series was actually a dream Dave was having the night before his wedding to Alex, and after waking her up he inadvertently gives her the idea to leave him at the altar. There have been multiple reports in the years since

4386-417: The first of a six-part webisode series titled Happy Rides , which follows the events from Penny deciding to get rid of her storage space, which leads to her selling her first car. The webisodes were sponsored by Subaru . In 2014, VH1 acquired the syndication rights and made all episodes available online using VH1's "TV Everywhere" platforms and the VH1 app but this is no longer available. As of April 2021,

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4472-506: The funniest", and went on to say "Despite flying under the radar, Happy Endings has stayed afloat for three seasons by earning both critical acclaim and a devoted fan following. Blending comedic elements of Friends , Arrested Development , and 30 Rock , it manages to serve up something new and refreshing by being both consumed by and annoyed with the frenetic world we live in. It's biting, but easy to swallow – social commentary at its best." Funny or Die Funny or Die, Inc.

4558-407: The future something occurred. On July 19, 2016, it was announced that the cast of the show would reunite at Entertainment Weekly ' s EW PopFest in October 2016 for a live reading of a lost episode of the series. It was quickly revealed via Twitter that the script would be newly written, and was not actually an unused script from the show. The "episode", titled "Happy to Be Here", reveals that

4644-556: The hold up is with securing contracts for the show's writers who have since been spread across different studios. In April 2020, Casey Wilson also confirmed that there would be an upcoming reading of new material, which was announced in July 2020 would be streamed on July 20, 2020, via the Sony Pictures Television YouTube page. In addition to performing the new scripted material, which is titled "And The Pandemmy Goes To...",

4730-510: The lead characters on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings , alongside Eliza Coupe , Elisha Cuthbert , Zachary Knighton , Damon Wayans Jr. , and Casey Wilson . In 2013, Pally was nominated for " Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series " at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his work on season three of Happy Endings . The cast reunited in July 2020 for the pandemic-themed episode "And

4816-463: The manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev , after the Boston Marathon bombing , pushing back the season finale date to May 3, 2013. Full episodes of the series were initially available for streaming on both ABC.com and Hulu . While ABC.com removed the show, full episodes still remain available to stream on Hulu and to purchase on digital stores. On February 29, 2012, ABC premiered

4902-441: The narrator's dialogue. Due to their general drunkenness the narrators are unable to accurately discuss the historical events and oftentimes make up and embellish aspects of the story. Guests include Jack Black , Michael Cera , Bill Hader , Nick Offerman , Winona Ryder , Chris Parnell , Kristen Wiig , Luke Wilson , and Jason Schwartzman . Gay of Thrones is a comedy web series hosted by Jonathan Van Ness in which he and

4988-424: The newly single Dave. The pilot was ordered to series on May 13, 2010, as a mid-season entry in the 2010–11 United States network television schedule . On May 13, 2011, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 28, 2011. On October 13, 2011, the show received an additional episode order of 6 scripts from ABC, citing improved ratings for the series On November 3, 2011, ABC picked up

5074-456: The occasional weak story line or meh scene is not a big deal at all. It's one of the sharpest and warm-hearted comedies on the air, and I enjoy it a lot more than Modern Family ." Anna Peele of Esquire claimed the show to be the "New and Improved Community ." With the show facing possible cancellation due to low ratings, Rolling Stone declared that Happy Endings was "the most underrated, under-watched series on TV, that may also be

5160-491: The options of "Funny" or "Die". The video then gets a score of the total percentage of people who voted the video "Funny". If the video receives an 80% or greater "Funny" rating after 100,000 views, it gets an "Immortal" ranking. If the video receives a 20% or less "Funny" rating after 1,000 views, it is relegated to the Crypt section of the site. The Funny or Die staff can also select a rating of "Chosen One", which disables voting for

5246-574: The original six series regulars on Marry Me – Casey Wilson, Ken Marino and Sarah Wright Olsen – also appeared on Happy Endings , albeit in different roles. John Gemberling, also a series regular, appeared on Happy Endings , however as his character wasn't named — he was merely credited as 'Thief' — it is unclear whether the two characters are considered separate people. In addition, several guest stars on Happy Endings — including Rob Huebel, Nat Faxon and Ryan Hansen — also had guest appearances as different characters on Marry Me . The first season of

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5332-423: The pickup was already labeled "unlikely" as a result of Sony TV and USA being unable to agree on a price. Two weeks later, despite coming to a general agreement regarding financials, it was reported on June 1, 2013, that USA had opted not to pick up the show, with the low ratings during the third season being a factor as it would have required "a large investment in marketing and promotion" to successfully re-launch

5418-557: The pop-culture website Vulture . Happy Endings follows the dysfunctional adventures of six best friends living in Chicago : "crazy-in-love" married couple, businessman overachiever Brad ( Damon Wayans, Jr. ) and his neurotic perfectionist wife Jane ( Eliza Coupe ); ditzy Alex ( Elisha Cuthbert ), a happy-go-lucky boutique owner and Jane's younger sister; daydreamer Dave ( Zachary Knighton ), an aspiring restaurateur and food truck owner; slacker manchild Max ( Adam Pally ), who struggles to hold

5504-411: The road. While the initial premise of Dave and Alex's broken engagement was the focal point in earlier episodes, this premise was mostly abandoned as the series went on. Instead, the focus shifted to the group dynamic of six best friends, in a similar vein of ensemble comedies like Friends and How I Met Your Mother . Typically, each episode featured two plot lines, in which varying combinations of

5590-596: The same time - Perfect Couples , Mad Love , Traffic Light and Friends with Benefits . However, as the first season progressed, reviews became increasingly positive - with several critics admitting that the show had grown on them since the pilot. Happy Endings was the second "relationship sitcom" of the season to be renewed for a second season. BuddyTV ranked Happy Endings #7 on its list of 2011's best new TV shows. The second season received widespread critical acclaim, landing on multiple "Best of Year" lists; The New York Magazine , The A.V. Club , Hulu ,

5676-407: The series for a full 22-episode second season. On May 11, 2012, Happy Endings was renewed for a third season of 22 episodes. This season premiered on October 23, 2012, at 9   pm. In the sixth episode of the first season to air, "Of Mice and Jazz-Kwon-Do", Dave refers to the mouse he is trying to catch as "his bin Laden " and then went on to joke that he was referring to "Jessica bin Laden,

5762-453: The series is available to stream on HBO Max , in the correct production order. It left the platform on March 31, 2023. As of June 1, 2021, the series is available to stream on Netflix , in the US. It left the platform on June 1, 2023. As of June 13, 2024, the series is available to stream on Hulu in the US. On December 10, 2013, it was announced that VH1 has acquired all three seasons, with

5848-419: The series was Casey Wilson as Penny, the group's desperate and single friend. Eliza Coupe and Adam Pally shortly joined that cast, with Coupe playing Jane, Alex's control freak sister who is married to Brad, and Pally playing Max, Dave's close friend and roommate. Elisha Cuthbert later joined the cast as Alex, Dave's ex-fiancée who leaves him at the altar. Zachary Knighton was last actor to be cast as

5934-426: The show ended that Sony is attempting to work on a revival, but to date nothing has come to fruition. In April 2020 Casey Wilson confirmed that there has been truth to the reports that Sony has attempted to get a revival underway multiple times but has always fallen apart when at least one cast member is under another deal with another studio. In May 2024, Casey Wilson said that "they are trying to make it happen" but

6020-470: The show move to the 9:30   pm timeslot, previously occupied by Cougar Town . The show then left the schedule to make room for Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 . Despite picking up the show for a full 22-episode second season, the 21st episode to air was labeled as the season finale by ABC as they needed to premiere Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 on April 11, 2012. The episode, titled KickBall 2: The Kickening, later aired on E4 in

6106-448: The show premiered on ABC on April 13, 2011, and concluded on May 25. The premiere aired at a special time at 9:31   pm after Modern Family and was followed by another episode in the show's regular timeslot at 10   pm. The show was originally set to air a single episode each week that followed, but ABC decided to air a fourth episode immediately after the third episode on April 20, 2011, at 10:30   pm. On April 29, 2011, it

6192-469: The show's writers room tweeted a link to a timer counting down to exactly 12:00   a.m. CT on April 1, 2015, with the text 'It's almost a new day'. This quickly led to speculation that the series would be revived for a fourth season, as the account also began following the Twitter accounts of Amazon , Netflix , and Yahoo! Screen - though by February 9, 2015, all three had denied having any involvement in

6278-442: The show. As of June 14, 2013, Sony TV was still talking to other distributors, with Amazon , Netflix , TBS , and NBC being named. At this point, there was just over two weeks left to finalize a deal as Sony's options on the cast contracts were set to expire on June 30, 2013. By June 27, 2013, there were no serious talks to revive the series on broadcast, cable or streaming networks, as both NBC and TBS had also passed on

6364-554: The show. In 2013, Eichner received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host. The series wrapped its third season on May 14, 2014. Drunk History is a comedy series on Comedy Central that was released on Funny or Die in December 2007. The show originated as a web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner. The show features a drunken narrator who attempts to recount an event from American history. The actors are played by celebrity guest stars who lip-sync

6450-413: The show. On June 28, 2013, Sony announced that the series had officially ended, citing an inability to find a new home for the show before the expiration of their contracts with the cast as the sole reason behind the decision. On December 9, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the show's set still exists despite filming ending on March 16, 2013. On February 6, 2015, the Twitter account of

6536-486: The site's first video, " The Landlord ". "The Landlord" has received over 84 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing, beer-drinking two-year-old landlord. In June 2007, they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital , and in June 2008, they announced a partnership with HBO . On August 3, 2016, Funny or Die shut down one of its California offices, reducing its headcount by 30% to 95 employees, with

6622-614: The six characters find themselves involved. On January 19, 2010, ABC green-lit the pilot episode , which was written by David Caspe and directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo . The show is from production companies Sony Pictures Television , ABC Studios , and executive producer Jamie Tarses ' FanFare Productions. Executive producers are Jamie Tarses, Jonathan Groff, and The Russo Brothers . Casting announcements began in February 2010, with Damon Wayans, Jr. first cast as Brad, Jane's husband who does whatever she says. Next to join

6708-467: The story that Pally and Wilson had told weeks earlier - that a writer or writers assistant with access to the Twitter account had come up with the idea without his knowledge. He did note that after the initial speculation began in early February, the buzz sparked the possibility of an actual reunion but ultimately nothing came of it. Caspe also noted that the cast and writers are all keen for a possible reunion and that he wouldn't be shocked if at some stage in

6794-654: The streaming service go90 . Tween Fest was created by Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans, was directed by Scott Gairdner , and features Jane Lynch , Tim Meadows , Chris Parnell , David Koechner , Dave (Gruber) Allen , Josh Fadem and more in supporting and guest-starring roles. A 2012 special aired on Comedy Central with Zach Galifianakis . On November 23, 2013, HBO presented a special in association with Funny Or Die titled, "Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles" featuring stand-up by comedian Sarah Silverman . During her hour-long set, Silverman made jokes about rape, religion, and her personal insecurities. The special received

6880-419: The video crunching on a carrot. "Mary Poppins Quits" with Kristen Bell was featured on Funny Or Die on July 23, 2014. In the video Mary Poppins played by Kristen Bell sings about increasing minimum wage in order to meet living wage standards. "Modern Office" with Christina Hendricks was published on August 6, 2014. Christina Hendricks who plays fictional character Joan Harris on AMC 's Mad Men gets

6966-684: The website. During the interview, they asked people to sign up for healthcare on the Healthcare.gov site as part of the Affordable Care Act . By the next day, 11 million viewers had watched the video, and more than 890,000 people viewed the website during just that morning. On February 16, 2015, the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama , teamed up with Billy Eichner and Big Bird to promote her health initiative called 'Eat Brighter!' In

7052-438: Was announced that the show would air two episodes a week for three weeks at 10   pm and 10:30   pm beginning May 4, 2011. The season also aired mostly out of the intended broadcast order to make the initial episodes more "stand alone" in an effort to get more people invested in the show. As a result, the episodes "Bo Fight" and "Barefoot Pedaler", which were intended to air as the second and third episodes as they show

7138-582: Was born in New York City , to Dr. Steven Pally, an internist who owns his own medical office, and Caryn Pally, who managed the practice in Florham Park, New Jersey . He was raised Jewish. He grew up in New York City , the Chicago area , and New Jersey, and has two sisters, Erica and Risa. In 2004, Pally graduated from The New School University in New York City. He has performed improv and sketch comedy at

7224-474: Was directed by Spike Lee and was filmed at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles . Carmichael chose the location because it was the first venue he performed in back in 2008. Funny Or Die produced a comedy special for HBO featuring comedian Tig Notaro . Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted premiered on HBO on August 22, 2015. Notaro promoted the special by walking the streets of Los Angeles to bring awareness to

7310-527: Was embedded into an episode with James Franco and featured actor Edward Norton . Galifianakis has interviewed the likes of Brad Pitt , Justin Bieber , Jennifer Lawrence , Samuel L. Jackson , Richard Branson , and President Barack Obama . Galifianakis interviewed President Barack Obama during the launch of the United States health insurance exchange website. The video was released on March 11, 2014 and garnered over 32 million views. Funny or Die's Billy on

7396-441: Was not intended to be where it is headed". Two days later Casey Wilson explained that it was a joke by a suspected writers' assistant and that she "[didn't] think it's a welcome joke for everyone. I don't love that [someone] did that" and also stated that there was nothing moving forward. On April 1, 2015, a tweet confirmed that the entire "new day" countdown had in fact been a 55-day April Fools prank . David Caspe then confirmed

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