Laughable

Today: a comedy-focused podcast discovery and analytics platform. Tomorrow: a one-stop shop for all things comedy.

The easiest, most interesting way to find out what Laughable's all about is to watch this 5-minute video, called 'Laughable: What Matters to Us and Why', at https://www.laughable.com/whoweare OK, on to the written stuff: Laughable is a technology company in the comedy business. We have a dual mandate: (1) empower consumers of comedy to discover content and comedians that most reliably make them laugh, and (2) empower creators of comedy to grow and monetize their fan bases. To be more succinct: we help consumers of comedy find funny, and we help creators of comedy find fans and money. Our long-run ambition is to be a global marketplace for comedy, running the gamut of ‘comedic output’ — digital mediums, merchandise, and live events — and powered by mobile software, data science, and a kick-ass brand everyone knows, loves, and trusts. _ _ _ As a first step, we’ve built an iOS app that lets you subscribe not only to podcasts, but ALSO to individual comedians, seamlessly surfacing their appearance as a host OR guest. The profiles we’ve created for thousands of artists — which comprise the world’s largest database of comedians — contain these podcast appearances alongside direct links to their social media pages, website, and tour dates. We've also begun selling tickets to live shows directly through our app. Read more on this at www.laughable.com/blog/tickets Evidence we've built something special: - Apple has featured us on the App Store multiples times. Each year, Apple selects only a few hundred apps out of the 2m+ in the Store for this level of promotion. - 91% of our 2,000+ App Store reviews are for 5 out of 5 stars. That’s a better batting average than any other app focused on comedy or podcasts. The biggest reasons people love Laughable are that it’s simple/fun to use, and it makes it easier than ever before to discover new podcasts and comedians to love. - On average, Laughable users are spending 7+ hours per week listening to podcasts through the app and 35+ minutes per week directly engaging with our UI (i.e. tapping, typing, swiping, etc.). Go to www.laughable.com/download to check out Laughable for yourself. Android users can sign up to be notified when we have an app ready for them at www.laughable.com/android. _ _ _ It's not just users with whom we get along well: our relationships with comedians are incredibly important to us, and they have responded very favorably to our artist-friendly approach. We have formal marketing/strategic partnerships with several top comedians with popular podcasts, including Ari Shaffir, Bert Kreischer, Robert Kelly, and Greg Fitzsimmons. You can read more about those partnerships at www.laughable.com/artist-collective _ _ _ More Information: - Read Laughable's founding story: www.laughable.com/blog/why-i-started-laughable - Read CEO Ned Kenney's 'Unified Theory of Laughable': www.laughable.com/blog/unifiedtheory - Read about some major product and partnership announcements we made in April 2017: www.laughable.com/blog/april2017announcements - Read about our guiding principles: www.laughable.com/blog/guidingprinciples - Read Co-Founder and CEO Ned Kenney's thoughts on the future of comedy and podcasting: www.laughable.com/blog/nkthoughts16 Contact Info: CEO/Co-Founder Ned Kenney can be reached at [email protected].