SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The wait is almost over for fans of the award-winning web comedy series ‘Agents of Cracked,’ which returns for its highly anticipated third season on Cracked.com—a Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) property and the #1 most visited humor website. The ‘Agents of Cracked’ Season Three premiere airs on June 6 at 11:00AM ET / 8:00AM PT, and will be quickly followed by a hilarious live chat with its stars and co-creators Michael Swaim and Daniel O’Brien alongside series creator Abe Epperson. A total of 10 episodes have been confirmed to stream on Cracked.com, with an “Easter egg” bonus, that will include behind the scenes commentary, packaged for the season debut. Cracked fans who hope to find the “egg” would be wise to get some target practice.
“The third season of ‘Agents of Cracked’ will pack a punch with an entertaining mix of revelations, heists, magic, mayhem, hot air balloon rides, special guest stars, and the ultimate destiny of our two hapless heroes,” said Michael Swaim. Daniel O’Brien commented, “Hilarity ensues when our characters get together, from things catching on fire to epic guitar solos, plus in one episode Michael eats an entire fistful of butter. We really went all out with AOC 3.0, and we think that dynamic and exciting cinematography of director Abe Epperson coupled with the ridiculous adventures of our clueless main characters will really please our fans and, just maybe, the whole world.”
Cracked.com’s first original series, ‘Agents of Cracked,’ created by Abe Epperson along with Daniel O'Brien and Michael Swaim, won the Audience Choice Streamy Award in 2010. The show’s first two seasons of escapades have racked up over 7 million streams online. Each episode follows Cracked.com “agents” Mike and Daniel, as they face a series of outrageous misadventures. The season three premiere finds them once again at their usual spot—drinking Jameson on the balcony of the Cracked offices. This time it’s because Daniel is reeling from his apparent breakup with Mandy (and because Mike likes Jameson.) From there, the boys get mixed up at a local dive bar when they try and make meaningful love connections, or so they think.
“‘Agents of Cracked’ Season Three continues to take the series in side-splitting and unexpected directions, while delivering more of the Cracked.com signature screenwriting and performances that made the first two seasons so wildly popular,” said Oren Katzeff, vice president and general manager of Cracked.com. “We’re very excited to launch the third season with an interactive approach, allowing fans of the series to get Dan and Michael’s personal thoughts on the show.”
Cracked.com is one of the largest comedy brands online with over 1 billion page views in 2010, according to comScore, and continues to draw attention from notable celebrity and media critics with its witty informative lists on pop culture. According to comScore's US audience report for April 2011, Cracked.com is the most visited online humor site, with 19.5 million total visits and 118 million minutes spent on the site during the month, more than competitors College Humor, FunnyorDie and The Onion. Cracked.com’s unique approach to entertainment, culture, history and science has contributed to its loyal following of over 1.2 million fans on Facebook.
In addition to ‘Agents of Cracked,’ Cracked.com produces several other original, in-house video series each year. Audiences can enjoy viewing and sharing the site’s video and editorial content across Cracked.com’s mobile iPhone and iPad applications, which serve as a one-stop-shop for fans to access the Cracked.com library for video content, articles, text and images while on the go. Cracked.com also recently partnered with RottenTomatoes and MOVIECLIPS to launch ‘Cheat Sheets,’ a bite-sized movie and pop culture guide. In addition, Cracked.com’s first book, ‘You Might Be A Zombie and Other Bad News,’ charted on the best-seller lists of both The New York Times and Los Angeles Times upon launch.
About Cracked.com
Cracked.com, a Demand Media property, is an award-winning, smart and irreverent website best known for its funny and informative lists and non-fiction and cultural commentary. Created as an online extension of the American humor magazine founded in 1958, Cracked.com is one of the longest-running and fastest growing comedy brands online. Cracked.com delivers “comedy with an education” created by its editorial team in the form of articles and videos. For additional information about Cracked.com, please visit http://www.cracked.com and check out Cheat Sheets at: http://cheatsheets.cracked.com/.
About Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Through a portfolio of vertical web properties that reaches more than 100 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and an innovative content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, New York, NY and London, UK. For more information about Demand Media, visit: http://www.demandmedia.com.
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