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Press ReleaseCRACKED Announces Addition to TeamJay Pinkerton of National Lampoon JoinsNEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2005 -- Cracked Entertainment, Inc. announced today that humorist Jay Pinkerton has joined as a Consultant to CRACKED.com (http://www.cracked.com). Pinkerton joins CRACKED from the National Lampoon.Speaking from the CRACKED's Worldwide Headquarters high above New York's Park Avenue, Publisher and CEO Monty Sarhan announced the appointment. "Besides being exceptionally funny, Jay is a talented writer and editor who has helped establish several online comedy sites," said Sarhan. "His following on the Internet speaks volumes about his talent and he's going to be a tremendous asset to CRACKED." Pinkerton's work has appeared online on NationalLampoon.com, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Modern Humorist, CollegeHumor.com and numerous other sites. He has also had his humor writing published in print, including in Jest Magazine, McSweeney's Best Non-Required Reading 2003, National Lampoon's Big Book of Love and the upcoming CollegeHumor Guide to College. As a consultant, Pinkerton worked with the National Lampoon and helped to substantially improve their website, increase their traffic and establish them as one of the Internet's leading comedy sites. Updated daily, CRACKED.com already boasts thousands of visitors a day and features links, videos and comics from all over the web as well as the writing of CRACKED's regular writers and contributors, including staff editors Jack O'Brien and Justin Droms, author Neal Pollack, the editors of YankeePotRoast.org and popular blogger Alex Blagg. The site just re-launched this past October and its recent ESPN parody was extremely well-received and garnered a great deal of national publicity. "I'm very excited to be working with CRACKED," said Pinkerton. "I plan on helping them to execute their vision online and to become a leading source for comedy on the Internet." The all-new CRACKED Magazine is set to hit newsstands in early 2006. About Cracked Entertainment, Inc. Based in New York, Cracked Entertainment publishes CRACKED Magazine (http://www.cracked.com), one of America's oldest and most well-known comedy magazines, both in print and online. For additional information, please contact: Giles Hanson Maloney & Fox 646 356 8315 ghanson@maloneyfox.com |
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