By: Ethan Lee

Sunny Side, the digital comedy platform initially born as an archiving project for the legendary Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre troupe, has evolved into a powerhouse of original content. Celebrating the one-year anniversary of its whimsical series QUEEN OF THE WORLD, the channel is marking the occasion by re-releasing its top-performing videos of 2025—a collection that garnered significant viewership across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Spearheaded by Duck Spots—a production company owned by Duck’s Breath co-founder Bill Allard and his son, Richard Allard—Sunny Side now releases new comedy videos every Monday through Friday. We caught up with the team to discuss the “elusive bulls-eye” of comedy, the transition from archiving to original production, and why the world needs humor that appeals to everyone.

Q: On January 13, you celebrated the first anniversary of releasing QUEEN OF THE WORLD comedy videos five days a week. What inspired the strategy to mark this milestone by re-releasing the five videos with the most views from 2025, such as “Human Intelligence” and “Bouncy Houses”?

Bill Allard: Every time Sunny Side posts a new original comedy video on INSTAGRAM and TikTok, only a limited number of people see it. That’s how the algorithm works. Amazingly, even for people who follow Sunny Side, only a limited number see a new QUEEN OF THE WORLD video the first time it is posted. Reposting a video means new people see it and, hopefully, followers who didn’t see it in their feed the first time it was posted view a follow-up post. So, there was no downside to re-posting QUEEN OF THE WORLD videos for an entire week, even though our main focus will always be producing five new comedy videos a week for all Sunny Side comedy video series.

Q: Sunny Side YouTube started primarily as an archiving project for the five-man Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre troupe. How has the platform expanded under the leadership of Duck Spots to produce original series like QUEEN OF THE WORLD, DOCTOR SCIENCE, and KING OF THE WORLD?

Bill Allard: Archiving Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre’s comedy is important and continues forward, but the fun is in producing and distributing new comedy with the same sensibilities, with an expanded team of professional writers and performers. The goal is to continue growing the Sunny Side audience and the number of comedy video series produced. Eventually, Sunny Side hopes to produce low-budget comedy films with the expanded team of writers, performers, musicians, and editors.

Q: You have stated that “Sunny Side is searching for universally appealing comedy” and that the production team aims for that “elusive bulls-eye” with every release. With over 240 episodes released in 2025, what have you learned about the “trial and error” nature of comedy, given that hits like “Human Intelligence” garnered over 83,000 views while others performed differently?

Bill Allard: That is a great question and the answer is that we’ve learned nothing except that “nobody knows” what people are going to “really” like. The difference in the Sunny Side QUEEN OF THE WORLD comedy views with the most views in 2025 is a perfect example. If these five videos have anything in common, it is not clear to me. We just have to produce something we think is funny, put it out there and hope people “really” like it. I am always confident people will like every video Sunny Side releases, but which ones they will “really” like is impossible to tell.

Q: Currently, you distribute content across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, with the latter generating the majority of engagement. How does the dynamic between Bill Allard and Richard Allard at Duck Spots drive the consistent output required to release new sketches every Monday through Friday?

Bill Allard: Not sleeping helps.

As Sunny Side continues its daily quest for the comedy bulls-eye, they remain dedicated to doing its part in providing the world with universally appealing humor. To watch the anniversary favorites and catch new daily releases, you can follow Sunny Side on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.