[4] In June 2012, Above Average Productions quietly launched[5] after Broadway Video decided to help produce a Web series that Saturday Night Live writer Mike O'Brien had come up with.

The series was called 7 Minutes in Heaven[4] and featured Mike O'Brien interviewing celebrities such as Patricia Arquette and Ellen DeGeneres, among others, in a small closet.

[6] After production on the series commenced, other members of the Broadway Video family expressed their desire to contribute to the online comedy community.

Comedians such as Broad City's Ilana Glazer and SNL's Sasheer Zamata were both featured on Above Average before moving on to larger scale television projects.

[14] Above Average is home to 77 original series, such as 7 Minutes in Heaven, Alec Baldwin's Love Ride, Cool Kids' Table, Forgotten Assholes of History, Hudson Valley Ballers, I Wanna Have Your Baby, Is This Okay?, Paulilu Mixtape, Sound Advice, The Idiot's Guide to Smart People, Thingstarter, and Waco Valley.