Below is a list of the best Youtube video ideas I could think of in regards to generating a large amount of views. These are cool youtube video ideas for one person. If you look at which Youtube Channels that make the most money it's pretty obvious that most people watch Youtube to be entertained. Just because your video is entertaining doesn't mean you can't target a certain demographic and funnel them to your money page and or profit off of monetized Youtube videos (AdSense).

Edit out the 'dead air'

By editing out the dead air from your videos, they become very hard to get bored of and become more interesting. You can even spout out random facts and it will seem interesting. Example: http://www.youtube.com/user/PhilipDeFranco

Video editing

Video editing goes a long way as far as making a video entertaining, but it costs money. In this video, a blue screen, and some animation create a very entertaining video out of an extremely simple concept. http://www.youtube.com/user/nigahiga Unfortunately you will need Adobe After Effects to do stuff like this, which costs about $50/month read more.... Beware this is a learning curve to editing videos, and the green screen and lighting costs even more. If you're trying to figure out what to talk about, you can simply reference this trending page 'Popular Topics'.

Make a video talking about something common & annoying

You can make a video about something that you find annoying that is common. In this video, Natalie Tran complains about people showing off smartphone photo and even turns it into a short skit: http://www.youtube.com/user/communitychannel

Sing a popular songs with a twist

People like music, and rehashed songs are something people search for on Youtube. If you can creatively sing a popular song, not only will return visitors enjoy the video, people searching for the song on Youtube will watch it also. In this example, annoying orange adds unique lyrics, to 'We will rock you'.