Anthony Padilla, one of YouTube’s OG creators, rose to internet fame with Smosh — performing goofy, comedic sketches with his longtime friend Ian Hecox. In the three years since exiting Smosh ...

The deal giving Hecox and Padilla a controlling interest in Smosh was “important to show that we really believe in this, we’re all in. It’s not just, like, Anthony’s back for a few videos.” ...

Anthony Padilla has returned to Smosh — and he and Smosh co-founder Ian Hecox have teamed up to buy back the YouTube comedy brand that they launched 18 years ago. The duo have reunited as ...

Teenagers Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla were living at home in 2005, months after graduating from high school, when they began to unlock the secrets of going viral. “We had no one to hang out ...

What happens on YouTube stays on YouTube. At least that's the problem for Anthony Padilla in Smosh: The Movie. In the comedy, he and his Smosh.com co-star Ian Hecox are headed to their high school ...