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?

[@Morhek]

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

[@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

[@kharnthebetrayer8251]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@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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[@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 😭😭

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@Palozon]

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

[@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

[@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

[@semaforogms.1998]

That brennan laugh at 0:23 got me so bad

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[@richardmillhousenixon]

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[@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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[@Peekeon05]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@roberthalperin114]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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? 😂

[@davidb.brandon2552]

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

[@NewLegacy93]

Alfred’s phone call actually made me burst out laughing

[@Cap193.]

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

[@KngMaxwell]

1:39 that cry for help from brennan was priceless

[@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.

[@620n1]

Brennan breaking at the start. Great. Love it.

[@lancespivey6621]

I was NOT expecting a rapping Sam Reich today

[@XanBcoo]

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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@daemonofdecay]

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

[@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??

[@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.

[@NonalignedVideos]

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

[@ADHDad]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@joywolf83]

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

[@TheDSasterX]

One of the most balanced episodes yet!

[@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!

[@Leron...]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@Dr_Sunshine222]

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

[@tomober2889]

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

[@justlola417]

Brennan looks like he was dying of second hand embarrassment after Alfred's call

[@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.

[@Qaos]

brennan's desperation to talk about birds is incredible

[@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.

[@foreverallama]

Kudos to Grant. This one unleashed my inner Amy

[@Joe-yf1ff]

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

[@einargs]

The eyebrows when she said kid rock were amazing.

[@micahphilson]

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

[@leonardoferrato6842]

need more of Sam & Brennan

[@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

[@9t9redballoons]

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

[@KyleRayner12]

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

[@soap3468]

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

[@unknownalias56]

Some absolutely golden moments from these folks

[@10-OSwords]

"I'll name 100 birds!" 😆🐦

[@ellymyths]

“I’LL NAME A 100 BIRDS!!!” “No one wants your birds!”

[@verylittleknowledge]

The sincere way he made a ring was adorable

[@GaudyMarko]

im amazed that people actually have people on their contacts list who answer phone calls

[@GaudyMarko]

@writeme799 nice try scammer

[@philliptrotter9660]

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

[@137_Diego_]

The absolute 10 minute LAUGH I had when all he could think of was THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS lmfaooo I needed that 💀

[@Sonichero151]

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

[@jay-tbl]

PLEEEESE

[@MrBangBat]

Alfred is a fucking champ.

[@CungleArt]

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

[@ramit11]

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

[@ftabah]

I love that Elaine just laughs

[@joseaguilar3323]

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

[@spectacularglasses4418]

Brennan and Sam videos are the best!

[@can9901]

Brennan didn’t even need to name 5 actually hated, but he wanted to

[@RowieSundog]

Holy shit the vibe when he rings up

[@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

[@matthewbartlett3442]

Alfred vibing to Sam’s Coldplay song is so underrated

[@philmaggiacomo]

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

[@ashadavis6301]

I want the birds 😢

[@catastrophicfailure2745]

i wanted the birds too…

[@jeffbrownstain]

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

[@sharriux4379]

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

[@TheSkewedReality]

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

[@Mollusk_Magus]

The zipper and the ring of fire are actual fair rides tho I’ve been on them