Smosh is an American sketch comedy YouTube channel created by Anthony
Padilla and Ian Hecox. In 2002, Padilla created a website named
"smosh.com" for making flash animations, and he was later joined by
Hecox. Soon afterward, they began to post videos on Smosh's YouTube
channel in the autumn of 2005 and quickly became one of the most
popular channels on the site. As of May 2019[update], the Smosh
channel has over 9.5 billion video views and over 25 million
subscribers, putting it just outside of the top 50 most subscribed
channels on YouTube, after having previously spent 3 separate periods
as the most subscribed channel on the platform.Since 2012, the Smosh
brand has expanded to consist of multiple channels, including a
Spanish-language channel (ElSmosh), a channel focused on video gaming
content (Smosh Games), and a variety channel (Smosh Pit). The sketches
have also included more actors. Padilla left Smosh in June 2017 to
pursue independent ventures. The Smosh channel has experienced three
different spans as the most subscribed YouTube channel. The first
period spanned from May to June 2006, the second from April 2007 to
September 2008, and the third span from January to August 2013.On
November 6, 2018, Smosh parent company Defy Media abruptly closed
without warning. On November 12, 2018, the Smosh cast released a video
announcing that production of Smosh, Smosh Pit, and Smosh Games
content was still ongoing, and that existing videos would be finished
and other content would be released independently by Smosh on their
YouTube channels. They subsequently joined Mythical Entertainment
after their company was purchased by Rhett and Link on February 22,
2019. As of 2019, the channel's cast has a core group of Hecox,
Courtney Miller, Damien Haas, Olivia Sui, Keith Leak Jr., Noah
Grossman and Shayne Topp who run the majority of content.
Padilla and Ian Hecox. In 2002, Padilla created a website named
"smosh.com" for making flash animations, and he was later joined by
Hecox. Soon afterward, they began to post videos on Smosh's YouTube
channel in the autumn of 2005 and quickly became one of the most
popular channels on the site. As of May 2019[update], the Smosh
channel has over 9.5 billion video views and over 25 million
subscribers, putting it just outside of the top 50 most subscribed
channels on YouTube, after having previously spent 3 separate periods
as the most subscribed channel on the platform.Since 2012, the Smosh
brand has expanded to consist of multiple channels, including a
Spanish-language channel (ElSmosh), a channel focused on video gaming
content (Smosh Games), and a variety channel (Smosh Pit). The sketches
have also included more actors. Padilla left Smosh in June 2017 to
pursue independent ventures. The Smosh channel has experienced three
different spans as the most subscribed YouTube channel. The first
period spanned from May to June 2006, the second from April 2007 to
September 2008, and the third span from January to August 2013.On
November 6, 2018, Smosh parent company Defy Media abruptly closed
without warning. On November 12, 2018, the Smosh cast released a video
announcing that production of Smosh, Smosh Pit, and Smosh Games
content was still ongoing, and that existing videos would be finished
and other content would be released independently by Smosh on their
YouTube channels. They subsequently joined Mythical Entertainment
after their company was purchased by Rhett and Link on February 22,
2019. As of 2019, the channel's cast has a core group of Hecox,
Courtney Miller, Damien Haas, Olivia Sui, Keith Leak Jr., Noah
Grossman and Shayne Topp who run the majority of content.
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