Tom Segura has never been shy about crossing the line, and Tom Segura certainly doesn’t start playing nice in Bad Thoughts.
The six-episode Netflix sketch series is the first long-form TV venture from the stand-up superstar behind specials like Tom Segura: Ball Hog and the mega-popular Your Mom’s House podcast.
Clocking in at just under two hours total, the show promises a parade of “NSFW ideas you’d get fired for,” and, true to Tom Segura form, it gleefully delivers.
Format: Twilight Zone Meets I Think You Should Leave
Each episode mixes two or three separate sketches. Some are single-shot bits (a James Bond spoof gone gastrointestinal).
Others are serialized two-parters that tease the next installment.
The connective tissue is Segura himself, playing every flavor of degeneracy: apocalypse survivors, country-star psychopaths, even a janitor whose “healing hugs” resemble felony assault.
While Tom Segura has compared Bad Thoughts to Black Mirror, a more accurate shorthand might be “Tim Robinson on Adderall.”
The production values nail every genre parody — Bond openers, prestige horror, late-night infomercials — thanks to directors Rami Hachache and Jeremy Konner.
Credit where it’s due: when Segura decides a gag needs a helicopter crash or a fully animated kaiju penis, Netflix’s budget obliges.
The Comedy Targets: HR Nightmares and Humiliation Fantasies
As expected, Tom Segura spends plenty of screen time skewering corporate sensitivity (“You can’t say that!”) and internet outrage. But the deeper obsession is sexual humiliation. Nearly every episode features a hapless Segura character forced into something taboo: geriatric rimming, monster erotica, or a DIY castration tutorial. The jokes don’t merely wink at discomfort — they stomp on it with steel-toe boots.
Whether you find that cathartic or juvenile depends on your tolerance. Tom Segura fans enjoy his fearless willingness to go gross for a punch line; detractors will call it shock for shock’s sake. What’s undeniable is his 100-percent commitment. A sketch about cartoonishly oversized genitalia shouldn’t work for seven whole minutes, but the comic’s poker-faced panic keeps the escalation funny.
Guest Stars: Rachel Bloom to Shea Whigham
Bad Thoughts enlists an eclectic roster to bounce off Tom Segura’s characters:
- Dan Stevens as an unhinged Aussie survivalist
- Shea Whigham selling pyramid-scheme “toxic cologne”
- Rachel Bloom in a feminist noir send-up
- Robert Iler (yes, A.J. from The Sopranos) in the season’s foulest bathroom gag
While the cameos add flavor, Bad Thoughts remains a one-man showcase. If you don’t like Tom Segura’s smirk or cadence, six episodes will feel like 60. Fans, however, will delight in seeing their podcast hero unleashed with full cinematic toys.
Best Sketches (No Major Spoilers)
- “Rex Henley” (Eps 2 & 3) – A Garth Brooks-meets-American Psycho saga featuring Segura in a ten-gallon hat and a body count.
- “Cyrus” Trilogy (threaded through Eps 1-6) – A running bit about the world’s dumbest apocalypse cult leader; the final callback is comedy geometry.
- “A25 Presents: The Janitor” – Prestige-film pastiche with an ending so stupid it circles back to brilliant.
Is It Actually “Dark”?
For all the gore and kink, Bad Thoughts rarely feels sinister. Unlike true black comedies where consequences linger, Tom Segura resets the Etch A Sketch after each punch line. The vibe is more frat-house dare than existential dread. Some viewers may wish Segura dug deeper instead of sprinting to the next bodily-fluid gag, but he’s never pretended to be A24’s next auteur.
Verdict: Who Should Stream Bad Thoughts?
- Die-hard Tom Segura supporters — obvious yes.
- Fans of Jackass, South Park, or Tim Robinson — give it two episodes; if the Cyrus reveal doesn’t hook you, bail.
- Sensitive stomachs / easily offended — consider this fair warning to skip.
Bad Thoughts won’t convert Segura skeptics, but it also never apologizes for what it is: a gross-out playground where the comedian can workshop every filthy premise that YouTube demonetizes. If you’ve laughed at Tom Segura telling a story about defecating in hotel lobbies, you’ll laugh here too — maybe harder, because now you can actually see it.
Quick FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many episodes? | 6 (approx. 20 min each) |
| Release date? | Streaming now on Netflix |
| Creators? | Tom Segura (writer/star), Rami Hachache & Jeremy Konner (directors) |
| Rating? | TV-MA for language, sexual content, nudity, violence, and all bodily fluids imaginable |
Tom Segura said comedians get paid to say what would send HR into a meltdown. Bad Thoughts proves he’s cashing that check — and proudly wiping with it.
