Oobah Butler

Tech

Amazon Let My 4-Year-Old Niece Buy Deadly Weapons

As part of my film “The Great Amazon Heist”, I tested the limits of what you can order online – with a little help from some tiny relatives.
Oobah Butler
10.27.23
Tech

I Turned Bottles of Amazon Drivers' Pee into a #1 Bestseller

Amazon don’t care about their workers’ bladders, but do you know what they do care about? Selling stuff.
Oobah Butler
10.18.23
superstitions

I Tested Old Superstitions By Breaking Them and Getting Someone to Throw Darts at My Head

The methodology is simple: if I get a dart in my eye, the superstition holds water.
Oobah Butler
2.22.21
Oobah.com

I Sent an Attractive Lookalike to My High School Reunion

Stephen was nervous about seeing his classmates after ten years, so used Oobah.com to recruit a double.
Oobah Butler
11.10.20
skydiving

I Sent a Lookalike to Skydive With My Wife and She Didn’t Realise

Richard is scared of skydiving, but it's his wife's dream to jump out of a plane with him. The answer? A lookalike.
Oobah Butler
10.26.20
Features

Oobah Butler's Guide to Faking Your Way to the Top

Read an excerpt from the VICE writer's new book, 'How To Bullsh*t Your Way To Number 1: An Unorthodox Guide To 21st Century Success.'
Oobah Butler
4.29.19
Media

I Sent Fake Versions of Myself On TV and Everyone Fell for It

I'm no good at doing press for my shed story, so I thought it might be fun to get some other people to do it instead.
Oobah Butler
Jake Lewis
10.17.18
fame

I Invented a Fake Friendship With Russell Brand to Get Free Stuff

Armed with Instagram, a look-alike, and a face-swapping app, I managed to swindle free pizza, clothes, and even a hotel suite.
Oobah Butler
3.27.18
the internet

A Timeline of the 24 Hours After I Went Viral

I made my shed the top-rated restaurant in London on TripAdvisor. This is what happened afterward.
Oobah Butler
1.22.18
michelin guide

I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor

And then served customers frozen dinners on its opening night.
Oobah Butler
12.6.17
Reviews

This Film About a Family of Blind Buskers Is the Best Music Doc, Sorry

Burn 'La La Land'/that prosaic Morrissey biopic to the ground and let 'Ressurecting Hassan' shine in all its emotionally vivid glory.
Oobah Butler
11.22.17
Nightlife

Touring the Worst-Rated Nightspots in... Stoke!

Where the drinks are cheap and the tops come off.
Oobah Butler
11.2.17
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