Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the Will Ferrell & Adam McKay created comedy website Funny or Die. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010. It is also currently being shown in the UK on Sky Atlantic.
Funny or Die Presents was created in June 2008 when HBO bought a share of Funnyordie.com and commissioned that at least 10 episodes be broadcast on HBO as part of the deal.
Every show consists of several comedy sketches that vary in length and can contain several sketches or even one full length sketch.
The program is viewed as if you are watching a television network called "The Funny or Die Network" (sometimes referred to as FOD) which is a hybrid network that fuses the internet with television. Each sketch is viewed as a show on this network, some shows are mini-series, some are shown in parts and some are one offs, only appearing once. In the first episode the network is described as:
What you are about to see is nothing short of a miracle. Television so revolutionary that at this point in time, there is nothing like it anywhere. Now you may ask yourself: "How is this possible?" Computers, that's how! Funny or die is at the forefront of
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