Anthony Padilla
Anthony Padilla is a comedian, interviewer and Smosh co-founder who brings fans both sketch comedy and personal conversations through I Spent a Day With… on Smosh Alike.
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Known for
YouTube
YouTube
Film
Angry BirdsOverview
- Work
- Comedian, interviewer, actor and producer
- Started
- Built smosh.com in 2002, aged 14
- Breakout
- Smosh’s Pokémon theme lip-sync video in 2005
- Creative partner
- Ian Hecox
- Independent chapter
- Left Smosh in 2017 and returned as a co-owner in 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Anthony built smosh.com when he was 14 in 2002. He and his best friend Ian Hecox posted lip-sync videos there before moving to YouTube in 2005. Their Pokémon theme video became an early breakout, and they went on to make the sketches that fans associate with Smosh.
Finding his own questions.
After leaving Smosh in 2017, Anthony built an interview format around listening to people whose experiences are often misunderstood. I Spent a Day With… puts creators and guests from different communities at the center of the conversation. In 2020, he launched Pressalike Productions to develop unscripted work.
Coming back together.
Anthony and Ian announced their purchase of a majority stake in Smosh in June 2023. In May 2025, Anthony brought his channel and Pressalike under the Smosh umbrella as Smosh Alike, connecting his interview work with the comedy company he helped start.
Creditschronological, newest first
Online series
- 2017–presentI Spent a Day With…Creator, host and executive producer
- 2005–2017; 2023–presentSmoshCo-founder, writer, director and performer
Film and voice work
- 2016Hal and BubblesVoice of Hal
- 2015Smosh: The MovieStar, as Anthony
Awards
Quotes
I was fascinated by technology, the internet, and the idea of connecting with people.Anthony Padilla, Dazed
Reflecting on his early days making videos with a webcam borrowed from his dad.
Trivia
- He used to pay for video bandwidth on smosh.com whenever someone watched.
- He discovered YouTube after finding that someone had uploaded one of his videos there.
- Smosh became the first digital creators to receive Madame Tussauds wax figures.
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