Tragedy turned to slapstick

October 8, 2015 12:38 PM

Benny Hill This makes all YouTube videos better by speeding them up and adding Yakkity Sax music. Technology has advanced from the last Benny Hill-ifier on MeFi in 2008, when speeding up technology did not yet exist. Some suggestions: Car chases! Light saber duels! Dirty Dancing (forward in three minutes for maximum enjoyment)! Donald Trump!
posted by blahblahblah (29 comments total)

This is the first thing I thought of.
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:43 PM on October 8, 2015

They should have sent a poet.

EDIT: Link fixed.
posted by delfin at 12:49 PM on October 8, 2015

^ wut
posted by that's candlepin at 12:59 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

(Donald Trump link goes to the car chase video)
posted by HuronBob at 12:59 PM on October 8, 2015

Works very well for the trailer for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".
posted by not_on_display at 1:01 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

Also good for military drill teams, North Korea's Mass Games, 1970's disco retrospectives...
posted by not_on_display at 1:13 PM on October 8, 2015

I did not mean for the Donald Trump link to go to the car chase. But I am comfortable with how it turned out.
posted by blahblahblah at 1:16 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

Some very scary Russian hardhouse fans rendered (more) imbecilic through the magic of the wondrous Bennyhilliser
posted by Monkeymoo at 1:20 PM on October 8, 2015 [4 favorites]

For some reason, the first thing I thought to put in this was the Requiem for a Dream trailer.
posted by frimble at 1:25 PM on October 8, 2015

Boo. Doesn't work on mobile.
posted by mistersquid at 1:37 PM on October 8, 2015 [2 favorites]

When Master Pancake live-mocked The Hunger Games, they applied Yakety Sax to sped-up video of the hound chase. I literally can't remember laughing harder in a movie theater...
posted by AbnerRavenwood at 1:46 PM on October 8, 2015

Doge (such bennyhill!)

Freaky! (Zoid) Squirrel Girl! Raccoon! (NOT Rocket)

Weird Al, Weird Al, Weird Al, Weird Al, Weird Al, Weird Al!

and of course, Kung Fury!
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:15 PM on October 8, 2015 [2 favorites]

Head exploding scene from Scanners.

Because.... my head asplode?
posted by I-baLL at 3:14 PM on October 8, 2015

Llamas on the Loose!
posted by calgirl at 4:02 PM on October 8, 2015 [2 favorites]

I think this is how Deney Terrio was actually meant to be experienced.
posted by anthom at 4:04 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

2015, the year a couple of llamas proved to be more elusive than the Higgs boson.
posted by Wolfdog at 4:08 PM on October 8, 2015

Chewbacca says "AOOOOGAH!"
posted by Reverend John at 4:26 PM on October 8, 2015

It's no Yakety Max, that's for sure.

(full song)
posted by mhoye at 6:22 PM on October 8, 2015

Also handy if you find the laugh track on Benny Hill to be a bit much.
posted by Jon Mitchell at 7:04 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

Wow. I'm embarrassed to admit how addictive this is.

Nothing I've found beats Benny Hinnll. But, SF in 1906, pengins, the running of the bulls, robot soldier mules, Thather's funeral, Putin Judo, the pope, and Schwarzenegger are all entertaining. Even things that were meant to be funny are worth a try.

Bennyhilling the Odessa Steps, on the other hand, makes the scene shocking and uncomfortable in new and interesting ways, though it isn't exactly fun. Police attacking protesters, car crashes, and rocket explosions are even more disconcerting but less interesting.

Now we just need someone to combine this with Incognitube and all productivity will vanish in a puff of metaentertainment.

Also, a random walk from this post lead me to discover ISTAQSINAAYOK (koyaanisqatsi in reverse), which is rather nice.
posted by eotvos at 7:13 PM on October 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

While it can transform tragedy into slapstick, there may be such a thing as too far.
posted by pwnguin at 11:39 PM on October 8, 2015

There was never a piece of moving picture media that was enhanced, or left undamaged, by the addition of Yakety Sax.
posted by carping demon at 12:27 AM on October 9, 2015

Ever.
posted by carping demon at 12:27 AM on October 9, 2015

Counterpoint: Every sporting event ever filmed.
posted by KathrynT at 3:04 AM on October 9, 2015

Is there a "Hill's Angels"-izer? I-ah...I'm asking for a friend.
posted by Captain l'escalier at 4:14 AM on October 9, 2015

This is perhaps obvious in a way and yet I am pleased.
posted by Wolfdog at 4:51 AM on October 9, 2015 [2 favorites]

Works great with single take fight scenes:

Oldboy

Tom Yum Goong

Hard Boiled.
posted by infinitelives at 5:12 PM on October 9, 2015

Oh wow action scenes are fun with this. I like how the video speeds up as the music does. Between this and the website that makes image macros (memes) for you I feel like all my Internet needs circa 2003 have finally been met.

They Live.

...Family Guy chicken fight
posted by mcrandello at 9:05 PM on October 9, 2015

Who knew Benny Hill could make belly dancing even better?
posted by evilcupcakes at 9:25 PM on October 9, 2015