About
Million Dollar Extreme is a Youtube[1] comedy group. Its catalogue is divided between abrasive, strategically offensive acts of (sometimes public) provocation and anti-sketches.
Online History
Notable Videos
Reputation
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.[2]
MDE is infamous for a type of comedy terrorism and seems to take special joy making fun of groups that most people would deem off limits, taking more of a scorched earth approach to humor and considering that nothing and nobody can be considered sacred. They also rarely offer a comforting wink to the audience when satirical elements get uncomfortable or a character says something particularly monstrous. It doesn’t feel safe and, in a world of politically correct labels and trigger warnings, people really like to feel safe. When asked about what Million Dollar Extreme’s response might be to the YouTube ban they experienced in 2014, Sam Hyde, one of the creator said, “I’m planning something big, loud, and ‘legal’ outside the YouTube headquarters. Let’s just say I’m gonna be on national television.”[3]
Search Interest
External References
[1]Youtube – Million Dollar Extreme Channel
fn2. You Monsters are People – Youtube banned something I liked
fn3. Million Dollar Extreme