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My Damn Channel (mydamnchannel.com) is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower comedians, musicians and filmmakers to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video. Artists create content for the My Damn Channel website and for syndication on the most heavily-trafficked online communities and social networks. The network has aired some of the most successful professionally-produced comedy series on the web, including You Suck at Photoshop, Wainy Days, Horrible People, and videos by Harry Shearer. My Damn Channel has won 12 accolades from the Webby Awards including Best Comedy Series and two 2009 Streamy Awards, garnered worldwide media coverage, secured major national advertisers, earned over 50,000 subscribers on You Tube, and has racked up a tens of millions of views on My Damn Channel and in syndication. ^[1]

History

My Damn Channel was founded by former MTV, VH1 and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett. It launched July 31, 2007.^[2]

Artists and series

• David Wain: "Wainy Days"
• Sam Seder: "Pilot Season" co-starring Sarah Silverman, Isla Fisher, David Cross, and Andy Dick.
• Big Fat Brain: "You Suck at Photoshop", "Sn4tchbuckl3r’s Second Chance, "Tim after Tim", "Itty Bitty Liddy"
• Harry Shearer: Music Videos, "Found Objects", "Silent Debates", "Crescent City Stories"
• Don Was - The Wasmopolitan Cavalcade of Recorded Music: Wasmopolitan Records, Radio Was: The Party Shuffle Show
• A.D. Miles: "Horrible People"
• Grace Helbig: "Daily Grace"
• Coolio: "Cookin' with Coolio"
• Kerri Kenney-Silver: "Dame Delilah's Fantasy Ranch and Gift Shoppe"
• Various: "Animation Block"
• Andy Milonakis: Hip Hop, Webcam, Short Films
• Various: "Promosexual"
• Kurt Loder: "Lapdance with Kurt Loder"
• Steve Kerper's "Carnival of Stuff": "Bedtime Stories", "Invasion"

Awards

My Damn Channel has won twelve accolades from The Webby Awards:^[3]

• Best Comedy Series - “Wainy Days” (2008 Webby Awards)
• Best How-To And DIY Series, “ You Suck at Photoshop” (2008 Webby Awards)
• People’s Voice Winner - Best Comedy Series, “ You Suck at Photoshop” (2008 Webby Awards)
• People’s Voice Winner - Best How-To And DIY Series, “ You Suck at Photoshop” (2008 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Viral Video, Harry Shearer’s Found Objects: Katie Couric #1 (2008 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Individual Episode, Wainy Days: “The Future” (2008 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Humor Website (2008 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Humor Website (2009 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Best Comedy Series "Wainy Days" (2009 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Best Comedy Series "Horrible People" (2009 Webby Awards)
• Official Honoree - Best How-To And DIY Series "Cookin' With Coolio" (2009 Webby Awards)
• Best Comedy Series Nominee - "You Suck At Photoshop" (2009 Webby Awards)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Jon Bon Jovi and Andy Madadian- "Stand by Me"