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Newsweek
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Every Actor Joining Tom Segura's Netflix Special, 'Bad Thoughts'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Tom Segura's new comedy sketch show "Bad Thoughts" premiered this week on Netflix, and the comedian brings a lot of friends with him for the darkly humorous show. Keep reading to find out every actor joining the comic in the new series. Read More: When Does the Finale Episode of The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 Come Out? Tom Segura in "Bad Thoughts". Tom Segura in "Bad Thoughts". Netflix What to Know About Tom Segura's 'Bad Thoughts' Comedy Special "Bad Thoughts" is a comedy sketch show whose vignettes all feature Tom Segura playing different characters in darkly comical situations. A sketch might feature the comedian waking up "Walking Dead" style in the middle of the apocalypse, taking hostages to improve his singing career, or trying to get a coffee from the worst barista in the world. In one example, Segura plays Rex Henley - a country music singer who's desperate for more song ideas. His solution? He takes a bunch of complete strangers hostage and forces them to tell him the worst things that ever happened to them in the hopes he can makes songs out of their tragedies. Segura plays a different character in every sketch, and in each vignette he's joined by different actors and comedians. Who is in the Cast of Netflix's 'Bad Thoughts'? According to Netflix's Tudum, here's the complete list of actors joining Tom Segura in "Bad Thoughts": Robert Iler Daniella Pineda Shea Whigham Dan Stevens Jimmy Kimmel Rachel Bloom Bobby Lee Arturo Castro Kirk Fox Christina Pazsitzky Alexis Abrams Alexandra Chando Malin Barr Arnold Chun Nic Novicki Johnny Pemberton Annie Abbott Ryan Sickler Hannah Bittick John Gholson Kirsten Kendall Alexandra Broussard Billie D. Merritt Jenn Covington Sarah Burns What Reviews Say About Netflix's 'Bad Thoughts' On one hand, reviews for "Bad Thoughts" are pretty mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, its critic score is sitting at an unremarkable 60%. On the other hand, you should take that with a grain of salt because that score is based on a total of only five reviews. Based on that small number of reviews so far, the people who don't like "Bad Thoughts" characterize the show as a juvenile, tasteless exercise trying to be something more. For example, Archi Sengupta of calls the show "a lot of sex jokes... and poop jokes. It's just oddly immature and unnecessary." But that's only one side of the coin. Collider's Nate Richard says that, "While not every sketch will kill, there are more than enough big laughs and moments of sheer, depraved creativity that only Segura is capable of pulling off." Meanwhile, Pramit Chatterjee of Digital Mafia Talkies calls "Bad Thoughts" the best comedy special he's seen since Bo Burnham's pandemic hit "Inside". More TV: 'Alien: Earth' Horror Sci-Fi Series Announces Premiere Date Madonna Teams with 'Deadpool' Director for New Biopic Series
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bad Thoughts Season 1 Review: Comedy's rock bottom just got a new basement
Story: This show presents a series of comedic vignettes that are largely centered around edgy, sexual, and provocative subject matter. Review: 'Bad Thoughts' is a series of sketch-style comedy vignettes that dive straight into sex, filth, and absurdity—and then just keep digging. It's one of those shows that feels like it dares you to keep watching, not because it's compelling, but because it's constantly trying to shock you into submission. The real mystery isn't what these stories are about, but how this even got greenlit by the streaming platform. The show consists of six episodes, each focusing on themes like—jobs, success, love, communication, and health. But don't expect real insights or satire. Segura, who appears in all but one episode, plays a variety of deranged, grotesque, or just plain clueless characters. The tone is unapologetically crude, but the comedy? That's harder to find. Take, for instance, the washed-up country singer who's now kidnapping his fans and locking them in a remote town guarded by Korean guards—all so he can write better songs. Or the story where a French woman asks a stranger whom she has just met to have sex with his twin sister first before they date. Or the guy who asks for less milk in his shake and somehow sets off a murderous rampage. The final episode goes full ballistic. It's about a man who starts taking gym supplement shots and then discovers his genitals are growing uncontrollably. At this point, you're not even shocked—you're just numb. It's the kind of storyline that would've been rejected by 'South Park' for being 'a little much.' There's also a hitman who soils his pants, a couple who poop together in sync, and a guy who literally slices off his own manhood. You get the point. If the show has a message, it's probably just 'Hey, look what we can get away with on the most popular streaming platform.' To be fair, there are brief moments—usually at the beginning of each episode—when Segura appears as himself and delivers some sharp, self-aware commentary. Those parts are actually funny. But once the stories begin, it feels like you're watching the wild scribbles of a teenage boy left unsupervised with a smartphone and zero is a big name in the podcast and stand-up world, known for his raw, no-filter humour. But here, he seems to have confused 'dark comedy' with 'let's see how disgusting we can get.' There are glimpses of his intelligence and comic timing, but they're quickly buried under a wave of toilet jokes and shock value for the sake of it. 'Bad Thoughts' isn't just a bad show—it's a patience test. It's crude, juvenile, and completely unhinged. And while some viewers may applaud it for being bold or different, the rest of us are left wondering what exactly we just watched—and why we didn't turn it off sooner. If you manage to laugh more than twice, congratulations. You have a stronger stomach—and perhaps a darker sense of humour—than most.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Adolescence' Writer Jack Thorne Rejects ‘Absurd' Race-Swap Theory Amplified by Elon Musk: ‘We're Not Making a Point About Race' but ‘About Masculinity'
Jack Thorne — who co-wrote Netflix phenomenon 'Adolescence' with Stephen Graham — has rejected claims that the show was based on a real-life crime committed by a Black child, a theory that had been amplified by Elon Musk on social media. The four-part drama, directed by Philip Barantini and starring Graham, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty, revolves around the brutal murder of a young girl by a 13-year-old schoolboy (played by Owen Cooper). More from Variety Tom Segura's Twisted Netflix Comedy Series 'Bad Thoughts' Drops First Trailer, Sets May Release Date Elon Musk Sells X to Elon Musk's AI Company at $33 Billion Valuation, Mogul Says 'A Different World' Sequel Series Gets Rare Netflix Pilot Order Since it's release, its creators have insisted that story was inspired by incidents around the U.K., but not based on an individual crime. Yet a post on X asserted that 'Adolescence' was based on a 'real-life case such as the Southport murderer' and that, in making the perpetrator white, it amounted to 'anti-white propaganda.' Musk, in his usual style, didn't overtly agree with the accusation but promoted it to a far wider audience by commenting, 'Wow.' Asked about the accusations of race-swapping on 'The News Agents' podcast over the weekend, Thorne said that 'nothing could be further from the truth.' Thorne added that having 'told a lot of real-life stories in my time,' he knew the harm that could come from taking 'elements of a real-life style and putting it on screen.' However, he asserted: 'There is no part of this that's based on a true story, not one single part.' He said: 'It's absurd to say that [knife crime] is only committed by Black boys. It's absurd. It's not true. And history shows a lot of cases of kids from all races committing these crimes. We're not making a point about race with this. We are making a point about masculinity. We're trying to get inside a problem. We're not saying this is one thing or another, we're saying that this is about boys.' Last week, Netflix revealed that 'Adolescence' had broken records for a limited series, with 66.3 million views after two weeks. Speaking to Variety, producer Hannah Walters said that, alongside receiving lots of messages from parents worried about the dangers of incel culture and toxic masculinity online, she had many from teenagers. 'Many have actually come from young people, saying, 'Thank you, because you've allowed me to be able to speak to my parents about something that I didn't know how to address,'' she said. Best of Variety What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Prince Harry 'Lost Charity Venue Due To Netflix Crew Request,' Claims Battling Chairperson
Prince Harry lost a venue hired for his African charity Sentebale because he wanted to bring a Netflix camera crew along with him, the chairperson of the charity has claimed. In an interview with the UK's Sky News Sunday morning, Dr Sophie Chandauka said an opportunity for Sentebale to do a charity Polo Challenge in Miami was ruined when Harry made the request to bring his Netflix camera crew along. More from Deadline 'Bad Thoughts' Teaser: Tom Segura's Unhinged Netflix Comedy Offers Dark & Twisted Glimpse Inside His Mind 'Adolescence' Co-Creator Responds To "Absurd" Misinformation Spread By Elon Musk 'A Different World' Sequel Gets Netflix Pilot Order Chandauka said: 'About a month before the event was about to take place, Prince Harry called the team and said, 'I'm doing a Netflix show, and I would love to bring a camera crew so that I can include some footage in this show,'' she said. 'And so the team called me and told me, 'Oh, Prince Harry's made this request, so we're doing the things.' 'I said, 'You can't be doing the things without seeking consent from the property owners, the sponsors, all the guests. Nobody signed up to being on a Netflix show.'' She added: 'We come up with draft agreements and of course, the venue owner says this is now a commercial undertaking. So here are my terms. We couldn't afford it. So now we lost the venue.' Harry was able to come up with another venue for the event in April 2024, after which there was much scrutiny of Meghan Markle's presence and the choreography on stage, with Markle requesting Chandauka move to the other side of her, away from Harry, for photographs. Chandauka told Sky News about the replacement event: 'We're excited about it. We would have been really excited had we known ahead of time, but we didn't,' Dr Chandauka said. 'And so the choreography went badly on stage because we had too many people on stage. 'The international press captured this, and there was a lot of talk about the Duchess and the choreography on stage and whether she should have been there and her treatment of me. 'Prince Harry asked me to issue some sort of a statement in support of the Duchess, and I said I wouldn't. 'Not because I didn't care about the Duchess, but because I knew what would happen if I did so, number one. And number two, because we cannot be an extension of the Sussexes.' Harry and his co-founder quit the charity last week, issuing a statement slamming the operations of Chandauka and her colleagues. The chairperson remains in position, and she slammed this statement Sunday morning calling it: 'A damaging piece of news to the outside world without informing me or my country directors' was an 'attack' and 'an example of harassment and bullying at scale.'The Daily Mail newspaper reached out to Prince Harry's team for comment, and quoted their response describing Dr Chandauka's claims that she was bullied and harassed, briefed against by Prince Harry, or that the Sussex machine was 'unleashed on her' as 'completely baseless.' Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
