Brennan Lee Mulligan - A Civil War Ghost

He's got unfinished business. That he has no intention of finishing.

Written and performed by Brennan Lee Mulligan
Directed by Michael Hartney and Justin Tyler
Originally performed at Characters Welcome 6/15/15 at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East
Shot and edited by Lou Gonzalez

[BBBness]

Brennan literally went "How do I trick a room full of people into taking a civics class?"

[roflcopterannoysme]

"I mean they visibly didn't like it" is one of the fucking funniest lines I've ever heard.

[MidoriJane]

brennan just loves characters who straight up know they’re terrible people

[bushidotestu]

Really love how the ghost switches between “Spooky southern ghost” to “oh dear god what have I gotten myself into?”

[bearfamous_]

an excuse for brennan to do a southern accent and yell about racism. love that for him.

[helenascorner]

“150 years later I am here to i was w r o n and im SORRY” that sent me to the MOON

[angusmarch]

The ghost of a confederate soldier who fully repents for the part he wilfully played in a horrible system of oppression, but can't move on until that system is fully reinstated. Brennan's DM skills coming back into play.

[phyzarel]

“I mean they visibly didn’t like it.”
SENT

[christopherverdery]

Authors, take note: If you want your vampire to be a former Confederate soldier and still be a good guy, this is the template. People can grow and acknowledge their mistakes.

[KingDuckGuy]

"I.... was wrong" The ever so slight pause really sent that line home.

[mythloverb]

I could watch a 5 season show with this ghost trying to fix his sins of the past and “living” through decades of racism, trying to make it stop but instead just watching it change

[zyaicob]

Brennan got so passionate he definitely broke character especially when he was talking about redlining

[kevinwillems]

I can't believe, that a comedy skit, made one of the best points against people who say, "That's just what they believed back then."

[toaster_]

I would say I can't believe I found this video of Brennan after falling down a long rabbit hole that started with a reverse mermaid and 2 Trenchcoats in a kid, but somehow I'm not that surprised

[miikamartin]

I keep coming back to this sketch every once in a while. Brennan's line about the slaves visibly not liking being enslaved is the most concise, irrefutable, beautiful way to annihilate any argument in favor of famous historical slavers. this should be shown in every classroom in america. It drives its point home better than anything I've seen.

[TragerM]

Brennan is the quintessential master of making the act of backpedaling the most hilarious crap ever.

[Xaaaach]

This four year old comedy sketch got really current for a second there...

[clickpause]

Brennan: does creepy intro to build impending contrast for comedic effect
Audience: HAHA HE SAID FLUID

[SeanBoyce-gp]

I know this is a whole series of excellent articulations of real problems served in a comedic context.

But "Ghostly raison d'être" was wicked smart on multiple levels.

[tylerrapillo]

4:58-5:15 I forget this was a skit from 5 years ago and legit thought he was talking about current events.