Did you know Harry Potter is a real person and Daniel Radcliffe is just character? Did you know the Ghostbusters are real assholes? Did you know star of the film Easy A Emma Stone is the spokesperson for the iphone murder app? If you didn’t you haven’t been privileged enough to check out Funnyordie.com. It’s a comedy website created founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions. It has a simple layout and it’s easy to navigate. FOD is filled with exclusive content for the web featuring a huge array of celebrities. The site has worked with some big names such as James Franco, Natalie Portman, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, and Ben Stiller to name a few.
FOD has a user video section where fans can not only upload their own content but can also vote on whether or not something is funny and it’s not just thumbs up or down. The way you rate videos is either with a funny or a die. If you select die you will be redirected to a clip of someone being terminated! If you don’t like the clip of the grown man pretending to be an angry dog click the die button and maybe you’ll see a clip of Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka pressing a button followed by a giant mushroom cloud. 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 put in the crypt section. You can also find a section on the site called FOD exclusives. This is where you’ll find celebrities taking part in short sketches and viral marketing.
The site isn’t limited to just video either. The site also has a section called Pictures and Words which has funny checklist to daily caption contest where users can win prizes. Funny or Die is a great website that has enough content to keep you thoroughly entertained for a long time. Its aims to do one thing which is make you laugh and it does just that. If you don’t think it’s funny you can… well you know the alternative.
I enjoyed reading your review. I like how you went into specifics about how the "funny or die" part worked, and also how you gave a history of how the site was created.
ReplyDeleteHumorous introduction. Second paragraph was informative on how the site works.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting intro to the site. I had heard of this site, but didn't know all of its functions. The writing was well done as well.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of the website but you gave a good description of what its purpose is and what you can do on it. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteThat was a witty way to end your review. It was catchy and upbeat throughout. It was great to explain how the funny or die thing worked because I am sure if I went to the site I wouldn't have figured it out. A few grammatical issues but otherwise great work.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Great picture to upload with your review!
I've been a huge fan of the site for years and you did a great job of describing the site extremely well.
ReplyDeleteVery funny and, since I've never been to the site, it was nice to know how it actually functions. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYou did well with balancing the site functions with content. Overall, this was a well-written and informative review! Nice work!
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