PickVidsBest Stand-up & sketch comedy Videos
The 244 Stand-up & sketch comedy videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 1 intermediate, 242 for a general viewer, and 1 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a comedy piece. What they share is that the jokes rely on a shared background in this scene. Channels you will keep seeing include Saturday Night Live, BBC Studios, Comedy Central.
Matt Foley: Van Down By The River - SNL
The classic SNL sketch in which motivational speaker Matt Foley, played by Chris Farley, warns teens they will end up living in a van down by the river.
Science is a liar...Sometimes, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia
A clip from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 8 in which a character argues that science is a liar and cannot be trusted.
The Sopranos - Patsy and Burt failed extortion attempt at "Starbucks"
A scene from The Sopranos in which two old-school mobsters try to extort a Starbucks and learn that electronic payments leave an indisputable record of sales.
David Mitchell - Customer Service Rant
A one-minute clip of David Mitchell on a UK panel show explaining why he respects poor customer service in Britain.
‘Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughts | CBC Radio (Comedy/Satire Skit)
A CBC satire sketch in which a self-proclaimed thought leader gives a talk full of empty gestures and nothing-saying inspiration.
Joe Rogan vs Ape Expert Caller (w/ Bill Burr)
A clip from a radio show in which Joe Rogan spars with a caller who claims to be a primatologist about bonobo apes, with Bill Burr present.
Life of Brian - scene 3 - People's front of Judea
The People's Front of Judea scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian, a satire of squabbling revolutionary factions.
Monty Python - Swamp Castle.wmv
The Swamp Castle scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where wedding plans go awry.
George Carlin ~ The American Dream
A three-minute excerpt from George Carlin's 2005 special Life Is Worth Losing, in which he riffs on the American Dream and the education system, ending that you have to be asleep to believe it.
Not the Nine O'Clock News - Monty Pythons worshipers
A Not the Nine O'Clock News sketch that satirizes the controversy around Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Louis CK Flying
A short Louis CK stand-up bit about complaining on airplanes, about how people take the miracle of flight for granted.
President Reagan, Mastermind - SNL
A 1986 SNL sketch in which Phil Hartman's Reagan seems clueless in public but is a scheming mastermind in private.
What's Eating You? | The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy | BBC Studios
A scene from the BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series in which Arthur argues vegetarianism in a restaurant where the dish of the day cheerfully offers up parts of its own body.
The Missile Knows Where It Is...
A short clip of the famous Hitchhiker-style circular narration of a missile guidance system explaining how it knows where it is by knowing where it isn't.
Galaxy Song - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
The Galaxy Song from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, a comic musical tour of the size and motion of the galaxy and our place in it.
George Carlin - The big club
A short George Carlin routine in which he says the owners of the country run a big club and ordinary people are not in it.
McGill @ Simpsons
A seconds-long Simpsons clip in which McGill University is called the Harvard of Canada.
That Mitchell and Webb Look - Working from home
A short That Mitchell and Webb Look sketch about the perils of working at home, with an adult-humor punchline.
Arthur Vs The Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser
An animated clip from the second radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in which Arthur Dent argues with the Nutrimatic drinks dispenser, which produces something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.
Ministry of Silly Walks
The classic Monty Python sketch 'The Ministry of Silly Walks', in which a civil servant applies for a grant to develop his silly walk.
Plumbus: How They Do It | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim
A Rick and Morty bit in the style of How Do They Do It, showing the absurd manufacture of a plumbus using nonsense terms.
Parks and Rec - funny jail scene
A short comedy clip from the TV show Parks and Recreation set in a jail scene.
The Good Place - Chidi Kills Janet! (Episode Highlight)
A short episode highlight from NBC's The Good Place in which Eleanor and Chidi try to terminate Janet, the all-knowing assistant, who begs for her life.
Chris Rock - Black People VS. Niggaz (Bring the Pain 1996)
A Chris Rock stand-up routine from Bring the Pain (1996) distinguishing between two groups of people, built around a controversial word.