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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s movie adaptation of Funny or Die’s Between Two Ferns talk show has added Ryan Gaul (The Last O.G., Bajillion Dollar Properties), Lauren Lapkus (Crashing, Orange is the New Black) and UCB’s Jiavani Linayao. The trio will join Zach Galifianakis’ crew in the feature that will be directed by Comedy Ban…

Netflix and Zach Galifianakis have confirmed that the long-rumored movie version of Funny or Die series Between Two Ferns will bow globally on Sept. 20. The announcement was made at this evening’s FYSEE Event for My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman in Los Angeles,  The premise: Galifianakis…

Hillary Clinton’s Between Two Ferns interview with Zach Galifianakis has clocked the highest launch-day view count in Funny Or Die history, breaking social media records, and generating more than 30 million views across all of Funny Or Die platforms in 24 hours. “Funny Or Die  congratulates Zach, Scott Aukerman and…

Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview on Zach Galifianakis’ web talk show Between Two Ferns. Watch the clip above. Not coincidentally, one of the bigger reasons for her slumping poll numbers is her anemic performance with young voters. When it comes to comedic timing, she is no Barack Obama. But the Funny or Die…

The laugh’s on Mike Farah, a Funny or Die veteran who was named CEO today. He replaces Dick Glover, who left in September to run Mandalay Sports Media. COO Mitch Galbraith returns to his job after serving as interim CEO. Farah joined the digital video humor network in 2008 as a producer. He rose to President of…

Brad Pitt, out promoting The Fury, is the latest celeb to suffer interviewer Zach Galifianakis in his Funny Or Die interview series Two Ferns. This series seems to have been borne out of that wonderful skit done by the late Chris Farley, where he interviewed the likes of Martin Scorsese and Paul McCartney on Saturday N…

Most Emmy-nominated comedies have as much gravitas as dramas, in terms of the subjects they tackle. Modern Family's American melting pot household and Veep's more-accurate-than-House-of-Cards' take on Capitol Hill are prime examples. But if voters want some anarchism in their comedy, they'll have to look to…

President Obama, responding to a question about Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly's criticism of his appearance on Funny or Die's Between Two Ferns, said today that President Lincoln had a sense of humor. ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd asked Obama today about criticism that Abraham Lincoln would not have appeared on the…

Continuing to urge Americans to sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage before the March 31 deadline, President Obama today turned to the woman who’d broken his re-tweet record, Ellen DeGeneres. Obama appears on her syndicated The Ellen DeGeneres Show via live shot from the White House —  his first appearance on the…

Just days after President Obama’s “interview” with Zach Galifianakis plugging the Affordable Care Act on the Funny or Die web series Between Two Ferns,  some celebrity moms jumped in to help get people signed up, giving Obama’s on-air detractors another day’s worth of Administration’s Too-Hollywood-Cozy Obamacare Strat…

UPDATE, 9:30 AM: White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett tells CBS This Morning that Healthcare.gov's traffic has increased 40% since the launch of the Funny or Die video featuring President Obama and Zach Galifianakis early yesterday morning. In an interview broadcast this morning, Jarrett told CBS morning show…