National Lampoon Acquires DrunkUniversity.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2007

National Lampoon, a comedy media company has announced today that they have acquired DrunkUniversity.com. The amount involved is not disclosed.

National Lampoon is widely known for the movies that the company produces including Vegas Vacation starring Chevy Chase and Van Wilder starring Ryan Reynolds.

And DrunkUniversity is a site founded by Sam Elhag and Gil Shafir where users can submit photos, videos, read stories, and also search for drink recipes. Before the acquisition, Drunk University was a part of National Lampoon’s Humor Network.

“We are excited to join National Lampoon and look forward to helping them continue to grow their brand in the college market,” stated the founders. Content from Drunk University will be absorbed into National Lampoon’s College TV network.

DrunkUniversity.com is a competitor of CollegeHumor.com, a property of Connected Ventures LLC. Connected Ventures LLC had its controlling interest acquired by InterActiveCorp last year.