Sports+Funny+Video=Good

There's a wave of funny sports videos that are really starting to take advantage of the online platform. What's striking about them is the production value. We aren't talking about any knucklehead with a webcam.

Global Sports Fraternity (one of its BCS videos can be seen above) launched this month and has some great characters -- including real monkeys.

Ditto for Mayne Street, available on ESPN.com. OK, no monkeys, but it has actual ESPN on-air talent and a hairy cameraman who won't take off his sunglasses.

Then you have road trip videos. It all started with Dan Rubenstein, who was independent for a year before being picked up by Sports Illustrated as the SI Tour Guy. It may be impossible to top the original, but ESPN  and Fox are trying. The former has launched its own Road Trip, while the latter was casting in Hollywood a few months ago (I haven't seen videos yet, but they have a Tales From the Tailgate blog).

USC, of course, has done a few things in-house. Will Ferrell teamed up with the Trojans for a Halloween prank video, and I hear there's some other funny stuff in development for All Access subscribers.

If you're looking for a good laugh, you should also check out this webisode of "A Season in the Stands." The show doesn't always try to tickle your funny bone, but Emily Nerland does.

-- Adam Rose