Dan Rath: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
I buy the Guardian from the newsagent. The digital seeps into the analogue so you can find out about trends through print media; you just get it a bit later. Last week I found out about twerking from reading the Economist.
I wish technology had stopped in 1996 when it was good enough to play Mario Kart but not enough to ruin your life. I only need Microsoft Excel.
I don't have social media so people think I have mental clarity. But I just end up doomscrolling the opening hours for Harvey Norman.
These are my favourite things I've watched on my TV through YouTube in the middle of the night. I think they all speak for themselves.
This is one of his many many hilarious appearances in various mediums.
I watch this a lot.
This is another one I watch all the time to get in a good mood. I tend to repetitively watch the same 10 things over and over. A lot of those things are on this list.
I also really liked the documentary about her called A Piece of Work.
This is so funny.
He has got his own vernacular. Somehow subtle and blunt at the same time.
Watched it during the pandemic and it paired so well.
He is colonising the liminal space one gag at a time.
Another incredible pandemic viewing.
It's super engaging like you're in the room even though you're eating a curry on your belly.
Dan Rath is a comedian. He will perform his award-winning show Tropical Depression at the Monkey Barrel Cabaret Voltaire from July 31 to August 24 throughout Edinburgh fringe
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