Funny or Die's ``The Landlord'' Viewed by over 50 Million

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Funny or Die’s award-winning video “The Landlord” continues to break new ground in internet history, having just surpassed 50 million views. Starring Will Ferrell and the infamous Pearl as the 2-year-old cantankerous landlord, the video launched Funny or Die in April ‘07, and continues to be one of the most viewed videos of all time.

As a special tribute to reaching this milestone, “The Landlord” stars and Funny or Die co-founders, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, have created a new version featuring their commentary about the making of “The Landlord.” This new version “The Landlord: Criterion Edition” can be viewed exclusively on www.funnyordie.com.

Pearl was reached poolside at the Grand Caribbean Hotel in Havana where she is studying percussion with several Cuban jazz greats. "I'm excited that the people have enjoyed my work so much without the filter of distribution companies or networks. This is the way art was meant to be viewed. And right now I'm going to run around in the kitchen naked and scream for tortillas before banging on a toy xylophone for an hour."

FunnyorDie.com, the funniest place on the web, launched in April of 2007, is one of the most visited comedy sites on the web according to publicly available data at www.quantcast.com. FunnyorDie.com was featured in Adweek's "Digital Hot List," and in the past month has had 3.2 million unique visitors and 18.3 million page views. Since its launch, the site has had over 143 million video views and features close to 20 thousand videos. For comedic celebrities, FunnyorDie.com has quickly become the "place to be seen" on the Web, and for users, FunnyorDie.com is simply the best place to go online to easily find 20 minutes or more of laughter every day.