One of YouTube’s oldest and most successful comedy collectives, Smosh, has been bought back by its once-estranged co-creators, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla—marking a new chapter in the brand ...

Smosh was founded in 2005 by Padilla, 35, and Ian Hecox, 35, both Sacramento natives. Padilla left the channel in June 2017 due to creative differences with its parent company, Defy Media, which ...