Million Dollar Extreme
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| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Satire, sketch comedy |
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| Website | mde |
Million Dollar Extreme (abbreviated as MDE) is an American sketch comedy group based in Massachusetts.[1] They are known for their online videos, anti-comedy, and public pranks.[2] The members are Sam Hyde, Charls Carroll, and Nick Rochefort.[3] In 2016, they produced Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, a live action sketch show for the cable network Adult Swim that satirizes the contemporary political climate.
World Peace
On May 7, 2015, it was announced that MDE were slated to have their own live action 15-minute sketch show on the cable network Adult Swim.[4] It was to be set in a post-apocalyptic nightmare world that satirizes the current political climate.[3] Titled Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, the series premiered on August 5, 2016.[5]
Critical reception
Christian Williams of The A.V. Club describes 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."[2] In the view of Philly Mag'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 MDEs comedy, it feels like more of rationalization than a reason for the shock itself."[1]
Sketches
In October 2013, Hyde gave a TEDx talk at Drexel University, satirizing "thought leaders" and humanitarian aid.[6] He referenced his aspiration to teach African refugees how to program JavaScript. Hyde posed as a Somali filmmaker in order to get an invitation to the talk.[7]
References
- ^ a b Thompson, Andrew (October 6, 2013). "WATCH: TEDx Drexel Got Pranked This Weekend". Philly Mag.
- ^ a b Williams, Christian (April 23, 2013). "Take in the work of the comedy provocateurs in Million Dollar Extreme". The A.V. Club.
- ^ a b Lincoln, Ross. "Adult Swim Comedy From Sketch Troupe Million Dollar Extreme Gets Series Order, Official Title". deadline.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate. "Adult Swim Upfront Slate Includes 12 Pilots, Two From 'Robot Chicken's' Seth Green". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ http://www.adultswim.com/videos/million-dollar-extreme-presents-world-peace/
- ^ Luippold, Ross. "Comedian Sam Hyde Pranks TED Talks With Nonsense Buzzword Speech". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Warzel, Charlie. "This Comedian Hijacks A TED Talk And Basically Makes A Fool Out Of Every "Thought Leader" Ever". buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed. Retrieved March 5, 2016.