Sidemen Sunday

Sidemen Sunday is a series where the Sidemen uploads a YouTube video to their YouTube channel every Sunday. Active since January 7, 2018, the series- and the Sidemen YouTube channel- has gained world-wide phenomenon as well as giving all seven members extra recognition.
==Origin==
The origin of the Sidemen Sunday series was to re-use the Sidemen channel, which was originally for Football (Soccer) charity matches or podcasts. The channel needed more watch-time so the Sidemen could create their own YouTube Originals named The Sidemen Show, eventually being released on June 18, 2018 as a pay-per-view, with only the first episode being free. However, ever since the uproar of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sidemen decided to make the YouTube Original free to watch.
After the YouTube Original, the Sidemen continued their Sidemen Sunday series, and had been recognized for creating new content outside of sports, such as Game Shows, Real Life Tinder Series, Mukbangs, Hide & Seek, and Holidays.
==History==
===2018===
The Sidemen started their Sidemen Sunday series on January 7, 2018, uploading their first Sidemen Sunday video, SIDEMEN READ MEAN TWEETS. Ever since, the channel consisted of Try Not to Laugh challenges, Hide & Seek videos, Football challenges, Game Shows, Trivia Games, and other miscellaneous content. On June 18, 2018, the Sidemen channel re-gained enough recognition to release their own YouTube Originals called The Sidemen Show, which consisted of 7 different episodes of the Sidemen doing various challenges.
===2019===
The year 2019 was a major change for the Sidemen and their series. 2019 was the debut of their famous 'Sidemen Tinder In Real Life' series, Holiday series, and many more miscellaneous content that has also received recognition. The Sidemen continued creating Football challenges, Game Shows, Try Not To Laugh, and Trivia games. The 'Sidemen Tinder In Real Life' series and the Holiday videos had received recognition and expanded the Sidemen's fanbase.
===2020===
The year 2020 was meant to be the Sidemen's biggest year. The Sidemen planned to continue their 'Sidemen Tinder In Real Life' series with twists, the Holiday series, and a lot more content to the miscellaneous videos. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sidemen were unable to make videos in-person for the next 3 months, forcing them to make videos online or as individuals. After the Sidemen were allowed to create videos in-person, they created more original content. 2020 was the debut of the '20 Women vs 1 Sidemen' series, and video games in real-life. (Fall Guys and Among Us)
The Sidemen were required to surpass 10 million subscribers to their YouTube channel, otherwise, the members of the Sidemen will no longer collaborate, ending the Sidemen Sunday series. Fortunately, the Sidemen had surpassed 10 million subscribers on November 30, 2020, and every member received their own Diamond Play Button.
===2021===
In 2021, rumors spread about a collaboration between the Sidemen and Logan Paul which resulted in the "Sidemen Extreme Fishing" video with Logan Paul. 2021 was also the year in which the Sidemen were able to travel again. This led to another video abroad "Sidemen Pub Golf (Europe Edition)" where the Sidemen got to go back to Benidorm. The city in Spain was the same place previously visited by half of the sidemen during the most watched Sidemen video ever;"Sidemen $20,000 vs $200 Holiday (Europe Edition)". The third instalment of "Tinder In Real Life" was also released in 2021 and is currently their second most viewed video ever.
=== 2022 ===
2022 was the year The Sidemen began hosting charity matches, which had been absent since 2018. 2022 has also featured collaborations with MrBeast and Logan Paul, and also featured their sixth Tinder In Real Life installment which took place in the United States of America, involving girls from America. The Sidemen has also continued posting their "20 Women vs 1 Sidemen" series featuring Yung Filly and JiDion, each garnering over 25 million views.
=== 2023 ===
The Sidemen started garnering recognition after uploading their "20 women vs 1 sidemen" which featured Kai Cenat, which has over 44 million views as of June 2023, and is their top 10 most watched video.
On April 2, 2023, Sidemen member JJ "KSI" Olatunji said a racial slur in a Sidemen Sunday called "Sidemen Countdown 2", parodying a British gameshow called 'Countdown'. Although the word was bleeped in the YouTube video, the letters used to spell the word appeared on the board, and the entire panel in the video burst into laughter upon JJ saying the word. The Sidemen group were criticised after a clip of JJ speaking the slur went viral. Hours later, JJ tweeted an apology for the slur and announced that he would be taking a break from social media. The Sidemen Twitter account also released a statement the following day apologizing for the slur, with the statement reading, "We stand against racism and discrimination of any kind and we failed to do that." The "Sidemen Countdown 2" video has been privatized.
==Videos==
=== 2018===
# 	Title 	Release date 	Description
1 	SIDEMEN READ MEAN TWEETS 	January 7, 2018 	The Sidemen read tweets that show a dislike towards the Sidemen in a Jimmy Kimmel-inspired background, video introduction and graphics.
2 	LOGAN PAUL, KSI VS JOE WELLER FIGHT, SIDEMEN DISS TRACKS	January 14, 2018 	The third Sidemen Podcast on the channel, and the first Sidemen Podcast as part of Sidemen Sunday. The Sidemen discuss the upcoming KSI vs Joe Weller boxing match, KSI's feud with Logan Paul, and the Sidemen disstracks during the Sidemen Beef.
3 	YOU LAUGH YOU LOSE - SIDEMEN DO BAD JOKES 	January 21, 2018 	Two of the seven Sidemen members come face-to-face as they read jokes from online, in an attempt to not laugh.
4 	SIDEMEN TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE w/ JACK WHITEHALL 	January 28, 2018 	The Sidemen collaborates with comedian Jack Whitehall, who attempts to make the Sidemen laugh with their punishment of having an egg cracked on their head.
5 	SIDEMEN REACT TO OLD VIDEOS 	February 4, 2018 	The Sidemen are split into two groups. Each of the Sidemen members will share and react to their old videos from when they were children or when they first revealed their faces.
6 	EXTREME SIDEMEN FEAR PONG 	February 11, 2018 	The Sidemen play Beer Pong with alcohol being replaced with various forfeits.
7 	SIDEMEN WHISPER CHALLENGE 	February 18, 2018 	The Sidemen play the Whisper Challenge, where the game is about reading a person's lips and passing the information in a round-robin turn.
8 	SIDEMEN GIANT FOOTBALL DARTS 	February 25, 2018 	The Sidemen play darts with the use of a football and a giant inflatable darts board. With the teams split into two, whichever team scored the least points per round would do a forfeit.
9 	SIDEMEN SILENT CHALLENGE! 	March 4, 2018 	The Sidemen do tasks silently, with the person who made the most noise taking part in forfeits.
10	SIDEMEN ULTIMATE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE! 	March 13, 2018 	This video was uploaded on Tuesday. The Sidemen take on various football challenges, including the Crossbar Challenge, Passing, and Penalties.
11	SIDEMEN ANSWER THE MOST SEARCHED GOOGLE QUESTIONS 	March 18, 2018 	The Sidemen answer their most commonly asked questions through Google Search. The video was inspired by WIRED.
12	SIDEMEN TOTAL WIPEOUT FOOTBALL CHALLENGE 	March 25, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in various football challenges in the fastest time possible.
13	SIDEMEN: THE MOVIE (Official Trailer) 	April 1, 2018 	The Sidemen released the trailer for their self-titled movie.
14	SIDEMEN SUMO FIGHT 	April 8, 2018 	The Sidemen's first Sidemen Sunday skit consisted of every member wrestling with a sumo outfit on. Part of the fight takes place in a boxing ring and throughout the Sidemen mansion.
15	SIDEMEN $10 MILLION MANSION HIDE AND SEEK 	April 17, 2018 	This video was uploaded on Tuesday. The Sidemen's first Sidemen Sunday Hide & Seek, taking part in their own mansion. KSI was the seeker.
16	SIDEMEN DEAL OR NO DEAL 	April 22, 2018 	The Sidemen's first Sidemen Sunday gameshow. The Sidemen play Deal or No Deal with JME being the contestant, Zerkaa as the host, and the rest of the Sidemen plus Callux opening boxes.
17	SIDEMEN HOMEMADE OLYMPICS 	April 29, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in various challenges, with the top 3 being rewarded a medal.
18	SIDEMEN YOGA CHALLENGE 	May 9, 2018 	This video was uploaded on Wednesday. The Sidemen are split into two teams, with each having a yoga instructor. Susan Conway teaches yoga with a blue light in a friendly approach, and Rafe Young teaches yoga with a red light in an aggressive approach.
19	SIDEMEN GIANT SLIP AND SLIDE FOOTBALL 	May 13, 2018 	The Sidemen play football in a small inflatable field, with the floor becoming slippery. KSI was on commentary. This was the Sidemen's most viewed video.
20	SIDEMEN DRUNK HELIUM CHALLENGE 	May 27, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in their classic Helium Challenge, where the person laughing has to get egged. The added forfeit was to drink alcohol. The video has been taken down for violating YouTube's policy.
21	BEST OF SIDEMEN SUNDAYS 	June 10, 2018 	The video showcases a compilation of the best Sidemen Sunday moments since its' launch.
22	SIDEMEN WORLD CUP WIPEOUT CHALLENGE 	June 24, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in two Bull Riding challenges and the sweeper challenge.
23	THE WEAKEST LINK: SIDEMEN EDITION 	July 1, 2018 	The Sidemen's second Sidemen Sunday gameshow, where the Sidemen play BBC Two's The Weakest Link. Behzinga was the host of the competition.
24	SIDEMEN HIDE & SEEK IN WIRELESS FESTIVAL (GONE WRONG) 	July 8, 2018 	The Sidemen's second Sidemen Sunday Hide & Seek, taking part in an empty festival by Wireless with construction underway. KSI was the seeker for the second time.
25	SIDEMEN WORLD CUP FOOTBALL CHALLENGES 	July 15, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in various football challenges. Each Sidemen member is representing a Country, and uses a point system.
26	SIDEMEN BOWLING (GONE WRONG) 	July 22, 2018 	The Sidemen play bowling with various challenges. The loser was meant to face a forfeit, but the game ended early after KSI threw a bowling ball while blindfolded.
27	HOW HARD CAN THE SIDEMEN PUNCH? 	July 29, 2018 	The Sidemen test their power by punching, kicking, stomping, and others with their score being measured.
28	SIDEMEN EXPLORE HAUNTED TUNNELS (WARNING) 	August 5, 2018 	The Sidemen visit Fort Amherst the entire night.
29	SIDEMEN CARPOOL DISS TRACK KARAOKE 	August 12, 2018 	The Sidemen listen and rap to various diss tracks while driving a car.
30	SIDEMEN EXTREME MINIGOLF 	August 19, 2018 	The Sidemen are split into two teams and play putt-putt.
31	SIDEMEN SPELLING BEE 	September 2, 2018 	Hosted by KSI's alter-ego Folabi, the Sidemen take part in their first Spelling Bee. Anyone who fails to spell their word would be spanked by Folabi with a wooden spoon.
32	SIDEMEN WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE 	September 9, 2018 	The Sidemen's third Sidemen Sunday gameshow, where the Sidemen play Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Each contestant is in a pair of two. TBJZL was the host.
33	KSI VS THE SIDEMEN 	September 16, 2018	The Sidemen's second Sidemen Sunday skit. The skit starts out with every Sidemen member- minus KSI, making fun of KSI for losing his boxing match against Logan Paul, all though the match concluded in a draw. This angered KSI, which started a brawl. The skit also featured RackaRacka who also had a brawl with KSI.
34	HOW WELL DO THE SIDEMEN KNOW EACH OTHER? 	September 23, 2018	Two Sidemen members take turns to answer questions with a "me" or "them" option.
35	HOW FAST CAN THE SIDEMEN RUN 100M? - SIDEMEN OLYMPICS 	September 30, 2018	The Sidemen take on various sports from the Olympic Games, including discus throw, long jump and 100-meter sprint.
36	SIDEMEN NOT MY ARMS CHALLENGE! 	October 7, 2018 	The Sidemen are split into a pair of two, with one teammate blindingly using their arms while another looks at the objects and passes the information.
37	SIDEMEN 6-A-SIDE FOOTBALL *HORRIFIC INJURY* 	October 15, 2018 	This video was uploaded on Monday. The Sidemen play football with only 6 members per team. On commentary was TBJZL. There was commentary of KSI, but it was deemed 'too offensive' by the Sidemen, and would only be released if the video accumulated 1 million likes, which was unsuccessful. During the game, Behzinga attempted a bicycle kick, which almost resulted in him landing on his neck.
38	EXTREME FORFEIT SIDEMEN QUIZ 	October 21, 2018 	The Sidemen are asked trivia questions about the Sidemen as a group and the individuals of the group. Each member is sat on a chair, which is on the edge of their pool. Answering incorrectly would result in getting pushed into the pool by JME, who was the host and asked the trivia questions.
39	HAUNTED CLOWN MAZE HIDE AND SEEK 	October 28, 2018 	The Sidemen arrive at Tulleys Farm to play Hide and seek for the third time in their Sidemen Sunday series. The theme was Halloween, as a pre-celebration of the annual holiday. The seeker was KSI for a third time, who dressed as a clown.
40	SIDEMEN PUMPKIN CARVING CHALLENGE (GONE WRONG) 	November 4, 2018 	The Sidemen attempt to carve pumpkins as part of their Halloween celebration.
41	SIDEMEN REACT TO TEENS REACT TO SIDEMEN 	November 11, 2018 	The Sidemen react to REACT's "Teens React to Sidemen".
42	SIDEMEN FAMILY FORTUNES 	November 18, 2018 	The Sidemen's fourth Sidemen Sunday gameshow, where the Sidemen play Family Feud. The team was split into two, with one team being the Sidemen, and another team consisting of their friends. KSI's alter-ego Folabi hosted the show. This video sparked controversy after Deji- the brother of KSI- responded to Randolph- a friend of the Sidemen- calling his channel "dead", which resulted in family drama in the Olatunji family, and various diss tracks by Deji and Randolph that would carry on for almost a year.
43	SIDEMEN PUNISHMENT POOL (INSANE) 	November 25, 2018 	The Sidemen are split into two and play Pool, with each ball going in a hole resulting in a punishment for the opposing team.
44	SHOCKING TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE 	December 2, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in a Try Not To Laugh challenge. Each Sidemen member will have two opportunities to make one Sidemen member laugh. Any instance of laughing will result in getting shocked by Randolph.
45	SIDEMEN CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL CHALLENGES 	December 9, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in Christmas-themed Football challenges, with Christmas presents on the line. Christmas presents are opened by sitting on KSI's lap. KSI is portrayed as Santa Claus.
46	SIDEMEN WINTER OLYMPICS 	December 16, 2018 	The Sidemen take on two Winter Olympic games: curling and human curling.
47	SIDEMEN SECRET SANTA!!! 	December 23, 2018 	The Sidemen take part in Secret Santa. The team are split into three.
48	SIDEMEN YOUTUBE AWARDS 2018 	December 30, 2018 	The Sidemen start their annual YouTube awards, with various categories related to the Sidemen, the YouTube community and other YouTubers.
===2019===
# 	Title 	Release date 	Description
49	SIDEMEN TOP 100 BEST MOMENTS 	January 6, 2019 	This video showcases their best Sidemen Sunday moments in 2018, recaping the year.
50	SIDEMEN READ MEAN TWEETS 2 	January 13, 2019 	The Sidemen produced their second Jimmy Kimmel-inspired Reading Mean Tweets series.
51	SIDEMEN ONE WORD INTERVIEW 	January 20, 2019 	The Sidemen were split into teams of two, answering questions using one word. Miniminter was the host who asked the questions.
52	SIDEMEN REACT TO OLD VIDEOS 	January 27, 2019 	The Sidemen reacted to their old videos that were uploaded to their individual channels.
53	SIDEMEN TRY JAMES CHARLES MAKE UP TUTORIAL 	February 3, 2019 	The Sidemen are split into three teams of two. The Sidemen watches a James Charles make-up tutorial video. One member does the make-up and the other wears the make-up.
54	THE SIDEMEN BAKE OFF 	February 11, 2019	This video was uploaded on a Monday. The Sidemen take part in a bake-off, inspired by Hell's Kitchen. The Sidemen are split into two, cooking food and being judged based on looks and taste. The video was hosted by KSI's alter-ego Sir. Theodore II.
55	SIDEMEN EAT 70,000 CALORIES IN 24 HOURS CHALLENGE	February 17, 2019	Each Sidemen member attempts to consume 10,000 calories or more in 24 hours.
56	SIDEMEN BREAK WORLD RECORDS 	March 3, 2019 	The Sidemen attempt to do various challenges in an attempt to claim a world record. W2S is portrayed as a Guinness World Record employee.
57	SIDEMEN $900 MILLION CRUISE SHIP HIDE & SEEK! 	March 10, 2019 	The Sidemen play Hide & Seek for the 4th time on Sidemen Sunday, taking place on the MSC Bellissima cruise ship. The Sidemen were only allowed to hide on the 16th and 17th floors due to the size of the cruise ship. Zerkaa was the seeker for the first time.
58	SIDEMEN ONE QUESTION 	March 17, 2019 	The Sidemen are split into three teams at their home. The Sidemen fanbase would get an opportunity to ask one question to the Sidemen.
59	SIDEMEN GIANT INFLATABLE SLIP AND SLIDE CHALLENGE	March 24, 2019 	The Sidemen are split into teams of two. The Sidemen take part in various inflatable courses and tasks, with a member of the losing team taking part in a forfeit.
60	SIDEMEN $10,000 VS $100 HOLIDAY 	March 31, 2019 	The Sidemen's first cheap vs expensive Holiday challenges. The teams are split into two, with one team going on a $100 holiday, and the other team going on a $10,000 holiday. The payments were organized by Zerkaa, who also arrived at both locations.
61	SIDEMEN BOX OF LIES 	April 7, 2019 	The Sidemen play Box of Lies, where one Sidemen member will describe what was inside a box, and their goal is to either tell the truth or lie. The opponent must say the opposite answer to lose, or give the accurate answer to win.
62	SIDEMEN SPORTS DAY 	April 14, 2019 	The Sidemen take part in various challenges, some involving teams or solo. The host is randomly chosen per challenge. Teams are also randomly paired.
63	COUNTDOWN: SIDEMEN EDITION 	April 21, 2019 	The Sidemen play the British Gameshow Countdown, where they must figure out words from randomly selected letters, and solve a math problem using limited numbers available.
The video has been deleted by the Sidemen after controversy surrounding their second Countdown video in 2023.
64	SIDEMEN $20 MILLION FAZE HOUSE HIDE & SEEK 	April 28, 2019 	The Sidemen play their fifth Hide & Seek on Sidemen Sunday. They play the game in the FaZe Clan house located in Los Angeles, California. KSI was the seeker for the fourth time.
65	SIDEMEN vs FAZE CROSSBAR CHALLENGE 	May 5, 2019 	The Sidemen take on the Crossbar Challenge against FaZe Clan members.
66	NIGAHIGA VS SIDEMEN - THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE 	May 12, 2019 	The Sidemen take part in various challenges against Nigahiga and his friends, taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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