Brennan Lee Mulligan - A Civil War Ghost

He's got unfinished business. That he has no intention of finishing.
Written and performed by Brennan Lee Mulligan
Directed by Michael Hartney and Justin Tyler
Originally performed at Characters Welcome 6/15/15 at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East
Shot and edited by Lou Gonzalez

[@BBBness]

Brennan literally went "How do I trick a room full of people into taking a civics class?"

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@nathanvomocil5338 Well we found the nutbag! Time stamp: two days ago.

[@hyeiny]

@@nathanvomocil5338what are you talking about

[@Adamdidit]

@@hyeiny You'll never get a straight answer.

[@moderndaymasquerade7461]

@@nathanvomocil5338 racist

[@funnylittlecreature]

@@nathanvomocil5338 me when i think slavery is good (i am insane)

[@roflcopterannoysme]

"I mean they visibly didn't like it" is one of the fucking funniest lines I've ever heard.

[@ANunes06]

"But I drew them with smiles, so it's okay, right?"

[@christopherverdery1294]

Authors, take note: If you want your vampire to be a former Confederate soldier and still be a good guy, this is the template. People can grow and acknowledge their mistakes.

[@agentwaffle4533]

That's oddly specific, is that a reference to anything in particular?

[@TheRagingAura]

​@@agentwaffle4533well I think pretty much any story with american vampires will use at least 1 vampire who took part in the civil war

[@Hoodwinkle]

@@agentwaffle4533 only thing I can think of is Vampire Diaries lol. They handled it really poorly in that show

[@Blewlongmun]

Can’t help but think of Alucard, atleast the Hellsing version. He’s the monster to monsters and not only knows his actions are unforgivable but knows his nature is unchanging. He still is Dracula in many ways but he literally turned over a new leaf, fighting to protect humanity from monsters until a human can put him to rest. 150 years is 1.5 a human life, plenty of time to reconsider and grow, but some vampires are supposedly 1500 years old. God only knows how hard it would be to break “bad habits” after 1000+ years, regardless of if you think those actions are right.

[@alisonslade1081]

@@Hoodwinkle And True Blood has Bill Compton.

[@helenascorner]

“150 years later I am here to say..... i was w r o n g...... and im SORRY” that sent me to the MOON

[@mefrosty5658]

They had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@helenascorner]

@Adrian Sigales IVE BEEN FLOWN

[@hawkdov]

it was so good

[@horse_plinko]

A true American hero

[@helenascorner]

@@horse_plinko the only true American hero

[@angusmarch1066]

The ghost of a confederate soldier who fully repents for the part he wilfully played in a horrible system of oppression, but can't move on until that system is fully reinstated. Brennan's DM skills coming back into play.

[@angeryfluuf6514]

True

[@Claymann71]

_Dies laughing_ Ohsh&tI'maghostnowtoo. Worth it. 👍

[@MidoriJane12]

brennan just loves characters who straight up know they’re terrible people

[@seopark7467]

Holy crap you put it into words

[@vee8101]

Here’s lookin at you Zaul-Nazh, Bill Seacaster, Kalina, Aelwyn, Olag, Felix Flick, Robert Moses, Isabella Infierno, Don Confetti, Lord Calroy, Vraz the Mean, and Langley Sheffield-Harrington

[@terencemazyck4434]

@@vee8101 don't forget his guest character, Dead eye 😂

[@vee8101]

@@terencemazyck4434 I will watch NADDPOD after I’m done with my 20th rewatch of fantasy high

[@vee8101]

@@terencemazyck4434 I will say though, along with Zaul-Nazh I should’ve listed literally every character from Bloodkeep

[@phyzarel1845]

“I mean they visibly didn’t like it.” SENT MEEEEEEEEE

[@juanpablorobayo3437]

Mozarel When he said that I was also sent indeed. I always just like to remember that during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire, there were priests who sent letters to the King detailing every bit of BS that their soldiers and fellow priests were doing to the natives they were hurting, and the king of course ignored it. It’s like. Fuck man.

[@cg1906]

@@juanpablorobayo3437 damn you LIKE to remember that? Shit i don wana know what you hate rememberin

[@TahtahmesDiary]

@@juanpablorobayo3437 The letters written home about Columbus were CHILLING. Like EVERYONE snitched on Chris and were like "PLEASE just DO something about this DEPRAVED pedophilic MANIAC?" All knew. Many tried to say something. Powerful, racist people did not care.

[@TheCSJones]

@@TahtahmesDiary Wasn't Columbus eventually prosecuted when he returned to Spain?

[@kevinwillems8720]

I went to the moon and back.

[@zyaicob]

Brennan got so passionate he definitely broke character especially when he was talking about redlining

[@Chronologicalowl]

What do you mean, he never was in character.

[@thevileruler]

@@Chronologicalowl this is Brennan, he is only an apparition of a remorseful civil war soldier.

[@gxtmfa]

The degree of passion that man has for exposing the evil of redlining is admirable.

[@areezza]

we love a woke king !!

[@manuelsabin]

@@thevileruler All of D20 is just a means to spread anti-racist and anti-capitalist sentiment by a remorseful civil war apparition whose taken on the identity of Brennan Lee Mulligan

[@bearfamous_]

an excuse for brennan to do a southern accent and yell about racism. love that for him.

[@unik124]

And love him for that

[@ClayDress]

Holy shit, that's Brennan...

[@theowl6x397]

Love him for that

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

What do you mean an excuse? That’s just the bit

[@slevin1157]

This comment is worded ambiguously. I think people are trying to figure out if you're being sarcastic.

[@bushidotestu1997]

Really love how the ghost switches between “Spooky southern ghost” to “oh dear god what have I gotten myself into?”

[@KingDuckGuy]

"I.... was wrong" The ever so slight pause really sent that line home.

[@snwmat]

i was not in the right mindset *holds dog*

[@literalantifaterrorist4673]

@@snwmat your arms seem pretty tired can i hold the dog

[@kevinwillems8720]

I can't believe, that a comedy skit, made one of the best points against people who say ,"That's just what they believed back then."

[@HC-sb5ck]

The ever-changing moral zeitgeist is very powerful.

[@uberd3323]

@@HC-sb5ck The more we nitpick the past and scream at eachother over the actions of dead men, the easier it is for China to just keep buying majority stake in the West’s online communication avenues and destroy any semblance of international free speech unopposed. We need to stop with the division and band together to secure our rights, otherwise we’re all eventually getting weeded out. The CCP hates Christianity and Islam just as much as it hates White and Black people, and the future will be bleak if their megacorp just keeps buying everything.

[@HC-sb5ck]

@@uberd3323 I completely agree.

[@liyre4189]

@@uberd3323 uhh did you reply to the wrong comment? very passionate points you got there but they just came utterly out of left field

[@gamerpedia1535]

But... it kind of was what they just believed back then? I bet you didn't realize that most anti-slavery northerners fought against slavery for economic reasons rather than moral ones. Meaning that most people back then had no ethical qualms with slavery. And I mean this can somewhat extend to a lot of other countries at the time too. A lot of countries made the choice to do trade for cotton with the southern colonies, knowing full-well that they were economically dependent on slavery. This includes countries that had banned slavery at the time, like France!

[@miikamartin7026]

I keep coming back to this sketch every once in a while. Brennan's line about the slaves visibly not liking being enslaved is the most concise, irrefutable, beautiful way to annihilate any argument in favor of famous historical slavers. this should be shown in every classroom in america. It drives its point home better than anything I've seen.

[@liyre4189]

i've watched this at least 10 times in the past month

[@DanKaschel]

Does it? (I have to disclaim: slavery is and was obviously wrong, I just disagree on the strength of this particular argument). Dogs obviously don't like being leashed, but that doesn't make it wrong to leash them. And (many? most?) slavers straight up believed that African Americans were animals. Once you believe your slaves genuinely need you for their own good, overriding their free will might not seem evil at all.

[@dreamcanvas5321]

@@DanKaschel Modern Confederate Apologists know that most ordinary people won't buy that slaves were mere animals, which is why they tend to focus on myths that slaves were actually happy and contented. This is seen, for example, in the film Gods and Generals which sustains confederate myths, where slaves are seen interacting with white southerners as though they were basically family. These myths present slavery as something on the level of either an inconvenience or a misunderstanding; rather then violent repression and a crime against humanity. Plainly refuting the "happy slave" myth defangs it substantially by pointing out the absurdity of it...obviously people absolutely *hated* being enslaved.

[@mangq5671]

tbh miika thankyou for mentioning it because i never would have noticed the impact that kinda quick joke could make/reference.. highkey cheers to u for bringing it to my (and probaly a few others ) attention!!

[@mangq5671]

​@@dreamcanvas5321 Also (feel free to tell me to stfu if im wrong) , but werent black people CLEARLY people, like no human looks alike? also couldnt they literally speak and understand languages ..? so why would anyone think a being, standing on 2 legs, working with 2 arms and experiencing the same emotions and pain we do think its okay to exploit and traumatise PEOPLE?

[@mythloverb5931]

I could watch a 5 season show with this ghost trying to fix his sins of the past and “living” through decades of racism, trying to make it stop but instead just watching it change

[@biocode4478]

that would be very difficult to do without the "white man's burden" vibes and diminishing from the real black movements fighting for their own rights.

[@rarazalproductions519]

@@biocode4478 You could maybe do it by just making the ghost the pov character and not the "hero" of the story. This way, it would be more of an anthology series that shines a light on different historical periods and the the movements of affected people fighting racism, while the civil war ghost is simply the connecting thread, watching all this unfold and maybe helping out, but not really deciding anything.

[@biocode4478]

@@rarazalproductions519 on second thought it could also work as a comedy if he consistently failed through his misdiagnosis of the underlying issues and having to update his viewpoints, yet constantly falling short as the time goes on.

[@bepis602]

@@biocode4478 that would be brilliant! Piggybacking off that idea, I think he should be the comedic relief in a tv series about the pervasiveness of systemic racism and how it affects blqck peoples lives, told from the perspective of a black person. It could lead to some pretty funny mansplaining moments lmao.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I think it would work if he's the member of an ensemble cast including ghost black activists, and then living black activists. Living activist who did a seance as a joke: Oh shit there's a Confederate behind you. Maroon: oh yeah that's Anthony. He's okay

[@toaster400_]

I would say I can't believe I found this video of Brennan after falling down a long rabbit hole that started with a reverse mermaid and 2 Trenchcoats in a kid, but somehow I'm not that surprised

[@utuberaptor]

I'm literally right there with you, youtube algorithms are crazy but sometimes they yield entertaining fruit

[@haileyfinch610]

We’ve had the same experience 😂

[@ChestersonJack]

same

[@quarbarian2]

Did the KZbin algorithm just take a break and give us all the same pathway down the rabbit hole lol?

[@mimipanzica581]

I’m gonna need a link to That reversed mermaid

[@clickpause8732]

Brennan: does creepy intro to build impending contrast for comedic effect Audience: HAHA HE SAID FLUID

[@offbrandcereals]

joey obyrne he said sanguine fluid lmao

[@notednuance]

Oh come now they were laughing at the amount of stank he put on the word sanguine. sang-WIIIINE fluid.

[@tommyfitzgerald5912]

When you are watching a comedy show you can’t seriously tell me you laugh at the structure of the joke can you?

[@clickpause8732]

@@tommyfitzgerald5912 Sometimes jokes are funny because of contrast. If people are laughing at the thing that's about to be contrasted, it kind of defeats the purpose.

[@dylanshuter1521]

Americans be like

[@tylerrapillo377]

4:58-5:15 I forget this was a skit from 5 years ago and legit thought he was talking about current events.

[@brandondavidson4085]

I thought Ferguson was simultaneously much longer ago and still much more recent than 5 years ago.

[@aldranzam3456]

Yup that's how messed up it is

[@mariedaparellio5686]

The nauseating truth is that talks like this will ALWAYS be about current events. See you all here again in 10 years.

[@shellyw]

@@mariedaparellio5686 not if we eat the rich!!

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

@@shellyw never going to happen a lot of wealth isnt taxable if they're smart aka are second/third etc gen

[@YouOpaOpa]

"'The cops and the protesters both need to behave better' As though a random group of people from a geographic region should be held in the same standard of behavior as a group of highly trained, uniform-wearin', badge-holdin', gun-wieldin' law enforcement agents? That's ridiculous!" SO good

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

If you want to get pedantic about it "better" only implies an unspecified improvement, so there is nothing in that statement that actually says anything about being held to the same standard.

[@YouOpaOpa]

@@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149 Yeah but why would you want to get pedantic?

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

I think I do it to get closer to the truth, but in all fairness I'm an internet commenter, and being pedantic is what I do.

[@Matthew-ee7bp]

@@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149 it's not even pedantic. It's an obvious fact that cops and protesters are held to a completely different standard and a minimum standard, for both parties, of human decency. Edit: peaceful, law-abiding protesters are good in my book not rioters

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

@@Matthew-ee7bp Eh, I was mostly thinking about this being on the context of some humour video comment on the internet. But you're right, of course.

[@katlynroseanne]

““The cops and the protestors both need to behave better” as though a random group of people from a geographic region need to be held to the same standard as a group of highly trained uniform wearing badge holding gun wielding law enforcement agents? That’s ridiculous!” Damn. That aged like wine! That aged so well, like, holy shit, this was four years ago. And now it’s even more relevant. ...actually it’s a bad thing we still suck and haven’t listened to reason, but this is a great video yeah.

[@peterwagner958]

What kind of wine

[@justanotheranimationchanne5725]

“highly trained” well that’s a stretch

[@nicholast.4933]

I know I’m gonna get flamed for this, but that’s still not an excuse for the people who were rioting, protest peacefully and I’m all for it, hell I’d join you, BLM is a cause I believe in, but those who use it as an excuse for violence do naught but a disservice to the cause.

[@justanotheranimationchanne5725]

@@nicholast.4933 nothing gets done without some violence. look at any revolution throughout history, stonewall, the civil rights movement (don’t you dare bring up Gandhi, that piece of shit said that the jews should be offering themselves up to die like he did). I find it very hypocritical that the American revolution is framed as honorable and worth the violence while these are framed as senseless riots. I suppose these sorts of things only get a solid framing after somebody has won though...

[@jaderade6732]

I didn't look at when this was uploaded and assumed it was from this year

[@TragerM]

Brennan is the quintessential master of making the act of backpedaling the most hilarious crap ever.

[@jerbear7952]

Thats why hes so good as the CEO in all of those sketchez

[@maddie9602]

Huh, that guy looks familiar. *checks description* Ah, Brennan from CollegeHumor, before he was from CollegeHumor. I *knew* that voice sounded familiar.

[@senselessbabble1996]

I saw this and said "Hey, it's the CEO Guy!".

[@tyconislife8387]

I saw this and said dimension20

[@soulflowerstuff]

Eyyy I knew I recognized him from somewhere!!

[@YouOpaOpa]

It's that guy from that awesome webcomic!

[@sweatyskeleton7390]

I mean, I knew he was familiar. But now I know that it's Mr. Let's-Make-Some-Fucking-Bacon, this is incredibly in-character

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

I know this is a whole series of excellent articulations of real problems served in a comedic context. But "Ghostly raison d'être" was wicked smart on multiple levels.

[@rasp.74]

"As a dead person who is definitely not alive at all, this is my REASON FOR LIVING-" I hadn't even caught that, though I knew the technical meaning it just slipped by...thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[@emilysmith2965]

I mean, more literally it’s “reason for being,” but that’s also funny because ghosts are not verifiably real.

[@Xaaaach]

This four year old comedy sketch got really current for a second there...

[@ktoliman]

and that is a sad fact

[@tellmeemoar8357]

second, huh

[@ereynolds72]

Almost as if institutionalised racism isn’t a current problem but a continued long lasting one

[@indycole396]

honestly, everyone’s acting like racism is a new thing... these issues have always been here, y’all just never noticed...

[@hunterra217]

It's almost like history is a flat circle, and not a very big one at that

[@minimalgrammar1276]

FYI: Brennan Lee Mulligan's initials are BLM

[@percivallgunn1222]

Stars Aligned with that

[@luxuryballer8291]

Did he take the audience's money and buy a mansion?

[@aliciadalbey1201]

@@luxuryballer8291 are you talking about hasan? lol

[@bnashee]

​@@luxuryballer8291 no?

[@luxuryballer8291]

@@bnashee the lady in charge of BLM took the money and ran.

[@adamcompton4031]

"Not least of whom were the slaves. They visibly didnt like it" why is this never even brought up outside of a comedy sketch 😂

[@LosloTypical]

I love how this was uploaded 4 years ago and all the comments are from the last week.

[@maddie9602]

After so many years, the algorithm suddenly decided to favor them. And then, I'd imagine a lot of people are like me, saw one video, thought it was hilarious, so went and watched another. And another. And another. And then, before I knew it, it was 1 in the morning. Not sure how this channel spent literal years flying under the radar, but I'm glad that they're finally seeing the light of day and finding their way into recommended feeds.

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

KZbin A-L-G-O-R-I-T-H-I-M

[@jacobd1984]

Lo, for the Algorithm giveth and the Algorithm taketh away.

[@loudinternalscreaming4543]

It’s probably also because, you know, College Humour is dying/dead

[@DeathnoteBB]

Cornist It is neither of those things. They explain on their now public Dropout discord what happened and what’s going on.

[@KingofRatsGaming]

Brennan going "I'm just not gonna do it!" at 2:38 is actually part of my lexicon now and I can't find enough opportunities to reference it.

[@dr00ku]

This ghost would be so dissapointed in 2020

[@themcflurryman2525]

Why 2020 racism has always existed but it’s just got more attention now

[@reallyWyrd]

The ghost is still here.

[@joshuaflorczak2478]

Wow, forgot Trump's presidency was only at the very beginning at this point!

[@snapplemachine]

@@joshuaflorczak2478 I think it was pre-trump, the election was in 2016, this is from 2015 I believe

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

Forget 2020, I think it would completely destroy Buford's ghostly brain to hear about the 1/6/21 attack on the Capitol! "SOMEONE ACTUALLY GOT A CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG INSIDE THE HALLS OF THE CAPITOL??? ARE YOU SHITTING ME??"

[@noblepeaceprize8913]

4 years later, and that part about protesters and cops being held at the same standards still hits deep

[@spudsbuchlaw]

8 years laters and its hits even harder

[@Spongejay1]

Everytime I come back to this, I keep getting caught completely off guard by "Two: the golden rule" and I guffaw laugh every single time

[@ithinkthistimeitsgoingtowork]

This reminds me of an old assignment of mine I dug up from an old box. It was some time from elementary school, and I don’t remember it at all. But it was a crayon comic about slavery, and had the memorable quote “most slaves did not like slavery”. Which is the greatest understatement of all time

[@creative_leafeonpony_fan1545]

He just went on stage, put on an accent and made a good statement with a few jokes scattered in between. Good on him.

[@hardy_har]

"they visibly didn't like it" is such a horrifyingly good line

[@naninana7359]

i watched a lot of brennan’s stuff about 5 or 6 years ago and thought “oh yeah, this guy is definitely going places.” and now here we are!! i’m really proud of brennan and i hope he gets to go to even bigger places!!

[@eliasmg9144]

ROSEATE SPOONBILL

[@812558]

"The Confederacy's CEO apologizes".

[@grimlar]

The concept of a ghost not being able to do their unfinished business is actually a really cool idea.

[@roltthehunter]

Brennan Lee Mulligan is a gem, I don't know him but I gotta say I like him very much.

[@jacobiwankenobi9664]

@Quest Tzecai Bacon Lettuce 'Matoe.

[@Mercutihoe]

Those few people awkwardly laughing at the beginning part thinking that it was supposed to be funny

[@SantaFishes101]

I think the only thing that got me was how hard he got into it... "SaNgUiNe FlUiDs!" but the audience is bad in literally all of these

[@freakymoejoe2]

It was pretty funny, he was hamming it up pretty hard

[@elbruces]

It was funny. Also poignant. Things can be both.

[@looweeiss]

The way he said "I was wrong, and I am sorry" Just bravo Fuckin loved it

[@skullman-us7wn]

Honestly now that he’s gone through this whole post mortem growth as a person he seems like a cool guy to hang out with.

[@aduckwithayoutubechannel]

The ‘secret racists’ part made me laugh until I realized how true it was. Now I’m sad.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

You shouldn’t be sad. Just don’t be secretly racist

[@nathanvomocil5338]

Well if it makes you feel better he's 100% totally wrong about civil war soldiers. The vast, vast majority of them never owned slaves, weren't terribly fond of competing against free labor, yet still fought against the obviously unconstitutional actions and tyrannical government of Abraham Lincoln, a man who gave no shits about slave rights (or anyone's rights really) and repeated stated emphatically that black people were inherently inferior to white people. That Lincoln died a martyr is one of the greatest tragedies of America's history, and not for the reason most people think. Had he lived, his (and Henry Clays) American System would have been fully repudiated and his dark stain on federalist principles could have been stamped out. Instead, we got the corrupt and oppressive government Lincoln always dreamed of.

[@casualtaco2154]

@@nathanvomocil5338what part was unconstitutional??? Like at all. He was legitimately voted into office, the *south* responded by illegally forming a hickish rebellion founded wholly on slavery (Don’t argue with me on that, you don’t put it in your constitution that you’re founded on slavery and then turn around and say it wasn’t slavery). Then after he maintained the war would be about the Union being reunited, and then later made it about Slavery for a variety of reasons, which was then later turned into a constitutional amendment giving people basic human rights (which we struggled to follow and tended to do a lot of violence against these same people). He was racist though I’m not going to pretend he wasn’t, and had he lived the Union might be more regressive than it was otherwise

[@cthulhucult3230]

​@@casualtaco2154 he did suspend habeas corpus and didn't allow people to be tried by a jury of their peers.

[@Ma_Zhongying]

@@nathanvomocil5338It wasn’t about state’s rights. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpvWqZuPmtl_g5Isi=tS4TTC5iBqCrTrDZ

[@chloedenuto3292]

THE MOMENT he said 'and I was wrong' I KNEW this sketch would be good. And it definitely didn't disappoint :)

[@MagicCardboardBox]

I love the idea of a ghost that's just changed as a person over time, brilliant

[@BestBetterBestest]

Can we talk about how the last line is so unbelievably powerful?

[@PoppycockPrincess100]

God, how I wish the things he said weren't anywhere near as relevant as they are today.

[@tylerdamos1745]

He is a legend

[@ClayDress]

"They visibly didn't like it."

[@CJBoell]

I’m Sorry, How was this 4 years ago and feels like it reigns more true even now

[@Swenglish]

Because very little has changed. It was true in the '10s. IT was true in the '90s. It was true in the '80s. It's been true the whole time. What's changed is technology. It's being filmed, and shared, and more eyes are being opened to it. At the same time, many eyes refuse to be opened.

[@emilysmith2965]

It’s “rings true.” Like a bell that was cast correctly. But that’s an understandable “eggcorn,” i.e. an idiom that’s changed by a speaker, because we don’t use bells a lot in the 21st century.

[@momothe5th]

THE "yall I ain't even come close" BROKW ME MANNNNNN BRENNAN IS JUST TOOO TALENTED IN ACTING GREY-AREA-MORALED BEINGS

[@mvslice]

I’d be more excited to meet Brennan than any Hollywood celebrity.

[@coltonruscheinsky7863]

Brennan is spot on about cops except what he says about them being “highly trained”

[@saucevc8353]

This needs to be a tv show. Start with his death, have him try to fufill his unfinished business for a while, but as the times change he slowly realizes racism is wrong, then he tries to fight racism for a bit, but he always fails, and the finale ends with this skit.

[@scoob1670]

Or just fund black leads in shows created by black people

[@LeakyTrees]

@@scoob1670 or do both?

[@msthecommentator2863]

I could feel the tension in that room before he dropped the "I was wrong" 💀💀💀

[@mackenziesteiner2093]

I don’t know what I expected but this was so much better

[@louisknudsen2535]

"I mean they visibly didn't like it" is hilarious

[@zandaroos553]

One nitpick, redlining refers more to the policy of urban planners setting minority communities as low priority (red) zones which was interpreted by banks and home builders as tools of discrimination. Sorry I’m an urban policy nerd so I just needed to specify.

[@gmc5618]

I'm a politics student, this clarification was v helpful x

[@joyeuse9676]

I promise you, there is nothing Brennan would appreciate more than an urban policy nerd correcting him on a 6 year old skit in the interest of a more informed dialogue on housing discrimination.

[@gitadine]

Ah but you didn't say Um Actually, so you get no point!

[@uberd3323]

@@joyeuse9676 Sounds like Brennan should do something useful with his life aside from making whiny soapbox speeches and fix that if he cares so much. Cant stand rich uppity white people that pretend to care about the plight of minorities for social clout.

[@joyeuse9676]

@@uberd3323 Pretends to care about the plight of minorities? It really sounds like you’re unfamiliar with the bulk of his work. I made the comment I did because he unironically is very open to criticism especially if he’s made a technical error. I wasn’t kidding when I said he would appreciate it.

[@alvarezmembrives3961]

i was on a marathon of this channel’s videos and then I saw Brennan and was like “wait. I know that biiitch”

[@DeathnoteBB]

noah alvarez Yeah!! I had no idea this channel existed until recently nor that Brennan was on it

[@arseen33]

I'm a NC/TN line Brock. (We're a real family.) Thanks Granddad. Nice to know where I get it from. Please stop leaving me Warren Wilson College pamphlets smudged with dirt from the battlefield on the anniversary of The Great Locomotive Chase. The Peace and Justice studies you keep leaving bloodstains next to is just a minor, not a degree.

[@BluePerioPicasso]

Underrated

[@davidgidla650]

Somebody link all the other vids with Brennan in them. I must have moree

[@CharactersWelcome]

I'll make a playlist tonight!

[@CharactersWelcome]

kzbin.info/aero/PLmFkddPa7f_0vhHhwdG1UdSyTPVPk4RWo

[@ibbandflow]

@@CharactersWelcome Whoever runs this channel, you're the best

[@ChestersonJack]

@@CharactersWelcome Thanks!

[@Edited6]

@@CharactersWelcome Not all heroes wear capes. But I imagine the person/people who run this channel probably do. Which is now fitting for 2 reasons, thanks!

[@exmo7]

We are blessed to have this man.

[@LadyAmadala98]

The minute he started talking I knew who it was. I see you, Brennan! You were the best thing to happen to collegehumor in a very long time.

[@CurlyAndNerdy101]

"I mean they VISIBLY didn't like it!" DONE!!!

[@CL-hs3ku]

I was worried but I could clearly trust Brennan Lee Mulligan

[@tamil8108]

Holy snaps that is Brennan!? Lol I love his acting, he is so damn funny.

[@GrizzV991]

-eerie ambient wind sounds- "MY NAME WAS-" "HUHUHAHAHAHAHUHAHAHAHAHAH"

[@hollyprentice449]

This has aged WONDERFULLY especially in 2020

[@majorzipf8947]

*nods solemnly in 2023*

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

The timing on this is just golden, also everything else about it. I truly believe that the best comedy is dead serious, and this is an excellent example.

[@truetimewatcher]

4 years ahead of your time there, Brennan. While these issues were always there, that last part hits different after 2020

[@brasswiredart]

this was PAINFULLY ahead of its time

[@calvinjohnson6242]

Or behind the times. It doesn’t matter. Racism has existed for ages.

[@TimdeVisser86]

Painful how this bit has not aged a day since 2015!

[@mephostopheles3752]

I saw Brennan in the thumbnail and I was like "is that... no it can't be. But... oh shit it IS"

[@DreamWizardMedia]

One of my favorite games is "who is in the audience". It helps me picture which of his friends are there supporting him, and it fills my heart. 🥰

[@weird_hooman594]

i keep coming back to this and i just love it. i’m considering showing my history teacher this but i’m not sure

[@ADHDad]

The share button works pretty good

[@CloudingYourSkies]

Love how he worked in that he was actually a ghost who ended up at some comedy club to try to end racism lol brilliant

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

You’re telling me this weird but funny rabbit hole that began with a gay bar and a cult leader lead me to my favourite human, Brennan from CH?

[@zoezew]

Holy shit this is amazing

[@alli-gator-forest]

Civil War Ghost, we’d really appreciate your help right about now

[@Fab4Sunrises]

THAT GOT SO REAL SO FAST

[@harpersmith1400]

Omfg, I found this video from my recommended and was like oh that kind of looks like Brennan, wait a minute, that is Brennan! Rip CollegeHumor...

[@thehearthotel]

Here in June 2020 and FUCK this aged like wine

[@Kclark495]

I swear to god, i have never laughed so hard at such a topic! This man is an angel, this needs to be played on comedy central. Love ya Brennan!

[@MiKi-sx3tt]

I just realize. He's my favorite cast in collegehumor.

[@nahthanksno8299]

As a relative new comer to CollegeHumor (I know, I used to live under a rock, I also only discovered Smosh like 5 minutes ago) I have to say I absolutely adore Brennan and his many talents, including his passion for speaking out on prevalent social issues.

[@carolkoski4875]

Five years ago and Brennan was already being this relevant and using his platform to speak the truth

[@athenapatrick5447]

if any of you guys don't know he also does DND, it is hysterical.

[@MP-oj9tk]

A masterclass in how to dismantle every argument of anyone who says people who were for slavery were a "product of the time". Brennan is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs.

[@owenpatten9697]

This hit different in 2020.

[@scarfguy5337]

That civil war ghost is spitting facts

[@ElloLoJo]

He had us in the first 70 seconds, I won’t lie

[@nopenopenope698]

The algorithm has a strange sense of humor

[@Blackandwhitevictor]

This man is so woke he should be alive on principle

[@MathiusThatBe]

"The only thing scarier than a ghost who knows he's a racist is a flesh and blood cracka who doesn't"

[@Lucifersfursona]

Brennan’s comedy can cure anything that ails me

[@littlegravitas9898]

In 2020, we need a Revenant avenger to help us fight racism.

[@Jamachlee]

I know it probably wasn't, but that sound's like Raph's giggle at 5:43 and that makes me very happy to imagine him cheering on his friend

[@crimsong_shep6449]

I watching this fully prepared that it was going to have aged terribly but curious because I love Brennan just to come out of this loving and respecting him More

[@BearJoyner00]

I saw the thumbnail in my recommended and I literally said verbatim, "Wait, is that Brennan?"

[@wynd2011]

Happy birthday Brennan

[@TheFIoridaMan]

Southern Americans: we’re sorry :( Australia and aboriginals: 👀👀

[@gillablecam]

The problem isn't saying sorry, we did and still do apologise (even have a yearly day acknowledging it). The problem is action. We haven't done enough to right the wrongs of generations. Apologising is easy, it's why we've been doing it for over 20 years

[@onthewattle]

Cameron Gill are you referring to Aus or America? Cause here in Aus we have the same issue. An official apology was issued to the Stolen Generations but not action.

[@hanna-liminal]

@@gillablecam just wanted to pop in and tell ya that your comment was DAMN good content.

[@zyaicob]

Turks and Armenians:

[@CurlyAndNerdy101]

Am an Australian. You are sooooo right. We said sorry and MEANT it, but THE GOV AINT DOING SHIT ELSE!

[@BitcHazel]

Aged like wine