ery few things make me laugh any more. It kind of comes with the territory of being a comic, you just enjoy the construction or performance of a joke but truthfully, you died inside long ago. Still – here are some things that truly make me ugly-honk. 1. Roll Call – Aunty Donna Aunty Donna are a group of extremely silly boys from Melbourne, and are producing Australia’s best sketch comedy at the moment. This clip is from their 2019 web series, Glennridge Secondary College, which you should watch all of, but this sketch in particular gets me every time. I’m a simple woman who loves specificity and list jokes. They melt my brain in the best way, and the fact that Australian TV hasn’t given them their own show yet is a crime. 2. Kim Catrall scatting I don’t know the context of this clip, I don’t want to know the context of the clip. I struggle to watch improv comedy, but improvised scatting is pure, unadulterated cringe. It makes me laugh every time. 3. Morning walks – Chris Parker The New Zealand comedy scene is full of absolute gems, like Chris Parker. His daily videos have carried me through isolation – he’s so sweet and likeable and he nails the absurd in the everyday, and the manic energy some of us feel being alive during this insane moment in history. 4. The Most Chill Bachelorette – Funny Girls Speaking of NZ, Funny Girls has basically all my favourite people in it, both onscreen and off. This sketch combines two of my favourite things – trashy reality TV and Rose Matafeo. I’m a Matafan from way back. 5. I Think You Should Leave … Instagram So I guess I’m starting to see a pattern in my choices, which is I love well-meaning goons. Vanessa Bayer is a master of this type. The full series is on Netflix but this is definitely a standout sketch. 6. The trailer for any movie set in LA – Rachel Sennott This is just a super short, simple concept executed flawlessly. I go back to this one all the time and notice new funny things. It makes me angry how perfect this is, even if I’m quoting it all the time. 7. What’s it called? While I know I’m 30 and have no place being on TikTok, it does have loads of very sweet, wholesome, personal, digestible content. I get lost in TikTok most nights because the limitations of the platform really force creativity and you’re hearing from voices you wouldn’t normally hear from. 8. Guy who likes music – Gabriel Gundacker Gabriel Gundacker was famous on Vine and has a loyal following online. I love this sketch because it’s just so sweet. 9. Scrub-A-Dub – Late Night With Conan O’Brien and Will Ferrell I only heard about this sketch recently, via the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. I love going through old Conan clips because it’s so anarchic and messy. He seemed really determined to deconstruct the late-night genre. 10. Barbie Instagram – SNL Donald Glover in a turtleneck, giving Barbie the existential insight we didn’t know she needed. What else do you need to know?