- Hey, guys, Sam here.
Hey, gang, Sam here.
Can you believe that video released five years ago today?
I kept the Chomsky's.
- Don't eat those, Sam!
These are five years old!
Gimme that!
- Gross.
That makes today, Dropout's five year anniversary.
Feels like a miracle we made it this far
because frankly, we almost didn't.
Before Dropout was even two years old,
our parent company dropped us,
leaving us to pick up the pieces.
Luckily, it was January, 2020,
an innocent time when nothing could go wrong.
(dramatic music) - Not so fast!
- Okay, okay,
if this is about to be a COVID joke,
FYI, things were bad before then.
We had a terrible president and we all got fired.
- Rekha's right.
It was a pretty shitty time anyway,
and then a pandemic happened.
- Talk about going viral.
- Absolutely not, please.
- I won't lie to you, I was scared.
Scared that the company I spent my whole adult life
trying to build was gonna fall apart.
Scared that I'd no longer be able to work
with my amazing comedy peers
and scared I would let down the fans.
- Hey, you suck!
Bring back "Prank War!"
- Maybe not that fan.
- I hate change!
- But against all odds, Dropout survived.
No one believed in us, not our corporate parents,
not the industry at large,
heck, not even some of us.
- I thought you'd be bankrupt in a week.
- But someone did, you, the fans,
you shared the videos, spread the word,
made some really compelling fan cams
(upbeat music)
and you saved us.
Thanks to you, we've grown into the best version
of the company to date,
without any corporations, networks
or advertisers to muck it up
and we're working hard to make that version
of the company cool as hell.
Not to mention patient, ethical and responsible.
- Sam, can we talk about the new merch?
I don't know that we're a hundred percent appreciating
the irony of this.
- Not to mention better than certain other
multi-billion dollar streamers.
- I'm being paid $500 just to say this line.
- Thank you, Ify.
Ify's going home
because we want to be respectful of his time.
- Can I go home?
- Look, Brennan, free snacks.
- You think I can be bought with a bag of chips?
I'm leaving as soon as I finish these.
- It's been a long road.
It's taken a lot of luck, good timing
and viral TikTok "Game Changer" clips.
But the one thing it's taken above all else,
the thing this business too often takes for granted
is people.
People like Dropout staff,
working tirelessly on our operations.
People like our crew, putting so much hard work and effort
into every one of our shows.
People like you, the fans,
sharing our stuff and supporting us every step of the way
and people like Lily Du.
- I take 50% of the credit
and my outfits take the other 50%.
I can can leave now, right?
- I wanna be respectful of your time.
- Good. - What?
Come on!
I got so many chips left!
- Art isn't made by AI for algorithms.
It's made for people by people.
Five years, we weren't sure we'd make it to two,
but now thanks to all of these good people,
we can imagine being around for a long time,
making more of the shows you love
and even more shows we think you'll love.
What shows you ask?
Oh, I don't know, maybe shows like this.
(upbeat music)
So to commemorate what is a huge milestone
in the life of College Humor,
the website and YouTube channel that started it all,
one of the most storied and impactful
and important comedy brands in history,
we're going to kill it.
(hammer banging)
- That's my computer.
Can I just get like a- (glass crunching)
Nevermind.
- CollegeHumor was a brand founded nearly 25 years ago
by Ricky Van Veen and Josh Abramson,
largely because the.com was available.
But after dropping out of CollegeHumor,
dropping out of advertising,
dropping out of corporate America,
the name Dropout somehow feels more appropriate.
Ricky and Josh, myself and so many others,
owe our careers to you.
Thank you for paving the way to who we are today.
- You're very welcome, Sam.
- It's like I always say,
if you're gonna use two brand names, just use one.
- Rest in peace, College Humor.
We're Dropout now.
- Your dad's gonna keep calling it
CollegeHumor no matter what.
We can't fix that, it's fine.
I actually killed this whole bag today for real.
- That's true.
(upbeat music)