800 Pound Gorilla goes direct-to-fan with a comedy streamer

Gorilla Comedy brings 250-plus specials and a windowing strategy meant to boost value across YouTube, AVOD, and beyond.

From left: Pete Holmes, Jourdain Fisher, Patton Oswalt, Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images, Emmy Blotnick [Photos: Rick Kern/Getty Images; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images]

BY Joshua Christensen

A new streaming service is betting that comedy doesn’t need to be a category; it can be the whole platform. On May 5, comedy distribution company 800 Pound Gorilla Media will launch Gorilla Comedy . The boutique streaming service will feature a 250-plus-title library of stand-up specials, including new sets from Patton Oswalt, Pete Holmes,........

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