Hyde is probably best known for pretending to be a filmmaker to speak at a TEDx conference, where he delivered an excruciating talk about the wonders of the future.

The YouTube page for Hyde's comedy group, Million Dollar Extreme, contains several other examples of Hyde delivering uncomfortable or offensive performances to troll audiences. The AV Club has written that Million Dollar Extreme "doesn’t tend to 'wink' when it’s ironically adopting the personas of scummy Internet denizens."

Last year, Hyde and a fellow comedian carried out a bizarre prank that involved posting videos threatening Brianna Wu, the game developer who became a main target of the GamerGate movement. They later told BuzzFeed News the campaign was meant to mock GamerGate itself, but the satire was indistinguishable from other, legitimate threats made against Wu.

Hyde's strange internet footprint has led to a fair number of haters, especially among 4chan users. It's where the "Sam Hyde is the shooter" meme thrives, although it's not clear if that's where it originated.