Real Life Comedy

In the tradition of The Nostalgia Critic and Angry Video Game Nerd comes Goombasa and his own humorous review series, The Geek Gallery. We've seen this format before, and generally with better production values, but its content is sound and its diversity impressive. By including reviews of board games, kung-fu movies, and other often neglected aspects of geek culture Goombasa helps set his comedy webseries apart.

Public access television has some real gems, but who's watching? Thank goodness for the internet that brings such jewels like The Chris Gethard Show to a wider audience. Since its advent as a theater production the internet has been vital to its success, and that interactive component is only heightened now. Watch it live, participate in the chat, touch base on Twitter, and enjoy the madness of this off the wall comedy talk show!

Most of us have spent time in the kitchen when we're too schlagered to do so. Most of us don't do it in front of the camera, but most of us aren't Hannah Hart, the hilarious host of My Drunk Kitchen. A blend of comedy and cooking makes this webseries one of the most endearing online.

Don't confuse it with Inside the Actor's Studio; Inside the Actor's Studio Apartment is much funnier! It sees host Daniel Bowers chatting with the new wave of comedy actors, including Kristen Schaal and Jon Friedman, in their own homes. The laughs in this real life comedy series are genuine and never feel forced, unlike so many scripted comedies we find online.

Her mom calls her Justine Ezarik but online viewers know her as iJustine, one of the leading lifecasters on the net. Ezarik regards iJustine as a character more than a representation of her real personality, but that level of censoring makes the comedy series perfect for its largely teen audience.

Like him or loathe him, there's no ignoring the strong and divisive views of Bob Thompson in his political comedy series Drinking with Bob. Frankly I found him conservative libertarian tirades a bit hard to stomach, but I also have to applaud him for speaking so decisively. In a world with so many fence-sitters, his convictions are refreshing, no matter whether you agree with them or not!

Chortle might not be a word often used outside of Old Blighty, but the channel with this name reminds us that comedy is a universal language. This British comedy channel has literally thousands of clips of local stand-up routines, so there's bound to be something to tickle your funny bone.

Superheroes always fight for truth and justice, but few do it in the inimitable style of Captain Disillusion. In the comedy series that shares his name, this unlikely superhero shows us that all is not what it seems in the world of viral paranormal videos. The truth is out there!

He's been making us laugh for years, but you probably don't even know his name. However Marc Sotkin, the writer behind leading sitcoms like The Golden Girls and Laverne & Shirley, is keeping the comedy coming with Boomer Alley. The blend of radio podcasts and videos is interesting, but it's a shame there's no filter on the website. With so many episodes available, this would make the channel much easier to navigate.

Anyone who's ever worked in IT, or even coached their computer illiterate parents through sending an e-mail, will find their funny bones tickled by tech comedy The Website is Down. The episodes are viral successes, but months go by between releases. I suppose we should be happy the creators spend so much time getting them right, as they're always worth the wait.