Over the last several years I have developed pretty bad insomnia. Something that seems to help is watching funny videos on youtube on my phone as I wait for my meds to kick in.
I have some favs I turn to over and over, but would love to have more options to try. Youtube is best because my phone is old and often videos from other sites won’t play on my phone.
Things I watch now include Key & Peele, Jim Gaffigan, Louie C.K., Kat Williams, Jimmy Fallon #hashtags and Thank You Notes, Craig Ferguson, Honest Trailers, College Humor.
I like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Other short-format interview stuff would be interesting to me. Just not anything that takes any brain power. I like John Green’s stuff, just not for this purpose, for example.
I don’t like Funny Or Die. Or Sarah Silverman or Amy Schumer which is weird because I by rights I should. My friends are confused by this.
I tend to end up watching cat videos and game-related parodies, rather than comedians. Since that’s probably not quite what you’re looking for, I only have one offering:
Search for "Just for Laughs gags"on YouTube, which is a series of harmless pranks on everyday people. There’s no talking involved, (just a background laugh track) so you don’t even need to “listen” and just get to mindlessly watch funny reactions.
A cat in a shark suit riding on a zoomba while being pursued by a duck is pretty awesome. So is the talking dog in this one: Ultimate Dog Tease - YouTube
“Yeah, the maple kind?” cracks me up every time.
And then there’s the South Park bit about viral videos and making money off them if you can find it…aha! Poor quality but still hysterical: Internet stars - YouTube
Oh, also anything from The Smothers Comedy Brothers Hour, especially Boil That Cabbage Down. You’ll never think of pumas the same way again, I guarantee it.
