Henry Muñoz III is the first to admit that he was a surprise bidder for Funny or Die when the digital comedy brand was put up for sale last year.
“It was kind of a surprise to me too,” Muñoz jokes on the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.”
The entrepreneur and activist sees Funny or Die as a vehicle for expanding his work that is focused on creating greater access to opportunities and greater equality for Latinx communities in his native Texas and around the country. Muñoz, who was most recently a co-founder of the Somos Community Care chain of health care providers, acquired the company with his own resources, without any partners or bank loans.
Funny or Die was an early Hollywood foray into short-form digital media. The website was founded in 2007 by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Judd Apatow and others and quickly expanded with a content production arm.
“It was kind of a surprise to me too,” Muñoz jokes on the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.”
The entrepreneur and activist sees Funny or Die as a vehicle for expanding his work that is focused on creating greater access to opportunities and greater equality for Latinx communities in his native Texas and around the country. Muñoz, who was most recently a co-founder of the Somos Community Care chain of health care providers, acquired the company with his own resources, without any partners or bank loans.
Funny or Die was an early Hollywood foray into short-form digital media. The website was founded in 2007 by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Judd Apatow and others and quickly expanded with a content production arm.
- 5/26/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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