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Best Comedy of the Web

August 21st, 2007 | 5 min read

By Tex

If you happen to read the Mere-O Abridged sidebar you’ll notice that we’ve highlighted the Telegraphs’s Top 50 Must Watch YouTube videos for some time now. The other day I sat down to review their picks, and was amazed at their amazing lack of sense of humor. Of their top ten comedy flicks, only one actually made me laugh. Notably lacking from their list were those universal favorites like Gary Brolsma’s Numa Numa or the Dancing Cadet from the Air Force Academy. If a web comedy flick can make the frontpages of news giants like CNN like these two did, it should at least be an honorable mention on any Top 50 list worth its salt.

So in an effort to make amends for accidentally endorsing some of the most un-funny comic clips on YouTube (with all due apologies to the Telegraph), I submit to you my personal list of best amateur comedy on the web. Ever.

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