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Sketchies 2: And the Winner Is...
Friday, April 18, 2008
The votes have been counted, the community has spoken, and a heavily armed truck containing $40,000 in cash and prizes is on its way to
WaverlyFlams
.
Congratulations to the 'Flams, who took home Toyota's loot with their own unique take on "living the dream",
"Sherlockbot & The Case of the Purloined Piggybank"
. They win $25,000 in cash, a further $15,000 in production equipment, and the opportunity to meet with UTA Online talent agents.
The videos on our Friday homepage take-over are presented in the order that you voted for them, and we rounded the 10 finalists out to a funny dozen with two of the most popular entries from the first round of voting. After April 18th you can see all 10 runners-up on this
Sketchies playlist
and at the
Sketchies 2 channel
.
One of the most exciting aspects of this year's Sketchies was the fact that a number of prominent YouTubers, including
TheHill88
,
tokenblackchic
and recent YouTube Awards winner
NeilCicierega
made videos in support of their favorite contestants. In the kind of politicking more typically seen at YouTube's
You Choose '08
, WaverlyFlams and second-placed entrants
POYKPAC
engaged in some hilarious mud-slinging attack ads. You can check out the best of the campaign videos and supporter videos in the player below:
Thanks to all the entrants who packed the start of the year with sketch comedy creativity. It's been, indubitably, a blast. Now we look forward to all the comedy that's yet to come in '08.
Cheers,
Mark D.
YouTube Comedy
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