HN treats it as a favorite example of silly but educational computer science, recommended often when threads touch odd storage hacks.
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243 videos about stand-up & sketch comedy that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Arts, Comedy, Music & Film.
HN repeatedly recommends it as the clearest explanation of why Chan's fight scenes beat fast-cut Hollywood action.
HN keeps linking it in threads on clutter, storage units, real estate and consumerism as a perfectly apt comic take.
HN recommends it as an entertaining and inspiring Blender talk, and often links it in threads about learning Blender.
HN uses it as a counterintuitive data point in debates on welfare states, social mobility and entrepreneurship.
HN recommends it in hair-loss threads as a funny, inspiring example of accepting baldness.
Shared in heated-discussion threads as a short, witty take on why extremism is appealing.
HN commenters link it as the quickest memorable illustration of listening versus problem-solving, and as shorthand in threads on empathy and support.
HN points to it as a rare look at how top comedians think about craft, motivation and process.
HN commenters reach for it whenever a thread involves corporate or political euphemism, using it mostly as a reference.
Commenters bring it up in threads on phones, boredom, attention and children's screen use as a funny but resonant take.
HN commenters recommend it as a surreal, perfectly observed parody of old educational films, and quote it in jokes.
HN treats it as the definitive explanation of the Simpsons decline, recommended in every thread asking when the golden age ended.
HN invokes it whenever people grumble about convenience, technology or AI that would have seemed miraculous not long ago.
Recommended as a funny but surprisingly persuasive outsider take on gun control, mainly in gun-related threads.
Recommended as a short, eye-opening piece of film analysis whenever physical or visual comedy is discussed.
HN recommends it as a hilarious talk by a beloved speaker, and also uses it to jab at JavaScript's quirks.
Offered as a pick-me-up and calming perspective when people feel lost or stressed.
HN commenters offer it as a sharp, funny answer to 'PC gone mad' and anti-woke arguments in discussions of language policy.
HN recommends it as a funny sketch that lays bare the crazy things people have gotten used to on Amazon.
HN posts it in COVID origin threads as a blunt comedic take on why the lab leak question deserved investigation rather than dismissal.
Recommended in threads on music copyright and chord progressions as a funny, accurate demonstration that a few chords are fundamental to music.
HN users share it in threads on drinking and addiction as an honest account of alcoholism and sobriety.
Brought up in threads about chord progressions and musical copyright as the funny canonical version of the idea.
Recommended as a short, excellent analysis of Keaton and visual comedy.
HN points to it as a short, funny and genuinely informative take on economic principles such as trade and opportunity cost.
HN commenters use it as the canonical demonstration that popular songs reuse one chord progression, especially in threads on music analysis and AI-generated music.
HN recommends it as an inspiring interview about passion, minimalism and deliberately imposing restrictions on creative work.
HN points to it as a memorable performance that doubles as a parody of TED talks and a showcase of live vocal looping.
Recommended as hilarious for anyone familiar with both French and British or American culture, and relevant to expats.
Posted whenever Lehrer comes up, as the best way to see him perform, and treated as a complete stand-up-style set.
HN finds the story inspiring beyond comedy: getting good by throwing out your old work and starting over.
HN posts it as a favorite comic summary of debt avoidance and spending discipline, and as a joke in buy-now-pay-later threads.
HN points to it as the best filmed version of the story whenever aliens or the nature of intelligence come up.
HN brings it up as comic relief and as a funny take when immunity, dirt and germs come up.
Pointed to as a comedic but clear explanation of power dynamics in discussions of race and diversity in tech.
HN shares it as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever, and pulls it out whenever Germany, war or trade come up.
The go-to reference in threads on chord progressions, pop music similarity and music copyright.
Used as a funny, accessible reference for coincidences, spurious patterns and maths errors.
HN quotes it in environmental threads as a famous, darkly funny take that the planet will outlast humanity.
HN commenters cite it as an insightful short explanation of why US and UK comedy differ.
Posted constantly in threads about tech complaints as a reminder to appreciate how remarkable modern technology is.
HN people share it as a funny and apt take whenever job postings or recruiters demand passion.
HN links it in piracy and copyright-lawsuit threads as a funny short demonstration of how inflated industry damage figures are.
Shared in Excel threads as a funny parody that treats spreadsheets like an e-sport.
HN commenters cite it as the canonical joke about administrators multiplying regardless of the work, whenever threads turn to institutional or corporate bloat.
HN cites it in arguments about the force of words, including the long debates over the GIMP name and username filtering.
HN recommends it as a funny piece on Excel used in ways it shouldn't be.
HN brings it up whenever thermodynamics or entropy comes up, as the classic comic explanation of the laws.
Cited whenever euphemisms appear in corporate, product or news language, as the classic comedic critique.
HN commenters bring it up as a reminder to appreciate technology instead of complaining, from Waymo to AI art to flight delays.
HN reaches for this clip whenever a thread involves euphemism or corporate and sanitized phrasing.
A near-meme reference dropped in threads about advertising, tracking and adtech, often as shorthand for disdain of marketing.
HN mentions it mainly for Conan's roasting of the interviewer and Google's leadership, not for any informational content.
Cited as a witty, clear take on the avoidance versus evasion distinction.
Cited in threads about renaming and sanitized language as a classic comedic statement of the case against euphemism.
Quoted whenever threads touch on elites, exclusivity and education, with 'it's a big club' as shorthand.
Mostly cited as a joke in threads on three-wheeled cars, and occasionally as a demonstration of the stability problem of a high center of gravity on three wheels.
Used as a joke or satire reference in moderation, free-speech and police threads.
Posted as the obligatory joke in any thread about speech recognition, and recommended in a thread on what makes people laugh.
HN links it as a quotable rant to illustrate points about bias and outsiders in unrelated threads.
HN quotes it jokingly when talk turns to nonsense language, and one commenter points out its underlying linguistics.
Mostly a joke reference in threads about layoffs, idleness and wealth, with one commenter sincerely recommending the clip for its contrast of work attitudes.
Invoked in threads about ads, tracking and marketing as the go-to comedic indictment of advertising, often as a joke or a parallel.
Cited as a fun, unconventional example of neural networks built from floating point error.
Brought up as a comic touchstone in discussions of advertising, usually with a joke or a quick reference.
HN people link it as a joke about blindly trusting navigation or automated systems.
HN uses it as shorthand for how hard it is to write unambiguous instructions, in discussions of programming, tutorials and LLM prompting.
HN links it as a pointed comedic statement of why education is seen as broken and unlikely to be fixed.
HN commenters link it as a funny, quotable takedown of alternative medicine and cite its lines (such as 'alternative medicine that works is called medicine') in threads on homeopathy.
Recommended as an excellent short Ignite talk from a geek comedian.
Cited constantly as a quip when a person or organization seems to be doing something morally dubious.
HN cites it as the best-known example of gibberish that mimics the sound of a language, in threads about fake languages and nonsense imitations.
HN mostly posts it as a joke whenever someone says things were harder in the old days.
HN brings it up as a joke and as design inspiration for voice assistants for seniors.
Cited in threads on wrongful convictions and executions as a pithy rebuttal of the deterrence argument.
Cited in free speech and moderation threads as the famous comedic rant on being offended.
Used as an illustration of the confident-idiot effect and of people pretending to know things.
HN posts it as a joke or light recommendation in threads where dongles, Apple or trademark confusion come up.
Shared as a delightful example of Irish humor and as a joke reference.
HN brings it up in threads about tone getting lost in text-based communication.
Mostly posted as a joke reply in arguments, with one commenter recommending it as a lovely skit about how to argue.
Mostly posted as a joke in toilet-related threads, especially for the line about German hermeneutic stool inspection.
Linked in threads about fuzzy categories, such as fish, trees and fruit, as the origin of the phrase and a fun illustration.
HN quotes and links it as a witty take on political correctness in culture-war and language threads.
HN commenters link it as the origin of a LEGO quote and as a delightful monologue about how the toy has changed.
HN uses it as a joke reference when discussing coercion, implied threats and consent in power imbalances.
HN uses it as a joke reference whenever software or algorithms rigidly deny people with no recourse.
HN mostly references it for the origin of Festivus or as a seasonal joke.
Used as shorthand for the arrogant, dismissive tech support person in jokes and comparisons.
Used as a joke reference when someone claims to have had it harder than others.
HN commenters link it as a joke in threads about tracing, IMSI catchers and surveillance, not as a serious recommendation.
Posted as a joke or pop-culture reference in threads complaining about Microsoft software behavior.
Used almost entirely as a joke reference when HN threads involve accidents, failures or evasive official statements.
Used as a joke when HN threads show enthusiasts arguing over niche details.
Brought up in censorship threads as a joke and as a canonical example of censorship that changes the meaning of the original.
Invoked as a joke when discussing ad creep, second screens and overbearing commercial or online experiences.
HN commenters quote it jokingly whenever someone lists the unacknowledged benefits of an entity people love to complain about.
Only brought up as a joke, usually when someone uses the word literally or the thread is about auto-antonyms.
Used as a joke whenever automated systems deny people without explanation or recourse.
Commenters drop it as a joke when a thread touches on religion or sects.
Used as a joke when Apple products get smaller or more minimal.
Shared constantly as a painfully accurate depiction of absurd requirements, clueless management and estimation pressure.
Quoted as the go-to joke whenever a monopoly or big tech company ignores customers, from Verizon to Google to Apple.
HN posts it as the obligatory joke link in threads about data breaches, credit bureaus and bank security failures.
HN commenters mention it as a joke in threads about names being mispronounced or causing problems.
Shared as a joke in Steve Jobs and Apple threads as a funny counterpoint to the Jobs hagiography.
Commenters cite it as shorthand for the view that the Earth will outlast us, usually as a quip rather than a recommendation.
HN commenters mostly drop it as a joke when someone downplays the upsides of something, such as a platform, a company or industrialization.
HN uses it as a joke reference in threads about quiet quitting and unreasonable workplace demands.
HN uses it as a mind-blown reaction clip in threads about physics, space and GIFs.
HN commenters mostly invoke it as a joke when discussing meetings, management and workplace absurdity.
Used purely as a joke reference to bad translation and phrasebooks.
Used purely as a joke reference in threads about the moon, Project A119 and big dumb ideas.
HN quotes it as a joke about the ad and marketing industry in threads about tracking, ads and data use.
Used as a joke reference for products with absurd warnings and disclaimers.
Cited in threads on dating, loneliness and the shortage of eligible partners as a song that captures the dilemma.
HN mentions it mostly as an amusing look at flat earthers in their own words, not as a recommendation.
Used as a punchline in threads about snake oil, bogus tests and startup fraud, rather than recommended as such.
HN mostly uses it as a joke or relevant comedy reference when corporate wrongdoers escape punishment that street criminals would not.
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