Adam Kay: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

‘I live in mild fear of my career ending after saying something stupid on live television’ … Adam Kay. Photograph: Charlie Clift

According to my nark of a phone, my screen time exceeds five hours a day, with almost all of that spent on the internet. What a waste of a life. I could write about 10 books a year if I managed to knock that on the head. I’m struggling to think of any major benefits of my very-online life, beyond the fact that this article only took me about three minutes to write. Oh, and I met my husband on Twitter.

1. This guy’s aunt dying on Thanksgiving

I think I have watched this video over a hundred times.

2. Maggie Smith on being recognised in public

Maggie Smith deserves to be a dame for this brilliant interview alone. She treats being being famous as a significant inconvenience and confesses she hasn’t seen a second of Downton Abbey. (Nor me.)

3. 7,000 fireworks going off at once

An all-time classic of the internet – when all 7,000 fireworks in a display went off at once.

4. Every best actress introduction at awards ceremonies

When you think about them, you realise that awards ceremonies are insane. This is a spot-on parody of that minute of squeaky-bum time waiting for the winner’s name.

5. Rita Ora and the dusty apple

I live in mild fear of my career ending after saying something stupid on live television. This clip of Rita Ora on The Big Breakfast reassures me that most mistakes are survivable.

6. The Memories Live On

A reading of the greatest printing disaster in newspaper history.

7. Fashion in Ireland

A thread of solid gold replies about peacocking in a world full of pigeons.

8. Movie trailer for literally every heist action comedy

It’s always fun to watch Hollywood tropes get a skewering. Also, I would absolutely watch this movie.

9. Angry People in Local Newspapers

The Angry People in Local Newspapers feed is a regular source of joy to me – from pensioners pointing menacingly at potholes to furious shopkeepers posing with overflowing dumpsters.

10. Ed Jones – guy who loves hosting has a birthday party

We all know this kind of person. Some of us live with them.

Adam Kay is performing This is Going to Hurt as part of Melbourne international comedy festival until 21 April and at the Sydney comedy festival on 24 April.