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In January 2010, Smosh launched the ''Smosh Pit'' feature, a blog that consists of various pieces of pop culture trivia. In addition, 2010 saw the channel launch 3 different Smosh-based web series: '']; ''Ask Charlie'', which is an interactive series, where people ask Charlie random questions; and ''Lunchtime with Smosh'', a comedy series, featuring Smosh getting and eating food from various places. | ||
| Also, in early 2010, Smosh created the iShut Up App for ] phones as part of a ] sponsorship; it eventually made its way to the ] app store. | Also, in early 2010, Smosh created the iShut Up App for ] phones as part of a ] sponsorship; it eventually made its way to the ] app store. | ||
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| Smosh | |
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| Born | Anthony Padilla: Anthony Danger Padilla Ian Hecox: Ian Andrew Hecox Anthony Padilla: (1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 37) Ian Hecox: (1987-11-30) November 30, 1987 (age 37) Sacramento, California, U.S.A. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | YouTube comedy duo, stand-up comedians, actors, singers, comedians |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | smosh.com |
Smosh is a web-based comedy duo, consisting of Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. in early 2003, Padilla first began posting flash movies on Newgrounds, under the name "Smosh." He was later joined by Hecox, who is his best friend. Soon afterwards, Padilla and Hecox began to post videos on YouTube in the autumn of 2005 and became one of the most popular channels on that site, with more than 3 million subscribers, as of August 2011. Until 2008, Smosh was the most-subscribed-to-YouTube account.
Four Smosh-related channels exist on YouTube. The base "Smosh" channel, where both Hecox and Padilla post their skits and other videos, has new videos every Friday. From IanH (used at first for vlogs and other non-scripted videos), the pair upload their side series Ian is Bored on Mondays and Lunchtime with Smosh on Thursdays, while their associate performer Mari does Smosh Pit Weekly videos on Saturday. A third channel called AskCharlie is based on the popular Smosh character Charlie the Drunk Guinea Pig (voiced by Ian Hecox), and has new videos every Wednesday. Their final channel AnthonyPadilla has been inactive since February 2011; it was formerly where Padilla made vlog-like videos on his own.
Early life
Padilla (whose birthname is Anthony Danger Padilla and was born on September 16, 1987) and Hecox (whose birthname is Ian Andrew Hecox and was born on November 30, 1987) were both born in Sacramento, California.
History
Formation and Pokémon Theme Music Video: 2005–2009
Smosh began when Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla made several videos together, lip-syncing to theme songs, such as Mortal Kombat, Power Rangers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. At first, these videos weren't intended to be posted online, but after they sent them to their friends, they started a YouTube channel.
One of Smosh's earliest videos called "Pokémon Theme Music Video" was released in November 2005. It followed the same style as their other earlier videos, featuring Padilla and Hecox lip-syncing the original English theme song for the Pokémon anime series. However, the video instantly became much more popular than any of their other videos; over the course of its lifetime, it gained 24.7 million views, becoming the most-viewed video on all of YouTube at that time. It held that title for about 6 months, but was removed by YouTube after the website received a notice from Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd., claiming copyright infringement.
The success of their Pokémon video and other videos led Smosh to be featured in the "Person of the Year: You" issue of Time Magazine, published in December 13, 2006. It also inspired them to expand their style beyond basic lip-syncing videos, and eventually to start creating videos of various genres, such as mini-skits and sketch comedies.
2010 era
In January 2010, Smosh launched the Smosh Pit feature, a blog that consists of various pieces of pop culture trivia. In addition, 2010 saw the channel launch 3 different Smosh-based web series: [an is Bored, which is a collection of comedic videos by Ian Hecox; Ask Charlie, which is an interactive series, where people ask Charlie random questions; and Lunchtime with Smosh, a comedy series, featuring Smosh getting and eating food from various places.
Also, in early 2010, Smosh created the iShut Up App for Android phones as part of a Google sponsorship; it eventually made its way to the iTunes app store.
In November 2010, Anthony Padilla and Hecox guest-appeared in the 35-minute movie Agents of Secret Stuff, by Nigahiga.
As of August 2011, Smosh is the 3rd most-subscribed channel on YouTube.
Hecox and Padilla made a cameo appearance in Episode 3 of the popular machinima series "Red vs Blue," Season 9.
References
- "smosh.com". Archived from the original on 2002-11-24. - Official Website.
- "BB Suggests: The Best of Web TV". Batch Buzz. November 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "smosh's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- Virginia Heffernan (April 4, 2006). "Comic shorts, home on the Web". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- nigahiga (March 22, 2011). "Agents of Secret Stuff". YouTube. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- Matt Hullum (June 27, 2011). "Red vs Blue season 9". Roosterteeth. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
External links
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- Official website
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded bynigahiga | Top Subscribed Channel on YouTube smosh Ranked third as of August 2011 |
Succeeded bymachinima |
| Preceded byBreakingNYC | Top Subscribed Channel on YouTube IanH Ranked 63 as of August 2011 |
Succeeded bymeekakitty |