New Web Comedy Show Named for Text Acronym
You’ve seen it for years via IM, SMS and now Twitter – ROFL, which stands for roll on the floor laughing. Well now, Revision 3 and RoofTopComedy are launching a new comedy show based on the acronym.
Revision 3 calls ROFL “a new kind of comedy show.” Each 12-15 minute episode showcases the performance of 5-7 comics who have been recorded live at one of RooftopComedy’s 20 partner clubs around the world.
ROFL will air every Monday’s here.
Press release after the jump…
REVISION3 AND ROOFTOPCOMEDY LAUNCH NEW COMEDY SHOW
“ROFL – ROLL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING”
INTERNET TV NETWORK RELEASES BEST OF STAND-UP COMEDY PRODUCED BY LEADING PROVIDER OF ORIGINAL COMEDY CONTENT
San Francisco, CA – May 11, 2009 – Revision3, the TV network for the Internet generation, and RooftopComedy, the leading new media provider of performance-based comedy content, today launch “ROFL — Roll On The Floor Laughing,” a weekly series featuring the most timely, relevant and hilarious live stand-up comedy of the week.
The second new series to debut in Revision3’s exciting summer programming lineup, ROFL is a new kind of comedy show. Each 12-15 minute episode showcases the performance of 5-7 comics who have been recorded live at one of RooftopComedy’s 20 partner clubs around the world. As RooftopComedy records every performance at each venue 365 nights a year, there is an endless amount of comedy content to create ROFL, a weekly round-up of the most hilarious acts specifically targeted to the young, male audience. ROFL is formatted without a traditional show host; instead, each episode presents a highlights clip via the ROFL dashboard-a hybrid of iPhone-meets-Instant-Messaging design—with a constantly updated program guide and metadata for each clip.
ROFL will air every Monday at http://www.revision3.com/rofl.
“ROFL is created by and for young guys, Revision3’s target demographic,” said Ryan Vance, Vice President, Programming and Production, Revision3. “This audience is tech savvy, Web-obsessed and underserved by mainstream comedy channels. We’re thrilled to partner with RooftopComedy to meet the needs of fans worldwide-providing them with a constant stream of the most hilarious brand new comedy they can find, available anywhere, anytime on Revision3.com.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Revision3 on ROFL, as their extensive audience reach provides a great showcase for the cutting-edge comedians we film every night,” said Will C. Rogers, founder and CEO of RooftopComedy. “Programming like ROFL allows us to highlight some of the top comedy performances from our network of comedy clubs around the world and deliver them directly to the fans who will appreciate them most. Together, RooftopComedy and Revision3 are giving people access to the very best in humor and hilarity.”
