Brennan Lee Mulligan of College Humor - MMO Interviews: The Chosen One - Ep 155

Mike, Mike, and Oscar

College Humor Star & Dropout’s Fantasy High Dungeon Master is here with us! ***This is a Braveheart first 20 minutes / 1 Spoiler Only Episode*** We’re interviewing one of our favorite comedians, podcasters, youtubers, and we can confirm now, one of our favorite people in the world. So please enjoy Brennan’s story & don’t worry about the early Act I story of 1994’s Best Picture Winner, Braveheart, which is probably over-rated anyway. Intro - Top of Show Our Interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan: Brennan as a Performer - 2:32 Upbringing + The Wayfinder Experience - 6:12 First Exposure to Writing - 12:48 The MCU, The Academy, and “Super Gods” - 18:22 Comedy Wasn’t the Primary + His Top 3 Movies - 27:00 The Road to UCB NY - 33:12 (and When He Knew He Could Comedy - 39:07) Getting to and Being at College Humor - 47:58 (and the CH Sketch Writing Process - 51:33) Dimension 20, Fantasy High, and CH’s Dropout Work - 53:53 (The Interplays of Being a Dungeon Master - 57:57) Where is the BLM Train Headed - 1:06:03 The Single Greatest Story Ever Told - 1:08:10 And Oh Yea, He Was On Millionaire Too - 1:11:36 Brennan Pitches Us THE WORST MOVIE EVER - 1:16:02 Outro/Social Media/Words of Wisdom - 1:19:11 The Mikes have been fans of College Humor & Brennan Lee Mulligan for years. We cited his Moviepass CEO sketch back when we did that saga episode on the subscription service. Our MMO Weekly “What We’re Watching” segments have often featured reviews of his show - Fantasy High on Dimension 20, College Humor’s Dropout streaming service on youtube. For fans of our show, know that we swear by this comedian, actor, writer, satirist, & podcaster, who just so happens to be one of the nicest & coolest people going. So please enjoy and share this episode with your friends. We had an absolute blast. Brennan’s success story is as inspiring & encouraging as they come. From Bartender to the Upright Citizens Brigade, from Law & Order to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and from NYC bachelor pads to LA writers rooms - he shares an incredible journey of years & years & years of work that eventually made him an overnight hit. As a film school grad, Brennan also drops a ton of knowledge about the movie world. We chat about storytelling & Star Wars, the movie industry in the age of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Oscars and the recent selections of the Academy, and he dishes out some hot takes on Braveheart. We of course, beg him to host the Oscars and for more crazy stories from his improv days, early film scripts, how he moved to LA, and brought his enduring love of D&D from his childhood into the studios of Los Angeles with his new show on College Humor. He gives us everything we want & more. Our Oscar Race coverage continues on Monday with another episode of MMO Weekly as we’ll be recapping & reacting to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. We’ll finish up our movie reviews of all of the nominees with Cold War, Can You Ever Forgive Me, and At Eternity’s Gate in our Oscar Sprint Profile Series. Then after we covered all the Best Original Songs of the year, we’ll complete our category reviews before they roll out the Academy red carpet. But before you tune in with us on any of that, do make sure you subscribe to Dropout on College Humor and Youtube. Listen to Brennan’s podcast, watch Brennan’s show Fantasy High, and do follow him at BrennanLM on Twitter, at BrennanLeeMulligan on Instagram, and on Facebook. Feel free to tell us your crazy stories from your 20’s. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can find & subscribe to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play, Spotify, and just about everywhere you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed today’s episode, do please leave us a review, and as always, remember the slogan. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!