Lin Manuel Miranda thanks the McElroy Brothers

Live, backstage at the 2016 Tony Awards

[@LeeaGalaxies]

The one guy who goes 'Woooo' when he says 3 brothers.

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

That was Griffin.

[@D.Jay.]

@@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH it absolutely was

[@raz8752]

Sounded like a Forbe’s 30 under 30 Media Luminary to me!

[@AkutomiNamikaze]

The guy who asked that question kinda sounded like Justin doing a bit, which really threw me off.

[@waywrdvagabond1710]

ok it wasnt just me

[@Ralalaize]

Akutomi - I straight up thought it was Justin for 20 seconds

[@laurenweise3241]

Akutomi - wait...it wasn't Justin?

[@gormlidormli511]

Holy shit me too

[@blakethompson7061]

SAAAAME!

[@nekkidnora]

The fact that someone who makes such beautiful work listens to the same dumb shit I do is so inspiring ngl.

[@corg_9939]

1K and no comments so I'm here to remind you that you made a funny post, it did well and damn yes you can flex on other people about it

[@MyOneLifetoLove]

Omg. I thought they were joking about him mentioning them. Holy crap.

[@FRANKTHEPONY]

Rebecca Mullins dude they are like really good friends

[@AlexanderHarris]

Rebecca Mullins - They brought him in as a "guestspert" a while before Hamilton came out. It's kinda funny to hear him talk about Hamilton before it blew up the way it did.

[@taber9669]

That's the best part about a lot of their goofs, you can't be too sure how much is a joke!

[@58209]

@@FRANKTHEPONY i always assumed by "good friends" they meant "we had an extended conversation with a celebrity off the clock once", but i guess it's actually legit

[@curbgrinder111]

Bro. Check out his mbmbam episode. It's great

[@SpewnyBard]

3 years later and don't forget the time he went on stage at one of their liveshows and sang "shrimp heaven now"

[@UltronIV]

The McElroy Brothers will be in Trolls 2

[@natashakerst7551]

They will!

[@k4eru20]

yeah buddy :') they sure are

[@asherrd]

Just days away now.

[@johannsebastianmusic]

UltronIV I just watched it

[@coopercooper3470]

They’re in it!

[@tyetnic]

I didn't realize "Unless unless" was taken from the podcast! That's really cool!

[@dildonius]

What part of the musical does that happen in? I can't recall it...

[@tyetnic]

@@dildonius in What we Know. "You know nothing, I don't have to tell you anything at all. Unless" "unless?"

[@dildonius]

@@tyetnic In what we know?

[@tyetnic]

@@dildonius sorrry. Just called We Know. The one where hamilton spills the beans about his affair.

[@dildonius]

@@tyetnic Oh I know which song from Hamilton it is, I'm trying to figure out what episode of the MBMBAM show that part of the song is apparently referencing. Edit: I just realized that I asked the question before I found out what Hamilton song it was, and then you responded after I had found out and for some reason because of that I thought I had been asking what MBMBAM episode was being referenced, lol. Im a mess....

[@GoddessCynthia]

I wonder if he cried during the finale of car boys too.

[@simonpaschal5009]

Who didn't? *sniff*

[@nonebody2601]

It’s really refreshing to see a celebrity own their interests like this. Shouting out smaller creators who they genuinely enjoy

[@danaintern5349]

the next thing i got way into after hamilton was mcelroy content and this doesn't feel real

[@DevanLund]

Same; I've even listened to the entirety of The Adventure Zone in the span of under 2 months.

[@katherinelacy6238]

Same!!

[@slaughteredwolf]

Same as well!

[@biggay7541]

god me too!!!

[@ashdweeb9063]

same here!

[@hacktplanet450]

I'M SO FUCKIN PROUD OF LIN AND THE MCELBOYS

[@leigh3693]

He honked the horn and everything!!!

[@mephostopheles3752]

Holy shit, I stumbled upon Polygon and the McElroys on my own and then find out Lin-Manuel Miranda has liked them for years prior?! Small world, dudes.

[@4rc4de56]

its indeed a small world, i found a grumps fan in a video about the McElroy brothers

[@alicegisler6789]

Travis McElroy was also roommates with BrentalFloss, of internet fame, in college.

[@mephostopheles3752]

@@alicegisler6789 No fucking way. I actually don’t believe you lmao

[@alicegisler6789]

@@mephostopheles3752 Dead fucking serious, Travis has talked about it a couple of times on MBMBAM and even did a podcast with Brent for awhile.

[@tinysneakybagel782]

They’ve had him on the show

[@oaks.l4134]

I love that he mentions them all by name and the show, and what its called, like really not half-assing this Tony shoutout lmao luv it

[@jenlord4240]

i am from Huntington and am currently freaking out that a genius of his caliber noticed us.

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

Well, I would like to recommend to you to try looking up the McElroy Brothers.

[@tamriilin]

*GREATJOB*

[@SeanCrosser]

Unless.... Unless?

[@brooklyn9923]

HE WAS ABOUT TO WALK OFF THE STAGE FJGJJGKD

[@7supergirl]

I'm SCREAMING I thought their friendship was a joke, I am SO pumped this is so cute

[@hamtwister4359]

THE HAND! THE GREAT JOB! AN aNGEL!

[@macdoo99]

great job!

[@xentenial]

"We Know" but it's your biggest, middlest, and littlest brothers

[@duckyells1767]

Ragg Reviews *babiest

[@roidroid]

oooh, i kept hearing about this play (Hamilton) from the McElroy bros. The circle is complete!

[@RedSwordfishEntertainment]

I love the pure friendship he has with the McElboys.

[@ollytreen]

I can’t believe Justin was planted in the press conference

[@bravetherainbow]

He was pretty upset he couldn't just finish the questions on "greatjob!" lol

[@ketbrak]

\*great job*/

[@TheHudGaming33]

Good ol' Lin McElroy-Miranda

[@leahlurie4315]

*presses horn* greatjob

[@HoneyDuMelon]

what a humble soft boy .....

[@eji]

LMAO!!! greatjob

[@LishB1011]

👋👋

[@cooperwilliams2595]

I'm literally choking UHM MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS IN O N E P L A C E

[@WBF_III]

ORB DESIRES TONY

[@Nagnullat]

Nice.

[@Smug_Jeremy]

great reference

[@eliewhatever4164]

is hamilton now part of the mcelroyverse canon?

[@siobhankyle]

You cool baby

[@daniquehoeijmans7371]

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE "UNLESS" REFERENCE, SHIT. That's great

[@joeyfromschool]

Danique Hoeijmans he’s also said in the past that when he wrote “uh, do whatever you want, I’m super dead” that crazy phrasing was a product of the McElroys weird speech pattern

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

The fact that they’re all friends just makes me so happy

[@cottontaelle5863]

God this almost made me fucking cry this is honestly so pure also it's 3 am and I'm emotional

[@KenzieKaddl]

MY BOYS!!

[@momo-zc3tu]

this is a fucking trip

[@giannaaaaa2299]

They kept talking abiut Hamilton and then Lin thanks them and i.. Great job

[@twilightrhapsodist]

God, his Hamilton hair was majestic.

[@laurafrakinroslin]

Lin’s adorable, no wonder the boys love him

[@RatKingShriggy]

this still makes me so happy, it's just so cool. i mean, i know they are friends so it's not that surprising but back then when i first got into the fandom i didn't know this, so it was WILD for me

[@redtaileddolphin1875]

Is great job a mbmbam thing? Still just a polygon boy here

[@lydiamendez2706]

RedTailedDolphin Yup! Episode 280 IIRC. If you enjoy their polygon stuff you should check out the podcast! Honestly the great job episode is a pretty good start point!

[@lydiamendez2706]

RedTailedDolphin Also, if you want more of Lin with our sweet brothers, he was a guestpert on ep 193, which was also the first mbmbam episode I listened to!

[@redtaileddolphin1875]

Leonardo Mendez cool

[@Tybuscus]

Quick update to this, if you're not aware yet: Episode 400 is the brothers recording on the red carpet of Escape to Margaritaville, thanks, in part, to Lin

[@madelinebitts2766]

@@Tybuscus They weren't there because of Lin at all. They were invited by Jimmy Buffet. Lin was in that episode, giving them advice on how to handle a Broadway red carpet event, but he in no way got them there.

[@mothboy9137]

Love that he tried to leave after, like that's it, that's the question, I'm done now

[@Swishy_Blue]

My brother, my brother, and me and Lin.

[@frydfish4934]

THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE

[@natacialallathin7774]

Philip:SHRIMP HEAVEN NOW!!! Eliza: i swear to god alex help!!!!!! Alexander:NOW THATS MY BOI

[@Ash_Carnelian]

Every once in a while I will remember that this happened and it always makes me stupid happy.

[@rosebrooklyn1335]

lins ᴳʳᵉᵃᵗ ʲᵒᵇ is amazing

[@sosayweall_jpg]

Unless... Unless? My god I never made this connection and holy jeebus is that great.

[@guytorie]

_("Don't fuck your question up, don't fuck it up, don't fuck it up...")_ "What's the weirdest place you... w-drew in- you drew *information* from?" _("God damn it")_

[@tallyme7662]

My boy! Talking about my other boys!!

[@yourimoes7477]

My new goal in life is to accomplish anything that gets me interviewed so I can thank the McElroy's

[@Miranda-gg7zl]

I'm not crying you're crying

[@Savory_mama]

Whenever he says I grew up buckwild in Hamilton I think of the boys lol

[@sofiapagen]

great job

[@tatewyatt8219]

catch me crying on the floor

[@salmffron2003]

Great people have great taste

[@scarlettflower9777]

him doing the great job horn made me cackle so hard

[@em_birch]

What a cool dude.

[@scottogle672]

Look at him bout to head out like "yeah Ima exit on that line."

[@blackandwhiteful]

I did not expect that voice from that man

[@nightly3232]

YES

[@BillieWagtail]

Pure.

[@Sanciolo]

UNLEEESSSSSS....

[@DataRew]

I want the "Great Job" horn.

[@raynova8055]

OH MY GOSH

[@adamkoblenz6623]

THE FACT THAT HE DID THE GREAT JOB HORN

[@maw1265]

I swear that the interviewer sounds like Justin McElroy who broke into this event

[@squib9367]

HE REFERENCED GREATJOB!

[@spencerkaminsky6943]

Unless...

[@DaHunter94]

the coolest baby

[@cr0wtherr]

Wait I'm freaking out he knows t h e m

[@Will-qp4mx]

He would be nothing without the Mcelroy brothers, like most of us.

[@FRANKTHEPONY]

Great job!

[@ghost-of-ohio]

Are you telling me that the McElroy brothers inspired the "unless...unless-" parts of Hamilton? I am filled with white hot rage and also not surprised in the slightest 😂

[@isabellahightower8951]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@eyezodiotic3197]

This is the best crossover

[@spooky_lizbean1050]

Awwww

[@HelloTardis]

Hell yeah

[@ccelure]

That pin on his suit though 👌

[@kedandunn]

this feels like it was leaked from a surreal alternate dimension or something

[@TheJmariol90]

When ever I what to honk I just say great job or I'm in a good mood I give myself a great job beep

[@jonthearchivist_]

Knowing Tony-Award Winning Writer and Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda listens to the same dumb shit as me is slightly inspiring.

[@ChrisRozwod]

That's awesome

[@devinosland359]

Great job like the car horn lmao

[@dustinmartin4965]

holy shit thats so cool

[@chrisegg7936]

oh my god

[@eldritchbf8223]

aw yeah!!!

[@overcastart5769]

everyone in the audience wondering why he said “greatjob”: 👁 👄 👁 that One Guy who cheered when he was explaining the podcast: 🤩

[@silassketches6741]

AHHHHH

[@charliebitch2420]

Holy shit

[@kellyteale9712]

What's up, you cool baby?

[@danielbaileyfilms]

👋👋

[@silmist11]

I liked his old stuff with Rachel

[@mumafiedmustangs]

Unnnleeeessss...

[@saber1epee0]

Unnnlllessss..

[@SuperKatieThe2nd]

what part is he talking about? "Unless, unless"?

[@Paroex]

Basically, when they're discussing a question from Yahoo answers or their listeners, and the brothers seem to be stuck and can't think of a way to solve the problem, one of them will say "Unless..." in a low and expectant tone of voice, the others will repeat the "Unless...", and then they propose an alternative (and usually absurd) solution out of left field. It doesn't sound funny described like this, but when you hear it, and anticipate the inane suggestion that will follow, it's an experience.

[@SuperKatieThe2nd]

Paroex so is that bit in older episodes or newer? I've only just started listening so I've only heard really the newer episodes

[@Paroex]

It still pops up every now and then, but yeah, it might be more prevalent in the older episodes. Same thing with Griffin's and Justin's musical jingles that they improvised for their sponsors, or their Extreme Restraints (sex toys) sponsorship which made every Money Zone break into comedy gold. You have hundreds of hours of comedy gold in front of you! I've been thinking of making a compilation of my favourite goofs all the way back from episode 1, but that'll be a massive undertaking, and clock in at several hours.

[@sosayweall_jpg]

also in the musical he's referring to when he says "unless" and Jefferson/Madison/Burr respond "unless?" in the song "We Know". Just in case you were also wondering the part from the show as well. and yeah it's a way of sort of extending or one-upping or subverting a bit by the bros. Usually because something absurd is suggested and then dismissed as being absurd.. "unless.... unless?"