Magic, Love, and Coldplay | Breaking News

[@degrassi420]

i love how the episode comes to a complete standstill when brennan just has to name any famous person

[@maddie9602]

Brennan Lee Mulligan: knows _so much_ about birds Also Brennan Lee Mulligan: struggles to name _five_ famous people

[@sketchyAnalogies]

​@@maddie9602 literally me. I could not relate more

[@missingbobsburgers]

the desperation in his voice begging for birds😂

[@HargonTV]

Serious "name any woman" vibes

[@jamiesadf5829]

@@maddie9602 Also Brennan Lee Mulligan: "I don't like birds, I'm not a bird guy"

[@rdear]

“Nobody wants your birds, Brennan!” Is my new favorite Sam quote!

[@diarya5573]

The absolute audacity to say that after roseate spoonbills tho

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[@GregoryFlynn]

Came here to say the same!

[@JosephWithaG]

"PLEEEASE!"

[@cerberus144]

@@diarya5573 Was this filmed before or after that, lol?

[@esleynopemos3470]

The writers at CH are seeing how close they can get to *actually* ruining each other's lives with the challenges on this show...

[@kaukospots]

@@danceswithdirt7197 it said it was him at the start of the teleprompter script

[@JackVermicelli]

The thing is, the cat only has to read the prompter. They can read "I'm now going to [do X]," but then just stand there; it's not in the rules that they actually have to do the thing.

[@Sicod79]

@@JackVermicelli Well cats are not renowned for their ability to follow rules.

[@blackmusik109]

If only they could do a crossover with impractical jokers🤔

[@PumpkinsAmongUs]

You should watch their series Total Forgiveness on Dropout...you haven't seen nothing yet

[@PragmaticProsecutor]

Sam: Nobody wants your birds, Brennan! Brennan (scream of pure desperation): PLEAASE

[@eddieantonio]

This makes the Game Changer minigame in “As a Cucumber” even better

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[@Imthefake]

we just want the rosate spoonbill

[@eliasmg9144]

Name three species of roseate spoonbills

[@Canadian_Zac]

"But if you're hated why would become famous!?" Brennan showing how little he understands how celebrities work, lol

[@RDreamer]

I love the way Sam's wife cackled like she knew for certain he was doing a bit, as if the idea he would love anyone but her was too laughable to entertain for a moment.

[@Martykun36]

she could also hear the entire room laughing too most likely

[@matthewdykeman8149]

I mean she's also a comedian, so she's probably used to this by now.

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[@Kewlausgirl]

​@@matthewdykeman8149 is she? I didn't know that. I'm going to look her up now

[@Kewlausgirl]

That was adorable and also hilarious 😂

[@Morhek]

I love Brennan's "but if you're hated why would you become famous?" It's so sweet. And wrong.

[@nathan2134]

it's actually so cute that sam calls his wife and she answers with "lover?"

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[@jadecowboy4210]

NIGHTINGALE!

[@Kewlausgirl]

Oooh that's what she said. I couldn't catch what she said. Thanks for letting me know haha

[@Kewlausgirl]

Also yeah so cute

[@TylerTheTiler]

Sounds like "bubber" to me

[@inshan3st3r]

Can't believe Alfred faked a marriage, called an old room-mate about it, and still won.

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[@IagoBoom]

Tasks like these tend to work in the favor of the person performing them. The rest of the contestants are the ones losing points, laughing at them while they struggle to get through the bizarre direction. It's easier to maintain your composure when you're problem-solving than when you're watching a friend suffer.

[@inshan3st3r]

​@@IagoBoom unless the person doing the tasks is Amy.

[@IagoBoom]

@@inshan3st3r You speak the truth right there. Lol

[@alexceptionalex]

you can see Brennan's soul leaving his body from secondhand embarassment during the phone call and him clinging on to it with all his might and trying to wrestle it back inside for a good 30 seconds afterwards

[@starfish814]

Yeees I was dying with pain I hated that part!!!

[@EOCB]

The fact that Sam got so panicked at the prospect of having to do a song parody that he TOTALLY blanked out on the instructions of the first ad lib is so funny

[@ftheestablishment]

brennan throwing out all his celebrity knowledge for bird facts is the energy I want to take with me into 2023

[@notbot2648]

So that Game Changer episode really got under his skin lol

[@Kyle-hn9vt]

The Smothers Brothers are a fantastic comedy duo from the (50s,60s). Actually worth checking out.

[@aqueelkadri8371]

@@notbot2648 The game changer bit was done to get under his skin because he is passionate about birds and not the other way round 😂

[@North_West1]

Well he didn’t know what a roasette spoonbill or fireback was…just saying

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[@joelandrewgibson4820]

There was something so wholesome about Sam and his wife's relationship that she just casually laughed at his nonsense words.

[@GamerGrovyle]

She didn't even doubt that he was being forced to do that for a second.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

This was the first time in ages that it was actually a close race! Usually there's one person who just loses it and everyone else can just relax. They got *eight* laughs out of Brennan!

[@smosh_crone]

"this is the diamond *holds up a shoe*" kills me every time

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[@ethanhorn6093]

Grant O'Brien has become a truly malevolent force of nature.

[@safala]

He's getting his revenge, probably.

[@kyleyuen245]

@@safala No amount of roasting can get revenge for all those true facts

[@safala]

@@kyleyuen245 True, but he can try.

[@kyleyuen245]

@@safala and try he might

[@Dr_Sunshine222]

@@safalathat episode was BRUTAL 😭😭

[@EMNstar]

12:35 I want to believe that Sam's wife answers the phone with "Lover?" to all incoming calls regardless of who is calling her

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[@jadecowboy4210]

Nightingale

[@brackzaff]

Especially when Beverly calls

[@joehobuss6273]

i love the thought that the cast has to warn people when they go on shows like this, just "heyyyyyy, i might call you and say nonsense things i gotta shoot today."

[@Iamtk777]

Brennan's expression when Alfred starts telling his roommate he's getting married is something I felt in my soul.

[@martian712]

As a Cincinnati native, he nailed all of those kings island roller coasters. That line screams "Grant". Ohio and roller coasters in one line?

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[@LernestW]

Surprisingly didn't mention Cedar Point.

[@danreviewstheworld]

I was shocked that he nailed them all

[@PaulFisher]

It is really confusing at Kings Island how most of the rides have “zip” in them.

[@KanLuxiang]

I was hoping that he at least knew one. It would've been really funny if he dropped the Beast as his last one after 4 zippers.

[@Palozon]

Good job on the writers to get Brennan to break so quickly

[@RabblesTheBinx]

As someone who actually regularly _does_ do "One Week" at karaoke, and usually without my glasses because I know all the words, that bit was both painful with how often Sam lost his place, and impressive with how much he did remember while throwing in Coldplay references.

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[@Ingestedbanjo]

I know the words to One Week too, although I can only recite it when it's to the tune of Stand By Me or Smooth Criminal, as I've never heard the original song.

[@jeffallen55]

I've been practicing One Week for a while. Need to figure out what I'm going to mix into it for thar extra flavor. My last project was I've Been Everywhere, but halfway through each verse I'd switch to a different song with a lyrical list. (E.g. We Didn't Start the Fire, Play With Me, The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, and It's the End of the World As We Know It)

[@DroseraNara]

As someone who runs karaoke and has regulars who do One Week, that moment where they cut back to sam after the fair use bit and he just goes off is insane to me

[@romxxii]

Brennan "I'll name five birds except for the Roseate Spoonbill and Greater Sage Grouse" Lee Mulligan

[@davistinder10]

Don’t forget the Siamese fire back

[@cal6137]

jesse eisenberg was in the social network with andrew garfield, so the spider man crossover in his other movies technically exists. they were meant to be together in every universe

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[@BBrawler101]

Alfred is braver than any US Marine for doing that oh my god I would’ve died.

[@stevendemayo3631]

I don’t think Marines hold a trademark on bravery

[@tsvetomirsheev3882]

​@@stevendemayo3631 👏

[@xmlthegreat]

My tummy hurt today and I was braver than any marine will ever be for tolerating it.

[@weareinantartica]

Brennen is like Sherlock Holmes but instead of being a flat-earther he somehow miraculously lives without knowledge of celebrities

[@torterranartist4469]

sherlock wasn't a flat earther, he was a geocentrist

[@roberthalperin114]

Alfred was amazing. A masterclass in solo improving without breaking character

[@Peekeon05]

Hilarious irony that they joke about Woody Harrelson being uncancleable RIGHT before he did an antivax monologue on live tv

[@SaphG1]

Sam's wife''s laugh at the end just killed me for some reason🤣. She might be my new favorite College Humor Cast member.

[@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484]

It’s insane that “nobody wants your birds, Brennan” was trending on TikTok months ago while this video dropped last week. Shows what a sleeper hit Dropout is.

[@cyranojohnson8771]

Brennan's first celebrity name being the Smother Brothers slew me.

[@semaforogms.1998]

That brennan laugh at 0:23 got me so bad

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[@richardmillhousenixon]

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[@kjsdpgijn]

Brennan, one of the best storytellers and most knowledgeable people I've ever seen, can't name 5 celebrities without having to resort to The Smothers Brothers and Orson Wells lmao What 😂

[@parryyotter]

How OLD are you? 😂

[@GypsyScot1]

Brennan: Ha! Grant is such a dork and acts like an old-timey person. Also Brennan, when asked to name a celebrity: The Smothers Brothers!

[@TheJoePilato]

That's funny, cause I can think of three birds that Brennan can't name...

[@Talenel]

You can name three birds that he couldn't name. He's probably been staring at posters of those three every day since, committing every detail to memory. He won't be caught unaware again.

[@davidb.brandon2552]

I can't believe how many times Brennan broke. He's normally pretty stalwart

[@marcus4118]

Brennan can improvise a 5 minute monologue about the most random subject, but when he has to name any celebrity his brain just shuts down

[@620n1]

Brennan breaking at the start. Great. Love it.

[@Cap193.]

Never expected brennan to laugh first especially not right at the start lmao

[@stonesec]

years later, sam would turn the brief bird segment back on brennan

[@markschockdesertpineshs8897]

Sam's genuine display of being mortified during the proposal is hilarious.

[@NewLegacy93]

Alfred’s phone call actually made me burst out laughing

[@FuzzyStripetail]

It was probably more of a twist than that tornado that killed seven people by repeatedly banging them together for an entire hour how Long, Silver John's silver tongue ultimately prompted Beverly to marry him more than him taking Beverly to ride all of those rollercoasters.

[@KngMaxwell]

1:39 that cry for help from brennan was priceless

[@lancespivey6621]

I was NOT expecting a rapping Sam Reich today

[@mitchellthurman]

julie taymor also directed the lion king on broadway. she left turn off the dark (the spider-man musical) because of artistic differences with Bono and the facts that tons of people were getting hurt on stage.

[@XanBcoo]

Brennan's lungs rapidly deflating will never not make me laugh

[@comedyboom388]

Brennan gives off the vibe of someone who knows everything, so it's fascinating to see his gaps in knowledge. This one surprised me.

[@ADHDad]

Master improvisational story teller and pop culture savant, Brennan Lee Mulligan ladies and gentlemen.

[@NonalignedVideos]

Sam's wife knows improv and Sam had to be sure she'd go with the bit.

[@TheDSasterX]

One of the most balanced episodes yet!

[@micahphilson]

Whoever wrote this one is a genius! They got some legendary players to just break down multiple times! I love how Sam's wife obviously immediately understands this is some improv game. Don't worry Sam. I'm right there with you. I *love* Coldplay, and One Week is one of my all-time favorite songs!

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

This went off the rails so quickly. I love it.

[@GZilla311]

What rails?

[@helloofthebeach]

As an experiment, I got out my phone, scrolled to a random place in my contacts, and said "oh god, I'm so glad I didn't have to do that"

[@captmashpea]

Totally just did that and you're so right!!!

[@Normaltype_]

If it weren't for Brennan and Sam referencing the recent bird thing, I'd have guessed this was from years ago. Brennan looks like he's fresh out of high school!

[@unknownalias56]

Some absolutely golden moments from these folks

[@Ingestedbanjo]

I might spend the rest of my evening now on Planet Coaster, building a park that includes rides such as Zippedee Doo-Dah, The Zip n Slash, Zipper, How 'Bout Them Apples, and the Absolute Ring of Burning Fire.

[@Leron...]

Forget the "Ring of Burning Fire", this epsode is the number one rollercoaster...

[@leonardoferrato6842]

need more of Sam & Brennan

[@joywolf83]

I don't think I've ever seen Breanan loose it so much

[@stephenbarringer235]

Is it just me, or are Breaking News episodes rapidly turning into Who-Can-Put-The-Rest-Of-The-College-Humor-Crew-Most-On-The-Spot-With-A-Ridiculously-Difficult-Improv-Demand competitions? 😁 Not that it's not funny, but I do miss some of the nuttiness of the older episodes where the challenge was simply to get a sentence out without corpsing.

[@Joe-yf1ff]

Top 5 episode, never seen Brennan and Sam break this much

[@JelenedraKTulsa]

Why do I get the feeling that whenever Grant writes an episode they have a meeting about what people CAN'T make the actors do?

[@sharriux4379]

1:28 it's the no one wants your birds bit!!!!! I've been looking everywhere for this

[@spectacularglasses4418]

Brennan and Sam videos are the best!

[@daemonofdecay]

"Iiiiit's been one week since I listened to yellow" made me spittake.

[@Qaos]

brennan's desperation to talk about birds is incredible

[@tomober2889]

I’m so sad Alfred didn’t lose and have to call his friend back!!

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

The Smothers Brothers are widely beloved. Especially by the left... the elderly left.

[@matthewbartlett3442]

For god sakes one of the most iconic performances in rock was the who ON the smothers brothers

[@joseaguilar3323]

This video made me want to rewatch the old One Week Parody Streeter made 10 years ago. So good synergy here.

[@foreverallama]

Kudos to Grant. This one unleashed my inner Amy

[@huh2597]

make more of these. the only thing i want to watch on dropout

[@einargs]

The eyebrows when she said kid rock were amazing.

[@ramit11]

If their is a universe where the Beverly proposal is true, then this is the best series ever

[@9t9redballoons]

I was literally screaming laughing. Nice job Grant Anthony O'Brien!

[@verylittleknowledge]

The sincere way he made a ring was adorable

[@jeffbrownstain]

Bro that roomate answered that phone like her long lost love just called her. You fucked up.

[@CungleArt]

As someone who lives around Kings Island I am deeply upset and calling my lawyers

[@existenceisrelative]

Remembering that many of the lyrics to one week off the top of his head is seriously impressive.

[@philmaggiacomo]

Was expecting/hoping one of the roller coasters would be called The Smothers Brothers.

[@micahphilson]

1:40 Brennan's pig-like *_PLEEEEEEAAAAAASE!_* killed me!

[@Sonichero151]

"Nobody wants your birds, Brennan" has a strange aura around it that I cannot get enough of

[@jay-tbl]

PLEEEESE

[@berkpick]

Brennan is so relatable. I also struggle to name celebrities and am oddly familiar with the smothers brothers

[@GaeSremmurd]

Alfred is a fucking legend for that call😂

[@10-OSwords]

"I'll name 100 birds!" 😆🐦

[@ftabah]

I love that Elaine just laughs

[@gagejoseph91]

Oh man, what I would have done to be the newscaster who had to do that card trick. Because I seriously do know an incredibly, INCREDIBLY long and time-wasting card trick with a fully legitimate and long backstory about how I learned it at church after stealing full nipples' worth of grape juice from the old lady in the kitchen. This 12-minute episode would have been 30 goddamn minutes.

[@emopeterparker7]

can we still hear your story please

[@Dr_Sunshine222]

“nobody wants your birds Brennan!” “ *PLEASE* “ favorite conversation ever

[@ocdustino]

this was iconic, legends all around

[@sifujacob1259]

What’s crazy is Brennan knows a shocking amount about nerd and weeb topics, but when it comes to naming celebrities, he is almost blank lol

[@KelpTheGreat]

nerd... and weed? huh??

[@e.anelson6853]

This is the only news show I watch now

[@KyleRayner12]

The best part is that Brennan's scream actually sounds like a seagull.

[@TheSkewedReality]

the very PURE "PLEEEEEASE!" from Brennan was magical.

[@smiffy666uk]

Sam's little aaww after Alfred says I love you was so sweet 😀

[@FirestarRoxMySox]

why am i not surprised how much of One Week Sam could riff off of? I was so into that song around the time collegehumor was getting popular lmao

[@TheCutethulhu]

FINALLY THE SOURCE OF THE AUDIO!

[@WetTowelOnTheFloor]

God, watching Brennan trying to name literally ANYBODY famous, and struggling for way too long, he comes up with…and finally pulls out the 1950s comedy team Smothers Brothers. You can’t script more absurdist humor. I love it.

[@soap3468]

8:56 I almost thought he would say "it's coming soon to a store near you"

[@philliptrotter9660]

I love how Sam just devolved in to saying Coldplay at Tyne end of each lyric

[@FerretTwister]

Watch these back to back with the Onion news station will instantly change reality.

[@CocoaMoloko]

sam knowing all those coldplay albums made me happy. i fucking love coldplay