National Lampoon Videos #1 in Comedy on YouTube

Business Wire,  Sept 26, 2007  

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National Lampoon Creative Team's Viral Videos Views Reach New Highs In September

LOS ANGELES -- National Lampoon Inc. (AMEX: NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced that its wildly popular Web videos have gone into the Internet stratosphere surpassing 6 million views on their YouTube channel alone for the month of September.

National Lampoon now ranks #1 on YouTube for the month in all comedy, and stands as the #2 US YouTube partner, beating out such entertainment behemoths as NBC, CBS, Warner Bros. Records, BBC, Fox News, and hundreds more.

"This is truly amazing," said Scott Rubin, Editor-in-Chief of National Lampoon. "Unlike the big boys, we don't have the benefit of pulling clips from hundreds of TV Shows and vast entertainment libraries. We produce all our videos in-house on moderate budgets. Our popularity is a real tribute to the talent of the National Lampoon internal creative team.

"Many of us wear multiple hats, serving as writers, performers, directors, and editors on each video. National Lampoon is truly a one-of-a-kind, comedy Internet studio that's going 24/7," added Rubin, the NL creative team leader.

Phil Haney, Senior Producer for the National Lampoon creative team, who recently starred in the insanely popular Brittany Spears' viral video spoofs, said: "Our videos are introducing new legions of fans to the National Lampoon brand. Web video and mashimations are entirely new comedy phenomenons, and true to our comedy background, National Lampoon is right out there on top."

National Lampoon's web success has not just been limited to September; over the past 12 months National Lampoon's creative team has produced some of the most seminal comedy videos online, each of which has generated millions of views across the Internet. They include:

"National Lampoon's Seinfeld The Lost Episode", a mash-up video on Michael Richards' racist rant in Hollywood, which was featured in the New York Times and other major publications. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmsTb_jmqb4

"National Lampoon's 24: Aqua Teen Hunger Force", a parody on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force bomb scare in Boston, which was featured in Entertainment Weekly's Must List. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWUaQVZHzyI

"National Lampoon's Weekend at Anna's", a mash-up video on the race for Anna Nicole Smith's fortune, which was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4dotmOdvmc

"National Lampoon's 72 Virgins", a faux movie trailer in which two idiot college students unwittingly join an Al Qaeda cell to get the 72 virgins promised to terrorists when they die. The trailer was featured on Fox's Bill O'Reilly show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUYQwCW5ShQ

"National Lampoon's Fat Guy Nation: Girl Or Food?!" Along with the other "Fat Guy Nation" webisodes, have become an Internet must see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPWMXXghGI

"Britney's VMA Awards Performance" spoof, seen across the Internet in the multi-millions and the companion piece "Leave Chris Crocker Alone! Britney Responds". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlrJ02yNxNo and http://youtube.com/watch?v=VVcmHcHIsYc

"Don't Quit Your Day Job" a career guide video which highlights the many talented creative personalities in the entertainment industry. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BofWGqw5f0

About National Lampoon

National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX: NLN) has been a dominant force in the US comedy world for almost 40 years, and is currently active in a broad array of media and entertainment segments. These include feature films, television programming, online and interactive entertainment, home video, audio, and book publishing. The Company also owns interests in all major National Lampoon properties, including National Lampoon's Animal House, the National Lampoon Vacation series and National Lampoon's Van Wilder. National Lampoon reaches nearly one in four of all 18 to 24 year old college students in America today. The Company has three core operating divisions: National Lampoon Films, which includes production along with theatrical and video distribution of feature films; College Marketing Division; and National Lampoon Networks, providing humor content through a number of platforms. These include its National Lampoon College TV network, the National Lampoon Humor Network - the most trafficked humor sites on the web, Toga TV.com - the company's broadband channel, and the new National Lampoon Video Network, which includes channels on YouTube, AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital video platforms across the Internet. These are all anchored by the award winning comedy website www.nationallampoon.com.

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