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National Lampoon's ''Jake's Booty Call'' Movie Trailer Takes #1 in Comedy on YouTube

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 15:00 CST

National Lampoon Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced that the trailer for its animated feature film, "Jake's Booty Call" has risen to today's #1 spot for comedy videos on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi4MbBvmWqM). Additionally, the company yesterday released the full length motion picture on DVD, making it available for sale and rental.

"Jake's" is an animated film whose flash games have been downloaded over 30,000,000 times by Internet users. The film tells the story of a super player and chick magnet who has taken on the challenge of helping his newest wingman, Siton Manaba, get lucky before his 21st birthday. The movie, which began as a wildly popular internet game for college students, followed up with a hugely successful college-focused theatrical release.

National Lampoon now stands as the #1 YouTube partner for the day, and the "Jake's" video ranks #1 on YouTube for the day in all comedy, beating out such entertainment behemoths as NBC, CBS, Warner Bros. Records, BBC, Fox News, and hundreds more.

Since launching the National Lampoon channel on YouTube, 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

"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

"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

"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, the Drunk University Network, and the 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

Source: Business Wire

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