Cracked After Hours is a comedy web series hosted on the website Cracked.com, and produced by Cracked and its parent company Demand Media.
Overview
The scripted comedy follows four friends/co-workers of Cracked.com who meet after work at their local diner. The Seinfeldian conversations usually result in heavily disputed opinions about pop culture and life in general.
The series was launched on July 19, 2010 with an episode centered around the 1985 film Back To The Future, and grew to become the most viewed web series on Cracked.com. The show's first 13 episodes reached 15 million views by April 2012 and it has since expanded to 30 episodes and surpassed 25 million total views.
Cracked After Hours stars Cracked.com employees Michael Swaim, Daniel O'Brien, and Soren Bowie plus regular Cracked contributor Katie Willert. Most episodes are written by one of the stars or series co-creator Jack O'Brien, with help from the Cracked team.
The series integrates crudely animated segments created by artists Winston Roundtree, Brett Herholz, Anthony Clark, and Matt Barrs. Characters' thoughts are illustrated by thought-bubbles or full-screen display.
The first 22 episodes were directed by Justin Viar. Subsequent episodes have been directed by Abe Epperson and Adam Ganser.
In 2013 After Hours was nominated for a Webby Award.