Dropout is the part-internet, part-studio streaming service that built its own comedy ecosystem

When Netflix launched the streaming era it had a simple promise: One place for everything. But when entertainment studios launched their own services, suddenly every major company wanted to be The Streamer, racing to fill their platforms with the most content possible to beat out competitors.

Amid the chaos of the 2010s streaming wars Dropout — a streaming service launched by comedy internet-video giant College Humor in 2018 — was born. The platform specializes in unscripted comedy shows bolstered by its large cast of comedians from the world of improv.

“Dropout has to differentiate itself,” says the company’s Chief Executive Sam Reich about developing the streamer’s brand. “I’m interested in, ‘If you’re gonna do comedy right now, what does that mean?’”

After College Humor’s parent comp