The Creepiest Prankster on YouTube | The Decay of Sam Pepper 

A "decay" would require that Sam Pepper be a good person in the first place.

"Sexually assaulting women is wrong, and thats why I decided to sexually assault women." We dont always need a demonstration, Sam.

"Putting people's lives on the line to show them how precious life is and to live it to the fullest"... 90% sure that's Jigsaw's whole motive in the Saw films

His reaction to his best friend being “killed” was just too eerily real, the way his face was all red and just the way he was screaming… I have a hard time believing it was staged

"hey guys we're gonna see how parents react when we flash their kids!" I'm sorry, WHAT!? 😃😃😃

*These aren't pranksters, they're sociopathic egomaniacas.*

I developed CPTSD years ago from a similar situation where one of my "friends" faked their own suicide. There is no such thing as a "prank" when you start playing with life or death as an act; it can have lasting psychological effects on even the most strongest of minds.

I must say that, having seen the "kidnapped and killed my best friend video" a while ago, it DID NOT felt staged (for Sam, the blond one). His emotions are as raw as they can be, language and words can lie but body language doesn't ; see how aggitated he is, how red his face is, he is in such a state of pure distress, it's really hard to watch. When the dude "killed" Colby (his best friend), look at the reflex mouvement of Sam (still the blond one), once the trigger is pressed, his head shoots away to the side to protect himself from both the sight and impact. . His reaction after the """"prank"""" tells miles as well. He takes quite a lot of time to calm down, his best friend (not dead) gets up and holds Sam's face to ground him back to reality. . Go watch the video, it is still somewhere out here on the site, and you will see how it is NOT acting. If it was, Sam (blond one) must go acting because thats... way too convincing.

he looks exactly like the “where’s my hug?” type

hearing the words “youtube heavyweight” followed by hannah hart and tyler oakley was quite the throwback lmao

When a prank gets a laugh, the prankster calls it great comedy. When a prank gets anger, the prankster calls it a social experiment.

He's the kind of guy to say "is anyone going to eat that." Then not wait for an answer and eat glass shards

As someone who was around at the time of this whole thing this really barely scratches the surface of how rampant SA and grooming was on Brit-tube at the time.

In retrospect, we are so lucky that VidCon was created by the Green Brothers and not some malevolent business entity or shady frat bros...

Unpopular opinion: RU-vid itself is responsible for the cycle that creates the insufferable people on it

I wonder if all these RU-vid prank channels from 5-10 years ago are the reason so many young adults think that saying that they were "just kidding" or it was "only a joke" is actually a legitimate get-out for utterly reprehensible behaviour. They grew up seeing people they admire doing increasingly horrible things to friends and strangers, hardly ever getting called out and if they did, the consequences were minimal.

To quote Nick DiRamio, "He's the kind of guy whose hair always looks greasy just because of the way his face is shaped"

You can’t “prank” grope someone, you either grope them or you don’t touch them. What he’s doing is assaulting women on camera

i still cant believe for the life of me that anonymous got involved. how awful of an individual do you have to be to have THAT happen?

For many years I've considered "pranks" unloving. Its basically about creating distress and confusion in people and enjoying that as entertainment. Kinda sick when you actually think about it.

In the end, maybe the real pranks were the friends we made along the way.

there’s a clip of sam pepper getting absolutely humiliated by comedian James Acaster on a panel show and i remember seeing it when so many youtubers weren’t calling him out. it was wonderful.

the way you snuck in TWICE at 6:14 made me giggle fr

I used to work as a "tent dismantler" for a rental company it's nothing special. We called ourselves erection specialists 🤣

I found it so strange when Sam Pepper popped up on the radar again. It was as if people completely forgot what he did.

The whole touching women without they consent is just creepy and I don't know how he managed to make money of it. How them lady's stopped themselves from kicking him in the nuts is beyond me

he kept dead frogs in jars yep, seems like a perfectly normal and non-psychopathic individual to me

The fact that I genuinely thought nothing was wrong when I first watched this man grab random peoples asses and coerce them into kissing him when they were clearly uncomfortable leaves me with a large level of concern for who I am as a person.

He and Shallon Lester would be a match made in heaven

A tent dismantler used to be called a "roustabout", they were an important part of setting up and putting away circus equipment.

i’m so confused but i love this guys voice it’s as if he has a voice just being totally condescending with every word yet it’s like oddly comforting especially when he’s insulting the people

6:13 TWICE stop that had me wheezing for several minutes

i'm glad to see people are starting to speak out about this disgusting man, i'm sick of seeing him around the internet still, and the worst of all is: he's moved on to tiktok and getting an audience there, like he's never done anything bad... also wow i've never been this early

"women are assaulted by men in so many ways..." He missed the whole "...by me" part of it

This channel goes to show how many “famous” people I’ve never heard of in my life. It’s unbelievable that alot of these people are famous.

“We’re just kids, please he’s all I have” YOOO WHAT?!?! Just hearing that short clip makes me wanna fuckin cry. Like, yoo. Blond bro isn’t a pro actor. Ain’t no way he was really in on it

honestly upsetting to see that he's on tiktok with a massive following of ppl who don't know his history (has it really been long enough for people to not know? that feels illegal)

I don't think Sam Pepper understands that conducting a social experiment on sexual harrassment via sexually harrassing women and men, potentially having psychological consequences no matter how big or small, would never be allowed by any ethics boards literally anywhere.

I am absolutely in love with your videos! Your editing is flawless and cinematically stunning!

‘I decided to sexually assault a bunch of women to prove that sexual assault against men isn’t taken seriously enough!’ … bro what

Somebody give Sam Golbach an Oscar. That reaction was incredible for someone who has never acted.

i used to watch this guy's pranks when i was in middle school, and i couldnt believe how blind i was to how horrible they were. i was just thinking about him yesterday, and then this vid popped up in my reccomended today. tysm for this video btw!! this video is amazing

man that beat at the end of these videos always hits so clean i love it

When I watched the kidnapping video when it was released, I literally got so upset I started crying. I feel like they convinced him to say he went along with it because that DID NOT feel like acting. If he was THAT upset and people around him are trying to convince him it wasn't a big deal and he's overreacting on top of Sam trying to save face after the backlash, then maybe he just went along with it?

the highlight of my life was sam pepper appearing on a british comedy show and jameela jamil and james acaster roasting the shit out of him. ah, how i enjoy youtubers being forced out of their yt bubble

Thank you so much for including tracks in the description

Him: Done it 'twice' (inserts picture of Twice) me: damn it, now I have to subscribe. Love your content!

as someone that watched big brother in 2010, he actually was so hated by the british public for being over the top and unlikeable

The fact that we gave these prank channels a platform actually should be our generation's darkest secrets

TWICE! …sorry I love TWICE and I was not expecting them to pop up even in the most subtle way. I see you!!

The intro was OUT OF THIS WORLD good. Good job J

I remember being a kid on the internet when this stuff was going down. It feels so surreal hearing someone talking about it all these years later.

This kid's not just an ancient "prankster," but also heavily entwined in the biggest crypto scam this year! Great job, Sam; you're really showing your true colours! Edit: To everyone posting about how I said "kid," please refer to my reply where I already replied to someone explaining my use of the term. It's not that big a deal, trust me.

i genuinely cant stand his accent, this is coming from someone who is also British as well

Raycon earbuds sound like you’re listening to music 15 feet under water

As a Big Brother fan, your description of the show was somehow way off and super accurate at the same time.

He was “cancelled” before it started becoming a thing.

I didn’t think Anonymous would be in this video

very crafty having yr script blend right into the ads :) ooOO you YT makers are smart! :P

It´s always sad for me to see that guys will give eachother the benefit of the doubt over sexual assault but draw the line when they try to sleep with a girl they like

I got groped by two random guys while I was shopping one day, it was very upsetting. Those poor ladies. :(

WAIT OMG I JUST GOT SO EXCITED WHEN YOU PULLED UP A PICTURE OR TWICE- I DIDNT KNOW YOU WERE A KPOP STAN AHHH HAPPY

I thought I vaguely knew this guy's name, but it didn't occur to me why until I saw Sam and Colby. I was an active follower of Sam and Colby for four years, throughout middle and some of high school they were my favorite RU-vidrs. That prank came up so often with them, it was obviously a huge deal. They even sampled the blood-curtling, "YOU'RE EVERYTHING I HAVE" scream in a song. I wouldn't blame Colby, because he was not only about a decade younger than Sam Pepper, but also loves Sam to death, and would never hurt him in that way. I really think Sam Pepper was the mastermind in all this, and made Colby think what they were doing wasn't that bad...I dunno, in my opinion, it was pretty cheesy dialogue, but at the same time Sam looked so distraught so...I dunno-

As a 16 year old, I came across his Snapchat that he had been promoting off of his verified IG, encouraging his fans (mostly minors) to send him a snap saying he was responding to all. I sent a photo of me smiling with a peace sign after I got home from school never thinking I’d get a response… and what do ya know…. I get a photo of a black screen back with the caption “show more cutie” JAILLLLLLL

That ad transition straight up had me thinking Sam Pepper started Raycon for a hot second

i used to watch sam (the blonde sam) and colby a lot, the video of the fake death fucked me up big time. watching sam’s face and the acting being absolutely amazing made me afraid of death it was just a traumatic experience ❤️

Its crazy to see this and remember the "every youtube apology video" skit on snl like its this wow

The amount of pedophiles and sexual harassers on this platform is very alarming. Like I’m not even surprised anymore and that in of itself is a problem.

Best prank Sam's ever done is when he pranked his mother by being born.

What is the logic behind using a fake hand to assault women? Assault isn't suddenly not a crime because an instrument is used. I can't run up and smack someone in the head with a mannequin arm and say "It wasn't my real hand so that obviously didn't hurt! Lol, gotcha!" It just kinda shows that he doesn't recognize that the recipients of his assault are people with valid feelings. It doesn't make it harmless because he didn't actually feel their butt, they felt the assault either way.

Bro I love your video style!! And your commentary is on point ☝️👉

Just started watching this and I can already tell J Aubrey is coming through w/ yet another banger. Love when I get notified he dropped a video.

Sam Pepper is so aggressively 2010's. Like.. this is WHY I do not remember that decade very fondly lol

I forgot which movie said this, but I remember it very well "you only ever get one name. use it wisely." This is your name Sam Pepper, this is who you chose to be.

Sam Pepper is one of those guys who I thought became irrelevant years ago, but randomly resurfaces and I don’t really understand why

Classifying Scarlxrd as "Drill music" would have to be the biggest oversight I've ever seen jaubrey make.

the editing in this video is insane! good job

There was a time when I honestly thought Sacha Baron Cohen's "Ali G" was the most outlandish thing to come out of the UK

literally forgot all about this guy and seeing this video was like a genuine war flashback

Girls: British guys are so cute! Sam Pepper: 👁️👄👁️

Ngl, I replayed the intros to this a few times bc how fire the intro is...

I'm so glad I found this channel. Really awesome content. Subscribed!

I completely forgot about Sam Pepper's existence.

Funny to see Laci Green talking about this subject, she would make an interesting deep dive too

I swear, raycon makes THE BEST earbuds. The sound is amazing. I'm getting a pair of headphones next.

i always got a kick out of the "prank" channels cuz if any of them tried that shit where i live lol the video wouldn't be uploaded on youtube, it would be on the news next day.

holy shit i remember the rage i felt from sam pepper when he was "popular" when i was in middle school. thanks for a blast from the past dude

Seeing all these Laci Green clips is reminding me of her weird internet history. Could be a fun future video topic

Learning that Sam Pepper was friends with Scarlxrd is the hugest whiplash

"Snake in the grass" is an old adage and for good reason - that's what this guy embodies

You just made me look back at Scarlxrd’s entire past wtf I had no idea he was a RU-vid vlogger 💀

I joined his crypto scam whatsapp during one of his pumps out of mordib curiosity. He rugpulled IMMEDIATELY after a 12x gain. Then kept pumping it as if he wasn't the one who just robbed everyone unfortunate enough to be gullible enough to join him. Fucking sickening man.

Man I ducking love Hank Green. That’s the exact response I would expect from an event planner/someone with his platform. Love the guy

not one of my tweets being in this video LMAO

Did he rly describe his sponser with “improved rubber feel and gel tip for a perfect fit” 💀

i literally will never believe that sam golbach was in on the prank at all. both of them were only like 18 or 19 at the time. hanging with someone 10 yrs older so it’s easy to make colby not think this prank was going to be that bad.

not the picture of Twice, I almost choked on my food from laughter lol

James Acaster roasting Sam Pepper on TV will always live rent free in my head

When Sam Pepper is the voice of reason in Lia Marie Johnson's situation, you know things are *really bad.*