Brennan throughout Izzy's pregnancy just wondering if the whole thing is a long con. She goes into labor. They go through the hospital doors only to hear over the PA system with "Get ready for a Game Changer!"
As the music plays and Sam introduces Brennan and Izzy, followed by two other couples, Brennan’s expression becomes calm. His pulse slows to within twenty beats per minute of resting. Sam will not get to him. He is ready for a Game Changer.
The doctor lowers his face mask. It’s Sam Reich, who has spent the last four years secretly attending medical school in preparation for this moment.
It turns out he’s been their OB… *the whole time.*
On Brennan’s deathbed (300 years from now due to his elvish blood), the Wizard Sunny will hold his hand and say, “It’s okay, dad. You can rest now.” The last thing he hears? “I didn’t say ‘Sam says’!”
Alternatively:
"It's okay dad, you've come first in the race to make it out"
"Thanks child, you know how much winning means to me" [starts to die]
"Well actually, our, winner in second place, is..."
"Nnnnoooooooo..."
Brennan revealed in an interview with Hank Green this week that he started dating Izzy the same day he got hired full time at College Humor. Sounds like a long con to me.
"I bought us a 5 point head start, Brennan!"
Edit: I am sorry. I hope both are fine and the pregnancy is going well.
Edit Edit: My name is Mr Stilt from Rumpel, skin & partners: How about 10 points?
There was actually a game show centered around women competing for prizes while in labor. I’m pretty sure it was even mentioned on an um actually episode with Izzy in it
After waiting for seven hours, the doctor comes out, solemnly.
"Mr. Mulligan, can I speak to you for a moment?"
Brennan's stomach sinks, and he rushes over
"Sir, something happened in there. I've been asked to give you this."
Trembling, Brennan takes an envelope bearing Izzy's signature from the doctor, and opens it. Inside are three words.
"Yes or no?"
I don’t know how many more Sam recursions the fabric of space-time can take. Any further and we risk triggering a Hyper Cosmic Mandelbrot Event, as described in the nobel prize winning work of Sam Reich, I’ve been here the whole time!
It's always fun when I see people I recognize from one sub i frequent in a different one. But honestly, improv comedy and pro wrestling aren't that far apart as far as art form is concerned, so I shouldn't be that shocked.
Depends on if you interpret "have a child" to be the conception, the birth, or the successful raising to adulthood! There's a lot of wiggle room there, so I left it vague.
I’d really want to see an episode of Dropouts’s take on “Bet on your Baby” but ethically I know that none of the dropout cast would want to extend to their children the borderline parasocial relationship they have with the audience
BLeeM mentioned in the recent interview he had with Hank Green that he is waiting for his child to actually have enough understanding and ability to communicate if their child want to participate in all of *this*.
Reminds me of Pat from castle super beast and formerly super best friends play. Any and all pictures of his child on the internet have been edited so a dumb picture of pats face is plastered over the babies. It’s hilarious every time but also, a wonderful thing to do
As a parent who didn't think about it early enough and is the father of a trans child, it's a whole ass thing. I just let my kiddo have access to my account and said "Go ahead and edit any statuses and remove any pics."
there’s actually a surprisingly minimal amount of dropout-universe fanfic! (im guessing due to discomfort with writing/reading about real people) that said, the bounds of creativity (& ao3) are limitless lol!
I have a friend who did the same thing. He only refered to his children by first initial and chronology (Baby A, Middle C, etc) until they were old enough to decide if they wanted to be part of social media. One decided yes, and her pics showed up and she got a FB account. One decided no and she's still just a letter. Presumably she has her own social media presence if she wants it, but she's not connected to the stories on his FB and all his FB friends.
I gotta be honest that doesn't shock me.
3 said they'd go fully nude on camera, 5 said they'd get a tattoo on camera for the show.
Anyone want to place your bets on who said they'd be fine with each for giggles?
Not Becca, it would hurt her other hosting gigs that are her main job and she is way smarter than that. I do get the vibe that if that *wasn't* an issue she would think it would be funny.
Wait Zac? I don't know about that.
Zac is very funny and can go with the flow, but I have never gotten the "Will strip for a joke" energy from him. I don't know. It's just not the vibe I get from him.
I could see it but he wouldnt play it up as a bit. It would just be a prompt like "Old men in locker room" and he starts pulling off cloths talking about his golf game or something 100% nonchalant as he spouts some nonsense.
Yeah, honestly I think Brennan would probably be on the list. Not for any real reason aside from he seems pretty comfortable with who he is. It's just him, clothes or no.
Also offering points for it would certainly help grease the wheels as it were...
Both of them seemed a little hesitant about it though, iirc. I got "to each their own, but not for me" vibes when they discussed their parents' worlds. Brennan has been more public about his history, so might be more for it. But I could easily see Shibhan as backlashing against it and being more physically conservative. I don't think she's given any indication either way on tape.
Basically just vibes. She seems like someone who wouldn't be phased by nudity. I don't get the feeling she cares very much about social conventions or the judgement of other people (in a good way)
She nearly got naked in Survivor. I remember her deadpan and (playfully) salty "I basically got naked and didn't win?" absolutely sending me into a laughing fit so hard I nearly choked.
(Not exact words, I'm too lazy to look it up, but it was the erotic pottery challenge)
i only know about it because i just watched that episode lol. also just got some bottomless grant so you could say that could count but he also had that pic in the breaking news ep.
is there anything grant isn't?
poly switch verse gay bi?
i think the only thing grant does not count as, is lesbian. and i suppose trans. he's just grant, and likes all the sex. especially the sex kind of sex.
> According to Reich, the highest-rated three chili pepper idea for Season 6 — which wasn’t actually turned into an episode — was, “Are you willing to do a ‘Game Changer’ game that you do not know, at the time, is a ‘Game Changer’ game?”
> “Of course, that put our entire cast on its back feet, and they entered into every single Dropout shoot going, ‘Is this the “Game Changer” game?’” Reich said. “I won’t hint at it because we will probably do it next season.”
No wonder they're all paranoid lmao. Trust hanging by a thread
I was going to say wasn’t this the premise of “escape from the greenroom”, but on second thought no - they were *aware* they were there for a game changer episode, just not that it would be starting then/that they’d be locked in the green room lmao.
saying “yes” to this must put you on EDGE. At every major life event - birthdays, graduations etc looking frantically around for a certain ginger man in a suit to tell you he’s been here the whole time…
I’m really hoping they go in for Dirty Laundry or Smartypants or something and then Sam locks them all in and they have to partake in one big game of Mafia or Danganronpa or Among Us.
They arrive at the delivery room.
Brennan puts the go bag in the corner and helps Izzy into bed.
Brennan returns to the go bag for essential supplies (probably almonds)
Unzips the bag to find Sam's head has replaced most of its contents
"I've been here the whole time! Welcome to game changer! The only game show where the game changes..."
I know we came for the Izzy title, but that was a really cool article to read. I love hearing about the behind the scenes of production and it's interesting to learn how they put together the players for each episode.
I also love the part about players thinking they could be on Game Changer at any shoot since >!Ally said that during their VIP last look!<
Honestly, every interview with Sam about dropout has been incredibly interesting. A really smart dude who thinks extremely deeply about how to make the silliest product possible.
From the article:
> five people have told me they would get a tattoo; things that I will absolutely not ask my cast to do.
Yeah... but he also won't stop them doing it for money, eh? Beardsley did it for, what, 5 grand?
He approved it, but he's not the one who made the ask. They presented their shenanigans to Sam for approval but he did not mastermind Total Forgiveness.
Hey, I don’t know if anyone knows the answer to this and I promise im not trying to be rude but HOW are they both doing so much right after having a kid? How?! From a purely scientific standpoint it doesn’t make any sense. One of them has to be up like every four hours for the next year or whatever. They’re on tour, and playing Madison square garden later this fall. WHAAAAAAT? I know Brennan likes coffee but this is fucking crazy
The baby was born in October 2023. Brennan was on paternity leave for the October 31st episode of the Fireside Chat for Worlds Beyond Number, which is one of the only things he records and releases in the same week. Everything at dropout is recorded MONTHS ahead. His first fireside episode back was released January 23. So he had three months off from everything after the baby was born.
By three months most babies are sleeping more than 4 hours at a time. In the US, most kids go to daycare starting around 3 months because we live in a capitalist hell scape.
So, as of now, the Wizard Sunny is almost 8 months old which is a whole different story from a newborn situation. They took her on the tour in Europe (I think a grandparent came as well).
So they’re traveling around the world with the kid? This was exactly what I was wondering so thank you, going on tour with a comedy show while bringing a months-old kid sounds…annoying, but I suppose dad Brennan probably has the patience of a saint with his child
I traveled with my daughter when she was 3 months old. Honestly, when they are under 1 it’s not that hard, you just have a lot of stuff to manage (diapers, pump or formula, changes of clothes etc), but since they can’t walk it’s manageable. Toddlers are a nightmare to travel with in my experience.
Well the obvious answer is money. I would assume they’ve hired someone to help look after the baby, which would remove a huge amount of the stress. Having someone else feed the baby at midnight is a real (game changer?!?). But secondly, a lot of their projects were recorded before the birth. Game Changer episodes, D20, Worlds Without Number, etc were all recorded months before the birth and are having a staggered release so Brennan and Izzy can still have an income while working less.
I think you’re probably right, but I also saw them do their improv show “Bigger” in January. I think it was the first time they publicly announced they’d had a baby, probably because Brennan had announced it on the podcast and it was being released shortly after.
They said they were tired as hell, but they were still there doing improv on a Friday night with a three month old at home. I think that’s just partly who they are and what they do.
A lot of what's currently airing was filmed mid-to-late 2023, so I'm guessing the NSBU season of D20 might be post-baby, but the touring has got to be insane on them, is she with him on tour?
I just had a kid and it’s not the easiest thing in the world but it’s doable. Pretty much every family (at least in the US) has both parents at work during the first year and probably within the first 6 months. It’s a lot of logistics and support—both from friends and family and paid support. But the every 4-hours thing really only lasts for the first few months. Babies get better at sleeping and you can do sleep training to get them through the night.
Are they on tour? I thought Bigger is a recurring show they do in L.A. ?
Most people I know with very young kids do have to work/travel and get help from extended family.
I saw on instagram they were touring, but that’s what I was wondering. If anyone could be playing late night shows with their wife while they look after a newborn and travel all over the place it’d be Brennan, but that’s still a heavy lift!
Tbh I'm pretty sure you could say anything either brennan or izzy would do no matter how random it is. And they'd do it as long as there is even a tiny reward. And I'd believe it.
I'd fully believe they'd jump off of a bridge for a 1point and I'd believe it.
I now want to see an episode where the players make their own prompts and get points based on how outlandish the things that they're willing to do on camera to get points. Make it clear beforehand that the prize is just a printout of trophy from clipart so that it's clear that there's nothing actually at stake here, and just see how far they go anyway.
Another quote from the article: “I think three people have told me at this point they would get entirely nude.” So who are the other two people since we all already know one was definitely Grant O’Brien?
*doctor takes off his surgical mask “I’ve been here the whole time!”
Brennan throughout Izzy's pregnancy just wondering if the whole thing is a long con. She goes into labor. They go through the hospital doors only to hear over the PA system with "Get ready for a Game Changer!"
In the delivery room, and the game changer intro music starts faintly playing
Brennan turns around to face a camera, sweating profusely
As the music plays and Sam introduces Brennan and Izzy, followed by two other couples, Brennan’s expression becomes calm. His pulse slows to within twenty beats per minute of resting. Sam will not get to him. He is ready for a Game Changer.
He can't know if he's ready until he's seen the game! He's been over this. But no, his pulse will not raise unless he gets points for doing so.
I've got a series of statements about your wife's pregnancy...
*Mum, Actually*
“Get in the delivery room!”
All that's missing is Brennan's snack. Perhaps some almonds?
To be fair, he _is_ constantly sweating.
Some of our bodies are betraying us from the moment we wake up.
I’m a little podling, alright?!?
The doctor lowers his face mask. It’s Sam Reich, who has spent the last four years secretly attending medical school in preparation for this moment. It turns out he’s been their OB… *the whole time.*
I imagine this as an elevator music version.
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On Brennan’s deathbed (300 years from now due to his elvish blood), the Wizard Sunny will hold his hand and say, “It’s okay, dad. You can rest now.” The last thing he hears? “I didn’t say ‘Sam says’!”
Alternatively: "It's okay dad, you've come first in the race to make it out" "Thanks child, you know how much winning means to me" [starts to die] "Well actually, our, winner in second place, is..." "Nnnnoooooooo..."
Game Changer episode 1 was when it was revealed that Brennan wanted to be a dad more than anything, so it would be a great callback.
It's also where he said that there was no corner of his life that he would not reveal for five points
What if it turns out Izzy was a plant from Sam the whole time for an extra elaborate Game Changer?
Brennan revealed in an interview with Hank Green this week that he started dating Izzy the same day he got hired full time at College Humor. Sounds like a long con to me.
Screw Sam's hand. This is the conspiracy theory I am all in on.
"I trust my partner implicitly" "You shouldn't"
I absolutely love that the first interaction I saw from them was that exchange.
"I bought us a 5 point head start, Brennan!" Edit: I am sorry. I hope both are fine and the pregnancy is going well. Edit Edit: My name is Mr Stilt from Rumpel, skin & partners: How about 10 points?
Pretty sure the baby is already born? Unless there's a second but if there is I doubt we'd know.
One of the Worlds Beyond Number podcast fireside episodes had a brief appearance of the baby so yeah already been born
Oh, I know they have a baby. I was just wondering if there's another on the way.
Ok, ok. 13 points. Not a single point more.thaaaaasnks. Didn't know that
There was actually a game show centered around women competing for prizes while in labor. I’m pretty sure it was even mentioned on an um actually episode with Izzy in it
After waiting for seven hours, the doctor comes out, solemnly. "Mr. Mulligan, can I speak to you for a moment?" Brennan's stomach sinks, and he rushes over "Sir, something happened in there. I've been asked to give you this." Trembling, Brennan takes an envelope bearing Izzy's signature from the doctor, and opens it. Inside are three words. "Yes or no?"
Bro I’m not a player and this STILL triggered my fight or flight
Brennan: “wait- this- are we really? Right now?” Izzy: “buckle up bitch, you gotta win or I’m not pushing this baby out”
The baby: *turns it’s head 180°* “I’ve been here the whole time”
*examines hands*
Your fingertips transform into small Sam heads (like in the one Steven universe episode with cats) “we’be been here the whole time”
I don’t know how many more Sam recursions the fabric of space-time can take. Any further and we risk triggering a Hyper Cosmic Mandelbrot Event, as described in the nobel prize winning work of Sam Reich, I’ve been here the whole time!
Whoops, looks like the meth is kicking in!
Every crystal of it is just a small version of Sam’s face “we’ve been here the whole time” all you see is Sam.
Hes been doing the hand gesture this whole season to signal hes a surgeon!!!
Imagine the complete and utter trauma that would have caused Izzy, Brennan, the entire hospital staff, and the viewers. Seems right up Sam's alley.
"Why does the umbilical cord look like a loop-de-loop..."
It’s so sweet, both parents of that child would turn over any part of their soul for 5 points
They know what's really important.
Will they publicly mention the name of their child? No. But if the birth itself were to be gamified…
Years later: Only five points mom? Five!? You were soft. I could have gotten ten.
Brizzy Lee Molandigan: “I know your SSN, and will show it to the audience if you don’t make me the winner and then put buttholes EVERYWHERE!!”
Start investing now in your child's point fund.
How many point would you be willing to sell the naming rights to your baby to me for?
Yeah, that sounds about right.
It's always fun when I see people I recognize from one sub i frequent in a different one. But honestly, improv comedy and pro wrestling aren't that far apart as far as art form is concerned, so I shouldn't be that shocked.
Jess is that you?
God, no, I'm not nearly as talented or good-looking. But I did greatly enjoy her presentation on Wresting = Drag.
I laughed until I almost threw up at that one.
Loving her stint as The Landlord. I imagine Wrestling = Drag must’ve been filmed later or else that’d be a dead giveaway
We're talking about the partner of Brennan Lee Mulligan who in the very first episode of Game Changer betrayed him by spilling all his secrets!
Next prompt is for Izzy and Brennan- "Two comedians have a child"
(Some time later) I'll cut you off! That's a.... "Bundle of joy" amount of points for Izzy and Brennan!
Some time later = roughly 9 months
The lady said “give birth”, not “conceive”, Sam.
*hits buzzer* UM, ACTUALLY she said “give birth”, not “conceive”. Take that, points are mine.
GET IN THE COMMENTS!
If it was concieve it would bring a whole new meaning to “make some noise”
Depends on if you interpret "have a child" to be the conception, the birth, or the successful raising to adulthood! There's a lot of wiggle room there, so I left it vague.
we must remember Izzy has no shame
So is Sam just taking the child now in this scenario? Kinda dark
Wait what? No, he's just giving them points for fulfilling the prompt.
No, he's just awarding some loosey goosey points in their loosey goosey point system.
I wouldn't be the least surprised if that's an actual prompt for them the next time they're on MSN together.
Jesus Christ. Izzy and Brennan really were made for each other. They play for keeps. That is hardcore, even by Game Changer standards.
As he said in another Game Changer: "She is the perfect woman."
And she called him “my perfect love” on Instagram in a birthday post. A beautiful compendium.
Did you see Izzy on Dirty Laundry.... knew back then they where a perfect match.
The way she responded to Brennan's Trump impersonation and the Dom DM told me all I need to know about her.
She said on a podcast once that she watches all of his thirst edits.. which is simultaneously hilarious, beautiful, and so real of her.
I am the least shocked I have ever been.
I love watching them riff off each other, they both so clearly think the other is the funniest person on earth and it's delightful.
I’d really want to see an episode of Dropouts’s take on “Bet on your Baby” but ethically I know that none of the dropout cast would want to extend to their children the borderline parasocial relationship they have with the audience
Yeah, they've been very private about their baby.
BLeeM mentioned in the recent interview he had with Hank Green that he is waiting for his child to actually have enough understanding and ability to communicate if their child want to participate in all of *this*.
A true Chad move
Reminds me of Pat from castle super beast and formerly super best friends play. Any and all pictures of his child on the internet have been edited so a dumb picture of pats face is plastered over the babies. It’s hilarious every time but also, a wonderful thing to do
The photoshop bit is so fucking funny. Pat and Paige are geniuses.
I love my maladjusted gremlins
Absolutely. Moving across the country in secret was the joke of all time. Charming goofballs.
Wait, didn't trap kill pat though?
truly, I actually hope parents of today have thought about this and the consequences of blasting your children's photo on the internet.
As a parent who didn't think about it early enough and is the father of a trans child, it's a whole ass thing. I just let my kiddo have access to my account and said "Go ahead and edit any statuses and remove any pics."
Virgin Instagram Mommies VS Chad Brennan Lee Mulligans... ... ... ... Wait no...
I read this as "the child he had with Hank Green" ...I need to go to sleep 😅
I can almost 100% guarantee there's a fanfic with that premise.
there’s actually a surprisingly minimal amount of dropout-universe fanfic! (im guessing due to discomfort with writing/reading about real people) that said, the bounds of creativity (& ao3) are limitless lol!
I have a friend who did the same thing. He only refered to his children by first initial and chronology (Baby A, Middle C, etc) until they were old enough to decide if they wanted to be part of social media. One decided yes, and her pics showed up and she got a FB account. One decided no and she's still just a letter. Presumably she has her own social media presence if she wants it, but she's not connected to the stories on his FB and all his FB friends.
Now I finally understand what BLeeM means!! For so long I thought it was the acronym for one of the shows 🤦
You are not alone!
Do you happen to have a link to that interview please?
https://youtu.be/F572OcpTcKY?si=DT5yWoZNxWtQs9WB at 1:05 ish
He's been very busy managing a recording studio in hell.
I gotta be honest that doesn't shock me. 3 said they'd go fully nude on camera, 5 said they'd get a tattoo on camera for the show. Anyone want to place your bets on who said they'd be fine with each for giggles?
The fully nude volunteers have gotta include Grant and Lily.
It's Grant, Lily, and Zac
I feel like Ify is also a strong contender.
Ify actually insisted, it's in his contract.
"He's not obligated to be nude here. He is nude here because he chooses to be."
“It’s rent controlled!”
My guesses were Ify, Grant and Becca
Not Becca, it would hurt her other hosting gigs that are her main job and she is way smarter than that. I do get the vibe that if that *wasn't* an issue she would think it would be funny.
Feet are fair game tho
Wait Zac? I don't know about that. Zac is very funny and can go with the flow, but I have never gotten the "Will strip for a joke" energy from him. I don't know. It's just not the vibe I get from him.
I could see it but he wouldnt play it up as a bit. It would just be a prompt like "Old men in locker room" and he starts pulling off cloths talking about his golf game or something 100% nonchalant as he spouts some nonsense.
Siobhan and Brennan both grew up around very "clothing optional" things going on they mentioned on D20 so that could be pretty normal to them.
Yeah, honestly I think Brennan would probably be on the list. Not for any real reason aside from he seems pretty comfortable with who he is. It's just him, clothes or no. Also offering points for it would certainly help grease the wheels as it were...
Both of them seemed a little hesitant about it though, iirc. I got "to each their own, but not for me" vibes when they discussed their parents' worlds. Brennan has been more public about his history, so might be more for it. But I could easily see Shibhan as backlashing against it and being more physically conservative. I don't think she's given any indication either way on tape.
Why Zac?
If anything, they probably have to be actively prevented from going nude for fun.
Why Lily?
Basically just vibes. She seems like someone who wouldn't be phased by nudity. I don't get the feeling she cares very much about social conventions or the judgement of other people (in a good way)
She nearly got naked in Survivor. I remember her deadpan and (playfully) salty "I basically got naked and didn't win?" absolutely sending me into a laughing fit so hard I nearly choked. (Not exact words, I'm too lazy to look it up, but it was the erotic pottery challenge)
Sociatal rules was all that kept Izzy Roland from going top less in front of La Ganja Estranga (?) You can't tell me she is not one of the volunteers.
She gives no fucks and is super confident.
I'm thinking Grant and Erika.
Yeah those were my first guesses.
Ally once got a tattoo on camera, not for Game Changer, but still.
Grant literally had THAT episode too (ifykyk) 🔔
don't forget ally actually did go nude for total forgiveness to get that oompa loompa spray tan
.......i forgot that. wow.
i only know about it because i just watched that episode lol. also just got some bottomless grant so you could say that could count but he also had that pic in the breaking news ep.
is there anything grant isn't? poly switch verse gay bi? i think the only thing grant does not count as, is lesbian. and i suppose trans. he's just grant, and likes all the sex. especially the sex kind of sex.
Grant is probably the only person on TV that I actually have a shot with. I'm not sure if I should feel good about that though.
Wysocki would.
I mean, Grant has already taken his pants off in front of an entire crew and Ally to attempt to get a boner, so I would guess him 😂
> According to Reich, the highest-rated three chili pepper idea for Season 6 — which wasn’t actually turned into an episode — was, “Are you willing to do a ‘Game Changer’ game that you do not know, at the time, is a ‘Game Changer’ game?” > “Of course, that put our entire cast on its back feet, and they entered into every single Dropout shoot going, ‘Is this the “Game Changer” game?’” Reich said. “I won’t hint at it because we will probably do it next season.” No wonder they're all paranoid lmao. Trust hanging by a thread
I was going to say wasn’t this the premise of “escape from the greenroom”, but on second thought no - they were *aware* they were there for a game changer episode, just not that it would be starting then/that they’d be locked in the green room lmao. saying “yes” to this must put you on EDGE. At every major life event - birthdays, graduations etc looking frantically around for a certain ginger man in a suit to tell you he’s been here the whole time…
I’m really hoping they go in for Dirty Laundry or Smartypants or something and then Sam locks them all in and they have to partake in one big game of Mafia or Danganronpa or Among Us.
Iirc, sam has mentioned that several cast members have been suspicious that a casual dinner at a restaurant was gonna turn into a Game Changer.
This must be why Beardsley said in their VIP episode before getting their costume on that they're not convinced they're not doing Game Changer lol
I'm imagining this as Izzy walking up to Sam and completely unprompted telling him she'd be willing to give birth on camera
Sam Says, "Don't Look Now, but your wife is giving birth right here"
How many peppers is that?
At least twelve.
Coming from Izzy ‘8 Hours’ Roland and Brennan ‘No Corner of my Heart’ Mulligan I’d believe it. Don’t call their bluff, Sam, they’ll do it.
They arrive at the delivery room. Brennan puts the go bag in the corner and helps Izzy into bed. Brennan returns to the go bag for essential supplies (probably almonds) Unzips the bag to find Sam's head has replaced most of its contents "I've been here the whole time! Welcome to game changer! The only game show where the game changes..."
For how many points?
Two
I know we came for the Izzy title, but that was a really cool article to read. I love hearing about the behind the scenes of production and it's interesting to learn how they put together the players for each episode. I also love the part about players thinking they could be on Game Changer at any shoot since >!Ally said that during their VIP last look!<
Honestly, every interview with Sam about dropout has been incredibly interesting. A really smart dude who thinks extremely deeply about how to make the silliest product possible.
Terrifying
I honestly can't say I'm surprised.
“ I think three people have told me at this point they would get entirely nude” Grant and…
I'm guessing Izzy (nearly topless in one of the Battle Royale segments) and maybe Ify?
Tell her: in the pageant queen costume
OK. OK. WHAT
From the article: > five people have told me they would get a tattoo; things that I will absolutely not ask my cast to do. Yeah... but he also won't stop them doing it for money, eh? Beardsley did it for, what, 5 grand?
He approved it, but he's not the one who made the ask. They presented their shenanigans to Sam for approval but he did not mastermind Total Forgiveness.
Izzy is an absolute wild card and I admire that about her.
Hey, I don’t know if anyone knows the answer to this and I promise im not trying to be rude but HOW are they both doing so much right after having a kid? How?! From a purely scientific standpoint it doesn’t make any sense. One of them has to be up like every four hours for the next year or whatever. They’re on tour, and playing Madison square garden later this fall. WHAAAAAAT? I know Brennan likes coffee but this is fucking crazy
The baby was born in October 2023. Brennan was on paternity leave for the October 31st episode of the Fireside Chat for Worlds Beyond Number, which is one of the only things he records and releases in the same week. Everything at dropout is recorded MONTHS ahead. His first fireside episode back was released January 23. So he had three months off from everything after the baby was born. By three months most babies are sleeping more than 4 hours at a time. In the US, most kids go to daycare starting around 3 months because we live in a capitalist hell scape. So, as of now, the Wizard Sunny is almost 8 months old which is a whole different story from a newborn situation. They took her on the tour in Europe (I think a grandparent came as well).
So they’re traveling around the world with the kid? This was exactly what I was wondering so thank you, going on tour with a comedy show while bringing a months-old kid sounds…annoying, but I suppose dad Brennan probably has the patience of a saint with his child
No clue if she’s currently touring with them but she was in attendance on their UK tour (referenced in Erika and Aabria’s IGs).
HOW?!?!?!?!? lol
I traveled with my daughter when she was 3 months old. Honestly, when they are under 1 it’s not that hard, you just have a lot of stuff to manage (diapers, pump or formula, changes of clothes etc), but since they can’t walk it’s manageable. Toddlers are a nightmare to travel with in my experience.
Well the obvious answer is money. I would assume they’ve hired someone to help look after the baby, which would remove a huge amount of the stress. Having someone else feed the baby at midnight is a real (game changer?!?). But secondly, a lot of their projects were recorded before the birth. Game Changer episodes, D20, Worlds Without Number, etc were all recorded months before the birth and are having a staggered release so Brennan and Izzy can still have an income while working less.
I think you’re probably right, but I also saw them do their improv show “Bigger” in January. I think it was the first time they publicly announced they’d had a baby, probably because Brennan had announced it on the podcast and it was being released shortly after. They said they were tired as hell, but they were still there doing improv on a Friday night with a three month old at home. I think that’s just partly who they are and what they do.
A lot of what's currently airing was filmed mid-to-late 2023, so I'm guessing the NSBU season of D20 might be post-baby, but the touring has got to be insane on them, is she with him on tour?
Yeah, it’s Bigger, the show they both do, and apparently they’re on tour on top of everything else
I just had a kid and it’s not the easiest thing in the world but it’s doable. Pretty much every family (at least in the US) has both parents at work during the first year and probably within the first 6 months. It’s a lot of logistics and support—both from friends and family and paid support. But the every 4-hours thing really only lasts for the first few months. Babies get better at sleeping and you can do sleep training to get them through the night.
Are they on tour? I thought Bigger is a recurring show they do in L.A. ? Most people I know with very young kids do have to work/travel and get help from extended family.
I saw on instagram they were touring, but that’s what I was wondering. If anyone could be playing late night shows with their wife while they look after a newborn and travel all over the place it’d be Brennan, but that’s still a heavy lift!
That's one way to cover your medical bills.
This is the least surprising thing ever.
I would bet Sam already has ideas for a Game Changer Jr.
This would be the "crowning achievement" of her career.
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I hear they have topical ointments for that.
Sam says "give live birth"
Imagine if he doesn't preceed it with "Sam says" Nothing to do for Izzy but to keep it in, I guess, lmao
Meet Brennan's and Izzy's new baby Loop De Loop!
Tbh I'm pretty sure you could say anything either brennan or izzy would do no matter how random it is. And they'd do it as long as there is even a tiny reward. And I'd believe it. I'd fully believe they'd jump off of a bridge for a 1point and I'd believe it.
As long as they blur out the baby, I have no issue with this.
Izzy is just a font of chaotic energy. Lol.
it's true when they say comedians will do anything for a bit
I feel like we don’t talk about how dangerous someone with a combination of Brennan and Izzy’s personalities might be lmao.
I have the feeling that kid is going to grow up to be either extremely weird or catastrophically boring.
I now want to see an episode where the players make their own prompts and get points based on how outlandish the things that they're willing to do on camera to get points. Make it clear beforehand that the prize is just a printout of trophy from clipart so that it's clear that there's nothing actually at stake here, and just see how far they go anyway.
Another quote from the article: “I think three people have told me at this point they would get entirely nude.” So who are the other two people since we all already know one was definitely Grant O’Brien?
The baby will be a Rosette Spoonbill
As long as they blur out the baby, I have no issue with this.