A new office will support the growth the channel has seen since its founders returned to the helm in 2023. Call it a Smosh ...

In this Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, Anthony Padilla, left, and Ian Andrew Hecox arrive at the 5th Annual Streamy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Padilla and Hecox, both of Sacramento ...

Then: Founded by Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, smosh was one of the most prominent channels on YouTube in the 2000s and 2010s. The pair won numerous awards, including Webbys, Streamys, and Shortys, ...

Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, the co-founders behind the formative YouTube let’s play and sketch comedy channel, Smosh, broke the internet with the surprising announcement that they bought their old ...