CollegeHumor
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{{For|the Early 20th Century humor magazine|College Humor}}
{{Infobox Website
|name = CollegeHumor
|favicon = Collegehumor.16.gif
|logo = [[Image:CollegeHumor logo.png|260px]]
|screenshot = [[Image:Chscrnshot.PNG|260px|{{deletable image-caption|1=Sunday, 13 April 2008}}]]
|caption = Accessed April 6, 2008
|url = http://www.collegehumor.com
|commercial = Yes
|type = [[Entertainment]] [[website]]
|registration = Optional
|owner = Connected Ventures
|author = Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen
|launch date = 1999
|current status =
|revenue =
}}
'''CollegeHumor''' is a comedy [[website]] based in New York City. The site features a collection of original and user-submitted videos, as well as pictures, articles, and links. This content is usually of a humorous nature, and includes user-submitted media and original content from CollegeHumor.
==History==
The site was created in 1999 by Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen, two high school friends from Baltimore, Maryland as a means to stay in touch when they attended college. It has since grown considerably and is operated by Connected Ventures, a New York company that also owns Defunker, [[BustedTees]], and [[Vimeo]]. Site traffic averages eight million monthly unique visitors; most visitors are men between the ages of 18 and 24. [http://www.iac.com/index/businesses/businesses_detail_collegehumor.htm]
CollegeHumor, along with its parent company [http://www.connectedventures.com Connected Ventures], was acquired by [[Barry Diller]]'s [[InterActiveCorp]] in August 2006. [http://www.iac.com/index/news/press/IAC/press_release_detail.htm?id=7822]
In 2007, CollegeHumor was nominated for a [http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=11 Webby Award] in the Humor category.
==Features==
===Videos===
CollegeHumor hosts a large collection of viral videos. These movies include home movies capturing a funny moment, comedy sketches, bizarre sports highlights, and other moments typical of Internet videos.
CollegeHumor also produces original videos under the CHTV banner.
===Pictures===
CollegeHumor's Picture's section features user-submitted photographs. Like the site's videos, CollegeHumor's pictures are of a humorous or bizarre nature. CollegeHumor also occasionally holds photo-based contests for its users.
===Articles===
CollegeHumor posts original writing from its staff and users, including humorous essays, comics, interviews and weekly columns on sports, video games, college life, and dating. Contributing writers to the site include notable comedians [[Christian Finnegan]], [[David Wain]], [[Paul Scheer]], and [[Judah Friedlander]].
==CHTV==
CHTV is CollegeHumor's original comedy video section. The site releases roughly 4 new videos per week. CHTV videos include sketch comedy, film and television parodies, animation, and music videos.
CHTV produces The Michael Showalter Showalter[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Michael_Showalter_Showalter], a [[Charlie Rose]]-style comedic interview series hosted by [[Michael Showalter]]. Past guests on the show include [[Paul Rudd]], [[Andy Samberg]], [[David Cross]], and [[Michael Cera]].
In 2008, the CHTV series "Street Fighter: The Later Years" was nominated by YouTube's Video Awards [http://www.youtube.com/ytawards07] in the category of "Series."
CHTV's "Prank War" series, which documents the escalating practical jokes between two members of the CollegeHumor staff (Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld), gained national notoriety after one of the two employees staged a public marriage proposal to the other's girlfriend on his behalf. The incident was known as “The Yankee Prankee.” [http://nymag.com/movies/features/videos/40663/]
==Books==
* (2006) ''[[The CollegeHumor Guide to College]]'' ISBN 0-525-94939-9 [http://www.collegehumor.com/book/]
* (2007) ''[[Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself]]'' ISBN 0-525-94991-7 [http://www.collegehumor.com/book/]
==Movie==
In July 2005, CollegeHumor established a deal with Paramount Pictures to
develop a feature-length comedy. The script is in development by Gene Stupinsky and
Lee Eisenberg, writers on NBC's The Office.[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=10366]
==Related links==
* The New Yorker, “Funny Boys. Success and the city”, January 24, 2005, http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/01/24/050124fa_fact2?printable=true
* The Wall Street Journal, “Back to His Roots: Diller's IAC Invests In Online Video”, February 6, 2007. Marketplace, B1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117072772233099086.html?mod=googlewsj
* Variety, “Par for the course Studio teaming with CollegeHumor.com”, July 13, 2005, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117925913.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1
* Variety “Par enrolls laff scribes. 'Office' duo Eisenberg, Stupnitsky penning college pic”, January 2, 2006, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117935378.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
* BusinessWeek, “Sophomoric? That’s the Idea”, May 28, 2007, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_22/b4036034.htm?chan=innovation_branding_media+centric
* CNN, “Proposal Prank”, October 2, 2007, http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/10/02/news.to.me.proposal.prank.cnn
* The New York Times, “Sophomorically Incorrect”, July 24, 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/fashion/sundaystyles/24COLLEGE.html?ex=1279857600&en=a317c680681d6c96&ei=5088&
==See also==
* [[Vimeo]]
* [[Jake and Amir]]
==External links==
* [http://www.collegehumor.com CollegeHumor]
*[http://www.rickyvanveen.com/ Ricky Van Veen's Official Blog]
==References==
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[[Category:Comedy websites]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 1999]]