Bad Internet

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Tim Wilkerson
Matthew Pollock}}

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Grant O'Brien
Siobhan Thompson
James Fitzpatrick
Zac Oyama
Emily Axford
Brian K. Murphy
Mike Trapp
David Cyr Kerns
Evan Watkins
Katie Marovitch
Irene Choi
Mousa Kraish
Cheri Oteri
Larry Hankin
Jack McBrayer
Oscar Nuñez
Elaine Carroll
Will Arnett
Mary Holland
Pat Cassels
Jean Smart
Mindy Sterling
Ed Begley Jr.
John Milhiser
George Wyner}}

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| language = English

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| num_episodes = 10

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Jon Cohen
Spencer Griffin
David Gerns

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TeNeil Moore
Sam Reich
Jillian Vogel
Alex Edge
Michael Schaubach
Sam Sparks

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| cinematography = Barry Elmore

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| runtime = 9–14 minutes

| company = Big Breakfast Co.

| network = YouTube Red

| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|05|25}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2016|07|20}}

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Bad Internet is an American series that premiered on May 25, 2016, on YouTube Premium (then known as YouTube Red).{{cite web | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/05/youtube-red-takes-on-the-internet-in-new-series-ba.html | title=CollegeHumor Takes On the Internet in New YouTube Red Series, Bad Internet | work=Paste | date=6 May 2016 | access-date=2 September 2016 | author=White, Abbey}} It is produced by CollegeHumor's Los Angeles-based production studio Big Breakfast.{{cite web | url=http://splitsider.com/2016/03/collegehumor-looks-beyond-the-internet/ | title=CollegeHumor Looks Beyond the Internet | work=Splitsider | date=18 March 2016 | access-date=5 September 2016 | author=Arthur, Kenneth | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919131944/http://splitsider.com/2016/03/collegehumor-looks-beyond-the-internet/ | archive-date=19 September 2016 | url-status=dead }} The first season contains ten episodes, with only the first—"Which of the 'Friends' are You?"—available to view on YouTube without a YouTube Premium subscription.{{cite web | url=http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/bad-internet-collegehumor-youtube-red/ | title=CollegeHumor's 'Bad Internet' is a dark, dystopian look at the future | work=The Daily Dot | date=26 May 2016 | access-date=2 September 2016 | author=Votta, Rae}} As of November 2021, it has also been released on Dropout, CollegeHumor's streaming platform.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dropout/status/1455679914988945409|title=Dropout on Twitter|date=2 November 2021|access-date=18 April 2022}} The series was inspired by Charlie Brooker's technology-centered anthology TV show Black Mirror. Sam Reich, CollegeHumor's head of video, said that in creating the series, he wanted to do a project that was both ambitious and true to CollegeHumor's slacker humor heritage.{{cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-college-humors-bad-internet-goof-media-phobi-237381 | title=Watch College Humor's Bad Internet goof on the media-phobic Black Mirror | work=The A.V. Club | date=26 May 2016 | access-date=2 September 2016 | author=Blevins, Joe}} Reich also told Mashable that Bad Internet was "a series built for the Internet."{{cite web | url=http://mashable.com/2016/05/25/youtube-red-collegehumor-bad-internet-series/#Tt1Nkfaq1GqK | title=CollegeHumor's new YouTube Red series pokes fun at all things Internet | work=Mashable | date=25 May 2016 | access-date=2 September 2016 | author=Hamedy, Saba}}

Cast

The cast on the show included Los Angeles based sketch comedians like Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Mike Trapp, Emily Axford, and Colton Dunn who are regulars in CollegeHumor content, alongside YouTube celebrities, including Justine Ezarik, Rosanna Pansino, Jordan Maron, Ian Hecox, and Anthony Padilla,{{cite web | url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/youtube-red-teases-series-from-collegehumor-the-game-theorists-joey-graceffa/ | title=YouTube Teases 'Red' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer | work=Tubefilter | date=5 May 2016 | access-date=5 September 2016 | author=Weiss, Geoff}} and mainstream comedians and character actors like Jack McBrayer, Will Arnett, Jean Smart, Cheri Oteri, Maribeth Monroe, Oscar Nunez, Matt McCarthy, John Milhiser, Larry Hankin, Mary Holland, Stephen Tobolowsky, Mindy Sterling, Ed Begley Jr., and George Wyner.

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber=1

|Title=Which of the "Friends" Are You?

|Aux1= 11:54

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|05|25}}

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|ShortSummary=A society divides citizens into groups based on results from a BuzzFeed quiz that determines which Friends character they are. Featuring Cheri Oteri, Larry Hankin, Irene Choi, Michael Naughton, Rob Yang, and Zac Oyama.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|Title=Amazon Foresight

|Aux1=10:54

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|05|25}}

|LineColor=98FB98

|ShortSummary=A man signs up for a new Amazon feature called Foresight, which delivers products before he realizes he wants it. Featuring Mousa Kraish, Jack McBrayer, Maribeth Monroe, Courtney Pauroso, Grant O'Brien, and Zac Oyama.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|Title=Your Search History Revealed

|Aux1=11:37

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|06|01}}

|LineColor=98FB98

|ShortSummary=Follows one family after an Anonymous-style hacktivist group releases the public's Internet search histories. Featuring Oscar Nunez, Joanna Going, Jay Jackson, Brendan Caleb Calton, Celesta DeAstis, Adam Conover, and Adam Lustick.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|Title=YouTube Death Battle Showdown

|Aux1=11:26

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|06|08}}

|LineColor=98FB98

|ShortSummary=A woman wakes up in the middle of a deadly fight between YouTube stars. Featuring Smosh, IJustine, Rosanna Pansino, CaptainSparklez, Elaine Carroll, Zac Oyama, Mike Trapp, Siobhan Thompson, Brian Murphy, and Grant O'Brien.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|Title=The Seven Billionth Wheel

|Aux1=10:26

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|06|15}}

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|ShortSummary=One man discovers he is the exception to an online dating app that promises to find every single person their soulmate. Featuring Will Arnett, Mary Holland, Grant O'Brien, Britt Lower, and Matt Newell

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6

|Title=The Year-Long Ad Experience

|Aux1=13:40

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|06|22}}

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|ShortSummary=A couple opts in to a system to live in a virtual advertisement for one year in exchange for living ad-free for the rest of their lives. Featuring Colton Dunn, Steve Berg, Corey Landis, Emily Axford, and Pat Cassels.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7

|Title=The President Goes Viral

|Aux1=9:55

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|06|29}}

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|ShortSummary=With the threat of a catastrophic event that could kill millions, the President of the United States struggles to get the word out. Featuring Jean Smart, Jeff Austin, Grant O'Brien, Siobhan Thompson, and Brian Murphy.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|Title=Uber, But Like for People

|Aux1=10:04

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|07|06}}

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|ShortSummary=A man who holds many gig-economy jobs finds a new service that takes over the worker's body while they sleep. Featuring Mindy Sterling, Ed Begley Jr., Alison Becker, Mike Trapp, and Leonard Robinson.

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|EpisodeNumber=9

|Title=Secrets of the Mom Web

|Aux1=10:22

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|07|13}}

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|ShortSummary=After expressing confusion about the origins of an email forwarded to him by his mother, a man is pulled into an online conspiracy headed by a group of moms intent on defrauding the government. Featuring John Milhiser, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Bess Armstrong.

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|EpisodeNumber=10

|Title=Enter the Hivemind

|Aux1=8:53

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|07|20}}

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|ShortSummary=A man struggles to connect with his granddaughter until she finally convinces him to join the "Hivemind". Featuring George Wyner, Allie Stamler, and Jean St. James.

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Reception

Marissa Martinelli of Slate described the series as "very funny stuff", noting the clear parallels it contained to Black Mirror and Divergent.{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/05/26/collegehumor_series_bad_internet_s_first_episode_which_of_the_friends_are.html | title=The New CollegeHumor Show Bad Internet Is Like Black Mirror for Millennials | work=Slate | date=26 May 2016 | access-date=29 October 2016 | author=Martinelli, Marissa}}