http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
I find this video just hilarious because its a lighthearted news reporter simply expecting a kid to give a cute answer about his zombie like costume. Sure enough the little boy responds with the classic line "I like turtles". This definitely follows the incongruity theory. This video is solely funny based on the spontaneous response from the little boy. If he answered how we expected, there would be little humor. Sure it would be cute but the video wouldn't merit 43 million views if it were a typical halloween special on the evening news.
This is one of my favorite scenes from the popular TV show The Office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIakZtDmMgo
This scene always gets me because in a way Michael Scott is a commentary on how everyone just blindly follows their iPhones when driving. I personally have been in the passenger seat when someone drove down a one way road just because Siri told them to. As you can see the comedic idiot Michael had a similar incident that could easily have been avoided with any common sense. I feel that this follows the superiority theory: We can laugh at Michael because we aren't in his situation. If I drove my car into a lake I can assure you I would not be laughing at that moment.
I used this cartoon for a presentation last semester on how technology has physically hindered us in recent years. While this comic doesn't get me in stitches it definitely points fun at modern trends of our devices getting smaller and our bodies getting bigger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc
This one I probably can't present in class but its a scene from the show Louie. The always dry and sometimes depressing Louis CK is the main character of this show. Getting Christmas presents is never an easy task. It is hilarious how much pain and anguish Louis must go through in order to fix his daughters gift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHEUb-Q-Aw
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