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The funniest YouTube videos of all time

 

Humor is very personal, but some things are just universally funny. We’re sure that you have your favorite YouTube videos for turning a frown upside down, but these are ours. Some of them are insanely popular, while others have dropped beneath the radar, but all of them are sure to bring on the giggles.

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Note: While all of the below videos are found on YouTube and meet YouTube’s accepted standards for content, some of them do contain adult language, and so they may not be considered safe for work.

Buzz and the dandelions

Buzz and the Dandelions

A baby’s laugh is as infectious as it gets. There are plenty of laughing baby videos out there, but this is one of our favorites.

Ahhhh

AHHHHH

There are great singers and then there are great singers. This excerpt from Kirin J Callinan’s Big Enough really makes that distinction clear.

Indoor plant serial killer

Indoor Plant Serial Killer

These days everyone is super into plants, right? But what if you have the opposite of a green thumb? Then you’ll probably relate to YouTuber Natalie Tran, a self-described “indoor plant serial killer.” Laugh about your botany issues as you watch this funny skit in which Tran lets her imagination run wild on this seemingly mundane problem.

The crazy nastyass honey badger

The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)

What’s not to love about someone affectionately describing the thoroughly impressive and aggressive antics of one of nature’s biggest badasses? The humble honey badger.

Laughing Chewbacca mask lady

LAUGHING CHEWBACCA MASK LADY (FULL VIDEO)

Toys aren’t just for kids. And when you’re a parent, it’s important to have a few just for yourself. Just ask Chewbacca Mask Lady. Her joy in this video is palpable from the first second. You won’t be able to stop yourself from laughing along with her.

Talking twin babies

Talking Twin Babies - PART 2 - OFFICIAL VIDEO

Linguists around the world continue to work on deciphering this long-dead language that even the speakers couldn’t translate, now that they’ve come of age. We may never know what they said, but it was clearly important and worth remembering fondly.

Key & Peele — Gideon’s kitchen

Key & Peele - Gideon's Kitchen

If you love those cooking competition shows, you’ll love this bite-sized parody of Gordon Ramsay’s hit Hell’s Kitchen. Does the chef actually like the dish? Who knows?

Henri 2, paw de deux

Henri 2, Paw de Deux

We take a moment from our collection to address a serious issue. Cat mental health. If you know a cat who is suffering, be sure to contact your local help center.

Grape Lady falls

Grape Lady falls (Original)

It’s not polite to laugh at others’ misfortune, but is it anyone’s fault that this poor lady moans in such a funny way?

Joaquin Phoenix’s forehead

Joaquin Phoenix's Forehead (Original)

Who’d have thought that the forehead of an actor could enjoy as much praise as his entire body of work? Well maybe not, but it’s certainly good enough for a laugh.

Ultimate farting

Ultimate Farting

Farting is objectively funny. Fake farting in public places to the disgusted looks of the general public? Even more so.

Drunk History — The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie (feat. Kirsten Dunst) - Drunk History

History giggles and stumbles to life with Comedy Central’s Drunk History. In this clip from the popular show, Alison Rich drunkenly narrates the story of famous author Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance. While Rich narrates, the audience is treated to a hilarious reenactment of the story in which actors like Kirsten Dunst lip-sync along with the drunk narrator’s speech.

History of the entire world, I guess

history of the entire world, i guess

It’s rare to find 20 minutes of anything that will make you laugh consistently, especially on YouTube. But this one had us tittering throughout much of its lengthy length.

Taylor Swift — I knew you were trouble ft. screaming goat

Taylor Swift - I knew you were trouble Ft. Screaming goat

The punchline’s really in the title for this one, but somehow it’s still hilarious every time. Bonus points for Katy Perry also teaming up with our goat pals.

Ron sneezes and scares deer

Ron sneezes and scares deer

This is one of those that somehow manages to get funnier every time you loop it until you’re absolutely losing your mind laughing at it. It’s not the deer that’s great, but Ron’s poor wife’s disappointment and his indignation.

If Google took over Microsoft

If Google Took Over Microsoft

This one might be funnier to us because we cover people like this for a living… but seriously, They all sound like this.

BBC Breakfast — Mike Bushell falls into a pool

BBC Breakfast - Mike Bushell falls into pool

Poor Mike. He was just trying to protect his mic from getting wet. That one was a fail.

Boom boom boom let me hear you say way oh

boom boom boom let me hear you say way oh

One decade we long to go back to is the 1990’s. Even after almost a decade after this exquisitely produced cover made its YouTube première, it still manages to get the audience laughing hysterically. While the thumbnail itself is enough to give you a hearty chuckle, the fantastic dancing is the real cherry on top.

I can’t believe you’ve done this

I Can't Believe You've Done This

We think he probably had his reasons.

My heart will go on (terrible recorder meme)

My Heart Will Go On (terrible recorder meme)

It’s truly the pinnacle of musicianship of any elementary-age child from the beginning of the 2000s and earns a spot as one of the most elegant instruments recognized worldwide. If you’re wondering what we’re talking about, it’s the notorious plastic recorder. Prepare your ears for this gifted YouTube sensation serenading us on the favorite instrument of amateurs from every walk of life to the most passionate ballad ever composed.

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Jon Martindale
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