I don't understand why comedy and memes should be a problem if the overall content is trying to communicate some thought.
> ... popular culture nostalgia driven YouTube videos ...
What you call nostalgia I see as a history reference for comparison to today.
Your comments give me an impression that you have a problem with YouTube videos. There are blog posts filled with jokes, memes and "popular culture nostalgia" which get to the top of HN every day. As I said videogamedunkey's videos are mostly humorous but from time to time he makes an essay with suprisingly good observations about video game industry. You don't have to like his way of humour as a lot of people don't but at least he has been consistent and not afraid to call out some people for their bullshit.