by Marc Hustvedt on December 18th, 2008
The Fine Brothers—Benny and Rafi Fine—are well known in the web video scene these days, netting over 21 million views and counting on their growing library of videos. Their clever brand of offbeat humor has been in high demand lately, as the comedy duo recently signed on with Just For Laughs to produce a second season of Lost Parodies, their hit action-figure spoof of ABC’s Lost. Add another feather to their caps, as they have now signed a multi-sketch deal with video site iKlipz. The first sketch, “What is Eggnog?” is up today on the site (see above).
The videos will be exclusively on iKlipz.com for one week, then will be released to their super popular YouTube channel, which has been steadily climbing up YouTube’s most subscribed comedy list thanks in part to the success (over 1.2 million views) of their recent “100 Movie Spoilers in 5 Minutes” video.
by Drew Baldwin on December 1st, 2008
Web comedy pioneers The Fine Bros have been signed to produce season two of their original web series Lost Parodies for Montreal-based video comedy site Just For Laughs. The Fine Bros’ popular web series parody of ABC’s Lost is a live action satire drama starring action-figure puppets. Benny & Rafi Fine have produced online comedy videos for more than four years racking up over 20 million combined views, including the banned-from-YouTube G.I. Joe parody Epic Saga featuring the Hasbro brand action-figures.
Easily one of the brothers’ most popular series, Lost Parodies has garnered over 4 million views across the internet, so it was no surprise that Just For Laughs, which prides itself on its commitment to finding and partnering with established internet comedy brands, took interest in the series. “Just For Laughs ended up being the perfect match to give the show a home beyond our usual destinations, and give them a series that can get them a lot of exposure and awareness to Just For Laughs becoming an online destination and not just a great comedy festival,” said The Fine Bros.
As for the series, The Fine Bros tell us that Hurley is going to die at least five times. “We know it’s not usually a good idea to reveal character deaths like that, but we are just so broken up about it that we had to let everyone know.”
