My Damn Channel Saves the Internet Again

My Damn Channel Saves the Internet Again

Triple Digit Audience Growth Year-to-Year

Latest Series, 'Pilot Season,' Viewed 2 Million Times in First Two Weeks

'Wainy Days' Season 4 Premiere and Full Site Re-launch

NEW YORK, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com), the award-winning entertainment studio and new media platform, today announced triple-digit growth year-to-year with a 133% increase in videos views from April 2008 to April 2009. The network also has another hit comedy with "Pilot Season." The first videos of this 30-episode mockumentary have been viewed more than 2 million times in the first two weeks since its premiere. The series, created by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher, stars Seder along with Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Andy Dick and Isla Fisher. A documentary crew follows the cast who play desperate actors, agents and studio execs inside Hollywood 's annual, intensely competitive feeding frenzy to chase sitcom success. New episodes premiere every Monday at: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/PilotSeason.

"People are barraged by new web entertainment every day. Our philosophy is to attack a little less often with high-quality series from high-caliber talent," says Rob Barnett, Founder/CEO, My Damn Channel. "The numbers confirm that we're giving our audience and our advertisers more reasons to be cheerful. Our cookie jar was full enough to break it open and upgrade the whole site."

My Damn Channel unveiled a full site re-launch, with an all-new look and new features. Also, the popular, critically-acclaimed, award-winning comedy series "Wainy Days" returned for Season 4. Developed and produced exclusively for My Damn Channel, "Wainy Days" follows the romantic misadventures of its creator, writer and director, David Wain. A recap of the past 3 seasons and a tease of the new episodes can be viewed at http://bit.ly/4i6Oyv.

My Damn Channel ended the first day of new life by presenting its first-ever "Wainy Days Live" event last night at 92Y Tribeca to a sold-out house. The music and comedy variety show starred David Wain along with the cast of "Wainy Days" including Paul Rudd, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Leo Allen, Callie Thorne, Zandy Hartig, Matt Ballard, Amy Miles, and Michelle Federer.

About My Damn Channel

My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower comedians, musicians and filmmakers to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video. Artists create content for the My Damn Channel website and for syndication on the most heavily-trafficked online communities and social networks. The network has aired some of the most successful professionally-produced comedy series on the web, including You Suck at Photoshop, Wainy Days, Horrible People, and videos by Harry Shearer. My Damn Channel has won 12 accolades from the Webby Awards including Best Comedy Series and two 2009 Streamy Awards, garnered worldwide media coverage, secured major national advertisers, earned over 50,000 subscribers on You Tube, racked up a bazillion views on My Damn Channel and in syndication and blah, blah, blah...Are you still reading? Stop now and start exploring: www.MyDamnChannel.com.

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CONTACT: Marnie Black, My Damn Channel, +1-917-828-7308,
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Web Site: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/

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