WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Bad Thoughts season 1.
Stand-up comedian and podcast host Tom Segura plays various characters in his first-ever Netflix scripted comedy seriesBad Thoughts. Although thecast ofBad Thoughtsalso features appearances by Dan Stevens, Robert Iler, Arturo Castro, and Daniella Pineda, Segura stars in just about all of the various sketches shown throughout the first season.Bad Thoughtsseason 1 consists of six relatively short episodes, with each having a runtime between 17 and 22 minutes. Segura infuses dark comedy and satire in roughly a dozen sketches, givingBad Thoughtsthe feel of a twistedSaturday Night Liveepisode.
Similar to HBO’s docu-comedy seriesHow to with John Wilson,each episode ofBad Thoughtsis centered around a general concept or familiar theme. Episode 1, for example, centers on “Jobs”, while episode 6, theBad Thoughtsseason 1 finale, focuses on “Health.” Fans of Segura know all too well his particular brand of black comedy, which is featured throughoutBad Thoughtsseason 1 in the form of various edgy jokes and scenarios. WhileBad Thoughtsseason 1 is Segura’s first scripted Netflix series, he has written and starred in fiveNetflix comedy specialsincluding 2020’sBall Hogand 2018’sDisgraceful.
10Agent Six
A Sloppy Assassin
Segura’s first character in Bad Thoughts season 1 is an apparent secret agent and assassin known only as Agent Six. In what seems to be a goof on the 2023David Fincher Netflix filmThe Killerstarring Michael Fassbender, thisBad Thoughtssketch starts out with a serious tone as Agent Six prepares for a long-distance killer with a silenced sniper rifle. With his target in sight, he fires but accidentally kills a waitress, sending people into a frenzy. After his target gets away,Agent Six has a gross incident that requires him to shed his pantsas he tries to escape without breaking both of his rules, “No women, no children.”
A Nursing Home Worker
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The second sketch ofBad Thoughtsseason 1 appears in episode 1, “Jobs,” in an A24 movie spoof. Segura plays a nursing home worker namedMassimo who has a magical way of connecting with the elderly residents. Stevens' Mr. Fletcher and the entire nursing staff are perplexed by Massimo’s apparent gift to connect with the residents. They have no idea how he does it until the shocking truth comes out, which forces Mr. Fletcher to dismiss Massimo and ban him from the nursing home. After the elderly residents all protest, they cheer for him to come back. However, Massimo flees after one of the residents reveals she’s pregnant.
8Cyrus
An IT Guy Turned Tech Guru
Cyrus has one of the biggest character arcs in Bad Thoughts season 1, appearing in episodes 1, 2, and 6. He’s introduced as an IT Guy who works at the same company as Iler’s Evan.Evan is distracted by Cyrus during a meetingas he claims to be cleaning up the company’s online server, but appears to be playing an NSFW virtual reality video game.
Later in the series, it’s revealed that Cyrus was playing his own game, “Aliens F–k Humans,” which becomes massively successful and earns him a fortune.
Later in the series, it’s revealed that Cyrus was playing his own game, “Aliens F–k Humans,” which becomes massively successful and earns him a fortune. When Evan confronts Cyrus about using his likeness in his VR game years later at his mansion,Cyrus gets revenge on Evan for not saving him a slice of cake at Cheryl’s workplace birthday partyall those years ago.
An Iconic Action Movie Hero
Segura does his best impression of former action movie star Steven SeagalinBad Thoughtsepisode 2, “Success.” Segura portrays Seagal on the set of a fictional movie calledMaximum Kickage. Segura takes several jabs parodying the real-life Seagal and his poorly rated slate of 2010s action movies. Seagal hasn’t appeared in a feature film since 2019 but he is best known for his roles inAbove the Law,Under Siege, andOn Deadly Ground.
6Rex Henley
A Twisted Country Western Star
Bad Thoughtsepisode 2 also introduces Segura as Rex Henley, a country western superstar who holds his fans hostage to mine them for songwriting material.Fans will recognize Rex Henley as a spoof on real-life country singer Garth Brooks, whom Segura has expressed a particular fascination with on the Internet. With the help of Daniella Pineda’s Shelly, one of the hostages, Rex realizes that he doesn’t need to hold his fans captive to churn out good material. Instead, he decides he needs to live through real trauma and, as a result, tries to force Shelly to be his girlfriend.
A Desperate Lover In France
Bad Thoughtsepisode 3, “Family,” introduces Joe, an American who moved to Gordes, France, to live with his girlfriend Genevieve. After getting unexpectedly dumped and called fat by a French waiter, Joe meets a friendly restaurant patron before encountering a French woman named Kati (played by Malin Barr). One thing leads to another, and Joe finds himself in Kati’s bedroom.Kati calls Joe “Juju” and spontaneously tells him he can sleep with herif he sleeps with her sister, Brigitte, first. The black and white sketch continues intoBad Thoughtsepisode 4, “Love.”
Kati’s Sister
Segura becomes his own scene partner in Bad Thoughts season 1, episode 4, playing both Joe and Brigitte, Kati’s sister, who is (literally) always on her back. In one of the most twisted parts ofBad Thoughtsseason 1, Joe and Brigitte sleep together in order for Joe to get with Kati.
A Local TV Personality
Segura portrays a local TV celebrity named Barry the Sandwich Guy in aBad Thoughtsepisode 4 sketch featuring comedian and podcast host Bobby Lee. Lee’s character’s wife is dying of a terminal illness and has a final wish to have sex withBarry the Sandwich Guy, who arrives at the hospital room with a freshly wrapped hoagie. Lee’s character slowly begins to come around to the idea of Barry sleeping with his wife since it’s her dying wish. Barry, however, proves by the end of the sketch that he’s not open to taking requests.
A College Professor Turned Gym Rat
The final sketch ofBad Thoughtsseason 1 introduces Segura as a college professor named Mr. Hale. While Mr. Hale is intelligent, he’s overlooked and disrespected by his students and other staff members.He decides to turn his life around by joining Hardcore Gym, where Stevens' gym manager, Gary Crawford, greets him. Gary pushes Mr. Hale to drink a tiny green juice pre-workout shot that gives him certain biological enhancements. The more Mr. Hale hits the gym and drinks the juice, the bigger the enhancements become until they create a massive problem.
1Tom Segura
A Horrified Parent, Plane Passenger, & Angry Customer
Segura plays a heightened version of himself in three sketchesinBad Thoughtsseason 1. The first arrives inBad Thoughtsseason 1, episode 3, which features him and his real-life wife and podcast co-host, Christina P, as a married couple. The two attend a school assembly where their young son has apparently written a play with the help of Tom’s fictional war veteran father, Wes, played by Rutherford Cravens. Tom and Christina discover that Wes had created an incredibly inappropriate live production.
Segura plays a heightened version of himself in three sketches inBad Thoughtsseason 1.
InBad Thoughtsepisode 4,Segura plays himself as a first-class airplane passengerwho is challenged about his past jokes against certain groups of people. He then volunteers to fly the plane after the pilot and co-pilot suddenly die inBad Thoughtsepisode 5, “Communication.” This leads to another confrontation with an air control employee named Jose, played by Arturo Castro, about Segura’s past comedic material. Finally, inBad Thoughtsepisode 6, Segura remorselessly kills three baristas at a coffee shop after they screw up his coffee order.
