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18 September 2010

Help me suggest funny videos for my 80-year-old aunt. →[More:]She's pretty good at the computer, generally smart (is much better than me at coming up with puns), and, having just discovered youtube, informed me that she likes funny videos. Thank you!

(I just gave her the Simon's Cat films, which she found hilarious.)

post by: Melismata at: 11:39 | 10 comments

Yay! Another excuse to recommend Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.

posted by Miko 18 September | 12:35

Does she like./appreciate/tolerate classical music and Victor Borge-esque humor?

Igudesman and Joo.

French and Saunders are pretty dang funny. This video just happens to also be classical-music-based (though it's about Carmen, so most people know the basics).

David Sedaris: Jesus Shaves. (Audio, but still funny.)

Hippo that lives in a house.

posted by Madamina 18 September | 13:04

If she's the sweet, kindly, saintly type of aunt, this may not be for her, but if she can stand the occasional cuss word and innuendo (or worse), she may enjoy Old Jews Telling Jokes.

posted by Doohickie 18 September | 13:42

Miko, Marcel is the most adorable thing I've seen in ages.

Mel, here are a few more internet standards:

Charlie bit my finger
What Are you Gonna Do To The Monster?
Dramatic chipmunk
HaHaHa
Monkey finger sniff*
Zero G Dog
Maru
Otters holding hands*
Ninja cat
Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie**

* YMMV
** Not a humorous video

posted by MonkeyButter 18 September | 13:43

I liked the little boy discovering lobsters for the first time.

posted by marsha56 18 September | 14:00

Actually yes, she's a big fan of classical music!

(And crossword puzzles, and word-play stuff.)

Thanks everyone!

posted by Melismata 18 September | 14:21

OMG, I love Marcel. I haven't seen that before.

Not funny, but fun and charming dancing videos:

Where the Hell is Matt (2008)

Movie dance scenes set perfectly to Footloose

posted by marsha56 18 September | 14:42

The Dancing Merengue Dog made me laugh.

posted by occhiblu 18 September | 16:39

"My one regret is that I'll never have a dog." OMG. *weeps for Marcel*

posted by deborah 18 September | 19:59

Yeah, I posted the dancing dog video on my fb wall a while ago; that dog is awesome.

posted by Doohickie 18 September | 22:18

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