Stuff to watch on YouTube

Posted on April 7, 2020

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Here are some of the things I’ve been watching on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus-themed music videos

Ghen Cô Vy, the Vietnamese hand-washing song.
- English version, performed by Jason Chen.
Coronavirus parodies by Chris Mann
Coronavirus parodies by Zach Timson
- The Broadway Coronavirus Medley
- For the Longest Time

Performances from home

Disney Parks
- When You Wish Upon a Star, performed by the Dapper Dans
- The JAMMitors
iHeart Living Room Concert
- Always Be My Baby, performed by Mariah Carey
- I Want It That Way, performed by Backstreet Boys
#TogetherAtHome
- Anna Marie
- Charlie Puth
Deleter, performed by Grouplove on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Performances from before the virus

Full-length musicals

Andrew Lloyd Weber is posting one of his musicals on this YouTube channel every weekend for 48 hours. Each musical will be available from 11 AM Friday to 11 AM Sunday, Pacific time. (7 PM in England.) Next weekend is going to be Jesus Christ Superstar.

Disney Parks

Late-night shows

All of these guys are doing shows from home. Besides being on YouTube, they are also available on television in their usual time slots.

Stephen Colbert
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Trevor Noah
- Trevor’s interview with Bill Gates about Coronavirus

Recommended YouTube channels

Strange Parts - Lots of great factory tours and crazy electronics projects
Simone Giertz - Self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots
Adam Savage’s Tested
Linus Tech Tips
Off-Grid Backcountry Adventures - I was in Cub Scouts with this guy
ScoutCrafter - Tool restorations

EDITED ON 2020-04-08: Here are a couple more good videos I’ve discovered since I originally posted this:

EDITED ON 2020-04-15: A Disney animator has created a series of one-minute shorts from home called At Home With Olaf. They are voiced by Josh Gad from home.