It's 3AM In A Warehouse (Compilation)

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[@uhohspaghettios2391]

I always thought the warehouse bit was just that- a bit. Should've known Beardsley would never lie like that. 😂

[@mursuka80]

Yeah me too. I thought it was inside joke or something.

[@thejunkmommy]

​@@mursuka80 Yeah it's an inside joke. A joke inside a warehouse at 2am, in Fresno.

[@steakknives]

​@@thejunkmommy I'm dead. 😂 Never even considered it may be just a bit, based on where they all live and how shooting schedules normally go it seemed to track.

[@OliviaCLTFC]

@@thejunkmommy “in fresno” is the cruel part. what, are you gonna drag me to sacramento next? let me get eaten alive by the mutant rats and mutant pigeons?

[@kcolloran]

@@OliviaCLTFC Yeah, ain't no one ever claimed Fresno. I heard Hollywood, Las Vegas, La Cienga. A warehouse at 3 am. In Fresno is something entirely different.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

You know you have a good gaming group when they're willing to show up to a warehouse in the middle of the night if you promise there's D&D inside.

[@ziwuri]

it's also their job, and a show they've been planning and building sets for months in advance

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

Just pay your players and you will yield the same results.

[@rodrigocampos1302]

I would show up

[@frogdoin]

As much as the people are being pessimistic above me, they could have quit after the first season but nope, these guys have stuck through it.

[@ary3901]

​@@ziwuri they also mentioned they have/had other jobs while filming some seasons, they could've not done it but they still did it 🤷‍♀️

[@MorbidPastels]

Y'all, I think they may be in a warehouse at 3AM playing D&D

[@fenixmeaney6170]

What makes you say that?

[@MorbidPastels]

@@fenixmeaney6170 Just the vibe you know

[@kuno3336]

It's only 3AM when Beardsly says it. They are still in that dome as we speak

[@BlackOwl1997]

That’s just crazy talk

[@blitzwinger999wright6]

I’ll admit it’s possible.

[@elizalange6048]

I want one of the future campaigns to open with an Alley Beardsley character introduction starting with, "It's 3am in a warehouse"

[@pattyofurniture694]

PLEASE. sounds like a setting fit for starstruck odyssey 2

[@gwen9939]

"we move from downtown and out to the sort of like, industrial district of the city... lying there on the concrete floor is a familiar figure of one Pete the Plug staring wide-eyed at the high ceiling of this building he's in. Ally, will you please describe to us where you are and what time it is".

[@voidify3]

@@gwen9939 you nailed the brennan voice

[@gamingtime9716]

The order's wrong, but S1 Pete the Plug would totally be up to something at 3 am in a warehouse

[@lympharia]

ally beardsly has really, truly inspired me to just say the most random things that aren't particularly funny on their own and then roll with them so long that they become incredibly funny running gags

[@steakknives]

Not today Jesus.

[@anaischampignon4455]

they fully are my comedy icon

[@flipflopzthreeonethree1873]

I have a friend that does this and let me reassure you, your friends will hate it, but will secretly think its hilarious

[@lyricbot8513]

Well, you know what they say. Comedy comes in threes.

[@flipflopzthreeonethree1873]

@@lyricbot8513 Also fours, and fives, and tens, and twenties 👍

[@singenstattatmen5096]

I'm sorry, but they shot the first *eleven episodes* of *A Crown of Candy* in *five days?!?!* My God, no wonder Lou needed a smoke after. That is *crazy* ! 😂

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

5 days of uncut lore vomit from brennan and then you having to act your character out and react to all this information brenna is raining down on y'all like a halestorm, you definitely need several cigs after, and prolly a couple of edibles.

[@meaghanjones6725]

Yup, lol. They talk a lot in the Adventuring Party episodes about how insane it was and how they were all losing it.

[@TenzinBeifongIII]

Hey girlie (grasping Beardsley hands)

[@flushmastercyclonis186]

I'm not sure how they managed to do it but I would be leaning on copious amounts of caffeine. Which means that, under ideal circumstances, I would be multitasking between being super dialed in and also distractible by everything present, having a blast, and by the end quite likely in a state that, aside from driving everyone around me insane, would give a court cause to declare me legally incompetent until I got about three days of uninterrupted rest and a checkup from a doctor. And that's the best case.

[@VandallB-by7pi]

That is an insane amount of DND in five days

[@jellyjeffrey7350]

What I love about this (and Dropout as a company) is how it turned into a celebration of the efforts of those who would usually go unsung. Thank you, Ebony, for your support of this wonderful show. And thank you to everyone on every set who works tirelessly to tell stories that help so many of us feel a little less alone

[@vickylikesthis]

mvp (most valuable producer) of the show

[@mac_sour]

actually true, and i really love the adventuring parties (normally at the end of the season) where all the crew gets put in a zoom call and they just talk about all the hard work they did. i'm sure literally no one else watches it besides me but i find it quite interesting and i always tune in after every season to see the behind the scenes shit, super cool.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

++

[@MorganBondelid]

​@@mac_sourI watch those! I love seeing the crew and hearing about the tech

[@blatantlyalana4735]

I clicked on this video think it was just going to be a compilation of Ally saying 3am in a warehouse. I was surprised to get a lovely story about Ebony. I don't know Ebony but I am so happy that her contribution is being praised for the world to hear.

[@pattyofurniture694]

If you want to get to know Ebony I think the special features of Of Mice and Murder has a crew talkback ep at the end that she is in

[@DecafInvidia]

Of course it started in A crown of Candy. OF COURSE.

[@musculusmouse]

same campaign that made lou smoke a cigarette after a session. it tracks.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

AND during *that* episode

[@singenstattatmen5096]

​@@musculusmouse a *packet* of cigarettes 🙈😅

[@DoubleL11862]

Some say that if you listen to the westerly winds at 3AM (PST) you can still hear Brennan being very mean to some fictional characters in a warehouse.

[@Demonstray]

I was gonna make this compilation TODAY and I am so grateful that I don't need to.

[@Demonstray]

Which is honestly such a relief because I was missing like 4 of these clips lmao

[@payasoartwork5906]

Mmmhmmm 🙄. I bet.

[@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM]

Aw I love D20 comps. I don't always have the time to catch up (since there's a large backlog of episodes now), but the compilations help me feel still in the community. Btw great video idea

[@Demonstray]

@@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM After the Jasmine episode came out, I started compiling clips of this from ACOC, Unsleeping City, Starstruck Odyssey...but I knew I'd be missing some 😅

[@ziwuri]

@@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM there's nothing wrong with just watching the seasons you find interesting at your own pace

[@doodlebug99]

I need “it’s 3am in a warehouse” merch IMMEDIATELy

[@flippinkamikaze8738]

The design is just a rectangular building with a tall garage door that's open. Inside is an analog clock with the hands pointing to 3:00. Back of the shirt is just a big Dimension 20 logo.

[@TheDeadlyPeadle]

I love that Brennan's first reaction to "unsung heroes" is, welp, let's sing about them then

[@someoneidk308]

Lol yall they had to film in a warehouse bc due to the marshal shutting them down they had to be on a real timecrunch to film. So they shot multiple episodes back-to-back in a very cold warehouse. They talk a lot about it during the adventuring party for ACOC. I remember Emily talking about how for one episode she made the mistake of putting on a t-shirt and they had to stop filming for a bit because her teeth chattered so loud the mics picked up on it.

[@giovanacarla7818]

I can’t find the adventuring party episodes for ACOC😢 Is it not on the dropout channel? I have joined but I can’t find it

[@bmamc-t1h]

@@giovanacarla7818 each series has a regular version with just the episodes and then a “complete experience” version that has the adventuring parties after each episode as well

[@caberwilson]

My concept of reality is crashing down around my ears. They really were in a warehouse?!?!?!

[@channelx8254]

If there is one literal normal person I will ever try to be it is Ebony. Our queen and savior.

[@thefinalfrontear]

the fact that most of their sessions apparently take place from 1 to 3am really explains their energy while playing dnd

[@musculusmouse]

also known as: beardslys voice slowly changing as they get on hrt.

[@TheElMuffin]

The phrase is repeated so many times it's starting to sound like "there is no war in Ba Sing Se" and I am beginning to think that they are NOT indeed shooting in a warehouse at 3am

[@DParkerNunya]

I always assumed that Ally was telling the truth, and now I'm reading the comments and seeing how many people thought it was a bit and wondering if I'm too trusting or if everyone else isn't trusting enough.

[@Sunboi_Paladin]

See, I THOUGHT it was the truth, but then it became a bit in other campaigns and I convinced myself it must have been a bit originally as well

[@jmackmcneill]

I think a lot of people don't know the reality of how un-glamorous the nuts and bolts of film-making is. But it was obvious even if it had become a running joke that it was clearly referencing something that had really happened (like Brennan contradicting the TIME but not the LOCATION)

[@EL-jq1sq]

@@Sunboi_Paladin Exactly my journey! I can’t believe after all this time I learned I was right to believe them all along!

[@robynclark6946]

i now feel like i have a reater insight as to why acoc was so fucking intense, beyond the world building. 11 episodes in 6 DAYS???

[@tabaxi]

in 6 days they got the cake is a lie betrayal of a life time and the deaths of two pcs. i would have been a complete emotional wreck

[@gregorywiederecht]

Like, I knew it was rough because of the fire marshal stuff and COVID, but I had no idea they were on such a time crunch! Now I fully understand why they were burnt out by the end

[@ziwuri]

@@tabaxi Please either delete this or add a _spoiler warning_ and then press enter a bunch of times... Like this. Because this is exactly how I got spoiled for the whole season before watching it.

[@autumnmcgee2655]

@@ziwurii mean people could be more considerate yeah but that’s the risk of watching fan content especially if the season was released over 3 years ago🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ziwuri]

@@autumnmcgee2655 It's not fan content, it's on D20's official channel. But either way, that's a weak argument when it's not even that hard to hide huge spoilers in a youtube comment.

[@batatouille1999]

two things i love most about this is how its like a fun little transition timeline for Ally, and also how Brennan sings Ebonyyyy

[@reptilianviolinist]

i think the warehouse being so uncomfortable really shaped the mania of the season

[@patrickbryananonuevo8271]

1AM in a warehouse is peak chaos energy for D&D.

[@CBGBBB]

My favorite matchbox 20 song is “ It’s 3am and I’m in a warehouse.”

[@maybefranky2582]

I’d thought that the rebuilt set was a result of the move to the warehouse, but judging by the opening shot they must have rebuilt it afterwards for unrelated reasons

[@captainswan618]

IIRC it had to do with Covid safety protocols - in The Seven, they were further apart, and it wouldn’t have fit in the dome. After that I think it was just more convenient to use the walls, especially since it allowed them to do projections.

[@athenawheatley1032]

You know what they say. It's 3am in a warehouse somewhere.

[@enx2083]

probably in a warehouse

[@Yeahyankee]

I always really appreciate hearing when Brennan remembers the *first and last names* of the his crew, and the people who have worked on certain things. He always shows them love, and makes it clear that there’s a really dedicated team making D20 what it is. I really love that. Would be a dream come true to work for someone who is that thoughtful!

[@ebonyelainehardin9076]

WHO'S CRYING?!? Def not ME!! Love this show. Love this cast. Love our fans! Cheers to many more 3am D20 giggles in the coldest warehouse Rancho Cucamonga has to offer!

[@notjohnbruno1522]

Man, I wonder where and at what time they film Dimension 20?

[@flanoasis241]

Second best-kept secret after where Sam is from.

[@Lucifersfursona]

I think they put the dome in the Crumbly Square theater in Cambridge, MA No idea where Sam’s from tho... I heard a rumor he was... born in a warehouse in Burbank at 3am???

[@steakknives]

Terra Prime, 2020 CE. You're welcome.

[@Gshadin]

Probably not 3am, seems unlikely

[@CupUhhJo]

Definitely thought this was a bit. But painted this way, my new head canon is that Beardsley has been shouting out Ebony this whole time.

[@Admiral.Snakbar]

I love the fire marshal bit. I have personal experience of walking on scene, looking at the former homeowner and wondering why he thought burning his scrap wood pile next to his house was a good idea.

[@spenceduggs]

I'll always smile whenever the cast shout out the crew. I love how grateful they are, and how willing to give praise to the work done by people *not* shown on camera 💙

[@theGhoulman]

Brutal, just brutal. You guys are heroes for being so great in those conditions. And Ebony is a star! I once moved an entire 300 person wedding up stairs into another area, in an hour. The whole shebang.

[@nathanbohman9641]

The fact we are living at the same time on earth as these great people is astounding to me. And that time? 3:00 AM in a warehouse.

[@andreas_iced8297]

“He’s probably thinking about other women” Him: in a cold warehouse, at 3 AM, playing dnd

[@Doogie2K3]

I'm also charmed by the timeline of Ally slowly getting more masc, in both the thumbnail and the video.

[@TheEvilGamingInc]

I never heard the story about why they were in a warehouse. Shout-out to Ebony.

[@riverstyx7251]

Never mind that, why was this professionally produced show shot at 3 in the fucking morning??

[@helenfhnin]

​@@riverstyx7251 they've mentioned this a couple times. They're all very busy people with schedules which are hard to coordinate so they just take like a week to shoot everything during night time and be done with a season.

[@MorganBondelid]

🎶 Ebonyyyyy 🎶

[@anemonemilyyy]

I can't believe that it was true for a while, I GOTS to go back and watch those adventuring parties lol

[@FDLHtv]

This is great. If I could be so bold as to make a request for a compilation, might I suggest a supercut of Brennan expanding people's vocabulary by saying cool but underutilized words? Please and thank you.

[@Miss_Myth]

Brennan contining to provide bits of sound that i want to use as ringtones/notifications/alarms to make myself smile and confuse the hell out of everyone around me... "Unsung heroes!" ..."Being sung! Sing them! 🎵🎶Ebonyyyy...🎶🎵" 😂😂😂 PS - THANK YOU EBONY!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@eijirokirishima1882]

Finding out that the warehouse is REAL is such a moment for me

[@froggiwoggi]

the bit at the end… i love how much love the cast has for the crew behind the scenes like it’s palpable how much they care and recognize the talent that isn’t always on camera

[@thestranger954]

Thank you, Ebony, for both saving the show as well as giving us a great running gag.

[@aldjiinn4224]

Brennan said “fun” like he said “fire”

[@tiaradactyl1518]

i have been WAITING for this compilation

[@davidpalacios6705]

This is my favorite bit.

[@bardaehmos]

that view at 0:12 explain why role playing is that magic :D ♥

[@Terik17]

shoutout Ebony and everyone who made that campaign possible

[@pratyusha..]

I've needed this in my life for so long 😂

[@baebadook1267]

Very similar energy to "there is a horse LOOSE in a hospital!"

[@ASTRO-BLAST]

Oh, to be in a warehouse in Hollywood at 3AM. That's the dream.

[@tamby_teeze]

it’s a crime that Lou’s “COME SAVE US” wasn’t included

[@aj23445]

lmaoo crown of candy was already sO stressful for me as a watcher, i can't even imagine actually making those play decisions at 3 am, in a cold warehouse, in LA, in hollywood

[@43v3rh1d3n]

oddly enough this is a great transition timeline for beardsly

[@CheqLights]

"you have been sung" ❤

[@stephenryan1912]

I can't stress enough, Ally and Emily are my favorite d&d players ever. Their chaos is what the world needs. Chaotic Good and Chaotic neutral together (that looks like it's spelled wrong but ok) change the world.

[@SUPERSTUDIO17]

OMG THANK YOU for this compilation!!! I love the warehouse bit so much!!!! I have not been able to find a good compilation video to watch when Im feeling down and need a picker-upper.

[@marys4038]

AHHHH my fav running bit, been thinking about it so much lately for some reason

[@IcyAuron]

The compilation that we didn’t know we needed but truly did.

[@WIZARDOF0Z]

Everybody say "Thanks Ebony"! 💖

[@Feasco]

thebony

[@thenahpocalypse5576]

thanks for making me a video to show ppl when they ask why i make this joke at least 3 times a day

[@RedAngel63]

"Hey you wanna hang out later tonight" "Nah, sorry i have to be in a warehouse at 3am for work" 😂😂😂

[@lizabee484]

Ebony is the true hero of Dimension 20. Thank you and all the rest of the crew for the insanely hard work you do.

[@ethanomcbride]

“6am In La Cienega” is the funniest and I can’t say why

[@patriciomendoza19]

Well that was sweet at the end

[@Lucifersfursona]

“There are multiple 3am’s per warehouse” _ALLY-_

[@annakremras]

its 3 am in a warehouse somewhere

[@Mmc.879]

2:24 oh Brennan

[@themaddesthatter9904]

There's some more 3am in a warehouse moments on um, actually!

[@sabbagels]

I'm always impressed by Ally's knowledge of Los Angeles suburbs for the warehouse to be in. Like in Junior Year they pulled out "La Cañada Flintridge" which is a real place

[@alchemicpunk1509]

Previously secret MVPs being lauded is a very good genre

[@princemills6022]

🎼 Ebonyyy 🎶 🙌🏾

[@jennyinutil2018]

*I WAS WAITING FOR THIS*

[@Demonstray]

Who's gonna add Jasper's warehouse contribution from Burrow's End?

[@gordonwiley2006]

A running gag can be anything

[@brenrich3250]

The honest delirium of being awake for long hours!

[@red_wood_trees]

This makes me unreasonably happy

[@AT-ez5hr]

The first time Beardsley said it, i completely trusted them and it only crossed my mind after multiple times it could be a bit - the energy was too real at first.

[@riverstyx7251]

Ok but WHY were they in a warehouse at 3am??? Like that’s peak “I feel like you’re going to murder me but I trust you as a friend” time, location, and energy.

[@kylebeardsley6200]

Warehouse was because that was the only place they could film and not get in trouble with the fire marshall, since they had to move the set on short notice. 3am was because they all had regular jobs that they couldn't stop doing for College Humor during the week, so they basically filmed late at night in order to get the shoot in on a tight schedule.

[@MorganBondelid]

also they tend to film D20 seasons in concentrated blocks of time (a weekend or a few consecutive days) probably both for continuity and keeping the players in the story as well as the ability to get all the people together because everyone has conflicting schedules

[@jayblu_]

This is another level of "Fire"

[@demitrischoenwald1436]

Help I'm in a warehouse at 3am and I don't know how I got here, there's this crazy man who wants almonds and a horde of people who keep saying they're different people.

[@Jacqattck]

the way I have started saying this (and gotten my friends, who have never seen d20, to say this) whenever things get particularly unhinged… ally is a true inspiration

[@shadebug]

This video needs updating

[@TheLaurenJC]

Ebony Hardin is the greatest of all time ❤

[@adammgolan]

I love how this is mostly just Ally.

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

nice compilation, thanks d20! 3am is certainly a time to be awake.

[@jord.an6123]

Im so glad this is the injoke you went to this much effort for

[@steegen101]

hell yeah ebony

[@twilightgeneral777]

It's 3AM in a warehouse somewhere in the world

[@anonymousfandommix6850]

I’ve been waiting for this comp ever since I’ve heated this bit

[@TheFashionablyDepressedBard]

I never knew how many people thought it was just a bit.

[@MeggieMooBear]

🎶ebonyyyyyy🎶

[@anne7678]

I didnt know I needed this compilation but I did!

[@aNGRYdUCK954]

this is the compilation we've all been waiting for 😂

[@anevilscientist]

WE'RE HAVING FUN

[@anextlomara5981]

Another 3AM has hit the warehouse

[@LukandLok]

Its 5:34pm in the UK and I am not in a warehouse

[@chrispeekreme5692]

Ally fully transitioned, thats how long they were trapped in that warehouse

[@jingbot1071]

*EBONYYYYY*