Clip of the Week

‘Scared boy trying to say happy birthday’

A minute and a half of pure awkward hilarity is what you’ll get when you type in ‘Scared boy trying to say happy birthday’ on YouTube.

The bean-shaped boy – wrangled on Hollywood Boulevard to sing happy birthday to Roseanne Barr – can hardly breathe, much less sing. He has horrible timing, and can seriously not figure out what exactly he is supposed to do.

The microphone visibly shakes in his hands, which he almost hurls over several times as he tries to choke out his happy greeting.

The best part? The boy starts breathily cursing after each attempt to bid Roseanne a good birthday, which adds to the awkward element. He’s probably no more than 10, but this kid has already had, and overdrawn, his 15 minutes of fame.

Too bad he sucked at it.

(P.S. Don’t watch this video in class if you want to stay on the good side of your professor. Your laughter increases during the video, just as the kid progressively hates his life as the seconds tick by.)

-Amanda Allison,

Asst. Feature Editor

Published on January 23, 2008 at 12:00 pm