# Funny or Die Presents

Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the comedy website Funny or Die, created by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010.

## Creation

Funny or Die Presents was created in June 2008 when HBO bought a stake in Funnyordie.com and commissioned that at least 10 episodes be broadcast on HBO as part of the deal.

## Description

Every show consists of several comedy sketches that vary in length and can contain several sketches or even one full length sketch.

### Format

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 computer technology, leading the way in computer comedy programming. Tonight marks a departure from our usual business model as we join the ever declining world of broadcast television. Think of what you're about to see as kind of a network unto itself, a half-hour network complete with its own lineup of wonderful shows. Basically, the same kinda horseshit we throw up on our website.
   -Ed Haligan, Head of West Coast sales & marketing
Each episode of Season 1 starts in a white room with Ed Haligan (played by Steve Tom) who introduces the show and leads into a starting theme and a "network schedule" which describes the sketches being featured in that particular episode.

### Notable sketches

* "1000 Cats"
* "Drunk History"
* "Derek Waters LOL"
* "Playground Politics"
* "Designated Driver"
* "The Amazing Adventures of David and Jennie"
* "Sleeping with Celebrities"
* "Welcome to my Study"
* "The Slovin & Allen Show"
* "Holdup"
* "The Carpet Brothers"
* "Just 3 Boyz" and "The Terrys" by Tim and Eric

## Cast

* Steve Tom as Ed Haligan, the presenter.
The cast of the sketches often include notable celebrities, including:
* Derek Waters
* Malin Åkerman
* Creed Bratton
* Rachael Harris
* Ed Helms
* Rob Huebel
* Rob Riggle
* Paul Scheer
* Brett Gelman
* David Koechner
* Jerry Minor
* Will Ferrell
* Chris Parnell
* Thomas Lennon
* Ian Roberts
* Zach Galifianakis
* John C. Reilly
* Tim Heidecker
* Eric Wareheim
* David Spade
* Zooey Deschanel
* Rich Fulcher
* June Diane Raphael
* Kate Walsh
* Busy Philipps
* Don Cheadle
* Tim Meadows
* Elijah Wood
* Crispin Glover
* Kristen Wiig
* Grey DeLisle
* Maile Flanagan
* Essie Davis as Amelia

### Writing credits

* Andrew Steele (9 episodes)
* Jason Woliner (5 episodes)
* Maggie Carey (4 episodes)
* Owen Burke (4 episodes)
* Paul Scheer (4 episodes)
* Rob Riggle (4 episodes)
* Rob Huebel (4 episodes)
* Mike O'Connell (4 episodes)
* Neal Brennan (4 episodes)
* Tim Heidecker (3 episodes)
* Eric Wareheim (3 episodes)
* Andrea Savage (3 episodes)
* Leo Allen (2 episodes)
* Tom Gianas (2 episodes)
* David Neher (2 episodes)
* David Koechner (2 episodes)
* Jennie Pierson (2 episodes)
* T. Sean Shannon (2 episodes)
* Eric Slovin (2 episodes)
* Derek Waters (2 episodes)
* Will Ferrell (1 episode)
* Chris Henchy (1 episode)
* Adam McKay (1 episode)
* Zach Galifianakis (1 episode)

## Notelist

* 1 2 Credited as Andrew Steele; Steele came out as transgender and changed her name in 2022.