Funny or Die’s star-studded casts and professional productions
Much hullabaloo is made over the fact that independent sites like TechCrunch and Talking Points Memo have consistently been able to outperform news outlets backed by major media companies. I think similar praise should be heaped upon Funny or Die, an independent comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, for the fact that it is consistently able to produce videos on par with Saturday Night Live or The Daily Show. Just look at the stars who show up in this skit:

