Irish dad goes viral with uncontrollable laugh while recording son s birthday message
Publish Date Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 11:36AM
Vincent McDonnell or the man now known as the laughing dad has gone viral with the hilarious bloopers from his son s birthday video.
McDonnell was being filmed by his younger son Paul, as he attempted to record a message for his son David, who was celebrating his 40th birthday in Australia.
The McDonnell s were hoping to make the trip Downunder for David s special day, but given the current situation, it was not to be so a recorded message was suggested.
As soon as the camera starts rolling, Vincent simply can t control his laughter.
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A video featuring footage of a County Mayo man being consumed by fits of laughter while trying to record a birthday message for his son, has gone viral.
Vincent McDonnell was sending the message to his son David, who was celebrating his 40th birthday in Australia.
His younger son Paul got the video rolling, but the pair could not contain their laughter as they racked up the attempts.
The video has been viewed more than 1.5m times on Paul s Twitter account.
Video journalist: Niall McCracken