Christmas Elves vs. Fantasy Elves

Some elves make Red Rider BB guns, some elves forge artillery for the gods. Sponsored by Xfinity.
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CAST
Mike Trapp
Janie Stolar
Brennan Lee Mulligan
CREW
Director - Ryan Anthony Martin
Writer - Mike Trapp
Producer - Shane Crown
Production Coordinator - Annie Humphreville
Director Of Photography - Cooper James
Make Up Artist - Denise Renee Valentine
Production Designer - Chloe Badner
Costume Designer - Chloe Badner
Sound Mixer - Danny Carpenter of BoTown Sound
Editor - Nick Rood

[@WarriorPhilosopher1]

"Santa is a dark wizard who has enslaved a race of elves" I died laughing

[@audreyandremington5265]

* Gasps * Morgorth?!?!?!?

[@thedon68889]

I MEAN is he wrong??

[@Connor.SG-1Ring]

Santa, better known as "Nicholas the Red."

[@elbruces]

Let's not talk politics...

[@kriptonite981]

Putting that in my next d&d campaign

[@irish97993]

I would watch a whole movie dedicated to this storyline lol

[@scrubby2]

Would beat Will Ferrell's elf i guarantee.

[@JoeDope]

Please!

[@greendiamondglow]

Same

[@Perurikun]

OMG Yes! just in time for Xmas! 🤣

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

you too?

[@nickster5207]

"Talariel, I've heard you're of northern descent" "I...I don't want to talk about it"

[@christianschoff2490]

It makes me genuinely curious as to why he is so different. I'm wondering if he had a different Dad.

[@HipHopKitteh]

*descent

[@morgainnejade]

@@christianschoff2490 same!

[@TenebreAngel]

@@christianschoff2490 Perhaps the North Pole elves are a culture, while High Elves is an actual race.

[@christianschoff2490]

@@TenebreAngel So the North Pole residents are Halflings or Hobbits?

[@LordOtaku27]

I would love a sequel where they go to visit their son and basically all of the fantasy elves treat them like hicks and talk shit about santa.

[@Elvenking-fc6te]

YES

[@dwdillydally]

I second this. Motion passed???

[@RiseLazarusRise]

@@dwdillydally I third this

[@falsedreal2476]

Unfortunately colleghumors gone noew :P

[@jiraharnaiz1077]

That would be good just imagining it😂😂😂

[@carolinavf3832]

Frodo: Hey,legolas, How come we've never met your family? Legolas: I'd prefer not to talk about it.

[@Tommy-nh4su]

How does this not have more likes its so funny

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@Tommy-nh4su Because his dad is two hours of what made the Hobbit unbearable.

[@shadownoob1742]

Lol

[@joshuawells835]

Legolas-My mother died in the dungeons of Gundabard and my father is ... an Elf supremacist with isolationist tendencies.

[@OLBICHL]

Frodo looks over to Gimli. Gimli: "Don't even think of asking, young one... don't even think of asking!"

[@fryzeec9054]

I love how even though he forges stars into weapons and shields of war, he still makes less money then a toy maker elf.

[@leyrua]

Well, it's a company town. The catch is, everything is so expensive that they're *still* living in inescapable debt, even with a higher salary.

[@drhypno6317]

I think I know why, Making toys for the whole world + overtime Versus making weapons for one kingdom

[@timwoods2852]

Their economy seems to be merriment based. While he's probably getting gold or other precious metals. So, that makes it a little hard to factor comparable values.

[@leyrua]

@@timwoods2852 They're paid in merriment? I would like to get in on this scam.

[@artemisfowldragon]

Tolkien elves don’t use money (I think)

[@mawrth8868]

*"joke's on you dad, because runes and tree spirits kick ass."* not only is he right, but the accent makes it so much better

[@Sondorism]

Arse* He's English.

[@calyyygrazie8]

@@Sondorism everyone has an accent

[@altamertamar1068]

I never watched the lord of the rings or the hobbit

[@Kewlausgirl]

@@Sondorism I always get confused with which one to use when writing. I always write arse but then American us English on our phones in Australia are always lime, no no no. Ass. Lol Same thing for jail (gaol) and so on. We are so heavily influenced by American culture now. -_- Yet still have a kindred with the UK. It's so weird.

[@Sondorism]

Ass is used universally, but arse is more of the traditional, older English way.

[@austinstruhar8160]

Imagine having a DnD story based on this where Santa is the villain thats a bardic warlic that has used magic to enslave elves and made them the size of haflings

[@glanni]

It's great! Maybe he has a pact with some eldritch ice demon that's living under the North Pole ice caps. I wonder what his intentions and plans are though. Why is he giving kids worldwide toys? Are these toys enchanted with dark spells that turn everybody into a sleeping agent?

[@austinstruhar8160]

Elsa Frost Mabye they aren’t toys at all but just enchanted wooden trinkets to keep the kids from finding out and they do describe Krampus as a powerful devil could he be the one granting Santa power or the solution who knows

[@glanni]

@@austinstruhar8160 yeah true!! I didn't even think of that one.

[@austinstruhar8160]

Elsa Frost and personally as a DM I would leave hints of Santa being evil but it’s still the characters job to decide who’s side to be on and if there is party disagreement that could easily lead to to party blood shead

[@edoardom3677]

@@glanni their dark spell is capitalism 🤭

[@janvanhouwelingen4721]

"Santa is a dark wizard who enslaved the race of elves to work for him." "Well we don't have to talk politics."

[@AxxLAfriku]

santa gave me two girlfriends and i love them so much

[@flexprime2010]

@@AxxLAfriku and does those girlfriends love you?

[@letanthong]

@@flexprime2010 i'm think he meant drugs

[@wickedamoeba8719]

It's so true! 😂

[@lukemarriott306]

Omg😂

[@fiedelmina]

come on folks. Brennan is brilliant, but Trapps impersonation of the hard-working conservative dad is spot on. Elf version, that is. Song and dance included.

[@seanhartnett79]

Mina the fiddler I agree. I have watched this skit 3 times already.

[@CuongNguyen-le5ic]

Santa's slaves, no salaries, all working for Santa and couldn't even say negative things about Santa like his fat ass and constantly at worship and nowhere else, not even able to travel out of North Pole. Think they are the chosen elves, the true elves ;p

[@ysheng6146]

Oh shit I couldn't tell it was Brennan

[@sabinrawr]

@@ysheng6146 Me either until he started speaking. I love that voice.

[@MrZ099]

I'm still wondering if his voice was edited of he set it like that. And the makeup and dressing wow he does look like a santa's elf

[@AngryNerdBird]

"Joke's on you, Dad, because runes and tree spirits kick ass." I mean, he's not wrong.

[@kellscarthechosen327]

Nah my choppa da best type of waka der 's ya pointy eared git. (Just an Orks point of view).

[@jameshead833]

He's gonna eat birdseed real fast To have some food at last He'd rather have a yummy worm to to eat cos he is a bird He'd rather eat a small insect and down it with bear he's the angriest bird you've ever heard He's the angry videogame biiiirrrdd

[@joelwilliams1141]

Thinking about those chwingas from dnd

[@TheDennys21]

"You know maybe i don't make a toymakers salary dad but at least i'm not a slave to a fat human" *_oh snap dude_*

[@timwoods2852]

I mean, since their currency seems to be merriment based, and he's probably getting gold or other precious metals, is there some way to even determine the comparative value?

[@alphagt62]

His father makes 12 songs a week! While he only gets paid 3 ounces of gold. No comparison there!

[@sylph8005]

But here's the thing: He said that he makes weapons and armor for the "Realm of Man." Doesn't he serve humans too?

[@sylph8005]

@Klone Runeflower Sure. I bet that's what his dad thinks he does with Santa too... open your mind, man!

[@sylph8005]

@Klone Runeflower Yes, but I also think the heroes have the son (forgot his name) brainwashed as well.

[@truerthanyouknow5978]

Elf currency: "It only costs 3 songs." ... priceless

[@atleastitry1466]

That’s northern elf ( or Christmas elf to the Layman) currency

[@carbinked]

It's not priceless, it costs 3 songs

[@brandondavidson4085]

Probably if you had to write and perform the songs yourself...

[@commandercaptain4664]

The songs in question: "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas" - traditional "In the Arms of an Angel" - Sarah McLachlan "Popular Monster" - Falling in Reverse

[@rahulthekkedath8923]

3 songs huh... That makes more sense.. I thought she said three socks..you know, to hang up on the fireplace...

[@Bobqwt]

I wan't to see the reverse. A fantasy elf couple has a child that decides to become a christmas elf and calls it "Not a phase!"

[@nuthin2du]

Gonna go make that!

[@melkhiordarkfell4354]

"Son while your mother and I still love you and are happy you love toymaking with such passion, it's just if you don't train with your rosethorn bow with the other rangers, we fear you will not be ready when the Dark Lords forces march to war on our borders".

[@whatsawhizzerwebnovels4927]

That's basically ELF the movie... stuck up people meet a christmas elf from the north pole. Hilarity ensues.

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

If we follow this skit's characterizations, that teen elf should be a 4chan user.

[@mattkingsbury9459]

"Dear, our son appears to believe he's a gnome. Or perhaps a dwarf; it's hard to tell with all the eggnog drinking and feasting." "Do be at ease, my love. It's just a phase."

[@HamsterVormFenster]

Visually, I wouldn't have recognized Brennan in this in a million years. But he opened his mouth and Gilear came out and I was like. Ah.

[@rachelgrubman4606]

I have watched this multiple times and I did not realize this was Brennan until I saw this comment

[@red-2895]

Wait that’s brennan

[@shyeline5007]

@@red-2895 right? I needed to read the cast members to know who that was. I never, EVER recognize him

[@suchfrecks3110]

Big Gilear energy

[@goober1454]

lol same for me

[@thegoombrat8198]

2:38 it's a small detail but I love how the cup bounces instead of smashes.

[@JuliaBambooliaASMR]

I came here looking for THIS comment. xD

[@danielawesome36]

This is called "North Pole Quality."

[@tonysnyder2216]

I want to see a follow up where he returns and he's dating a orc or a dark elf

[@nyancat2221]

Tony Snyder or a Dragonborn

[@babyyoshi3099]

What elf would date an orc?

[@tonysnyder2216]

@@babyyoshi3099 one that really wanted to piss off his parents

[@tonysnyder2216]

@@nyancat2221 oh that would be too "on the nose" but good reference

[@sandedra329]

Make 👏 it 👏 gay 👏

[@TyphoonTYUIOP]

Let's be honest, all of the fantasy costumes in these sketches were *DEFINITELY* provided by Brennan's personal collection.

[@KaraJ1992]

You can tell Brennan has been waiting his entire life to play this part! 😂

[@andrejansen3281]

Cool surname!

[@sunnyk7893]

"If you can call them elves." "wow....okay...whoa...." I died laughing

[@Goblinkatie]

I cried. It was too real.

[@g.s.5110]

Now I get why Brennan is a CEO of a lot of companies. He's an elf! A fantasy elf.

[@alexandervaucrosson7841]

Now it all makes sense!

[@rhiannonenright4458]

Brennan as a high fantasy elf is the greatest Christmas gift no one thought to ask for.

[@BelleSproot]

You should see him on Dimension 20! He's a riot as a DM

[@jennyhoneypark]

Wait, that was Brennan??? His dark elf eyebrows deceived me!

[@rachelnanshija251]

YES

[@vorshack8968]

Nuh uh, you are. Which is why I won't ruin in by asking you to be my Christmas present :)

[@banditraccoon8476]

I can hardly believe that's Brennan. Really nice makeup job

[@TheDepressedChemist]

Very true

[@zukodark]

Wait that was Brennan?

[@PatrickAllenNL]

@@zukodark yes check description. Cast

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

didn't notice till he talked! a dang good job indeed.

[@Kiebun]

I didnt notice until the 'What its a normal elf to you?' with that little head gesture

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

"Jokes on you dad, because runes and tree spirits kick ass" The haughty delivery of that got me.

[@Oblivion2906]

“Jokes on you dad because runes and tree spirits kick ass”😂

[@jamiegdubois]

See, this is what happens you decide to go with one of those trendy baby names. Talario? What ever happen to traditional and classic Christmas elf names like Twinkle, Jolly, or Buddy? *shakes head in disgrace*

[@patrickkenyon2326]

Greetings, Aragorn, king of Gondor, Legolas, prince of the woodland realm, Gimli, son of Gloin. I, am Sparkle, son of Twinkle, of the realm of the great wizard, Santa Claus.

[@calcifer6142]

@@patrickkenyon2326 yes

[@KaoGi]

Elfo

[@pyroarq2496]

Giang Cao "Hi, im elfo!"

[@roguishpaladin]

The name's probably "Talariel".

[@dracone4370]

The side by side comparison just makes Christmas Elves look even more ridiculous than they already seemed these days, and that is an accomplishment

[@AxxLAfriku]

My two girlfriends side by side with other women makes every other woman look like an elf.

[@nicholasmartin6526]

AxxL wait Christmas elves or Fantasy elves?

[@mrboop8905]

@@AxxLAfriku please keep doing this spread your story of your two girlfriend throughout the comments brave warrior!

[@AxxLAfriku]

@@mrboop8905 thanks brother brother

[@thegreatrussello9157]

@@mrboop8905 don't support this dude

[@elixxon]

So in short: Talariel is born into a Christmas Elf family and going against family tradition he moved to the Fantasy Elves and works as a smith making and enchanting Hero grade arms and armor. His family is old fashioned and although disapprove his career choice that pays less and FAR less secure(working for an immortal spirit/deity of Christmas means stable jobs) they did allowed him to follow his dreams and do support him even though they act all bitter about it. His childhood friends also seem to be cool about his life choices. That's some solid storytelling and deep characterization in a friggin less than five minutes long joke video!

[@Lord_of_the_sixth_house]

You'd think forging the weapons of champions would be good money though. In my experience enchanted elven swords can be pretty pricey

[@badflamer]

@@Lord_of_the_sixth_house Ahh, see, all the money goes to the traders guilds though. they've got a chokehold on the whole business and know damn well that heroes can't go without their wares if they want to live through their next adventure, so they sell everything at a ridiculous mark-up that the smiths hardly ever see a copper gilden of. It also manufactures a false sense of scarcity, since then any retired hero will be far less likely to resell their old gear at a lower cost and undercut the business, because then they'd be taking a huge loss on the investment: hence how the majority of heirloom items can only be acquired after some sort of extensive quest done for the retired hero or their family's benefit. There -are- some rumours that the guilds are in league with some of the more powerful boneworkers and that this is why ancient liches and spirits and other undead attrocities conveniently have access to epic gear that somehow never decays and matches the modernly developped wares of expert smith, thus necessitating their purchase even at the outrageous markup, buuttt, eh, I dunno. Seems a little conspiracy theory-esque to me. I always figured that that kind of plot would be a lot more risky than it's worth. But I digress, point is, smiths get shafted on their productions nearly as much as the adventurers buying the goods down the line. And since elves live so long, the job market is actually way more saturated than you'd think seeing as so many individuals can get up to the skill level required to compete on a business scale even if they just start out as hobbyists. I know a couple dwarven smiths who actually studied for it and they all say that if you're not inheriting a family forge, you better damn well be in it for the passion of it if you want to last, and work like a madman if you want to turn a profit, elsewise you'll get practically nowhere.

[@Lord_of_the_sixth_house]

@@badflamer Wow. Makes me happy I'm a halfling in my current dnd game. All we gotta worry about is what's for 2nd breakfast and whether or not the human I'm walking behind in the narrow tunnel of our current dungeon had beans last night

[@krissydoll8213]

@@Lord_of_the_sixth_house LMAO!

[@benvoliothefirst]

@@Lord_of_the_sixth_house This is my favorite comment thread in history

[@stevenlester2606]

What wonderful effects: the bouncing cup, the colorful smoke rings, the trilling tongue of Brennen. A wonderful job!

[@daliacha]

Steven Lester the bouncing cup made me so happy for some reason. They put so much work in their videos and make every little detail count!!

[@stephanieb7330]

I would also like to get to know the effects of the thrilling tongue of Brennan if you know what I mean 😏

[@daliacha]

Steph B LMAO! 😂

[@micacam2684]

Elves don’t smoke

[@fermista]

@@stephanieb7330 I just choked a bit. 😂

[@RyuHero]

Wowwww, crazy allegory, I would've never compared Fantasy elves and Christmas elves with parents and young adults. Brilliant Sketch guys.

[@TheAzynder]

@Rick O'Shay Always found it odd they are called elves, we call them gnomes ^^

[@TheAzynder]

@Rick O'Shay Haven't heard that one before.

[@indycole396]

Rick O'Shay can you also include us d&d nerds?

[@ZagorTeNayebo]

oh so this is what Gilear looked like before the hair loss kicked in

[@GeneralKenobi75]

I do love that even though Talariel is so frustrated with his parents, he still gives them a present for Christmas. That was a nice touch. Although it does make me wonder, do high elves also celebrate Christmas?

[@jamesrogers1391]

It probably involves singing about Eärendel for about twelve hours.

[@random_dragon]

Not sure what high elves celebrate, but I know all dark elf holidays are about celebrating themselves--

[@toetotipthatsabart5048]

I think high elves are more Yule and Winter Solstice based. Ya know, looking at the changing of seasons at such. Since Christmas celebrates Christ, and Jesus was basically just a wizard.

[@seanwaddell2659]

Random Dragon Woah, that’s super racist

[@random_dragon]

@@seanwaddell2659 I was so confused when I saw the notification of someone calling me racist lol XD But nah, dark elves don't care, they're all too busy marrying clones of themselves--

[@thejesuschrist]

Santa is a cult leader.... just sayin'

[@ekat_]

LOL the og!

[@den2002ph]

Jesus

[@someguy4853]

Your one to talk

[@soovy4318]

Jesus Christ! It's Jesus Christ!

[@loraz5343]

LOL high five Jesus

[@oscarfyrk9167]

"Santa is a dark wizard who has enslaved the heaps of elves"

[@gaminglegend]

Facts

[@sorban5352]

Si slaves have salary, good houses and 364 days Hallydays ?

[@ARMERZ]

Coming from the Northern wastelands of Norsca, he probably made deals with the Dark Elves to enslave their captured High Elven kin to craft him some great arcane tomes, and enchanted weaponry.

[@scrubby2]

@@sorban5352 im guessing they only rest for christmas, the other 364 days are work days.

[@TheGamingDandy]

He said "the race of elves."

[@dantealexander9142]

Needs to be a part 2 where his parents go visit the son.

[@bringmethatcoffee5235]

oh pls. XD i NEED that!

[@artemisfowldragon]

And he’s dating an Orc or a dwarf. One of the two, either to spite them, or to reconcile

[@devyndrain8577]

I know right

[@alicetsiao3729]

Dante Alexander Talario's parents arrive at his house to see their son with 5 other elves along with a dwarf

[@sylph8005]

​@@artemisfowldragon And it gets worse when they learn his partner's on the Naughty List!

[@lendial]

omg can brennan wear this while he dm's for dimension 20?

[@LifeWKai]

lendial speaking of, where is dimension 20?

[@_Diego_]

@@LifeWKai it's every Wednesday on dropout

[@paolof.6899]

2-4 hours in make up / costuming if you want it to be camera ready and a few more hours on lighting set up so he looks awesome

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

He looks like what I imagine Adaine's father would look like XD

[@jakenathanson5059]

All i hear is gilear in this video lmao

[@toetotipthatsabart5048]

Brennan gave new life to CollegeHumor. Everything he’s in is hilarious and entertaining.

[@random_dragon]

Couldn't agree more! ^.^

[@justworse3621]

Fantasy elf looks at bow "Made in North Pole"

[@ChiefderWahrheit]

@LagiNaLangAko23 "One fine day in the middle of the night. Two dead kings got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew their bows... and stabbed themselves."

[@u06jo3vmp]

You can actually change "elf" into "Chinese", and Santa into Xi Jinping, and this video would still make sense......

[@adicawidasuparman9144]

cue in a montage of his father making the bow for him...

[@alicetsiao3729]

S.P.Requiem he could be Donald trump

[@artfuldodgeret]

This is like, my favorite skit EVER. "I yet dwell in the house of the crescent moon."

[@drhypno6317]

That line reminds me of riverdell, that's the reference I believe

[@procrastinator99]

@@drhypno6317 Rivendel

[@spicyjobro9353]

Visiting home for the holidays in a nutshell. I LOVE IT.

[@PeachyVibin]

I FORGE FALLEN STARS INTO THE BLADES OF CHAMPIONS. I WHISPER ENCHANTMENTS INTO THE SHIELDS THAT GUARD THE RELMS OF MAN. 😂😂

[@Roboprogs]

StormWolf it’s important to find the “fallen stars” with the right iron composition rather than the rocky ones. Just saying

[@Lorddacenshadowind]

and yet he doesn't match a toymakers salary.

[@vexis58]

@@Lorddacenshadowind Who needs money when you FORGE FALLEN STARS INTO THE BLADES OF CHAMPIONS?

[@Lorddacenshadowind]

@@vexis58 oh please star metal blades are everywhere these days

[@olenickel66]

Ever since the chinese started massproducing cheap knockoff magical weapons, prices have gone down.

[@sleepysera]

Everyone talking about how great Brennan is, but Trapp absolutely killed it as well.

[@azazelreeds]

Christmas Elf: considers christmas elves to be the only true elves Mythology, where technically even dwarves are elves: You fuckin' wot?

[@ThirrinDiamond]

@Shasvin Puvanesvaran 👁👄👁 I dont remember that in swedish history class I dont doubt you, just, 👁👄👁

[@Hungover52]

@@ThirrinDiamond I feel like it may be in Celtic mythology, with the 'Fair Folk' all being grouped together, but that's a guess.

[@doorbel9084]

@@Hungover52 Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that traces back to Norse mythology, where dwarves were called svartalfs

[@mattk6719]

Before the world was full and mixed: Some people-groups were shorter. Some people-groups were taller. The taller people saw the short people and called them dwarves or leprechauns. The short people saw the tall people and called them firbolgs or giants. It's all perspective. The "fair" people were pale blonde tribes. The names were as false then as the modern ones people use today.

[@bananabanana484]

I believe this is a reference to gaps in the knowledge of Norse myths. It is not known if Dwarves and Elves were meant to be different in certain texts. The specific idea did dwarves we have today are Tolkien Originals

[@jamest4942]

Real talk: how long did Brennan stay in costume after filming was complete?

[@vorshack8968]

Who says he's not _still_ in costume?

[@ZS-bg7jo]

Costume?

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Brennan was out of costume for the entirety of the production process for this video. He stayed out of costume for two and a half weeks after this video was posted. Eventually Sam forced him to get back into his human costume.

[@colinharter4094]

They say he's still in costume to this day.

[@spirosmousouris3908]

That was awesome. And Brennan is so talented. Give this dude a role in a huge comedy movie alreadyyyyyy

[@britann9539]

He is sooo talented 👏🏻 him and Zack. But i havent seen Zack in awhile :( I guess he left?

[@DangerSquiggles]

@@britann9539 Yes, he left. There was a whole sketch about it with a heap of poop jokes.

[@Will_Hallett_Art]

Don’t forget trap

[@FuzzyElf]

Multiple roles?

[@RPG_Angie]

The generation gap: elf edition. Such a good sketch. I've literally had to have the "you make money off of that?" conversation with my mom several times.

[@jorgel.quiroz8862]

3:55 Fun fact: Drow are the elvenkind with the darkest skin, so Jingle losing it after Tolario acknowledged them as equals is a really bad look.

[@DezMarivette]

Keen eye for detail! Definitely intentional too since half the world seems to have this irrational reaction. Cool share!

[@AMPMASTER10]

They also have a thing for misandry, slavery, worship of an evil goddess of murder/betrayal, and racism of all non Drow. Sooooo......

[@danieljames1868]

Eh, in the forgotten realms at least, if you see a lolth-sworn drow outside the underdark? Chances are very good that they're there on a slave-gathering trip. Now, granted, not all drow are lolthsworn, and the ones that aren't tend to be downright nice and helpful, but. In FR at least, the fear isn't baseless. Now, the fact that the setting's writers *wrote the darkest-skinned elves as pure evil, slaving bastards* is its own problem, but that's a different Thing.

[@magicmoonflower9150]

Now, forging mystical weaponry to serve the great heroes of legend is all well and good, but that's not going to get me any grandchildren any time soon!

[@EthalaRide]

This is very hilarious but could you imagine it the other way around? "Daughter, where is the dignity? The Ancient Tradition in your work? You forsake your heritage of elegant tools that protect the realm for useless play-things." "You make *weapons,* dad. I know it may not seem as important to warmongers like yourself, [Gasps] but I choose to make things that bring the humans joy, and there's just as much ancient tradition and heritage in that. I just would rather spend my talents making things that bring people joy and light, than kill people." like this is just a hilarious concept of having it be a hilarious holiday generational divide, lol. "You aren't even living like elves, you're living like those dwarves." " *Hey now!* 1) Racists, 2) What's wrong with the way I live?"

[@PabloLopez-yb4qq]

GOLD

[@Kenar.E]

Genius.

[@lovesings2us]

Excellent! PLEASE write a book.

[@fanboy3376]

I just died

[@forestshepherd253]

The joke doesn't work as well the other way 'round. It's funny because the parents are dorky elves, and the son goes off and gets into edgier, cool stuff.

[@nick-kd2yx]

There is some deep social commentary in this

[@LlamaArmy]

stfu

[@Scribblore]

The two kinds of elves get blended in the Father Christmas letters that Tolkien sent to his kids each year. The elves in those stories both make toys for Santa and fight the goblins in the tunnels.

[@cuchulain55]

and isnt ilbereth the secretary in paticular of tolkiens tall elf variety? thats wha i always figured.:)

[@Tempusverum]

I’m curious how the two elf versions came to be. Different mythologies?

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

@@Tempusverum The Christmas letters were just to entertain his kids, whereas he was working on the mythology of the Silmarillion long before that and drew inspiration from Norse sagas. But it seems he couldn’t resist throwing some battles into the land of Santa too 😅

[@joshuastanlick5818]

The Tolkien elves' voice just makes it so great; honestly, I'm crying 🤣🤣🤣

[@kodexi2761]

Brendan is too good an actor. I'm scared we're gonna lose him..

[@tyleredge5349]

Now that they've let him meet Matt Mercer in d20 I think he signed a life long contract. Meaning if he leaves his life is forfeit.

[@noahsakko1778]

*Brennan

[@antoninoskomnenos1022]

You'd think the fact that their son turned out way taller than them would have clued them in that something was different.

[@danielawesome36]

I think they're the same height.

[@tsawy6]

When Trapp danced the illusion of shortness was kinda broken

[@JubioHDX]

@@danielawesome36 considering trapp is in general kinda short, their son still did turn out taller than them

[@laurariccio2490]

@@JubioHDX Brennan is kind of tall, after all.

[@JubioHDX]

@@laurariccio2490 he is indeed just kind of tall

[@tommikoistinen2321]

We Finns have unique words for both of them. Christmas Elf=Tonttu Fantasy Elf=Haltia

[@glanni]

Nice!!

[@n0where189]

So the perfect name for a high elf in Skyrim would logically be Haltiel

[@timwoods2852]

Took me a second to realize that Finns was short for Finnlander or Finnish and you weren't speaking in fantasy terms. I think I've been on the internet too long. @_@

[@KateeAngel]

We Russians don't believe in Christmas elves) We have only Ded Moroz and Snegurochka hehehehe

[@timwoods2852]

@@KateeAngel I have learned things. Ded Moroz = Almost Santa, but with Russian folklore intertwined. Snegurochka = A female version of Frosty the Snowman, with a, usually, more tragic ending. Just for those too lazy to look them up.

[@RichardX1]

D&D Fans: "So, he's an elf who was raised by gnomes?"

[@christopherbacon1077]

Hadn't thought about it that way but yeah, Christmas elves *are* basically rock gnomes.

[@Swenglish]

@Brian Cairns Garden gnomes (as in the figurines) are based on tomtar, so it's an easy connection to make at least. D&D and Tolkien both take some pretty major creative license with what to call what, just as whoever named garden gnomes did. I mean, fantasy trolls bear very little resemblance to Nordic folklore trolls as well. There's a lot that gets jumbled between different translations of things. Stripping down even Santa himself, he's basically a common household tomte (or perhaps many) who got fused with the Yule goat. The whole "Santa Claus" thing is basically just Christians appropriating the folklore and rebranding it to give Saint Nicholas of Myra all the credit and erase any connection to heathen roots. And then Coca-Cola and various others, including many movies, further evolved the popular conception of "Santa" to something with very little connection to both tomtar and saints. And yet still somehow after all this change, the one thing that gets people all up in arms is when someone dares suggest that it's okay for Santa to be depicted as a person of color, because it was totally fine to erase his folkloric roots, staple a saint to him, pump him full of coke, throw him off a roof and replace him with Tim Allen, but hire a black mall Santa and Fox News goes berserk.

[@TheBiggestMoneyBoy]

@@Swenglish so santa was rebranded once from tomtar to a saint and then rebranded again into Current Santa,................................. I'm fine with this I liked tim Allen's movie and fred claus so this is cool i guess

[@Swenglish]

@@TheBiggestMoneyBoy Santa is a meme. Memes spread, combine and mutate, it's by definition what they do. Just like genetic organisms, but made of ideas. A poem named the reindeer, a song added one, it's gonna keep happening.

[@TheBiggestMoneyBoy]

@@Swenglish see I get what you where trying to go for in that paragraph but (and this can just be a personal thing) the use of meme (the modern use of meme not the academic one you're using) was cringy because memes are basically just shit post and doesn't even make sense to me because memes die constantly look at the moth meme died in a month

[@alicetsiao3729]

Gimli: "hey Legolas it's Christmas. Legolas: oh no

[@DemonWarp65]

I want to see a sequel where Jingle loses his job because he refused to learn how to make smartphones and gaming consoles, and Talariel is making a fortune as a consultant for Activision.

[@gedeyogam9096]

For Activision? Are you crazy boy?....

[@Vesperitis]

​@@gedeyogam9096 Cuz it's Activision/Blizzard. The Warcraft guys? Though considering his style, Talariel should be working for WB.

[@markjosephbacho5652]

I heard this channel is no longer active or the member already left. Idk.

[@arx3516]

More likely Talariel gets exploited by Activision, wich makes him reconsider about working for Santa.

[@romxxii]

@@markjosephbacho5652 This channel no longer produces one-off sketches like these. The parent company sold it off to the CEO, Sam Reich, who couldn't afford to keep everyone staffed fulltime. All production and onscreen talent were subsequently fired _except_ for Brennan (the Fantasy Elf) and some backstage IT people. However, the Christmas Elf Dad still works for College Humor, where he works on two regular series, Umm Actually and Breaking News. That and the tabletop show Dimension 20 are the main content for College Humor these days, although most of it is gated off in their subscription service Dropout. They will occasionally post full episodes of the shows to this channel, mainly as advertising for the subscription service. Said subscription service and support from loyal fans is what has kept the channel going despite the lack of a parent company to support them.

[@8Rincewind]

3:55 how did Brennan managed to say "Drow" like that? It sounds so fancy, I can't get close.

[@jam-the-hologram]

You roll the r in drow

[@8Rincewind]

@@jam-the-hologram I probably should've been more specific. I struggle to roll my rs in general so the fact that he can roll it so much astounds me, I cannot get anywhere near it.

[@guilhermenovo8967]

@@8Rincewind I know your pain, dude, rolling rs is an art that I have never became even close of reaching a mid level of proficiency

[@Chesh89]

Gilear's elf-esteem issues make so much sense now.

[@ImJustSayin2014]

To be fair naming him Talario was your first mistake.

[@tiat3137]

*Talariel

[@jessicawurm23]

@@tiat3137 Actually that is a genuine mistake, since in Tolkien's Sindarin "-iel" is a feminine suffix, meaning "maiden" or "daughter of"

[@blackjac5000]

It was the '90s. They were trying to be trendy.

[@BadWolf739]

@@jessicawurm23 So he's the elf equivalent of a Boy Named Sue?

[@astolat2262]

@@jessicawurm23 THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@MisterGravelrama]

This feels like a parody of the conversations we have with our parents for those of us who choose to follow our passion rather than focus on how much money we can make. They'll just never understand.

[@raywhite7179]

No, really?!

[@Kekistos]

That's the joke.

[@master1221]

ha, good luck

[@mattwho81]

Yeah... been there. It's great at first then comes the day when you have kids of your own and suddenly realise you don't make nearly enough and have to start working every hour you can to keep a roof over their heads.

[@dustin3596]

@greyhawk that's great advice to those who live in a fantasy bubble

[@ShineHatfield]

I can't wait to eventually see the bloopers for this

[@JackDManheim]

@Wit ShutUp Do you browse & engage in the comment sections of comedy videos you did NOT enjoy on a regular basis? Most people would simply move on.

[@harpersmith1400]

Same here

[@Synkhan]

Wait, was that Brennan as the Fantasy elf...holy cow. This dudes an A grade actor all, that voice was divine.

[@fiedelmina]

agreed but Trapp is brilliant in this, too.

[@Synkhan]

@@fiedelmina totally, the voice, the dance, absolutely top notch and super funny lol. Brennan stood out for me because I couldn't recognise him at all.

[@krissydoll8213]

😆 Yesss! I loved his voice for this. Such drama. Such eloquence. Perfection i say! Haha!

[@nitidiuscula]

4:02 "Joke's on you, dad, because runes and tree spirits kick ass." Every part of this is perfect

[@cyberwolfy37]

I'm 80% sure that Christmas elves were just dwarves that got lost in translation. I mean come on, they are described as craftsmen with short stature, that's a dwarf.

[@hunta3694]

cyberwolfy37 Either that, or they were inspired by dwarves and based off them, with a slight elf touch.

[@Alforbia]

More likely gnome-inspired. Who had very similar folkloric roles but were more associated with tinkering and carpentry than smithing. And who more resemble the elves of Santa than dwarves do.

[@JLConawayII]

They're cross-breed mutants!

[@Gjoufi]

Well more like leprechaun. In Danish Santa has "nisser" which are way more like leprechauns than elves. They are small, bearded and crafty but they will tie your horse into a knot if they are unsatisfied with you or your payment.

[@LordSvzklx]

given that santa has more than a little nabbed from odin's schtick its likely his helper elves are based on svartalfir, the dudes who crafted most of the norse gods' armaments. the word literally means 'black elves' but is often used fairly interchangeably to mean anything that dwells beneath the human world, including dwarves

[@ShroomRPG]

This is giving me D&D ideas....

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

Please leave link to your North Pole realm module once complete! Or dm, Lady DM.

[@MalrexMontresor]

I'm already making my next elf character- Bingle Kringle of the Kringle Snow Elves, set off into the world to escape a life of sweatshop toy making, seeking to overthrow the Dark Wizard Satan Claws, a fat human who enslaved the very elves that adopted him as a child and had named him Kris Kringle. Perhaps he will journey to the Keebler Forest to recruit the help of the Keebler Wood Elves, famed for miles as the makers of delicious cookies...

[@starstone3620]

Your profile picture is akko from little witch acadamia!

[@ShroomRPG]

@@starstone3620 It is indeed.

[@starstone3620]

@@ShroomRPG awesome! Its not a extremely known anime so I'm happy I found someone who likes it!

[@NaritaZaraki]

The way he delivers "hut? for real?" with a restrained incredulity had me on the floor for a good long while! That was brilliant! XD Everything and everyone in this is brilliant!

[@jordanhampton342]

Kudos to the makeup department. The only thing that gave Brennan away was the voice.

[@MizLee963]

True! I'm his mom and didn't recognize him until he spoke. (Seriously, I'm his mom.)

[@JakeLangenderfer]

@@MizLee963 like, raised him? Or crazy fanmom?

[@PanvelTyrell]

​@@MizLee963 If you indeed are, congratulations for your son, he is a very talented actor/writer and deserves to be recognized by his work.

[@skylerzero]

@Mari Vage wait how'd you know

[@stahppls2293]

Ma'am, I'd like to marry your son

[@Shadow-876]

Christmas elves create plastic swords, fantasy elves create perfectly balanced swords made from the finest metals

[@greomgh]

… and don't even bother to wrap them.

[@skywise8]

what's up with that? you can't just give an unwrapped gift to somebody!

[@generaljimmies3429]

@@greomgh Sure they do, it's called scabbards ;)

[@scrubby2]

Wait.... i thought it is the dwarves who make the best weapon in the known universe. Elves are good in magic and engravings.

[@raelonewolf]

OK give the Christmas elves some slack... they have to mass-produce those swords for billions of kids every year! Of course they're not going to be as high quality!

[@mchwilkowska]

Wow 😍 if it weren't for his woice I wouldn't recognized Brennan

[@bryancornejo3672]

“Jokes on you dad because runes and tree spirits kick ass.” Best diss ever

[@Malkav65]

This whole video is amazing - the writing, the costumes, the set, the acting. Love it all

[@aebonstudio7193]

Wow! Brennan is always so great. I love these new sketches. It really feels like they're going back to their roots instead of the simple office skits.

[@benvoliothefirst]

So there's this thing called "Hardly Working" which is like 80% of what CollegeHumor is...

[@urnad12345]

Goddamn they nailed it with this one I have nothing constructive to say that was just a great skit.

[@Birthnote]

Honest feedback is constructive!

[@FaeMagic]

sketch

[@enterahandle]

indeed a great skit

[@JoyofWhisper]

Love this: "I forge fallen stars into the blades of champions" - obviously he puts a lot of heart into and takes pride in his work. Probably justified.

[@alisaurus4224]

The resonance he put in that line!

[@micahphilson]

Okay, this is clever. You need to do one now where a Christmas Elf comes back to his fantasy parents like this!

[@JoyofWhisper]

You mean, the two were swapped as newborns?

[@skycloud5695]

I legitimately think this is my Favourite CH video of all time.

[@Tommy-nh4su]

Me too

[@SableWinters]

With the exception of The Guy Who Returns to Facabook. He was enlightened ✨👌

[@Windgel]

This is the the embodiment of struggle I face trying to explain the different elves to people who do not understand.

[@Kittymouth]

Why do I get the feeling that Tolkien elves are just Santa's elves gone goth?

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Actually, Tolkien's elves are pretty cheery they sing and play around while movies are a lot different.

[@astolat2262]

@@exosproudmamabear558 in the hobbit yes, less so in the LOTR books

[@CobraScarlett95]

@@astolat2262 Well, times were much darker during the events of The Lord of the Rings, everything was at stake due to Sauron's wrath and attempt to take over Middle Earth which he would have been successful at as his army of orcs were growing at an alarming rate. So it's greatly understandable why the elves and probably everyone else were much less cheery.

[@Toe_Guzzler]

Trapp's legs are ripped af

[@heydayzee]

I love Brenan’s dnd character voices showing up in videos.

[@averylfong4843]

Nylah Pehrson He also mentioned Drow and Blood Elves which makes my inner fantasy/D&D nerd want to sing the ancient holy songs of Corellon Larethian in the great forests of Arborea.

[@marimbasolo8306]

*HUH HUH? CAN YOU DO A MERRY JIG?? CAN YOU TALARIEL??*

[@soloseraphimheartsong3710]

"I received a message from Chad and T-bone by raven..."

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Their names are actually Cheery and Twinkles but you can’t pull Angel tail with those names.

[@jamironited4]

This is a quality skit.

[@smponce9]

When I first glanced at your post I thought you wrote~ "This is quality shit." Because it certainly is.

[@giuliab8484]

Susan Ponce 😂

[@TheStoicApe]

"you make money from that.?" Every dad ever

[@bassett6479]

Come on guys, we're all waiting for Fantasy High here.

[@Lastrit_JME]

Bassett unless you have dropout you will no longer be seeing Fantasy High on a weekly basis. Get the service, join the discord

[@weedterminator]

@@Lastrit_JME but there is no dropout available where I live :( and i need my fantasy fix

[@katethegate]

Lastrite there’s supposed to be one more episode on KZbin tho

[@ArifShahz]

So only on dropout now... i never gonna get to watch it... hmm...

[@brendanreefjohnson7093]

There’s supposed to be 1

[@WikiSorcerer]

Ain't that the truth? You get your parents a glowing, all-powerful crystal imbued with destiny magic and all they care about is whether or not its in a box with a little bow on it.

[@RoboThot711]

Loving the Fantasy High sneak peek

[@bugkilla84]

Christmas elves appear to be a bit more like hobbits actually.

[@Rukdug]

Talariel meets an Uruk-Hai outside once he leaves. “What are you doing here foul servant of darkness?” “Ok look do we really have to do this here? Now during the holidays?” “I suppose not, though I’m still wondering what you’re doing here?” “Visiting my family. They work for Krampus.” “....I believe I understand why you went south.” “Tell me about it.”

[@taynio]

That'd be an amazing sequel to this.

[@Molecular99]

I genuinely get emotional and inspired when Talauriel speaks of his crafts and the lives of elves.

[@appa609]

Easy solution: make magic weapons to help the good children fight the armies of Morgoth.

[@roguishpaladin]

That's essentially the Narnia solution.

[@turinturambar9846]

A Silmarillion fan here too, I see?

[@stoneminer4464]

@@turinturambar9846 Same!

[@audreyandremington5265]

But Santa is Morgorth. "Santa is a dark wizard who enslaved a race of elves to work for him"

[@chanterelle483]

The replies make this even better!

[@nootnoot8434]

He's not a gnome He's not a gnoblin HE'S A GNELF AND YOU GOT GNELFED

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am not a pretty man I am not a beautiful man I am the ugliest human worldwide

[@brooke5202]

YES HOLY LORD THANKYOU

[@AleksanderAaronHansen]

You mean Nelfed

[@johnfraire6931]

What do you call a half halfling? A mostling

[@whathell6t]

Tasi_ Doodles Oh crap! This is going to attract to the people who saw Goblinslayer and make memes out of this comment. Probably memes about Goblins raping female elves. And that’s coming from me, a Berserk fan.

[@Dylan_Archbold]

"Runes and tree spirits kick ass," is the most Brennan sentence to ever be uttered.

[@liuxiaokun4012]

i can't get over how the cup just started bouncing when she dropped it

[@johnwalker1058]

I think an interesting way to tie in Christmas stories into Tolkien lore (if one would want to do such a thing) would be to imagine Santa as one of Sauron's fair forms before he lost his ability to shapeshift into any fair forms and disguise his darkness. So Sauron ("Santa") assumes a fair form of a jolly man who is generous and likes to spread holiday cheer. But he is subtly manipulating elves into his service and under his control. By winning their hearts with his generosity and employing them under his service, he distracts them from helping men and dwarves, or other elven kingdoms from defending their territories against his orc armies of Mordor. He then introduces them to his magic candy that is highly addictive. (It's got sugar, which is already addictive enough, but extra addictive due to the magic he pours into them, similar to his famous One Ring). So he gets his elven servants hooked on candy and sweets, and living on a steady diet of his goodies, they gradually become increasingly malnourished and with every generation, their offspring are smaller and weaker and less and less capable warriors who wouldn't stand a chance against an orc. By giving gifts and keeping track of who wants what, Sauron ("Santa") learns what different people in all the realms desire, and therefore perfects his craft on knowing how to use a person's desires to manipulate their wills. His "naughty" and "nice" lists are to keep track of who complies with his will and who doesn't so that he can track his progress of using manipulation of people's materialistic tendencies to gain control of them and their lives. (I could go on, but I think this could be an interesting story in a "dumb comedy" sort of angle.)

[@henrytherobot]

0:52 what the fudge are you wearing? 😂

[@williamperkins4279]

A line fitting of their cousin the Keebler Elf's

[@Zharan_Keating]

Brennan is using the gilear voice 😂😂

[@artemisfowldragon]

Zharan gilear before his everything went downhill

[@Zharan_Keating]

@@artemisfowldragon sooooo true xD lol

[@Chesh89]

This is Gilear's origin story, before ya know... all the stuff. 😂

[@carolkoski4875]

And this was after Fantasy High was shot He *choose* to do Gilear's voice

[@Zharan_Keating]

@@carolkoski4875 xD love that lol

[@kayaryn8763]

I actually came up with a story idea: in a world where fantasy and holiday elves coexist, a disgruntled fantasy elf is assigned to teach a class of holiday elves how to fight. The holiday elves have no idea how to fight. The fantasy elf has no idea how to teach. Absolute chaos ensues.

[@leyrua]

@@sk7625 I knew a teacher who was well versed in ancient lore and had a proclivity for monologues. He sounded like a living vacuum cleaner. Dude had no idea how to teach.

[@alicetsiao3729]

Why do I picture it similar to zootopia or beastars

[@alicetsiao3729]

Because: of the normal elf thing

[@alicetsiao3729]

But great story idea tho 👏👌👍