Young drivers have more control over the media they consume than previous generations. Humour is one strategy which may increase the likelihood of a video being watched and remembered. Advertisements available on internet sites have a global audience. Ten young, Australian drivers were asked to view and discuss an international, humorous, animated driver sleepiness advertisement that had more than 1 million YouTube views. Participants reported humour and animation to be video features which made inappropriate light of a serious topic. This negative reception was minimized if viewers were able to interpret actions of how to manage sleepiness from the video