Barely Political has been releasing videos on YouTube for eight years, and over that time period, the channel’s focus has changed considerably. In order to better represent the channel’s current direction, co-stars Todd Womack and Mark Douglas have announced a rebranding effort: Barely Political will now be known as Barely Productions.
Barely Political began as a home for political satire; the channel’s first-ever video, “Crush on Obama,” went viral after its release and catapulted the “Obama Girl” to national prominence. More recently, though, Barely Political has better known for other projects, especially the song parodies it hosts as part of the Key of Awesome web series. “We haven’t made political videos in a long time,” explains Douglas in a video introducing the channel’s new name.
The switch to Barely Productions is purely a cosmetic change. The channel will still serve as a home for all of its series,...
Barely Political began as a home for political satire; the channel’s first-ever video, “Crush on Obama,” went viral after its release and catapulted the “Obama Girl” to national prominence. More recently, though, Barely Political has better known for other projects, especially the song parodies it hosts as part of the Key of Awesome web series. “We haven’t made political videos in a long time,” explains Douglas in a video introducing the channel’s new name.
The switch to Barely Productions is purely a cosmetic change. The channel will still serve as a home for all of its series,...
- 6/19/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
As has become a yearly VidCon tradition, Barely Political has used its YouTube channel for an airing of grievances. The comedy hub helmed by Mark Douglas and Todd Womack has released YouTube Complaints 2014, in which a constant stream of guest stars collectively crabs about the problems facing YouTube today. As in previous years, the YouTube Complaints are a mix of significant issues and light-hearted parody. The video brings up the round-the-clock nature of YouTuber life, the occasional choppiness of the site's live streams, and, of course, the Google+ problem. At the same time, it takes satirical aim at the excessive number of Frozen covers on YouTube, the "sheepish" nature of the site's British vloggers, and the overwhelming popularity of the "Let's Play" genre of gaming videos. Mark and Todd make multiple appearances in the video, and they're joined along the way by plenty of familiar faces. Guests in this year's...
- 6/30/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
On Thursday, February 27, a delegation of YouTube stars and digital influencers visited the White House to have a candid conversation with President Obama about how he and his office can do a better job of communicating with younger Americans by way of online video. As we noted when we broke the news, the goal of the attendees was that this brain trust can advise Obama and all future Potuses on a number of issues - like anti-bullying, education, and economic opportunity - facing many registrations to come, but the first and most pressing of those issues is the Affordable Care Act and the impending March 31, 2014 deadline for Open Enrollment. Obama asked the attendees if they could all let their fans know how to obtain information about health care enrollment with the hope that by doing so, more Americans would at least have a great knowledge of and access to their health care options.
- 3/6/2014
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
President Barack Obama can now count a handful of YouTube stars among his top advisors. On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen and Camp Takota; Tyler Oakley of being awesome on the internet; Iman Crosson, who the online video and Vine worlds know as Alphacat; Michael Stevens of VSauce; Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Bros. (and a possible Nickelodeon TV series); Mark Douglas, Todd Womack, and Ben Relles of YouTube’s very own Barely Political; Peter Shuckoff and Lloyd Ahlquist of Epic Rap Battles of History; and Mickey Meyer and Daniel Kellison of burgeoning online comedy network Jash all sat around a large conference table with the 44th President of the United States for the better part of an hour, discussing ways in which the White House could do a better job of reaching the YouTube generation. The meeting wasn’t about any single topic (though...
- 3/3/2014
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube Comedy Week is still going strong, with a wide array of videos composing the event's Thursday slate. In what seems to be a trend, the day's videos once again included mostly new media creators after a Wednesday slate that included many efforts from traditional media stars. As per usual, a rundown of the day's videos can be seen in a roundup video hosted by Todd Womack and Mark Douglas from The Key of Awesome. This time, they feature a clip from Evan Gregory, whose new video we featured yesterday. As was the case on Tuesday, many of Thursday's highlights were regularly scheduled videos from YouTube channels. One of the most fun offerings is a YouTubers React episode where a bunch of people whose videos you've seen before try not to laugh at funny videos. I'm grateful that The Fine Bros are giving 'Guy Runs Into Wall' the exposure it deserves.
- 5/24/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
AMC's hit shows "The Walking Dead" and "Mad Men" seem to inspire as much consternation amongst fans as they do utter delight. Nevertheless, both shows remain wildly popular topics of conversation, if only so that we can all malign the lack of zombie deaths and shots of Joan's cleavage.
Thankfully, the Key of Awesome has brought these two shows together in one awesome zombie ad agency mashup, which should cut through all the talk and get to the juicy bits/brains. We particularly love Todd Womack's impression of "Walking Dead's" Hershel.
Check out the video above and let us know if you think a crossover would make both shows more compelling.
Thankfully, the Key of Awesome has brought these two shows together in one awesome zombie ad agency mashup, which should cut through all the talk and get to the juicy bits/brains. We particularly love Todd Womack's impression of "Walking Dead's" Hershel.
Check out the video above and let us know if you think a crossover would make both shows more compelling.
- 4/5/2012
- by Carol Hartsell
- Huffington Post
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