Smosh is an internet comedy duo originally consisting of Ian Andrew Hecox (born November 30, 1987) and Anthony Padilla (born September 16, 1987). Smosh was founded in 2002 in Sacramento, California but their YouTube-career started in 2005. Ever since the song "We're Gangstaz" Anthony and Ian have continued in making music along with videos posted on YouTube and smosh.com or youtube.com/Smosh. On June 14, 2017, Padilla announced he would be leaving Smosh to pursue independent video ventures due to a "lack in creative freedom". As of 2019, the channel's regular cast consists of Hecox, Courtney Miller, Damien Haas, Olivia Sui, Keith Leak Jr., Noah Grossman and Shayne Topp, who run the majority of its content. In 2023, Anthony and Ian had announced that they had bought back ownership of the Smosh channel and brand and would be rebranding back to older content.