The 5 videos that gave us the LOLs in 2008

The votes are in. The Y! Video Editors have submitted a list of their favorite funny videos of 2008. We’ve put it together in a lovely little playlist for you to enjoy. It’s been another great year of online video. Let’s all just take a moment and reminisce….and be sure to let us know what your favorites were for this year. Happy holidays everyone! Make it count.

- Yoko, Yahoo! Video Team

Animated Olympics

I was surfing through Yahoo! Video today, mostly checking out our interesting collection of Olympics videos, when I came across this interesting set of funny Olympic-related cartoons from one of our partners, aniBoom. They remind me of some the humor you might find in Mad Magazine, very slapstick-y and funny in a not-at-all serious kind of way. Check them out, and let us know about your favorite Olympics videos, or even just your favorite cartoons, in the comments.

-Randall, Yahoo! Video Team

‘Paper Planes’ Fly Over the ‘Pineapple Express’

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past couple of months, you’ve likely seen some promotion for the Seth Rogan comedy ‘Pineapple Express.’ About a minute into the trailer an infectious beat drops; it’s a Clash sample beefed up with huge drums and a female melodically singing the chorus “I fly like paper, get high like planes etc…” This song, ‘Paper Planes’, that has seemingly blown up overnight, belongs to Sri Lankan songstress M.I.A.

Since becoming the theme song to the film, M.I.A.’s album sales for her second full length album ‘Kala’ have seen a resurgence and ‘Planes’ even made it to the top of the iTunes download charts. The blogs have also taken notice in the original video, sending M.I.A. to the top viral video charts for the month of August. If only Joe Strummer were alive today to witness his music influencing a whole new generation.

Check out the ‘Pineapple Express’ Trailer.

Then watch M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes.’

Now go buy The Clash ‘Combat Rock.’

-Elias, Yahoo! Video Team