Andi Snelling: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The Guardian

14-05-2025

My brain is much like the internet. An overload of red cordial hits and I-can't-but-I-must multi-clicks. A 24/7 realm of overdosed adjectives and delightfully unnecessary comments on everything. I'm drawn to humour that's oblique, as much as it is short and cheap. I also just really love a good old-fashioned slapstick fall. And poetic satire that helps me remember the beautiful ridiculousness of life.
As a teenager, I used to love making home videos. Remember those oversized brick cameras of the 90s that you had to rest on your shoulder to even be able to hold? I once made a television commercial (that never went beyond its premiere airing on the school TV on squeaky wheels). It was about a deluxe toilet that massaged your butt while serving you a Coke. I wore a bow tie and did a terrible American accent. Pretty sure the camera was zoomed in just that little bit too close. If the internet had existed back then, I would have surely gone viral. This is the level of naive enthusiasm with which I present to you my 10 funniest things. So welcome to my hotbed of frivolous fun!
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I (do not) apologise for how much of a cheap laugh this one is. There's something about the comic timing of the My Heart Will Go On recorder cover and the sudden disappearance of this woman who was otherwise feeling chill AF, in full holiday mode. I can't stop rewatching to try to work out where the hell she went. Obviously, my thoughts and prayers are with her.
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OK, you absolutely must go binge this Instagram account. You'll thank me later. It's like a dictionary for everything bitch-related, but with role-playing plastic dolls and chickens and scathing awareness. If you're hyperbitchulant, this one's for you.
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Well, this is quite the trip! The slapstick gold continues with what begins as an innocent case of forgotten wallet, spectacularly escalating into forgotten handbrake. Yes, the child is still in the car. I'm sorry, but how on earth have us humans managed to survive this long? This is guaranteed to provide the ROFLs. (Does anyone actually use that term any more? Did anyone ever really?)
If you don't know Greer Childers, you haven't yet truly understood the meaning of life. This woman is so much more than Lycra and hair like a fairy floss factory. It's well worth a full watch to really sink into the earnestness of her setup and then be blown away by her accidental impersonation of The Exorcist disguised as facial yoga exercise. If you're into skin stretching*, be sure to incorporate this into your morning routine.
* This is the first time in my life I have written the phrase 'skin stretching' and I promise to never utter it again.
What should be a simple Facebook Marketplace conversation turns into a nightmare marathon of misunderstandings, fuelled by a satanic use of emojis and David Lynch plot twists. This is musical comedy gold made from lead, that encapsulates the type of human behaviour that only exists in the weirdest corners of the internet. Surely you would never have to experience it IRL. Except in this case. This is the best use of 'Where is bed?' I have ever heard. Epic storytelling. Epic laughs. You'll love this one.
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What better way to clear away those demons than loading up your robovacuum with crystals and sage and sending it off to bang into every wall of your karmically challenged home?! And like all good five-second reels, it's the vocal commentary that suddenly escalates to unhinged that truly makes it. And, yes, that is an actual raven just cruising around on the floor.
(Fun fact: this reel inspired a moment in a show I directed last year, where we used a remote-control toy car covered in crystals and sage to 'cleanse the theatre'. Who says Instagram can't inspire highbrow art?)
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What I love about this is how proud this guy is as he uses his best hand-presenting gestures to display the nothingness on his doorstep. I so hope this is real.
So many stiff movements. So many feels. Who knew He-Man wanted to know what was going on so much?
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Looking to buy a home with its own autopsy room? Dreaming of a getaway to that cute cabin complete with meat hooks and a kink cage? Or perhaps you're wanting to rent a normal-looking property with a room containing 42 beds and 11 trampolines? Then look no further because @seth.hollingsworth's horrified yet chipper real estate commentary has all of the wacky, tacky and smacky for you.
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Honestly, this woman is a legend. She is so unashamedly liberated in her expression that I can't look away. Her whole Insta grid is the most wonderfully oddball dance routines for no apparent reason, coupled with surprising surprises (yes, double the surprise!). She is like a jack-in-the-box who just pops up when you least expect it and you can't quite tell if you're frightened or delighted. This woman does randomness expertly and I am here for it.
Andi Snelling presents Happy-Go-Wrong at fortyfivedownstairs theatre, Melbourne, from 25-29 June