Many of us have been there. One minute you're watching an informative how-to video. Next thing, it's 2am and you're engrossed in a documentary about the world's largest tomato.
If you're prone to going down the YouTube rabbit hole, you might have noticed that sometimes, the real entertainment lies in the comments section. And not the actual video. It's a digital playground, or circus, where wannabe-comedians, philosophers and trolls gather to roast, reminisce or turn a serious topic into an unintentional comedy show.
From perfectly timed one-liners, to witty observations, Bored Panda has put together a compilation of the best comments spotted on the platform. So if you need a laugh that feels totally unscripted, keep scrolling. Below, lies proof that sometimes, the audience really does steal the show.
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Thanks for drawing the big red circle, I wouldn't have seen the comment without it
No harmonica and test tomorrow? Man, you're already playing the blues!
looks like Harry Potter if he went to art school instead of Hogwarts
This is Ray Jessel, I wish I'd had a granddad like him! His audition for AGT was hilarious. If you don't know him yet, it's on YouTube.
Remember when she thought she was too pretty to go to prison? LOL
Oddly, the blonde Prince Valiant wig matches the robin's egg blue suit.
I think it was the trailer for this that got the best review I've ever seen. It was something like 'My dad was in a coma and I was sat in his room watching TV. This trailer came on and it hadn't been showing for more than a few seconds when my dad suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, got out of bed, walked over to the TV and turned it off.'
The only thing Tucker Carlson does perpetually is to spell his first name wrong.
Feels a bit meanspirited but it’s probably because I don’t know the context
I am very full of the devil's lettuce right now and this is the best THREAD EVER. I can not stop laughing.
Can’t stand the guy, fake laughs at everything on his show, breaks character and actually laughs in every sketch he has ever been in. Just makes it so much more obvious what a fake person he is and when the laugh is real.
That's actually the submissive and hen-pecked husband of a domineering Karen wife in an episode of Wife Swap or Super Nanny (I can't recall which).
Everyone go watch ElectroBOOM on youtube. He absolutely was making fun of his own eyebrows first. It's a fantastic comedy series about safety hazards.
Right before he burns them off? That guy is comedy gold. 😂
Load More Replies...Yeah, they went from funny, to making fun of celebrities, to bullying. Definitely a case for when BP buries the low-ranking ones.
Load More Replies...Everyone go watch ElectroBOOM on youtube. He absolutely was making fun of his own eyebrows first. It's a fantastic comedy series about safety hazards.
Right before he burns them off? That guy is comedy gold. 😂
Load More Replies...Yeah, they went from funny, to making fun of celebrities, to bullying. Definitely a case for when BP buries the low-ranking ones.
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