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Had your daily laugh yet?
There is a growing body of evidence that says laughing is beneficial to our health - and it's free. So go on: have a laugh!
There are so many opportunities, whether it's having a laugh with your friends, or collapsing in front of the TV after a long day at work and watching a comedy film. Or even going out to a comedy club and supporting new stand-up talent!
But however you decide to do it, make it your spiritual quest to find a laugh each and every day.
Table of Contents
- Laughter and Health
- Chuckling away stress
- Medicine time
- Eye of the beholder
- The Infamous 'Mirror Scene'
- Classic Comedy Sketches
- The Four Yorkshiremen
- My brain hurts!
- Got the giggles?
- zzzzZZZZzzzz
- Yikes! These shoes are murder!
- Let us all lie down for our National Anthem
- Turkey overdose
- Old MacDonald had a farm...
- Oh that old chestnut?
- I broke my fingers and need an ambulance!
- For more great laughs...
- Your favorite comedy clips
- Hope you had a good laugh and enjoyed your visit here!
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Laughter and Health
Nature's medicine
But commonly held belief and scientific fact are two entirely different things. It is only fairly recently that research has confirmed the therapeutic effects of humor and laughter. Some of the benefits include strengthening of the immune system, reducing food cravings, and increased pain threshold! For more information, read Elizabeth Scott's article here.
Chuckling away stress
Multiple benefits of a good old belly laugh
- Hormone regulation - cortisol and adrenaline are reduced, while increasing endorphin levels
- Physical release
- Abdominal workout - yes, it's true apparently, you don't have to go down the gym and do all those sit-ups now. Just pop in the Simpsons DVD and giggle away the flab!
- Distraction - from things which stress us out, and the dreaded 'internal chatter'.
- Social benefits - laughter, like the plague, is contagious, and likely to lift the mood of everyone!
Medicine time
Eye of the beholder
When words are not necessary
The Infamous 'Mirror Scene'
From Duck Soup
Classic Comedy Sketches
The 1948 Show to Monty Python
The Monty Python Brain Surgery clip was introduced to me by a friend where I used to work. Oh, Mr Gumby. What a style guru!
Both scripted, the Four Yorkshiremen sketch very cleverly, the Brain Surgery one being more about the style of delivery!
The Four Yorkshiremen
From the 1948 Show
Four Yorkshiremen (Spanish Subs)
Parody of nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or difficult childhoods. Four Yorkshiremen reminisce about their upbringing, and as the conversation progresses, they try to outdo one another, their accounts of deprived childhoods becoming increasingly absurd.Performers: Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman
Runtime: 3:33
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My brain hurts!
From Monty Python
D. P. Gumby - My Brain Hurts!
Classic Monty Python sketch featuring the Gumbies!
Runtime: 3:21
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Got the giggles?
Corpsing at its contagious best
This type of clip is guaranteed to make me laugh. It reminds me of times at school in English, when we had to read aloud. I had a fool sitting next to me trying to make me laugh, and get me into trouble!
I think this section is probably best summed up by one word: schadenfreude.
zzzzZZZZzzzz
Too early for this!
The Australian weather presenter probably wouldn't have been laughing though. Ouch!
German weather girl can't stop laughing
news blooper: German weather presenter in fit of laughter during her report. Maxi Beaver Also ABC Australia weather girl Elizabeth Wilson passes out whilst doing the weather report
Runtime: 1:29
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Yikes! These shoes are murder!
And the newsreaders nearly die laughing
News reader cannot stop laughing at model falling over!
I AM SEXY
Runtime: 1:29
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Let us all lie down for our National Anthem
Next line, please?
Girl HUMILIATES herself at Ice Hockey Game
Think this is cool? Check out http://www.bidray.com ----------------------------------- First, she forgets the words to the US National Anthem. Then secondly....hee hee. The crowd go nuts! (as you would)
Runtime: 0:47
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Turkey overdose
From sublime to plain ridiculous
Old MacDonald had a farm...
...with a gobble, gobble, gobble!
UK Family Fortunes "Turkey" episode
Guy gives turkey for 3 answers because he heard someone from the other team say it as an answer, but didn't know which question it went to
Runtime: 0:53
221951 views
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Oh that old chestnut?
'Green' jokes
I broke my fingers and need an ambulance!
At least I only have to dial 999 (or 911)
ArtSiren note: I've literally just seen a re-run of an old Simpsons episode where Homer set up his own security force called 'Spring Shield' - his TV ad had a normal phone number, but with the gap before the last digit. Funny how all the same old jokes get recycled!
New emergency number
new emermergency number is here, lets sing... :-D from IT Crowd with czech subtitles
Runtime: 1:19
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Hope you had a good laugh and enjoyed your visit here!
Let me know about YOUR favorite funny clips, or just say 'Hi'
Spook wrote...
I don't get it! Used to love steptoe and son but that was a long time ago. All the best.
Posted May 14, 2009
flipflopnana wrote...
What a great lens! I had fun with the videos.Thanks for all the laughs - 5 stars.
Posted November 27, 2008
siete wrote...
laughter is the best medicine :) -well everybody knows that- maybe you could include blue collar TV. they just crack me up... Great idea by the way.
Posted September 17, 2008
jasmineann wrote...
Great Fun Lens! Yes I had a good laugh here, thank you for that! Lensrolling to my "coping with the stress of back pain" lens as Laughter can be a good stress release. 5 stars and adding to faves :)
Posted July 20, 2008
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