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- The year was 2014.
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Scientist in northern California came up with a crazy idea.
What if we made white paper all the same size
and they created typing paper.
For Funny Or Die, perhaps the biggest video
in the history of the site.
- It was all about the ACA.
The Affordable Care Act - The Affordable Care Act
Zach Galifianakis--
- That pudgy little weirdo
- [Adam] Was able to reel in the most powerful man
- [Will] on planet Earth,
- [Adam] Barack Obama.
Zach Galifianakis, that fat little jerk,
- Was able to get the leader of the free world
to sit down and do a Between Two Ferns.
- And it truly was the biggest thing.
And it was shot in the White House.
- You've been shooting these shows?
Here in the Diplomatic Room?
(awkward pause) Who gave you permission to do that?
(pause continues) - Bush
- Seriously? Who gave him clearance?
- Zach, that sweaty palmed little pervert,
showed up and they filmed the entire thing--
- Zach Galifianakis, the North Carolina hillbilly,
had to trade in a pair of overalls and bare feet
to put on a suit and tie to walk into the White House.
- He had to put on a shirt with a collar instead of a barrel
and go in the White House.
- He had to put his tobacco spit-cup down for half a second,
and fly on an airplane for the first time,
and go to Washington, D.C.
- And oh, what a video it was.
The video Between Two Ferns with Obama and Zach Galifianakis
actually generated millions of people signing up
for the Affordable Care Act.
I actually told Mike Farah at the time, and this is serious,
I said that video literally saved
tens of thousands of lives - Saved lives.
- Which is crazy if you think about it.
And best of all it's actually laugh-out-loud funny.
They're actually really--
And to do that with someone as powerful as Obama
is really remarkable. And a testament to the fact
that Obama, I'm gonna say, funny as president? Right?
- Ah, Yeah
- That really was a seminal event for Funny Or Die.
I actually was kinda moved by it when it happened.
For this site to be affecting the national discussion;
truly exciting.
- Very much so.
And Zach got his teeth fixed for it.
- [Adam] He did.
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