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'''Million Dollar Extreme''' ('''MDE''') |
'''Million Dollar Extreme''' ('''MDE''') was an American [[sketch comedy]] troupe, founded by [[alt-right]] comedian [[Sam Hyde]] and known for its many [[alt-right]] and [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]] fans.<ref name="Abramovitch-2016" /><ref name="Bernstein-2016a" /><ref name="Bernstein-2016b" /><ref name=PhillyMag>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Andrew|title=WATCH: TEDx Drexel Got Pranked This Weekend|url=http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/10/06/tedx-prank-philadelphia-drexel-sam-hyde/|publisher=[[Philly Mag]]|date=October 6, 2013|access-date=January 4, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829192634/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/10/06/tedx-prank-philadelphia-drexel-sam-hyde/|url-status=live}}</ref> Group members included Hyde, Nick Rochefort, and {{not a typo|Charls}} Carroll.<ref name="deadline" /> |
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The group had a 15-minute sketch show on the [[Adult Swim]] network named ''[[Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace]]'', which was cancelled after one season due to Hyde's connections to the alt-right. The group's [[YouTube]] channel was permanently banned in 2018 for violating the website's community guidelines. A ban on the group's subreddit on [[Reddit]] followed a few months later, as the subreddit was a major outlet for users sharing white supremacist and white nationalist content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daro |first1=Ishmael N. |title=Reddit Banned A Page That Trafficked In White Supremacist Content, But The Problem Is Much Bigger |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ishmaeldaro/reddit-sam-hyde-million-dollar-extreme-ban |website=BuzzFeed News |access-date=22 September 2024 |language=en |date=11 September 2018}}</ref> |
The group had a 15-minute sketch show on the [[Adult Swim]] network named ''[[Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace]]'', which was cancelled after one season due to Hyde's connections to the alt-right. The group's [[YouTube]] channel was permanently banned in 2018 for violating the website's community guidelines. A ban on the group's subreddit on [[Reddit]] followed a few months later, as the subreddit was a major outlet for users sharing white supremacist and white nationalist content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daro |first1=Ishmael N. |title=Reddit Banned A Page That Trafficked In White Supremacist Content, But The Problem Is Much Bigger |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ishmaeldaro/reddit-sam-hyde-million-dollar-extreme-ban |website=BuzzFeed News |access-date=22 September 2024 |language=en |date=11 September 2018}}</ref> |
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==YouTube channel== |
==YouTube channel== |
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Million Dollar Extreme started out making sketch comedy videos on their [[YouTube]] channel, which [[David Weigel]] described as [[Surreal humour|"absurdist"]] and [[Transgressive art|"transgressive"]], often centering around themes mocking [[political correctness]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weigel |first1=David |title=The story behind the sudden cancellation of Adult Swim's Trump-loving comedy show |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/the-story-behind-the-sudden-cancellation-of-adult-swims-trump-loving-comedy-show/2016/12/23/ed9e2e3a-c3c8-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=24 July 2021 |date=23 December 2016}}</ref> [[Sam Hyde]]'s monologues, recorded on his [[iPhone]], were also a staple for video content on the channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Take in the work of the comedy provocateurs in Million Dollar Extreme |date=April 23, 2013 |url=https:// |
Million Dollar Extreme started out making sketch comedy videos on their [[YouTube]] channel, which [[David Weigel]] described as [[Surreal humour|"absurdist"]] and [[Transgressive art|"transgressive"]], often centering around themes mocking [[political correctness]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weigel |first1=David |title=The story behind the sudden cancellation of Adult Swim's Trump-loving comedy show |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/the-story-behind-the-sudden-cancellation-of-adult-swims-trump-loving-comedy-show/2016/12/23/ed9e2e3a-c3c8-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=24 July 2021 |date=23 December 2016}}</ref> [[Sam Hyde]]'s monologues, recorded on his [[iPhone]], were also a staple for video content on the channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Take in the work of the comedy provocateurs in Million Dollar Extreme |date=April 23, 2013 |url=https://www.avclub.com/take-in-the-work-of-the-comedy-provocateurs-in-million-1798237780 |access-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512171941/https://news.avclub.com/take-in-the-work-of-the-comedy-provocateurs-in-million-1798237780 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Hyde also performed [[Sam Hyde#Pranks|numerous public pranks]] that he uploaded to the MDE YouTube channel. In 2013, Hyde delivered a fake [[TEDx]] talk titled "2070 Paradigm Shift" at [[Drexel University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/comedian-sam-hydes-prank-ted-talk-2013-10|title=Comedian Gives Ridiculous Prank TED Talk|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127020405/https://www.businessinsider.com/comedian-sam-hydes-prank-ted-talk-2013-10|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Hyde also performed [[Sam Hyde#Pranks|numerous public pranks]] that he uploaded to the MDE YouTube channel. In 2013, Hyde delivered a fake [[TEDx]] talk titled "2070 Paradigm Shift" at [[Drexel University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/comedian-sam-hydes-prank-ted-talk-2013-10|title=Comedian Gives Ridiculous Prank TED Talk|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127020405/https://www.businessinsider.com/comedian-sam-hydes-prank-ted-talk-2013-10|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==''World Peace''== |
==''World Peace''== |
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{{Main|Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace}} |
{{Main|Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace}} |
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In 2015, MDE were slated to have their own live action 15-minute sketch show on the cable network [[Adult Swim]].<ref name=Stanhope2015>{{cite web|last1=Stanhope|first1=Kate|title=Adult Swim Upfront Slate Includes 12 Pilots, Two From 'Robot Chicken's' Seth Green|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adult-swim-upfronts-slate-2015-793960|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511203851/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adult-swim-upfronts-slate-2015-793960|url-status=live}}</ref> It was to be set in a post-apocalyptic nightmare world that satirizes the current political climate.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|last1=Lincoln|first1=Ross|title=Adult Swim Comedy From Sketch Troupe Million Dollar Extreme Gets Series Order, Official Title|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/sketch-troup-million-dollar-extreme-adult-swim-series-order-official-title-1201713596/|website= |
In 2015, MDE were slated to have their own live action 15-minute sketch show on the cable network [[Adult Swim]].<ref name=Stanhope2015>{{cite web|last1=Stanhope|first1=Kate|title=Adult Swim Upfront Slate Includes 12 Pilots, Two From 'Robot Chicken's' Seth Green|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adult-swim-upfronts-slate-2015-793960|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511203851/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adult-swim-upfronts-slate-2015-793960|url-status=live}}</ref> It was to be set in a post-apocalyptic nightmare world that satirizes the current political climate.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|last1=Lincoln|first1=Ross|title=Adult Swim Comedy From Sketch Troupe Million Dollar Extreme Gets Series Order, Official Title|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/sketch-troup-million-dollar-extreme-adult-swim-series-order-official-title-1201713596/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811042928/http://deadline.com/2016/03/sketch-troup-million-dollar-extreme-adult-swim-series-order-official-title-1201713596/|url-status=live}}</ref> Titled ''[[Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace]]'', the series premiered on August 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/videos/million-dollar-extreme-presents-world-peace/|title=Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace|accessdate=December 11, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119012200/http://www.adultswim.com/videos/million-dollar-extreme-presents-world-peace|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three weeks later, after ''World Peace'' was subject to internal controversy at Adult Swim due to Sam Hyde's connections to the [[alt-right]],<ref name="Bernstein-2016b">{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Joseph |date=14 September 2016 |title=The Underground Neo-Nazi Promo Campaign Behind Adult Swim's Alt-Right Comedy Show |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/neo-nazi-promo-adult-swim-million-dollar-extreme#.pbwxy9Keb |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922092242/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/neo-nazi-promo-adult-swim-million-dollar-extreme#.pbwxy9Keb |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bernstein-2016a">{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Joseph |date=17 November 2016 |title=Adult Swim Talent Want The Network To Cancel Its Alt-Right Comedy Show |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/adult-swim-talent-trying-to-cancel-million-dollar-extreme |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |language=en |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809122351/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/adult-swim-talent-trying-to-cancel-million-dollar-extreme |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Abramovitch-2016">{{Cite news |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=8 December 2016 |title=Sam Hyde Speaks: Meet the Man Behind Adult Swim's Canceled "Alt-Right" Comedy Show (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sam-hyde-speaks-meet-man-behind-adult-swims-canceled-alt-right-comedy-show-954487 |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608155315/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sam-hyde-speaks-meet-man-behind-adult-swims-canceled-alt-right-comedy-show-954487 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sims |first1=David |title=The Battle Raging Over Adult Swim's Alt-Right TV Show |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/the-raging-battle-over-adult-swims-alt-right-tv-show/508016/ |website=The Atlantic |language=en |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117200235/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/the-raging-battle-over-adult-swims-alt-right-tv-show/508016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/adult-swim-cancels-controversial-million-dollar-extreme-w454098|title=Adult Swim Cancels Controversial Show 'Million Dollar Extreme'|last=Blistine|first=Joe|date=December 5, 2016|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814215121/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/adult-swim-cancels-controversial-million-dollar-extreme-w454098|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Million Dollar Extreme | |
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Medium | Internet and television |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 2009–2016 |
Genres | Post irony Sketch comedy Surreal humor |
Notable works and roles | Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace |
Members |
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Former members | Charls Carroll |
Million Dollar Extreme (MDE) was an American sketch comedy troupe, founded by alt-right comedian Sam Hyde and known for its many alt-right and white supremacist fans.[1][2][3][4] Group members included Hyde, Nick Rochefort, and Charls Carroll.[5]
The group had a 15-minute sketch show on the Adult Swim network named Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, which was cancelled after one season due to Hyde's connections to the alt-right. The group's YouTube channel was permanently banned in 2018 for violating the website's community guidelines. A ban on the group's subreddit on Reddit followed a few months later, as the subreddit was a major outlet for users sharing white supremacist and white nationalist content.[6]
YouTube channel
Million Dollar Extreme started out making sketch comedy videos on their YouTube channel, which David Weigel described as "absurdist" and "transgressive", often centering around themes mocking political correctness.[7] Sam Hyde's monologues, recorded on his iPhone, were also a staple for video content on the channel.[8]
Hyde also performed numerous public pranks that he uploaded to the MDE YouTube channel. In 2013, Hyde delivered a fake TEDx talk titled "2070 Paradigm Shift" at Drexel University.[9]
The troupe had various issues with online terms of service violations due to their content and fanbase. Their first ban from YouTube was in 2013, although the group continued to post online videos on several related YouTube channels after the initial ban.[10] On May 4, 2018, their channel was permanently removed from YouTube for a violation of the site's community guidelines.[11] On September 10, 2018, the group's subreddit on Reddit was permanently removed for violations of their policy regarding violent content.[12]
World Peace
In 2015, MDE were slated to have their own live action 15-minute sketch show on the cable network Adult Swim.[13] It was to be set in a post-apocalyptic nightmare world that satirizes the current political climate.[5] Titled Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, the series premiered on August 5, 2016.[14] Three weeks later, after World Peace was subject to internal controversy at Adult Swim due to Sam Hyde's connections to the alt-right,[3][2][1][15] it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season.[16]
Critical reception
Christian Williams of The A.V. Club described them: "Some videos borrow Wonder Showzen's toolkit, wielding subliminal blips and eye-straining text in service of subversive ends. Some make use of the Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! aesthetic, and some are surprisingly slick, with excellent, eardrum-shredding music courtesy of talented mystery-men like Orangy and Vaervaf."[10] In the view of Philadelphia's Andrew Thompson: "The mission of Million Dollar Extreme has always seemed a spin on afflicting the comfortable, except its targets usually aren't the comfortably powerful. To the extent that satire exists in MDE's comedy, it feels like more of rationalization than a reason for the shock itself."[4]
References
- ^ a b Abramovitch, Seth (December 8, 2016). "Sam Hyde Speaks: Meet the Man Behind Adult Swim's Canceled "Alt-Right" Comedy Show (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Joseph (November 17, 2016). "Adult Swim Talent Want The Network To Cancel Its Alt-Right Comedy Show". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Joseph (September 14, 2016). "The Underground Neo-Nazi Promo Campaign Behind Adult Swim's Alt-Right Comedy Show". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Thompson, Andrew (October 6, 2013). "WATCH: TEDx Drexel Got Pranked This Weekend". Philly Mag. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Lincoln, Ross (March 3, 2016). "Adult Swim Comedy From Sketch Troupe Million Dollar Extreme Gets Series Order, Official Title". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Daro, Ishmael N. (September 11, 2018). "Reddit Banned A Page That Trafficked In White Supremacist Content, But The Problem Is Much Bigger". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ Weigel, David (December 23, 2016). "The story behind the sudden cancellation of Adult Swim's Trump-loving comedy show". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Take in the work of the comedy provocateurs in Million Dollar Extreme". April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Comedian Gives Ridiculous Prank TED Talk". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Williams, Christian (April 23, 2013). "Take in the work of the comedy provocateurs in Million Dollar Extreme". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Stephen, Bijan (September 12, 2018). "Reddit has banned QAnon". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ Daro, Ishmael (September 11, 2018). "Reddit Banned A Page That Trafficked In White Supremacist Content, But The Problem Is Much Bigger". Buzzfeed News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (May 7, 2015). "Adult Swim Upfront Slate Includes 12 Pilots, Two From 'Robot Chicken's' Seth Green". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace". Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Sims, David (November 17, 2016). "The Battle Raging Over Adult Swim's Alt-Right TV Show". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Blistine, Joe (December 5, 2016). "Adult Swim Cancels Controversial Show 'Million Dollar Extreme'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.