Making someone laugh on a bad day is one of the most underrated things you can say.

A laugh on a bad day does something nothing serious can. It does not fix anything, and everyone involved knows that, which is exactly why it lands. For a few seconds the person gets to be someone other than the one carrying the problem, and that break is often what lets them pick it back up.

Being funny on purpose for somebody is a real kindness, not a way of dodging one. When a friend is flattened this week, you do not always need the wise thing to say. Send the stupid video. Sit with them and be ridiculous.