800 Pound Gorilla Media is an American independent comedy record label founded in Nashville, Tennessee, by Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman along with founding members Ian Adkins and Anthony Leo,.
The label distributes stand-up comedy albums and video specials worldwide and has close to 300 comics on its roster, including Chad Daniels, George Lopez, Whitney Cummings, Jim Jefferies, Kyle Kinane, Greg Warren, Michelle Wolf, Eddie Pepitone, Rory Scovel, Kurt Braunohler, and more.
[1][2] 800 Pound Gorilla was launched in 2016 by comedy managers Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman along with founding members Ian Adkins and Anthony Leo, who saw an opportunity to bring modern strategies in consumer targeting, digital marketing and fan engagement to the comedy space.
[3] In February 2019, the founders of 800 Pound Gorilla partnered with former Broadcast Music executive Jim King to found Spoken Giants, a multi-rights organization that helps creators of spoken word copyrights collect royalties on the performance of their works.
[4] The company represents hundreds of members, including Patton Oswalt, Jeff Foxworthy, Lewis Black, Dan Cummins, Gerry Dee, Pete Holmes, Kyle Kinane, Kathleen Madigan, the Ralphie May Estate, Leanne Morgan, Theo Von, and hundreds of others.