Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox bring back \u201cclassic\u201d Smosh after six-year split YouTube: SmoshYouTube stars Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox are finally bringing back \u201cclassic\u201d Smosh after Padilla parted ways with the project back in 2017. Those who have been browsing YouTube for the past decade are likely very familiar with Smosh, a YouTube channel originally helmed by creators Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. Smosh\u2019s content was largely focused on comedy sketches and improv, and was initially started as its own website in 2002 before Anthony and Ian began the YouTube channel in 2005. The pair enjoyed a successful run with Smosh until summer 2017, when Anthony announced he was leaving the project due to creative differences after it was acquired by its parent company, Defy Media. Just a year later, Defy Media suddenly shut down, leaving the future of Smosh in jeopardy. However, Ian and co. claimed they would continue to make content despite Defy\u2019s unexpected closure. Smosh was then acquired by Rhett and Link\u2019s Mythical Entertainment, where it stayed\u2026 until now. Anthony Padilla & Ian Hecox purchase Smosh from Rhett & Link On Jun 20, 2023, Padilla and Hecox announced that they had purchased Smosh from Mythical Entertainment and are bringing the channel back to its former glory. The two paired up for a YouTube video explaining their business decision, saying that they\u2019d been spending a lot of time together lately and wanted to bring the \u201cmagic\u201d of old Smosh back to the internet. \u201cIan and I started hanging out a ton, and we realized the sketches that we\u2019d made weren\u2019t just great because they were a product of the times,\u201d Anthony explained. \u201cI wasn\u2019t just being blinded by nostalgia when I would go back to get a laugh at the old videos. They were a reflection of the magic that we felt when we were making something together.\u201d \u201cSo, we came up with the totally insane idea of, \u2018What if we bought Smosh?’\u201d Ian continued. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know if this was actually possible, but we felt that we had to look into it and see if we could actually do it.\u201d The duo went on to claim that fans can expect good, old-fashioned sketch comedy written by and starring both Anthony and Ian, with Padilla notably saying: \u201cClassic Smosh is back.\u201d As for Smosh\u2019s other channels, they will \u201cstay the same,\u201d although it\u2019s unclear if this will affect Anthony\u2019s \u201cI Spent a Day With\u201d interview series or Ian\u2019s personal content at the time of writing. Rhett & Link speak out after selling Smosh back to Anthony & Ian Rhett and Link of Good Mythical Morning fame have published a statement following Anthony and Ian\u2019s acquisition of Smosh, congratulating the YouTube duo on this new chapter in their careers and expressing hope for the future of the channel. \u201cWe are extremely proud of everything we and Ian accomplished during our time working together, and will continue to be fans and friends to Smosh as they enter this new era!\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t think of a more perfect outcome on our investment than selling Smosh back to the internet\u2019s other iconic best-friend duo. It\u2019s another pioneering first in the creator economy and a validation of our belief that creator-entrepreneurs will play a huge role in the future of entertainment.\u201d Anthony and Ian asked fans to support a \u201cfree and independent\u201d Smosh by joining their YouTube channel as members. Thus far, viewers seem overjoyed by this latest news as a well-loved era of entertainment returns to YouTube after six long years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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