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An Extremely Serious Business Proposal

ANDREW PACKER NEEDS A ROKU.

You have over a billion views, fans in 15+ countries, and a show where your actual therapist dad talks people off ledges while comedians make jokes about it. Your audience is watching you on a 5-inch phone screen while they're on the toilet.

They deserve better. You deserve better. Your dad Jeff definitely deserves better.

Scroll for the pitch
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1 BILLION+ VIEWS
1.2M YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
2.6M TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
15+ COUNTRIES HEADLINED
JUST FOR LAUGHS
EDINBURGH FRINGE
DRY BAR COMEDY
KILL TONY
NETFLIX IS A JOKE RADIO
MAN NEWS FLAGSHIP SERIES
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1 BILLION+ VIEWS
1.2M YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
2.6M TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
15+ COUNTRIES HEADLINED
JUST FOR LAUGHS
EDINBURGH FRINGE
DRY BAR COMEDY
KILL TONY
NETFLIX IS A JOKE RADIO
MAN NEWS FLAGSHIP SERIES
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In Case You Forgot How Big You Are

These are real stats. We did not make them up to flatter you. Well, we would have, but it turns out we didn't need to.

1B+
Total Views
Across YouTube Shorts alone. That's more views than the population of North America has watched anything, ever.
2.6M
TikTok Followers
Two point six million people chose to follow you specifically. On TikTok. Where there are also dancing cats.
1.2M
YouTube Subscribers
Man News subscribers who want more Andrew Packer on a screen larger than their palm. Give them a TV channel.
15+
Countries Headlined
You have taken Canadian observational humor about being a dude to 15+ countries. The world is listening.
35+
Dad's Years as Therapist
Jeff Packer has 35 years of experience. He has heard everything. He still agreed to do Laugh It Off. Respect.
0
Roku Channels (So Far)
The one number in this list that is embarrassing. All that content. No TV channel. Let's fix that today.
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The Pitch (Delivered With Love)

The Honest Truth, Andrew

Here is a completely unbiased, not-at-all-sarcastic assessment of your current situation and the obvious thing you should do about it.

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The Problem: Your Fans Are Watching On a Phone
Billions of views. Millions of followers. And they're watching your carefully crafted comedic news commentary... on a phone screen they're holding above their face in bed at 11pm. Man News deserves to be on a TV. Your therapist dad deserves to be on a TV. The guy who can't stop watching your TikToks at the gym definitely needs to watch you on a bigger screen.
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The Opportunity: Free Money (Basically)
You already made the content. It exists. It has a billion views. A Roku channel takes that existing library and puts it in front of the 80+ million households with a Roku device. The content is done. The audience exists. The only thing missing is the channel. This is the easiest business decision you will ever make. Easier than the bit that got you on Kill Tony.
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The Credibility: You Have It
Just For Laughs. Edinburgh Fringe. Kill Tony. Dry Bar Comedy. Netflix Is a Joke Radio. These are not small names. These are the places where careers are made. You've already done the hard part. Having a Roku channel doesn't make you more legitimate -- you're past that. It just means your fans can watch you on their couch instead of their commute.
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The Brand: Very Canadian, Universally Funny
You took a channel about "the humour and complexities of manhood" and got a billion views. Turns out being a dude is a universal experience. Who knew? (Everyone knew.) Man News works because it's specific enough to be real but broad enough that every guy everywhere has lived it. That's not a niche -- that's a demographic. A very large, very underserved, very Roku-watching demographic.
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Your Content Library

You Already Have a TV Network. You Just Don't Have the TV Part.

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Man News -- The Flagship

Your signature series. Reaction-style satirical news from a guy's perspective. 1.2M+ subscribers. Over 1 billion views on Shorts alone. This is your anchor show -- the thing that built the empire. Every TV channel needs an anchor show. You have one.

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Laugh It Off -- The Wildcard

A comedian and his actual therapist father hear real audience confessions and turn them into comedy. It is, objectively, a great TV show concept. Jeff has 35 years of experience. Andrew has the jokes. Together they are unstoppable.

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Comedy Skits -- The Volume Play

Thousands of short-form sketches, clips, and bits across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. This is your deep catalog. Every good streaming channel needs a back catalog. You have a very, very deep one.

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On Guard -- The Special

Your full-length stand-up special. The thing every comedian works their whole career toward. You have one. It's on YouTube. It deserves to be in the "Specials" category of a properly structured streaming channel.

1B+
Combined Content Views
Across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
To put that in perspective: the entire population of Canada is 40 million people. You've been watched roughly 25 times over. By the whole country. Hypothetically.
YouTube
Videos + Shorts
TikTok
2.6M Followers
Instagram
Reels + Posts
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The Lineup

Four Shows. One Channel. Zero Excuses.

The content already exists. It just needs a home on the biggest screen in the room.

Flagship
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MAN NEWS

Satirical news. Guy problems. The most-watched thing on your channel by a factor of about 1,000. This is your Tonight Show, your Daily Show, and your SportsCenter all in one.

Anchor Show Satire 1B+ Views
Live Show
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LAUGH IT OFF

Andrew + his dad Jeff (actual therapist, 35+ years) + rotating comedians + your real problems. It's therapy but it's also a comedy show. Jeff did not sign up for this but here we are.

Original Format Live Podcast
Deep Catalog
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COMEDY SKITS

Thousands of sketches and short-form videos across every platform. The kind of deep catalog that keeps people watching for four hours when they said they'd just watch one video.

Binge Content Sketches Short Form
Special
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ON GUARD

The full stand-up special. Every great streaming platform has a specials section. You have a special. You see where this is going. It's the Roku channel. That's where it's going.

Full Special Stand-Up Exclusive
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The Resume (It's Impressive)

Everywhere That Matters Has Already Said Yes

The question is not whether Andrew Packer is funny enough for a Roku channel. The question was answered a long time ago by much harder rooms than this.

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Just For Laughs Festival
The most prestigious comedy festival in the world. Montreal. Performed.
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival
International. 3,000+ shows. He was one of the ones worth seeing.
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Kill Tony
The show where comics get one minute and most don't make it. He made it.
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Dry Bar Comedy
Full special. The clean comedy platform with millions of loyal viewers.
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Netflix Is a Joke Radio
Netflix. Is. A. Joke. Radio. That's the sentence. Let it land.
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15+ Countries
Headlined internationally. Canadian humor, global audience. Who knew.
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Oshawa, Ontario
Where it started. One guy, one camera, one billion views. Do the math.
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Jeff Packer, Therapist
35 years of experience. Still agreed to do comedy with his son. Hero.
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The Business Case

Why Roku, Specifically, Right Now

Not a hypothetical. Not a maybe someday. Here is the actual reason this makes sense in 2025.

01
80 Million+ Households Have a Roku
Roku is in over 80 million households. These are people who have decided they want to watch streaming content on their television. They are actively looking for channels. Your channel could be in front of them today.
02
The Content Is Already Made
Man News alone has enough content for years of programming. Add Laugh It Off, the specials, the skits. This is not a build-from-scratch project. This is an organization project. The hard part -- being funny -- is done.
03
Free Channels Get Discovery
Roku users browse the free channel store. A well-named, well-presented channel gets organic discovery from people who have never heard of you but are about to become fans. That's new audience you don't have to chase.
04
It Legitimizes the Brand
"Check out my YouTube" and "I have a Roku channel" hit differently. One is a creator. One is a television network. Your sponsors, your live show promoters, your agent -- everyone treats "Roku channel" as a different tier. Because it is.
05
TV Audiences Watch Longer
Mobile content gets 30-second sessions. TV content gets 45-minute sessions. Your Laugh It Off episodes are 45-60 minutes long. They were built for a television. Put them on one.
06
Nobody Else Is Doing This Yet
Canadian comedy on Roku is not a crowded space. You would not be competing against 50 identical channels. You would be the channel. First-mover advantage on a platform with 80 million households. While everyone else is still arguing about TikTok algorithms.
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The Ask

You Have the Content.
Build the Channel.

One billion views. 15 countries. A therapist dad. A man news empire. The only thing missing is a Roku channel. And now it exists. You're welcome, Andrew.

Add Free on Roku Watch on YouTube First

PackerTV -- Free on Roku -- No subscription required -- Jeff Packer approved (probably)

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