That series just killed me. The garbage bag one had me in hysterics. And the ending twist was fun given how people were so convinced the voice was him.

I think Joel was inspired by this series. One of the videos on that playlist you shared appears in this Trello board[1] that Joel was referring to during the talk.

[1]: https://trello.com/b/HGITnpih/you-suck-at-excel

Wow that's a blast from the past! I'd totally forgetten about it, thanks for the link I'm goung to have to rewatch it for some laughs whilst I feel old.