Satire & Parody Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

comedy#2367

Yes Minister — Why Britain Joined the European Union

Hostis Humani Generis

“The best explanation of this”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

commentary#2395

Why Doing Taxes Is So Hard | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

Netflix Is A Joke

“There's a very good Patriot Act episode [1] regarding devious patterns in the US tax industry.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

commentary#2430

Native Advertising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“I highly recommend taking the next 11 minutes to watch John Oliver talk about native advertising”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

music#2495

Tom Lehrer Full Copenhagen Performance

Tom Lehrer

“He intersperses song and spoken comedy, with the whole performance hanging together masterfully.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

comedy#2506

Don't Buy Stuff - Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

“This is my favorite video that explains it all”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

comedy#2508

Nathan Barley - Episode 1

genuinelyfunnynazi

“I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

comedy#2543

Yacht Rock 1 HD

Hunter Stair

“Also don't miss this wonderful parody series”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

comedy#2564

Interview with an Agile Coach - Sprint1

Kai Lentit

“A funny enough YouTube video (comedy)”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

music#2631

You Give REST a Bad Name

Dylan Beattie

“You Give REST a Bad Name" is also excellent.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

commentary#2691

Stadiums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“After watching it, it's pretty clear that cities should not pay for stadiums.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

music#2711

The Most Unwanted Song (FULL VERSION)

FraKctured

“They surveyed people to find the things they liked least in music and put it all together.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

talk#2769

NSA operation ORCHESTRA Annual Status Report - FOSDEM 2014

cnxlinux

“It’s pretty entertaining and illustrates that this is nothing new.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

comedy#2796

The Daily Mail Song

dananddanfilms

“there is a good (and humorous) summary of the paper made into a song using only their headlines”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2021

comedy#2848

Sassy Justice with Fred Sassy (Full Episode) | Deep Fake and Deep Fake: The Movie

Sassy Justice

“A hilarious take on deepfakes”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

music#2872

Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

“is the Tom Lehrer song that made the biggest impression on me.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

comedy#2884

Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox

David Mitchell's Soapbox

“David Mitchell had a very good take on it.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

comedy#2921

When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything

Ryan Long

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

music#2963

Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales

TheRichterScales

“in case anyone missed this gem.”

3 HN recommenders · 2009–2026

comedy#2964

MAKRO | XLOOKUP: META BREAKER? | Microsoft Excel Stream Highlights 10/19

KRAZAM

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

comedy#2978

How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

BBC Comedy Greats

“a conversation between the minister & his private secretary where the latter explains why administrators are essential no matter what”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

comedy#3054

I Forgot My Phone

charstarleneTV

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

commentary#3156

Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver did a pretty good piece on infrastructure”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

comedy#3205

The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything

Dropout

“this video sums up my feelings nicely”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

commentary#3206

Perhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS

Some More News

“you should watch this in-depth breakdown of his perspectives and ideals”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020

comedy#3229

How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus

John Mcafee

“At least he's got a sense of humor.”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

comedy#3234

Node.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Tech

gar1t

“Watch the very NSFW (lots of swearing) but hysterically funny video”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

music#3278

The Molecular Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Parody) | A Capella Science

acapellascience

“both my girlfriend and I loved the ones we listened to”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

comedy#3302

Sergey Kuryokhin: Lenin was a mushroom / С.Курехин: Ленин был грибом, part 1

xox

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

comedy#3323

Positive Affirmations for Site Reliability Engineers

KRAZAM

“this hit so close to home I didn't know whether to laugh or cry”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

other#3324

The Pentagon Wars - 1998 Full Movie

Premium Movies

“Highly recommended. It's available for free on youtube.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

commentary#3337

"You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!"

Infranaut

“I saw a good youtube video about how blazing saddles was satirizing decades of hyper popular sanitized Western genre and helped kill it”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

music#3341

Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro - widescreen

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

“He is amazingly talented across many different axes.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

comedy#3368

Bird and Fortune - Subprime Crisis

kerviel88888

“at least comedians seemed to understand the crisis several months before Lehman crashed”

2 HN recommenders · 2008–2018

comedy#3487

The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)

Dropout

“I rarely recommend videos but this one in re: Jaywalking is funny and informative”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

comedy#3510

Live Forever As You Are Now With Alan Resnick | Infomercials | Adult Swim

Adult Swim

“one of the best way to understand some strange corners of the transhumanist culture is through the satire”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

comedy#3527

Dunkey's Guide to Streaming Services

videogamedunkey

“This video is played for laughs but I was shocked to learn how much of it was true and not just satire”

2 HN recommenders · 2024

commentary#3535

Encryption: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver has a great segment[1]”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

commentary#3565

Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“I highly recommend the John Oliver explanation”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

comedy#3628

Rockwell Retro Encabulator

rlcarnes

“the retroencabultaor video [1] is a masterclass on how to do it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2010–2025

music#3632

Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro

The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

“My favourite is Wernher Von Braun.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

comedy#3635

Interview with Senior JS Developer

Kai Lentit

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

comedy#3639

We're Gonna Build a Framework

Dylan Beattie

“Man, those Dylan Beattie's videos are out of this world!! I laughed way too hard on a number of them”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

comedy#3664

The Whitest Kids U' Know - I want to kill the president

Weidmann

“My all time favorite Trevor Moore sketch”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

comedy#3675

Moss Introduces Jen To The Internet | The IT Crowd Series 3 Episode 4: The Internet

The IT Crowd

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

comedy#3699

Burnistoun - Voice Recognition Elevator in Scotland

VideoFunStation

“I have regularly thrown laughing fits over this.”

1 HN recommenders · 2015–2018

comedy#3738

Forklift Driver Klaus English Subtitles

Veso Vey

“this video answered every question I’ve ever had about why warehouse safety is such a big deal.”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

commentary#3755

The Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

Netflix Is A Joke

“Hasan Minhaj did an interesting episode about cruise ships recently on "Patriot Act" if you're interested”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

comedy#3805

I just want to serve 5 terabytes.

Benjamin Staffin

“here's the video where it originated”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2026