10. Emma Blackery
Vloggers are a tricky business, I mean most of them are just a bunch of 20 year olds acting like they're 12 and putting barely any effort into their videos, and they don't need to, because lucky for them their audience is also just a bunch of 12 year olds that can't tell when a product is actually good, just as long as it looks cool. Emma Blackery by all accounts, should be one of those YouTubers, but somehow, the girl managed to not only put actual effort into her videos, but actually make them really funny as well. Her style seems to be crude mixed with sarcasm that isn't afraid to insult anyone who pisses her off. It's this type of brutally honesty delivery that makes her a very funny vlogger, as well as making fun of a bunch of cliches that vloggers follow (including herself). This level of self-awareness and aggression make her a very entertaining YouTuber to watch.
Vloggers are a tricky business, I mean most of them are just a bunch of 20 year olds acting like they're 12 and putting barely any effort into their videos, and they don't need to, because lucky for them their audience is also just a bunch of 12 year olds that can't tell when a product is actually good, just as long as it looks cool. Emma Blackery by all accounts, should be one of those YouTubers, but somehow, the girl managed to not only put actual effort into her videos, but actually make them really funny as well. Her style seems to be crude mixed with sarcasm that isn't afraid to insult anyone who pisses her off. It's this type of brutally honesty delivery that makes her a very funny vlogger, as well as making fun of a bunch of cliches that vloggers follow (including herself). This level of self-awareness and aggression make her a very entertaining YouTuber to watch.
9. A Dose of Buckley
Speaking of aggression...A Dose of Buckley is a YouTuber who makes videos complaining about all the stupidity in the world, now even though Buckley doesn't consider himself a YouTuber, he's made hundreds of videos over the years so fuck it, I'm putting him on here. While admittedly I don't agree with all of his statements, you have to admit, Buckley does deliver that sense of reflection on society that most YouTubers don't deliver, and if they do, they don't do it in the comedic form that Buckley does. Buckley's sarcastic and unapologetic approach is very entertaining and his mean spirited nature makes him more unique than most YouTubers. Buckley gives us that slice of common sense that seems to be missing in today's pop-culture driven society. Also if you're hypersensitive about your sense of humour and don't like it when people insult others as a form of comedy, don't worry, he made a video for you guys.
Speaking of aggression...A Dose of Buckley is a YouTuber who makes videos complaining about all the stupidity in the world, now even though Buckley doesn't consider himself a YouTuber, he's made hundreds of videos over the years so fuck it, I'm putting him on here. While admittedly I don't agree with all of his statements, you have to admit, Buckley does deliver that sense of reflection on society that most YouTubers don't deliver, and if they do, they don't do it in the comedic form that Buckley does. Buckley's sarcastic and unapologetic approach is very entertaining and his mean spirited nature makes him more unique than most YouTubers. Buckley gives us that slice of common sense that seems to be missing in today's pop-culture driven society. Also if you're hypersensitive about your sense of humour and don't like it when people insult others as a form of comedy, don't worry, he made a video for you guys.
8. TimH
There are very few directors out there that remember that comedy is a visual medium, off the top of my head the only modern directors I can think of are Edgar Wright, Phil Lord & Chris Miller. Sadly this makes a lot of comedies these days just, well...boring. But with that being said, there are plenty of YouTubers out there making short films and comedy sketches and still remember that something as simple as the rightly timed edit or a certain frame can itself create comedy. So you'll be seeing several people like that on this list, all British, not to sound biased or anything...Anyway the first of these is Tim Hauke...Hakue...Haukeut--TimH, who has all of these qualities, however, he has only started doing comedy sketches recently, and while they have a lot of creativity and production design behind them, quantity is still important, not as quality, but still important.
Hey, I did say you'd get several British sketch comedians on here. Jack & Dean, like TimH remember that the key to comedy isn't just what's being said, but what's being seen, or in some cases, what's not being seen. The biggest problem with Jack & Dean is that they rarely ever actually upload videos, which to be fair, whenever they do upload, it is almost always worth it, as they clearly took the time & effort into each and every one of their videos and they always turn out great.
6. Nerd3
I am not a fan of Let's Players, I find 90% to be repetitive, unentertaining, slow paced and giving no unique perspective, Nerd3 on the other hand, is very funny, very unique and almost all of his videos are different. While his improvisational skills are hilarious, normally his edited videos are the best simply because he edits out all the boring things and we end up with the comedic highlights. Now being completely honest my biggest problem with Nerd3 is our opinions on games, and by that I mean we either agree 100% it's scary, or we disagree so much that I want to punch a hole through my computer screen...but he is funny.
5. The Third Pew
Like I said, I'm not a big fan of vloggers because it requires almost no effort and very little thought is put into the "jokes", however, The Third Pew (Nathan) does put a lot of effort into his videos and believe it or not, he actually uses jump cuts effectively, I know! I didn't think it was possible either! But in all seriousness, Nathan's fast paced comedic deliver, satire of the youtube society, use of puns and choice of words (yes that's a thing, some words are funnier than others, just think about that). Nathan is probably the funniest vlogger out there who actually has a reason to barely upload because 1: he's still in school and 2: he puts effort into his videos, while there are some vloggers out there who's videos take much less effort and they have all the time in the word but rarely upload, not to point fingers *cough* amazingphil *cough*.
5. The Third Pew
Like I said, I'm not a big fan of vloggers because it requires almost no effort and very little thought is put into the "jokes", however, The Third Pew (Nathan) does put a lot of effort into his videos and believe it or not, he actually uses jump cuts effectively, I know! I didn't think it was possible either! But in all seriousness, Nathan's fast paced comedic deliver, satire of the youtube society, use of puns and choice of words (yes that's a thing, some words are funnier than others, just think about that). Nathan is probably the funniest vlogger out there who actually has a reason to barely upload because 1: he's still in school and 2: he puts effort into his videos, while there are some vloggers out there who's videos take much less effort and they have all the time in the word but rarely upload, not to point fingers *cough* amazingphil *cough*.
4. Steve, Lee & Joe from SourceFed
Awfully specific Dan, why not just say SourceFed? Why are you singling out three members of SourceFed? Well it's simple...I think Steve, Joe & Lee are the funniest people at SourceFed. Now just to be clear I'm not saying they're the only funny people at SourceFed, I love everyone at SourceFed, however these three are funny when they're on their own, when there's ever a video with two of them, it's really funny, when it's all three of them, it is just simply hilarious. Their chemistry and impersonations are great but most of all their improve skills are wonderful and shows their talent of being naturally funny. Everyone at SourceFed are great, but the trifecta of comedy comes down to these three.
Awfully specific Dan, why not just say SourceFed? Why are you singling out three members of SourceFed? Well it's simple...I think Steve, Joe & Lee are the funniest people at SourceFed. Now just to be clear I'm not saying they're the only funny people at SourceFed, I love everyone at SourceFed, however these three are funny when they're on their own, when there's ever a video with two of them, it's really funny, when it's all three of them, it is just simply hilarious. Their chemistry and impersonations are great but most of all their improve skills are wonderful and shows their talent of being naturally funny. Everyone at SourceFed are great, but the trifecta of comedy comes down to these three.
3. TomSka
Ah, back to the British sketch comedians, you know I just realised that us Brit's seem to be the best when it comes to sketch comedy (Monty Python FTW!). TomSka, I would say is the king of British YouTube comedians, not only has he been doing it the longest but his videos have only been getting better and better and better. Like I said with TimH and Jack & Dean, comedy is a visual medium and Tom takes full advantage of that, but even more so he also has the perfect amount of randomness. Random comedy is hard to do because eventually, it becomes expected, so the fact that TomSka has been able to keep something like the asdf series going for several years and still being hilarious is an impressive accomplishment
2. Wheezy Waiter
Wheezy Waiter is one of the most committed YouTubers ever, he's been doing this for over 7 years and has made thousands of videos yet the dude is never stale, most of the time he will make a new video every weekday and yet none of them ever feel rushed or repetitive, they are always entertaining and creative, the dude is truly admirable. And just like The Third Pew, he uses jump cuts to his advantage and creates a good sense of comedy from them, combine this with his use of recurring jokes, talented editing skills and style of delivery, it makes Wheezy Waiter one of the best comedians on all of YouTube.
Wheezy Waiter is one of the most committed YouTubers ever, he's been doing this for over 7 years and has made thousands of videos yet the dude is never stale, most of the time he will make a new video every weekday and yet none of them ever feel rushed or repetitive, they are always entertaining and creative, the dude is truly admirable. And just like The Third Pew, he uses jump cuts to his advantage and creates a good sense of comedy from them, combine this with his use of recurring jokes, talented editing skills and style of delivery, it makes Wheezy Waiter one of the best comedians on all of YouTube.
1. Team Four Star
Movie parodies are dead, I can't remember the last good parody movie to be released in theatres (No, Cabin in the Woods is not a parody, it's a satire, there's a difference) However, parody is still strong on both TV and on the internet, and without a doubt, the best parody series on YouTube and my all time favourite YouTube comedians are Team Four Star. Now I love Dragonball Z, I love it to death...but man does it have a lot of dumb things about it, and Team Four Star take advantage of all of that, and they give us some incredibly funny and memorable jokes and episodes from this series. The best part about it is how talented the voice cast is, the cast that play these characters are incredibly talented and some of them sound almost identical to the original cast, it's this amount of effort put into it to make it seem like it actually takes place in the Dragonball universe that makes it even funnier. I would even say that you could watch this show without even seeing Dragonball Z and you will still find it funny, also if you've ever seen the behind the scenes videos and you see just how much effort is put into these videos, they show that parody is still alive and can still be amazing, everyone involved in this production should be proud of themselves because they are without a doubt the best comedians on YouTube.
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