Why Brennan Loves Mike Trapp 🫶

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[@GameChangerShorts]

Is there someone else playing bingo??? 👀

[@ZtheTaco]

Hm, imagine Mike Trapp was playing bingo while that was happening…

[@max_2da_max336]

BINGO! (As in, Yes, There is, you got it, you figured it out!)

[@ZtheTaco]

Lol thx for putting my comment in the latest short- (Pls tell me you got my sarcasm 💀)

[@andrewrockwell1282]

I watched the episode last night. It was amazing. That episode is exactly what I love about game changer 😊

[@matthewherrmann9526]

But, if he was so good, why did Pat murder him?

[@akpsyche1299]

Brennan manages to be competitive about appreciating his friends, and I think that’s just the best.

[@kizikucalegon8673]

There is no corner of his soul that he would not turn over for a point.

[@EmSaysHeyy]

​@@kizikucalegon8673 Except the corner that holds his points

[@madM1469]

I CANNOT wait to see him in Madison Square Garden next year for Dimension 20!!🎉

[@inajar7947]

​@@kizikucalegon8673except for not trying his best!

[@ZAKass409]

Or brown nosing. Remember this man will do anything to score some points

[@estebson]

I mean, Brennan starting out as "Um, Actually"'s question writer is quite the fitting start all things considered.

[@MauiWowieOwie]

that's how I was first exposed to him. It was the episode Matt Mercer was on and they went through a combat round and he had to point out all the mistakes in the round and he found one that Brennan didn't even intentionally put in.

[@ILiekFishes]

@@MauiWowieOwie if I remember correctly it wasn't a mistake, but he hedged for it. Pit Fiends have resistance to non magical non silver melee damage, Matt said something that was approximately "I'm not sure but I believe that they have resistance to non magical slashing damage." He was right but it wasn't a mistake.

[@katherineminor3402]

I mean he was part of college humor.

[@zac6499]

nono All Things Considered is NPR.

[@alecdickens1042]

.......didn't they work on CollegeHumor sketches together before Um, Actually even came around?

[@Akari-br7ci]

I love how Brennan lights up when he says "There has never been an easier challenge." I really believe that they're best friends, and aren't just playing it up for the camera. So wholesome!

[@frozenepsilon5295]

I believe mike initially “hired” Brennan as the fact writer for Um actually so mike is one of the main reasons brennan gets to do so much that he loves like D20 and game changer.

[@ThorsShadow]

​@@frozenepsilon5295That is literally the first thing Brennan mentions in this 60 second video, dude.

[@athormaximoff4634]

​@@ThorsShadow I remember hearing somewhere that Mike hired Brennan to be a question writer for Um Actually, but I'd have to check my sources

[@Heightren]

​@@athormaximoff4634 dude, I heard it too! Isn't it crazy?

[@Blewlongmun]

@@HeightrenSource?

[@julyrian]

the founding of the mike trapp appreciation society, 2024, colorized

[@seymourbuttz6419]

I'm here for it

[@russellmz]

colorized because his old tymey accent is the best.

[@econe921x]

Trapp back as host of Um, Actually!!

[@felixettos]

i think if you watch the whole episode Katie also had a big part in founding that society

[@ryanyoo7129]

I love that Brennan's abject disappointment by the end of the game came with the realization that he was a mere pawn. There was never any hope of winning for him, only theater.

[@sazking6106]

for once he was not the best player. He was the game itself.

[@EinDose]

When the second layer is revealed, here's a begrudging respect. He got played, but that's still being a player. When the THIRD layer is revealed, that broke him, he wasn't even part of the eventual win.

[@uknownhero2764]

Not just that, he was a pawn of a pawn.

[@sentinelav]

Brennan saw the face of God that day in Sam's goofy lil head

[@aristotle29]

I think it was because he was disappointed that Trapp didn't win. If he didn't win, fine, the game was rigged from the start, he is used to that. But having the game stolen from his best friend Trapp, devastating.

[@colderratic5681]

This episode was basically five dimensional chess-bingo and I loved it, I think Brennan was disappointed it was fifteen dimensions less than he’s used to.

[@ashoka7273]

that's a good one lmao

[@CamilleDechorgnat]

I see what you did there ;)

[@elbruces]

Nah, he was impressed with Sam at the second bingo dimension, and looked kinda proud. His face when Sam dropped the third layer, was completely confused, lost and broken. Because at that moment he realized he was trapped in a universe ruled by a true trickster chaos god.

[@infernalspectre]

@@elbruces I think it was the realization that he was in fact not the true trickster chaos god.

[@anshusrivastava6768]

Which ep?

[@richardmiddaugh9749]

I'm glad they keep bringing Trapp back in to guest star in stuff

[@robertwolff8928]

He's still with Dropout! He's just stepping away from the camera as his son was just born and he is writing on a large project I believe

[@oliveroil4986]

He is still very much a cast member, he's just not hosting Um Actually anymore

[@noaramboa2913]

@@robertwolff8928 it’s a new Nickelodeon show called rock paper scissors, he’s one of the writers on it

[@adamgreenspan4988]

@@noaramboa2913with Ron Funches, Thomas Lennon, and Carlos Alazraqui!

[@papitasloup2119]

​@@robertwolff8928I didn't know he had a son! I'm happy for him, and he's working a cartoon for nickelodeon! So glad he's thriving in success

[@twilightprotige6166]

Ill never not laugh at the person who said brennan was the man who single handedly saved Dropout/College Humor when trapp has been in these trenches for years

[@curioussavagery802]

I think you mean dropout not dimension 20, but yeah! Mike trapp, Sam Reich, Brennan, Grant, Rehka, Siobhan, and many others were all responsible for keeping it alive. They all worked very hard and are naturally very talented and good people.

[@h3lblad3]

While true, I think it's telling that the only cast member that Sam didn't fire was Brennan himself (if I recall correctly). Everyone else went to "We'll give you work if we can afford it". Brennan was the backbone. It's a business and Sam had a financial incentive to make the most accurate call there. But Brennan wouldn't be there if not for Trapp, so Trapp ABSOLUTELY saved that company.

[@mariusjenkins7294]

They have a lot of great people, but I'm sure Brennan is the sole reason a lot of people pay for dropout... As much as I like some of the other people, Brennan is the sole reason they get subscription money from me, especially now that Mike isn't hosting Um, Actually...

[@smalltime0]

@@h3lblad3 They get residuals from the shows they make/work on IIRC. Sam Reich explained it when he took over.

[@skornehollow]

I love how he started as the question writer and then became Trapp's nemesis

[@christianschoff2490]

Nemesis? xD

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Brennan is the ultimate "Um, Actually" participant, and shares Trapp's "anything for a point" mentality on Game Changer. Yeah, they're nemeses. But they also adore each other, like all good rivals.

[@AAGEnzee]

Wait.. he was on college humor before it went away, way before 'um, actually' was out. No? I was surprised he said that's how he started.

[@quenepacrossing4675]

Such a wholesome start, so unaware of the torment coming to him lol

[@thawhiteazn]

I find myself saying this pretty much every episode of game changer, but this was one of the greatest episodes ever. It was a non-stop laugh riot, and had me cackling like a hyena

[@writeonshell]

It is honestly the best conceit for a game show. So much fun to be had. And it's always extra hilarious when Brennan is involved.

[@Shrooblord]

Which season and ep is thus? I missed it somehow when I went through them all on Dropout

[@writeonshell]

@@Shrooblord It's the episode that just dropped this week.

[@Shrooblord]

@@writeonshell yeah sick! I just watched it and omg it's so freaking good

[@lebbo88]

Brennan was like, "I've got AT LEAST 12 more."

[@liluthealmighty]

I love when they have challenges that involve complementing eachother and they just keep going on and saying the most genuine, kind shit. Like it’s so wonderful

[@skadime]

This episode was amazing! I feel like Sam read the comments about how fun it is when he's fucking with Brennan and he just ran with it! Amazing! I want more!

[@augustdeer]

Fun fact, Brennan wasn’t supposed to be in this episode. Grant tested positive for Covid the morning of the shoot, so they had an hour to put together a new bingo card for Brennan. The stamp still had Grant’s face on it

[@christianschoff2490]

​@@augustdeer:O Well that's a reason to re watch!

[@genuineinterest]

This episode was brilliant, but something about this part just before the twist was properly revealed is so completely wholesome and sweet. I hope Trapp loved seeing that.

[@hoodiesticks]

Literally 2 days ago I got the urge to rewatch Bloodkeep for the 3rd time, and Trapp is so freaking good at framing things so they feel twice as absurd as they already are.

[@writeonshell]

Bloodkeep has some of my all time fav parts. Like Avanash and his bones, which always makes me laugh out loud. It's hard to fully rank the different series because they're so different and each brings wonderful things, but if I had to rank them I would say Trapp is in two of my favourites - Bloodkeep and Mentopolis

[@sglauney]

@@writeonshell trapp is a perfect player tbh, clearly has fun playing dnd, is good at it, and great at improv!

[@yaboicolleen]

omg I just rewatched it like a month ago and he is one of the best characters in that season

[@iain.sm.c]

Trapp really was so integral to College Humor. Also, are you guys using Canva for the slides?? Hahahahaha

[@walterskent]

Thank you! I was wondering what that program was. “If it looks stupid but it works, then it ain’t stupid.” 🤠

[@katherinec6031]

Oh my gosh I thought it was Canva too, but then I was like “maybe that’s a common style?” I’m glad you said something so I know it’s at least not just me noticing it seems…awfully similar hahaha

[@iain.sm.c]

​@@walterskent very true! I've worked as a production assistant a few times, so I know that the things that go on behind the scenes are held together by gaffer tape and hope.

[@hypernovab2254]

I'm guessing they used Canva for this episode specifically because it allowed them to edit slides while presenting. Google Slides (which I think from BTS is what they usually use) loads the whole presentation when you hit present, so you're not able to edit on the fly.

[@mr.dr.daxter4049]

Looked like the free version too lmao

[@anakh222]

Watching Brennan, Katie, and Raph go extra hard on the prompts, trying to rescue what they think is a mid premise, is so funny

[@Pandaemoni]

Brennan is one of my goals as a human. I was raised in a toxic environment where friends constantly and reflexively put one another down, but I have learned that life is *so much better and happier* if you treat your friends with the love and respect they truly deserve. Yet, I still struggle against decades of socialization.

[@dumbalek6001]

That was ADORABLE and it makes perfect sense they're besties.

[@ErikaCrist7749]

I love how Trapp definitely did NOT kill Pat

[@Higsby100]

Mike sitting in the back guffawing and telling Brennan to keep going

[@cloaking111]

Trapp is the best, even buried Pat that one time and I bet he didn't even get paid overtime for it!

[@prospect689]

Everyone needs a friend like Brennan😢 To be loved and appreciated is what every human on earth wants at our core.

[@mikem9270]

I liked Brennan the moment he got on college humor. Im glad he gets the respect and the thirsty comments he deserves

[@craxnor]

I’m not a way we have to thank Mike Trapp for the gift that is Brennan

[@kris778]

The fact the reveals in this episode had 2 people literally on the ground 😂

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Such a good ending and reveal.

[@FireTiktak]

One of my favorite comedians stating how good my other favorite comedian is. Perfect.

[@smol-one]

This was adorable. Thank you.

[@Ty-zh8kb]

When he started off by saying "There's never been an easier challenge", I thought he was describing Trapp 😅. Glad it went hella wholesome.

[@rider765]

Brennan is passionate about his friends and that's what I appreciates about him.

[@rider765]

BRENNAN IS HOT! There I said it! I regret nothing!

[@kalebphillips9281]

Brennan is a wonderful human being. He lights up when he gets to brag about his friends.

[@redflags6583]

I like how CollegeHumor is still giving Trapp work despite the fact that he killed Pat Cassels

[@jamesweststeijn1330]

Huhh??

[@sturgeon2888]

Rumors! Stop spreading rumors!! Mike did not kill Pat... Probably.

[@justinhamilton8647]

Allegedly*

[@alexandredesouza3692]

Mike Trap ABSOLUTELY kille Par Cassels. Until Pat came back. And then was never seen again.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

This is so wholesome. Usually when he rants it's about random facts or because he was shamefully robbed of his clearly deserved points. This one though is just him talking about how wonderful someone else is.

[@silverlightsinaugust2756]

This is important for the fans who think they hate each other

[@timfriday9106]

I love the character trait of being passionate about how much you love your friends.

[@icepicker8528]

I love it. I love all the people on CH/Dropout (past and present) and this just reenforces it. I wish you all great success.

[@bel410la]

I love how they have this constant back and forth bickering but at the end of the day they are friends who enjoy each other's company.

[@Sk8rToon]

Had no clue Um, Actually predated Brennan’s on screen time

[@NumberIess]

Same. So it was a collegehumor bit first?

[@LtLukoziuz]

@@NumberIess Yeah, first episode was 2015 Jan 17, and you can still find it on KZbin: "Um, Actually: The Game Show Where Nerds Correct Nerds "

[@uneek35]

@@NumberIess It was a series on Collegehumor. You can find the early episodes on youtube.

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

@@NumberIess Game Changer and Um, Actually were both first on College Humor. Dropout was their subscription service. Hence why it's called "Dropout". Brennan does appear on camera as the question writer in an early episode of Um, Actually.

[@LumpyHippo]

The question writer for Um Actually makes so much sense.

[@Simpson17866]

Did you see the one with Matt Mercer? ;)

[@ahobbit1273]

This is so wholesome.

[@bestmandouarnynneyiii8193]

When friends fanboy about their friends, that's when you know it's real❤❤❤

[@benk6713]

Watching Brennan have an existential crisis at the end of this episode was great.

[@breawycker]

I love when they do these complement things because every time they come up with the most genuine complements ever

[@UltimateAmplify]

"There has never been an easier challenge - watch this." Love that energy lol

[@sourwitch2340]

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 this whole clip is just fucking adorable, love Brennnan sincerely appreciating a friend, it even makes the clear backhandedness of Mike secretly watching the whole time irrelevant, cause Brennan sounds so sincere, there's no doubt in my mind he'd say all of this to Mike's face if he knew 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@cellularautomaton.]

i've never seen a game changer episode dwell longer in the space of dramatic irony /pos

[@Xeerinare]

That's super cool, and Brennan you're one of my favorite people to see on Dropout, so I want to give Mike Trapp an extra thanks for giving us the opportunity to be blessed with Brennan's fantastic humor, personality, and acting skills. :)

[@peteypablopicasso]

this is easily the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen on a game show

[@gucci-stephano]

I love this one. Mike is awesome, Brennen is awesome, and this show is awesome

[@GoGoSqueezeWorksToo]

Dont forget that he says he has a hard time finding things he "Likes" about Mike Trapp because there's just so many things he "Loves" about him. Brennan deeply loves his friends and it really shows.

[@teejt3737]

Loving the Trapp appreciation hour. I was inspired to do an Um, Actually type game for one of my friends for his birthday because the show and Trapp's energy is so fun.

[@Sleeepy.]

It would’ve been so funny if he ended it with “I didn’t really like Pat anyways”

[@mettatonex7221]

Brennan is being this geniune about his appreciate for Mike Trapp, and the man is in the back hanging off his every word for the sake of his own points.

[@VN3wton]

Brennan is so genuine

[@Vaishino]

Mike Trapp is also an excellent fiddle player! He's playing Brennan like one in this very clip!

[@violetcyclops]

I started off with D20, so when I began to watch more dropout shows I had no particular feelings about Mike Trapp. I'd previously seen him in a handful of clips and maybe an episode of Gamechanger. And with every episode of Um Actually, Mentopolis, and Gamechanger featuring him, I have developed such a fondness?? This was the nail in the coffin, he seems like a really fun and interesting person and I hope I get to see plenty more of his projects!

[@Capn_Smitty]

I LOVED this episode. I want more of these deep twists! They also chose the perfect cast for it!

[@rooshmookh]

This episode is like that thing from Terry Pratchett where the gods play games of dice with mortal lives, and it managed to have one of the most wholesome moments of the entire College Humour / Dropout archive

[@raeorion]

Canonically, Brennan has a deep appreciation for Mike Trap ❤

[@pinguwingu.]

the fond paternal look in sam’s eyes

[@DED_MEEM]

Get you a homie that appreciates you like Brennan appreciates Mike Trapp.

[@probablyaparent]

More than ANY other Game Changer episode, you need to watch this entire episode knowing as little as possible about it. It is transcendent.

[@sporadicallychill]

Cute! Love how excited Brennan is to hype up his friend. Friendship goals!

[@jacobpage8028]

So Brennan is such a nerd, he literally wrote the questions for Um actually, then went on the show and fucking demolished everyone.

[@bird3713]

I love some straight up positivity

[@pricerowland]

I assumed the spread would be mentioned very first, Brennan showed admirable restraint

[@Khandrake]

Trapp started this whole game show trend with um actually

[@AllwaysNever]

Oh god! The love there!🥰 Thank you all involved. This heart makes me laugh and warmfuzy always😄

[@linkshadow2]

Love that he said two things for the first one ❤

[@aaronk8440]

This god damned adorable.

[@metalman81193]

This is incredibly wholesome

[@exploridori]

Mike giving him this question in the framework of this specific game......... top 10 anime betrayals fr

[@mtheoryx83]

Find you a friend you can be a fan of like these two

[@elitettelbach4247]

This is really sweet ❤️

[@jasonandrew6596]

Brennan had the most depressing melt down in this epiode😂

[@thefirephoenix42]

This episode was complete chaos, and it was beautiful.

[@Evelaraevia]

Brennan starting out as the question writer for "um actually" makes a LOT of sense

[@illusionhong18]

This make me want to rewatch all Mike Trapp sketches, like he is my favourite on old school cast of college humor. That one sketch of him as sherlock homes with shiobhan is classic. How tall grant is? Amazing.

[@punkartwantstew]

Brennan 5 mins into the show: This is a trap Brennan being told to compliment his friends: I will die on ANY hill

[@valerius88]

I love how Brennan says how appreciates that Mike Trapp is the reason he works at GameChanger, and then doesn't even include that in his numbering of the Five things, he just keeps listing more.

[@donngreitontordilla1456]

Mike Trapp IS the best.

[@connorwhite7120]

This episode was incredible.

[@aoi831]

these shorts are how i know theres a new episode i haven't seen! Always excited for new stuff!

[@patricknoll81]

Maybe my favorite Game Changers ep. The layers were insane!

[@smjstevens]

To be fair, Mike Trapp is super awesome.

[@Matti2ooo8]

The moment that they introduced the third team is one of my favourite Game Changer twists

[@TheBrotherSyne]

I'm here for the comedy, I stay for the wholesome

[@isisross4516]

I like it when they do these "what do you like best about [Insert coworker here]." It might not be the immediate intention, but it's nice to be reminded every now and then that people like you for the most mundane reasons. Because you're you. Some people need that reminder.

[@misterdoctor9693]

Mike Trapp does seem like a pretty lovable guy.

[@professorjester9467]

This maybe the best episode yet

[@prisciliamellark95]

Of course Brennan started at college humour as question writer for "Um, Actually" like that's the most fitting lore for Brennan 😂

[@ThePrinceofElPaso]

You could always tell how well liked Trapp was because of all the College Humor videos they made saying he was the worst person ever.

[@ianminto6315]

Love all these guys

[@KingDugan]

This is one of the most wholesome clips of Game Changer that I have seen.

[@ehukai2003]

This was so wholesome

[@quantumofzentrix2748]

This was so wholesome it just made me want to see Trapp on d20 more

[@MarcieParcie]

JIPPIEEEEEEE WE LOVE PEOPLE WHO LOVE PEOPLE

[@ApofisRaxionNecros]

This episodes writing and gunmen provided by Mike Trapp.