The document provides examples of how to cite a YouTube video and comment on that video in both bibliographic and in-text citations using MLA format. It includes the bibliographic citation of the video uploaded by Nikola Mihajlovic titled "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Ryan Lochte on Olympics 2016 HBO" and an in-text citation example quoting Oliver. It also includes the bibliographic citation of a comment by TehMomo on that video and another in-text citation example quoting the comment.
1. Jamie Lyon Sample of Bibliographic and In-Text Citation of YouTube Video 1 of 1
Bibliographic Citation:
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Ryan Lochte on Olympics 2016 HBO.” YouTube,
uploaded by Nikola Mihajlovic, 11 Oct. 2016,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Q3kbQwl6k.
In-Text Citation:
In a clip dated October 11, 2016, Oliver calls Lochte “the purest form of the chemical element
‘bro’” (“Last Week Tonight”).
(Notice that the words that appear in the in-text citation are the first words of the bibliographic
citation. Notice also that there is a space between the quotations marks and the open parenthesis,
and that the period appears after the closed parenthesis.)
You can use CTRL+T to create a hanging-indent on your Works Cited page.
Bibliographic Citation of Comment on This YouTube Video:
TehMomo. Comment on “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Ryan Lochte on Olympics 2016
HBO.” YouTube, n.d., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Q3kbQwl6k.
In-Text Citation:
In the comments, a user says of Lochte, “I’m really amazed that he’s alive . . .” (TehMomo).