that's a bad idea

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 570

Views 575.4M

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That's a Bad Idea covers horror and parody content through short films, sketches, and faux commercials, as shown by video titles like The Chair, Milk & Serial, and I Got Elon Musk's Neuralink Early, with a focus on horror, parody, and found-footage styles. Content style appears to be short-form sketches and horror/parody shorts, published frequently enough to average around 2 million views per video, with an overall channel history since February 7, 2016 and about 570 videos published.

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We found 44 YouTube channels similar to that's a bad idea

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#1

Saturday Night Live view on YouTube

84% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 10K

Views 19.4B

Appearances 37

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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High search overlap on parody horror and satire topics (queries like parody horror sketches, fake commercials parody) suggests shared audience; however, content similarity is moderate (73%), indicating they blend broader sketch comedy with horror parody rather than the specific horror-focused parody style.

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#2

Dropout

63% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 5.2K

Views 7.3B

Appearances 19

SERP 40%

Similarity 78%

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Strong audience alignment on college humor shorts and satire-style content, but the overall content similarity is high (78%), implying they share humor-driven sketches while Dropout tends to more self-contained series rather than pure parody horror.

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#3

Nightmare Movies view on YouTube

62% relevance

Subscribers 216K

Videos 68

Views 19.1M

Appearances 17

SERP 40%

Similarity 76%

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Shares audience interest in found footage and mockumentary horror (queries), yet content similarity is high (76%), meaning both produce horror-format content but Nightmare Movies focuses more on traditional horror cinema parody rather than sketch-based humor.

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#4

Jaydaddy

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 158

Views 196.4M

Appearances 11

SERP 44%

Similarity 72%

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Parody horror and satire sketch focus attract a similar audience, with content closely aligned (72%), indicating both create horror-sketch humor rather than longer narrative horror parodies.

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#5

Joshua Mar

55% relevance

Subscribers 177K

Videos 33

Views 35.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 27%

Similarity 74%

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Overlap on parody horror sketches and satire videos signals shared audience; content similarity is strong (74%), suggesting both produce short-form parody content rather than longer horror sketches.

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#6

Clinging Vine Films

55% relevance

Subscribers 32.1K

Videos 101

Views 7.8M

Appearances 4

SERP 17%

Similarity 80%

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Dark comedy and parody short films attract similar viewers (queries), but content similarity is very high (80%), showing both lean into dark, eerie humor within short-form parodies rather than broader horror comedies.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Saturday Night Live (84% match) and Dropout (63% match). SNL connects on overlapping queries such as parody horror sketches, fake commercials parody, and satire horror videos, while Dropout aligns with college humor shorts. Nightmare Movies (62% match) also emerges as a competitor due to found footage horror and mockumentary horror queries. That's a Bad Idea has 1.2M subscribers, whereas SNL and Dropout boast significantly larger audiences at 16.9M and 15.2M subscribers, respectively, highlighting a size gap despite similar content themes.

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#9	53%	ALTER	75%	3.8M	20%	10
#10	53%	ACMofficial	77%	1.1M	18%	12
#11	52%	J. Zachary Thurman	79%	38.1K	13%	5
#12	52%	Levi Morgan	76%	18.5K	17%	9
#13	52%	Crafty Short Films	77%	66.2K	13%	3
#14	51%	pixelspersecond	80%	47.3K	9%	4
#15	51%	Movieclips	72%	65.9M	19%	8
#16	51%	Greg Glienna	79%	13.5K	9%	2
#17	51%	Maplight Filmworks	80%	5.3K	7%	3
#18	50%	Mitch Francis	79%	1.9K	7%	2
#19	50%	Short of the Week	80%	2.2M	6%	3
#20	50%	ReignBot	75%	1.4M	13%	6
#21	49%	DarkFun - Horror Short Films	79%	98.5K	5%	3
#22	49%	British Brainrot	72%	50.4K	15%	7
#23	49%	Camp Films	78%	52.4K	6%	1
#24	48%	JoBlo Horror 4K	75%	999K	9%	4
#25	48%	Funny&Amazing	77%	4.8K	5%	1
#26	48%	WatchMojo.com	73%	25.9M	11%	6
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#28	48%	Binge Society	73%	10M	11%	6
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to that's a bad idea?

That's a Bad Idea's biggest competitors on YouTube are: Saturday Night Live — 16.9M subscribers with an 84% match; Dropout — 15.2M subscribers with a 63% match; Nightmare Movies — 216K subscribers with a 62% match. All three share a focus on short-form or rapid-fire entertainment content and film/television themed material that overlaps with humor, culture, and short film formats.

What type of content does that's a bad idea make?

That's a Bad Idea creates video content centered on short films, horror shorts, sci-fi shorts, and entertainment-themed clips, as indicated by titles like FLY ME TO THE EARTH, THE CHAIR, MILK & SERIAL, and I GOT ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK EARLY!!!!, with an average of about 2M views per video and multiple uploads per week.

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