adventuring party, but it's brennan's emotional roller coaster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2020
- Brennan tells a story about how a good Samaritan helped him with money for dental surgery. I included a clip of how Brennan was able to pay them back and another of one way Brennan pays it forward.
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Can we talk about how Brennan is the IDEAL contestant for who wants to be a millionaire?
Fuck you’re right
“Who Wants To Be A Millio-“ “It’s Brennan.”
If you’ve seen it you know the host was giving off weird vibes when he was first introduced
@@benlohmer5703 What do you mean?
@@benlohmer5703 Ah, I see. The host was being rather condescending to Brennan because of his beliefs and ideology concerning the creation of his book and modern societal preconceptions/expectations.
Making a contestant the butt of a joke as they are walking onstage is considerably unprofessional. That intro was delivered below the belt.
I'm with the guys here... the line "you don't work here, so lets make that official" is an amazing way to fire someone.
i had to do that once and man i wish i'd had that line in my pocket
It's cruel
I got cut from a schedule and asked my boss about it: Am I fired?
Do you want to be?
Sort of...
Ok.
Cool, it's been fun.
Take it easy man.
You too. I'm just gonna get my stuff and go.
@@potmki6601 sure, it's the line of a villian, but still a great line.
It's certainly a catchy line, but in reality firing anyone sucks so freaking bad. It's been my least favorite part of any job I've had for a couple decades now.
"Nobody ever gives it back" not only implies that he did this other times. It also means that EVEN THOUGH he knew people were not gonna pay him back and was used to it, HE KEPT DOING IT. I have lost faith in humanity time and time again, but the existence of this kind of people proves me wrong and it can't make me happier. What an angel amongst mere mortals, holy shit.
To be fair, he _does_ offer it as a gift first.
@@spencer1880 Also, if you’re looking at Brennan’s example it was a long time, hard work and luck that got him to the point where he could pay back. It’s very possible that others just never have the whole cash to hand to pay back a loan like that.
And it probably inspired Brennan (and possibly some other recipients of his goodwill) to pay it forward, which is a big deal.
That guy never lost faith in humanity because he was a source of it. When Brendan returned his 'loan' and realised that guy never expected it back and what it was all about, Brennan became another source of faith in humanity. Both of them are better people than I could ever aspire to be, God speed you beautiful bastards.
Everytime I think we've reached a solid understanding of this guy's life story we hear some crazy shit like this.
I apparently missed getting his comic signed by him because of a car accident?! And I'm not kidding when I say that I didn't realize who this dude was until years after I saw the TH-cam preroll adds for D20 s1
Cutting out his middle name is so strange after all this time using it.
I agree, it also shouldn’t be omitted as Brennan decided to include his mother’s last name (Lee) to his title as to credit her for raising him
@@nicdiaz8535 wait really 🥺🥺
"Brennan Mulligan." Yeah that feels wrong.
@@shanetaylor5403 i can’t read that without putting “Lee” in the middle
Lee is his Mom's last name, and Mulligan is his dad's last name, Lee is not his middle name, his last name is Lee Mulligan. I had a friend who also had two last names; Leland Billings Simmonds.
"You're giving back the money? But no one ever gives it back" God. I cried. What a beautiful story.
It's like the two managers are on the two different sides of the baddass spectrum.
The saddest part is when you realize perhaps Brennan was the first to even have the ability to give it back, because he won a game show.
@@natalierugg7180 Absolutely.
@@natalierugg7180 ++
“Nobody ever gives it back”
Is the most incredible statements I’ve ever heard
Goals
We need more people like those two men
That kicked me so goddamn hard right in the feels. Like had to turn it off and watch something else to recover.
There is so much wrapped up in that one sentence, and it's absolutely beautiful.
I think it’s more like nobody is ever able to give it back.
His stories are always so insane, immediately went to look up the episode of millionaire after watching.
Got a link?
Edit: th-cam.com/video/ZA5amUAFGNo/w-d-xo.html
Really bad quality though
Same
@@EsquilaxM oö
@@EsquilaxM I feel like now it would be pretty funny if he was at some sort of public q&a appearance and someone asked him what year Pharrell Williams was born…
Episode*s*.
not gonna lie, I live for Matt being shocked and saying he just wants to hear about Brennan's life
if matt mercer is interested in your life, i think that means youre doing good in life
Brennan Lee Mulligan Behind the Sheets when
HOLY CRAP YEAH. I love behind the sheets, good idea.
@@Leigheghie probably not anytime soon, since Brian is no longer with CR. Unless they have someone else do it, like maybe Mica. Or if he comes back to just do those shows.
@@cryofpaine Wait really? Since when?
Bless that bar owner. The fact that he ended up being effectively responsible for the ongoing career of my favourite living comedian is just a wonderful story, and I hope that when he gets old people will look after him the way he looked after others.
they are rare but getting to work for a good bar owner is worth working for all the bad ones
the fact that Brennan has both a philosophy degree and theatre degree and still ended up a bartender makes me so sad.
But these bad times shaped him into the Brennan we know. We are crafted by the bad and good times.
What else can you do after such education? :D
I mean, it seems about right. My friend double majored in philosophy and music and that’s what he does
I mean that is the most unsurprising thing I have ever heard.
@@agentwashingtub9167 Alot of ppl need 7 degrees to stand out. And alot of engineers where I live ended up at MDonalds lol. There's a reason why there's 31 million youtube channels and everyone wants to be an influencer
brennan: there is no corner of my heart I would not turn over to the world for five points
sam: I want you to say something wholesome about yourself
brennan: there is one corner of my heart
HAHA YES
“Nobody ever gives back the money”. Whoah that fucked me up more than it should’ve.
We need an episode of Between the Sheets but with Brennan
OMG!!!! YEEEEESSSSSS! That is the best idea I've heard in YEARS! They want to talk to "story tellers" and Brennan's one of the best! I would be overjoyed to watch an episode with him.
I wonder what they would drink since Brennan is a teetotaler...
@@A_Oda27 They've had a couple episodes with "mocktails" for those that don't drink. I wouldn't care if they just drank virgin strawberry daquiris aka) pink slushies.
Ideally it would have to wait until the whole coronavirus thing is over though, I feel like BtS just wouldn't be the same without the real in-person interview
@@A_Oda27 maybe since he was a bartender he makes the drink for Brian instead lol
this story reminds me of Jawbone
Indeed
I feel like you can really see a little bit of Brennan in all of his characters, but definitely Jawbone gets his camp counsellor vibes from Brennan actually being a camp counsellor
Coincidence I think not
how many people out there just need to be given a chance?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Jawbone O’Shaughnessy was inspired by Ronan, at least a little bit
So glad you added the game changer clip because it was my immediate thought when he mentioned winning a bunch of money. Always wondered how he managed to donate a summer’s salary like that...
Well presumably because he now makes a decent salary working at College Humor, he can afford to pass on the camp counselor $$$. As someone who was a camp counselor, I promise, it's not that much.
Also, if this is all of his time off, he's probably only there for 3-4 weeks tops
Yeah, no, that has nothing to do with a one time win of IIRC (spoilers!) 250k, that has to do with making an LA salary from CollegeHumor. At the time, anyway.
@@JasperJanssen he only won 50k on wwtbam
God, wait- Evan Kelmp is actually so much more of a relatable character to him than I realized.
I didn't even think about that, and now I'm sobbing
Hi guys, i'm new, where is Evan from?
@@foolishembarassment2031 he is from misfits and magic
@@insomniacgrey5674 thanks a lot!
@@foolishembarassment2031 Iowa
When Brennan said he was on millionaire I had a recovered memory smack into the back of my face and realized that was why he seemed so familiar to me when I started watching Dimension 20
Brennan: i got fired from my job
Everyone, immediately: INSIGHT CHECK-
I hate to kill the mood, but am I the only one who finds this really troubling? It's one of the best stories I've ever heard, but it's also a story about a talented, passionate, caring person who-- if not for a run of astounding luck --may have never moved past part-time bartending gigs and unpaid improv. For Brennan Lee Mulligan to make a full-time career of his art (and for us to get the great media he's helped make), he needed to:
A) Encounter the most charitable bar manager on the planet
B) Literally win a game show
Aside from illustrating how difficult it is for many people to escape poverty, this (admittedly awesome) story is a case study in how the "free market" kills art.
Yeah :^/ makes ya wonder how many other people as talented as him are out there, but unable to do what they love professionally due to lack of funds
Spot on, and I suspect Brennan would 100% point that out as well. Gang, the game is rigged!
Looks like someone is getting radicalized
Before the free market the landed nobility determined who received patronage for art. It also built the economic base for artist to be a profession without a personal backer. It also created the services like patreon or subscribestar that has taken this backing power out of the hands of those same elites. Someone has to see value in the art for the artist to expect it to be a valuable profession, that will never change, what can change is where the dictation of who and how many peoples art can be seen to determine if it has value.
Now you know why Brennan uses his art to critique capitalism so much.
I don't often like to put people on pedestals but the more I see of him the more I'm convinced that Brennan Lee Mulligan is legitimately a gift not only to his fans but to the world at large
Brennan lee mulligan is Bahamut spending some time on earth.
I'm kind of envious of the people who have this man in their life. I get the feeling being his friend makes life lighter and better
I have good news for you. He’s not the only one.
Find the others.
You can be this man. Positivity brings positivity
he is part of your life, maybe not in the way you mean but, its kinda similar
He’s probably a lot more of a pain to deal with this it seems at first. Or at least, that’s been my experience with everyone I’ve ever met.
Doesn’t mean he’s not awesome or totally worth the trouble. But I think his girlfriend would get a good laugh out of the idealism.
@@DanKaschel i get that you shouldn't idealise people but i also think that this is kind of a sad way to look at it. i can't think of more than two or three people in my life that are "a pain to deal with". and i certainly would never think like that about any of my friends. so idealisation or not, i think having brennan as a friend would be delightful.
I legit choked up a bit when Brennan told this story.
I found out about this guy when I was just recently discovering this wonderful game called Dungeons and Dragons. I started watching Critical Role only two year back or so, and through that found out about Matthew Mercer, which at the time, felt like the greates DM I've seen. Fast forward to me finding out about Matthew being in a show called Dimension 20, a show hosting a campaign called Escape From the Bloodkeep, where he plays a character instead of DMing a game.
And there I was, thinking to myself, how ballsy do you have to be and how good do you think you are to DM in front of Matthew Mercer? So here I am, with high expectations, watching Brennan do the intro and boy he went above and beyond. And I've watched him do skits at College Humor and other stuff as well.
That's the story of how this guy inspires creativity in me. And I never would have guess that he had this experience on his belt. Truly amazing. 💖
My story is literally the as yours, the only thing is that I also ended up watching his "A Crown of Candy" series where he DMs a Game of Thrones style of game and I love it so much especially the whole full-on war that happens at the end that I started to DM my own campaign to make homage to both of the DMs that introduced me to this wonderful hobby.
I watched an animated dnd with this monkey character sips cause the title was interesting. Basically he tpks the world by releasing the terasque. I watched until ep 18 and got real curious abt the games mechanics and while browsing yt shorts i saw a nat 20 moment from fantasy high and got even more curious. I watched brennan on one of his skits as a ceo and recognized him so i clickedr on ep 1 of fantasy high and yeahhh im addicted to brennan now
7:51 Matt sneakily looking up Brennan on Millionaire
Omg those eye movements you’re right!!
“I’ll try to keep this succinct”
Brennan's life is so fucking interesting, and I remember a College Humour sketch he wrote about lying to impress someone, and I was baffled that he felt like he needed to lie! He cashed out on WWTBAM and the stories he told on the lie detector episode of Game Changer alone were BATSHIT CRAZY! I would listen to him talk about fucking anything for any amount of time!
This is my second favorite Brennan story of all time. The first, of course, is the one I think of as “Pepperidge Farm Forgets,” which starts with a nearly-lethal car crash and ends with a restaurant named Tony Pepperoni.
It’s in the eleventh AP for TUC2 btw
@@stan_nonna you’re a godsend for citing the ep, thank you
Where does he tell that story?
@@stan_nonna what's tuc2?
The unsleeping city 2
People like that dude are why I love new york city. I'm not saying there aren't nice people in other places in the world but there's something special about finding that kind of kindness hiding in the corners of the huge, unforgiving city
That bachelor “bit” is so annoying ffs. Stop, bro, he was just trying to discuss *women’s rights*
Brennan = a legend
He introduced himself as the author of a feminist graphic novel and the host just kept going “lol no girlfriend”
@@kelzbelz313 Chris Harrison used to host the bachelor soo i think it was more like a force of habit to introduce men as bachelors
Huh, and here I thought that he entered this contest shortly after he discovered his then-longterm girlfriend cheating on him on the very bed he lost his virginity in. It at least makes more sense as a reason to keep calling him a "recent bachelor".
@@romxxii I doubt he told that story there.
The manager was such a good person. Imagine giving away money for someone's surgery and never expecting it back.
Faith in some of the members of humanity restored
I aspire to have a fraction of the stories Brennan has in his life has I do in mine
Brennan needs to be on CR’s between the sheets
That's such a sweet edit! I knew most of the separate parts of those stories, but connecting together the impact on his lifestyle is rad.
i know this is parasocial and you shouldn't put people on a pedestal, but brennan has got to be close to one of the greatest human beings to ever live
The ending!! OML!!! IM GONNA GO CRY THATS SO SWEET WHAT HE LEARNED FROM THE MAN!!!
Brennan Lee Mulligan's backstory is much more incredible than I realized. Everything about him just makes so much sense now.
It’s so weird hearing Brennan Mulligan without the Lee
The strangest part of this video is hearing someone introduce him without the “Lee”. “Brennan Mulligan” is not the same person
Next time a CEO tells you we can't have "health care for all" remember they're benefitting at our expense
"You're giving back the money? [Yes!] Nobody ever gives it back!" Real tears in my eyes right now. What a dude.
it showed a lot of compassion for brennan to emphasize that the game show was the only way he could’ve afforded to pay the manager back, given the “nobody ever gives it back” that comes later. he’s not shaming anyone else or putting itself on a moral pedestal- some people just get a lucky break
ETA- ofc, brennan absolutely deserved the lucky break he got
Is... is Brennan a national treasure and I'm only just finding this out? Has the internet been selfishly hoarding Brennan Lee mulligan from me! What an absolute gem of a human being
Honestly yeah I do think hes a low key natioanl treasure lol. Hes such a kind person
This is a good example of a chaotic good person doing lawful good things.
Brennan’s life is so wild. This is I N S A N E? I’m glad a good dude like this has gotten so far
It really is. Like the details of his life are FASCINATING and he really seems like such a kine genuine person and god.
brennens life is insane
Quite literally the definition of paying it forward : )
4:48, THE PSYCHIC DAMAGE THAT CAUSED ME, HOLY COW
"I am facing a medical expense that I will not have the ability to meet or cover"
*SO* glad I'm not American...
I had a similar experience. I needed money for a dental surgery and immediately after finding out i got fired
the perfect man doesn't exi-
Ikr?!?
I am a straight ass man.
That being said: Brennan lee mulligan. All previous statements are now irrelevant.
I love his voice, personality, stories, and persona. I hope one day he makes an autobiography and also reads the audio version.
I'm gonna would old but I have never wanted to read someone's autobiography more than Brennan Lee Mulligan's (that is if he ever writes one)
Brennan is the definition of hard exterior (him as a dm) soft on the inside (hella charitable acts that he just does)
I was waiting for brennan to say the dude turned into an old wizard and granted him a wish
you cannot convince that the bar owner is not some type of celestial being.
Fully thought this title was an exaggeration but HOLY SHIT what a rollercoaster, I have a lot of feelings about this!
Okay, I just realized Brennan is fucking hero. He is so amazing.
"No one brings it back..." this guy, we need more like this guy
We are just side characters and Brennan is a main character
Brennan Lee Mulligan? Pfft, more like
Brennan "pay it forward" Lee Mulligan
You're a god for editing in the millionaire clip. 👏
I wish I could meet Brennan IRL.
You're not alone, dude. I'd probably die of happiness if that happens. :D
I find it so funny how I don't think I've seen any other College Humor member outside of College Humor, except Brennan who I just keep finding!!
Rekha was in the Aunty Donna netfix show, and streeter was in the SNL voting line sketch, murph and emily got a show, so did adam conover, jake and amir run headgum now, siobhan briefly had something but i forget , and lots of them just become writers elsewhere. Sadly its the ones with no other offers who will stay the longest.
I cant imagine anyone else wants to work with ally beardsley for example, they strike me as unfunny and unprofessional.
Someone rolled a N20 and Brennens backstory was unlocked🐬
Brennan is such a stand up guy. That if I ever develop time travel technology. I'm taking a short detour to bump into him just before his episode of millionaire, and I'm casually gonna drop the answer to the 100 k question before wishing him good luck. And then go stop 9/11 Hitler and Trump
Brennan, despite the evil he is capable of as a DM, is the most wholesome, good person I can think of
One of these days Brennan's going to do something truly horrible just because the universe demands balance for what an impossibly good person he is.
This is how he balances it out
th-cam.com/video/WIvdo8LbmJ0/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Dimension20
the balance is impossibly good things happening to him
Acoc spoilers:
He killed Peppermint Preston, isn't that enough?
He is a suspiciously good person
It's interesting that you think Brennan needs to balance by being horrible when it could be that Brennan is one of the balances to how awful the world normally is.
I’m giving you the full five points “KYYYAAAH!!!” Is the only acceptable answer x) so wholesome
What the fuck I signed up for a fun video about Brennan Lee Mulligan and now I'm crying
Brennan is literally the kind of person I aspire to be, and so are many of the people working at Dropout. It's such a shame that the majority of a generation of teenage boys are looking up to Andrew Tate and his "alpha bros" instead of Brennan Lee Mulligan, and the others at Dropout. Such brilliant people all round.
Also Ronan, the bar owner guy, he is such a rare type of person, being so giving and expecting nothing in return. He is also a role model for me despite not knowing anything about him other than what Brennan has said in his story.
4:15 I audibly went “of course he did”
I went "fuck off... fuck off... fuck off" like lmao how can you casually juat say that lmao
can we appreciate how much of a king this man is? holy shit, great job Brennan!
I think about how Brennan is the coolest person alive a lot of the time, this definitely proves it this shit was wild to watch lmao
God bless his former boss. Most bosses and managers can take notes!
omg ty for making this what a ride
I love the disparity between Matt's and Marisha's setups despite being together.
this is so deeply heart warming thank you
The millionaire host not saying his middle name felt illegal
Can somebody please make a movie of Brennan's life?
No one would believe it
brennen LEE mulligan to you who wants to be a million heir guy
The life he is living is amazing. May these clips and the joy he brings others help him through any darker times ahead
If I could watch Brandon on game shows unfiltered for the rest of my life, I would
What exactly is brennan
an inspiration to us all
He's like if you combined that one really cool camp councillor we all had with every wholesome dad stereotype of the 70s through 90s.
Yes
Someone that the world needs more of
A cryptid.
I appreciate how this is edited to perfectly encapsulate the feeling of instantly jumping from the Adventuring Party to the WWTBAM episode
I'm so glad to be living at the same time as him! Seeing a famous wholesome homie makes me want to be better.
Thank you for editing this together! It's touching to watch. :)
America is such a weird country. Great story.. but I mean, wtf, there were so many American things..
That’s us lol, the good, the bad, and the ugly (which is another American thing lol)
@@kaetea3939 that's famously a spaghetti western, so no not American, italian
@@lordfrogIII I'm sorry, I can't give you a thumbs up as you didn't say "Um, Actually..."
Life-altering medical expenses, quippy managers, sudden rescue by mystical benefactors that speak with a lilting brogue, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hosted by Chris Harrison, and summer camp?
@@lordfrogIII I mean....still a Hollywood movie though, even if filmed in Cicily
I will never not be lowkey in love with this guy
Please tell me why I’ve memorized this like Izzy with the real housewives.
This man is a national treasure
Out of everything from this wild ride of emotions, DO NOT GO INTO GANGS OF NEW YORK WITH THIS IN MIND
this story made me cry. what an incredible gentleman.
What an incredible story ❤
This story always brings me to tears.
I love this man. Hands down.
We need a lot more of people like Brendan’s old boss in the world
Watched this going into 2023 to try to bring some Ronan vibes into my life. My greatest aspiration is to someday be in a position where I have money beyond what I need to just survive so that I can use it to help provide for others in my community.
I feel like we need a Brennan autobiography. It would be insane
This explains so much
I absolutely love how Marisha fully gets why he was motivated to take the time off. Look at her face ha. 0:40