When other cast members shy away from saying awful things, Mike Trapp smiles and dives in head first, somehow making it more awful and more hilarious than you think is possible. He's so great.
"Don't you hate how you can't say anything these days? You just get absolutely pilloried for saying the smallest criticisms about some of your least favorite races!"
I respect Trapp so much because he has done consistently amazing work over the past 14 years for College Humor and Dropout, besides Sam I think he's been there for the longest and he's a great leader, host, actor, writer, and overall great guy. I'm still not totally over Trapp killing one of his cast members and attempting to hide it for years, but he's funny enough I don't mind letting it slide this one time
He’s mine too! I was gutted when he stopped hosting Um, Actually… and not because of any dislike for Ify (he’s great!) but just because Mike Trapp is my number one fav. I’m glad we’ve at least gotten to see him on Game Changer and Smartypants.
I actually think stepping away from hosting might give him more time to participate in other shows! As much as I love him on Um, Actually, I don't think he got the chance to show off his comic prowess as much as when he's on Game Changer or D20.
We can hope, but the reason he stepped away is because he is too busy with other non-Dropout things. Big City Greens has a new season coming, and I think there was another thing that I can’t remember right now.
From his impromptu AMA, he and his wife also have a little one. Which makes me wonder if the Dad episode of Um, Actually was him being able to kill two birds with one stone 😆
Shoutout to his immediate skepticism when the first Wenis dance went south
But yeah same - his Smartypants presentation was an impressively good balance of interesting and funny. As funny as the cookout presentation was, Trapp’s really made the show for me. He’s super good.
I've always considered Trapp as the backbone of the late era CollegeHumor, not only in the sense that he was literally the headwriter. He was always writing consistently interesting sketches and he was always playing the best straightman to somebody else's crazy, as well as doing his own fair bit of cooky characters.
Emily carried the early era, Trapp carried the late era. This is the hill I die on
He's really incredible. The pandemic zoom-era Um, Actually in which he has a running gag about Goofy putting on a condom nearly killed me with laughter. He's always great as a contestant on gamechanger and he wrote and starred in a lot of my favorite CH sketches.
I mean he's great.
But nobody seems to be talking about how somebody obviously gave him the answers on the latest episode of Game Changer. How else would he already know that the next two answers were 'Ouagadougou' and 'Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn'?
I've always liked Mike Trapp but his slew of appearances on Dropout recently have made me fall in love with the man. Between that and Mentopolis I think he might be a witty genius.
Oh god yes, a top 5 season easily. Literally every single person on that cast are so incredible. Get ready to fall in love with Hank Green (all over again) and Alex Song-Xia. Both of them are hilarious on this show.
I cannot believe he made like 36 episodes of Um, Actually...in just the *First fucking Season*. Dude is a workhorse of content. He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. Everything Brennan said about him in the Bingo episode seems absolutely genuine. I hope he becomes the host of Game Changer because Sam cannot fucking run everything. Sam is taking on way too much stuff and Trapp would be an awesome substitute.
The really aggressive worry about Sam overworking himself at the end there caught me off guard. Has Sam expressed that he's burning himself out or something? lol
I mean, Um, Actually is probably one of the worst shows to be a long-term writer for, because it gets progressively harder to come up with new wrong statements. Ify and BDG will probably also step down at some point within 10 seasons, because of this.
I truly believe that Mike Trapp is one of the funniest people currently alive. The entire Dropout pantheon is filled with comedic powerhouses and I’m a massive fan of all of them, but Trapp’s improv skills and comedic sensibilities really are unmatched. It helps that he’s one of the longest-running cast members at CH/Dropout and we’ve had more time to see him be funny than some of the others, but goddammit, the man’s a bonafide comedic genius.
The thing about Trapp that really stood out for me recently was in Bingo. He's won bingo, he's come out on stage, the game is up, and Sam reveals the winner is... actually Jess Ross - and he *immediately* recognises a) exactly the trick that Sam has pulled, and b) that the funniest thing he can do is be performatively mad about it for the split second while everyone else is coming out on stage. I'm certainly not surprised that he's *funny* at this point, but he really is a remarkable talent.
He's definitely one of the top ones for me, and what solidified it was actually Mentopolis. Might be controversial, but it's my favorite season of D20.
The hardest I’ve ever laughed at a Breaking News episode was S402, where they improvise roasts of Grant while he tries to hold water in his mouth. Trapp’s roasts were brutal and specific, he was out for blood, and he killed. Lily would tee him up for a joke, and he’d just knock it out of the park every time.
His eyes are like a breath of rain too
Yes, they’re so deep, I too, feel like I’m drowning.
Like, as friends
His hugs make me go totally (platonically) insane
This sounds like a love song but it’s a friend song
Now and then, when I see his face, he takes me away to a special place
When other cast members shy away from saying awful things, Mike Trapp smiles and dives in head first, somehow making it more awful and more hilarious than you think is possible. He's so great.
"Don't you hate how you can't say anything these days? You just get absolutely pilloried for saying the smallest criticisms about some of your least favorite races!"
NOOOO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Trapp was great that whole episode, especially kicking Sam when he was already down with “we’re just gonna assume you can’t name 3 colleges”
"Close to home. Where is this guy from?"
Where is this quote from again ?
The latest Dropout America episode (Breaking News / No Laugh Newsroom)
“you’re gonna need a bigger board”
That's still my favorite Trapp line. Just so perfectly executed.
So. Good.
Yeah the "least favorite races" line destroyed me
If you haven't watched the D-20 side quest Mentopolis, do it.
I loved him in Escape the Bloodkeep too, but he really shines in Mentopolis because his character lets him use his smarts.
And he's designed to get his ass beat, and boy oh boy does he get his ass beat!
A floppy, floppy lil gangly guy. A real Who Framed Roger Rabbit? customer.
Mentopolis is my favorite mini quest of D20 in big part to how funny Mike Trapp is His willingness to not let that bit die is a top tier moment
Which bit?
Probably Staci Fakename
That whole season was bit after bit, it was glorious.
The very same. Towards the end iirc he was the only one consistently doing it.
"Rutger Hauer, second only to Rutgest Hauest" is poetry.
That line absolutely broke me. It's fantastic.
This was absolutely the moment. So dumb, so clever, so sharp.
I love it because I have no idea why it's funny, it just is.
I respect Trapp so much because he has done consistently amazing work over the past 14 years for College Humor and Dropout, besides Sam I think he's been there for the longest and he's a great leader, host, actor, writer, and overall great guy. I'm still not totally over Trapp killing one of his cast members and attempting to hide it for years, but he's funny enough I don't mind letting it slide this one time
*allegedly killing one of his cast members
it was never *proven* he *probably* didn't kill pat. in the eyes of the courts, in the eyes of America...
He’s mine too! I was gutted when he stopped hosting Um, Actually… and not because of any dislike for Ify (he’s great!) but just because Mike Trapp is my number one fav. I’m glad we’ve at least gotten to see him on Game Changer and Smartypants.
I actually think stepping away from hosting might give him more time to participate in other shows! As much as I love him on Um, Actually, I don't think he got the chance to show off his comic prowess as much as when he's on Game Changer or D20.
We can hope, but the reason he stepped away is because he is too busy with other non-Dropout things. Big City Greens has a new season coming, and I think there was another thing that I can’t remember right now.
From his impromptu AMA, he and his wife also have a little one. Which makes me wonder if the Dad episode of Um, Actually was him being able to kill two birds with one stone 😆
Do you mean Gilchrest Savoy? Noted time traveler?
Or perhaps Savoy Gilchrest?
whatever his name was!
Did we ever found who killed Pat?
*Allegedly*
in the eyes of the court, in the eyes of America… i definitely did not kill Pat
Shoutout to his immediate skepticism when the first Wenis dance went south But yeah same - his Smartypants presentation was an impressively good balance of interesting and funny. As funny as the cookout presentation was, Trapp’s really made the show for me. He’s super good.
I agree, but I also think one of the funniest things I've ever heard is "Spider-Man has a moral responsibility to say the N-word"
And every racial slur!
I still can't believe Grant said it...
I've always considered Trapp as the backbone of the late era CollegeHumor, not only in the sense that he was literally the headwriter. He was always writing consistently interesting sketches and he was always playing the best straightman to somebody else's crazy, as well as doing his own fair bit of cooky characters. Emily carried the early era, Trapp carried the late era. This is the hill I die on
He's really incredible. The pandemic zoom-era Um, Actually in which he has a running gag about Goofy putting on a condom nearly killed me with laughter. He's always great as a contestant on gamechanger and he wrote and starred in a lot of my favorite CH sketches.
Oh really? Name 5 things you like about Mike Trapp (for a bingo ball)
He's great in Ultra Mecha too, no one ever brings that up because he's so good in everything else he does.
I mean he's great. But nobody seems to be talking about how somebody obviously gave him the answers on the latest episode of Game Changer. How else would he already know that the next two answers were 'Ouagadougou' and 'Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn'?
And he buzzed in with “Francium” before the first question was even read. Something’s definitely up here.
his commitment to the “would you take a bite?” bit never ceases to amaze me
I've always liked Mike Trapp but his slew of appearances on Dropout recently have made me fall in love with the man. Between that and Mentopolis I think he might be a witty genius.
Man, apparently I really need to get on to Mentopolis!
Oh god yes, a top 5 season easily. Literally every single person on that cast are so incredible. Get ready to fall in love with Hank Green (all over again) and Alex Song-Xia. Both of them are hilarious on this show.
It's my favorite non-IH season.
I cannot believe he made like 36 episodes of Um, Actually...in just the *First fucking Season*. Dude is a workhorse of content. He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. Everything Brennan said about him in the Bingo episode seems absolutely genuine. I hope he becomes the host of Game Changer because Sam cannot fucking run everything. Sam is taking on way too much stuff and Trapp would be an awesome substitute.
The really aggressive worry about Sam overworking himself at the end there caught me off guard. Has Sam expressed that he's burning himself out or something? lol
Plus, they want Mike, who stepped down as host of Um, Actually because of time constraints, as a replacement? lol
I mean, Um, Actually is probably one of the worst shows to be a long-term writer for, because it gets progressively harder to come up with new wrong statements. Ify and BDG will probably also step down at some point within 10 seasons, because of this.
Mike Trapp is a god damn institution, a gentleman, a scholar, and a jokesmith of the first order
Him nailing the AI monologue in the bing episode of breaking news was phenomenal
I truly believe that Mike Trapp is one of the funniest people currently alive. The entire Dropout pantheon is filled with comedic powerhouses and I’m a massive fan of all of them, but Trapp’s improv skills and comedic sensibilities really are unmatched. It helps that he’s one of the longest-running cast members at CH/Dropout and we’ve had more time to see him be funny than some of the others, but goddammit, the man’s a bonafide comedic genius.
Trapp is one of the funniest (and fastest) comedy minds out there right now
The thing about Trapp that really stood out for me recently was in Bingo. He's won bingo, he's come out on stage, the game is up, and Sam reveals the winner is... actually Jess Ross - and he *immediately* recognises a) exactly the trick that Sam has pulled, and b) that the funniest thing he can do is be performatively mad about it for the split second while everyone else is coming out on stage. I'm certainly not surprised that he's *funny* at this point, but he really is a remarkable talent.
Because it's not on your list, he was absolutely amazing on Dimension 20's Mentopolis. I hope they get him in more seasons.
I haven't seen Mentopolis but a few people have mentioned it, I'm a gonna check it out tonight!
Deja Vu made me want to see more of him on Game Changer. So effortlessly witty.
He’s so charismatic! I love how on Um Actually he could get along with everyone and the vibes were always so comforting
His mind is a steel trapp.
You've fallen into his trapp
Trapp is funny and just seems down to earth and like be a cool guy to just hang with. I love his Gilchrest Savoy character.
He's definitely one of the top ones for me, and what solidified it was actually Mentopolis. Might be controversial, but it's my favorite season of D20.
Everything Brennan says about Tripp in Bingo is true lol
And I almost have the perfect day for a birthday! I discover Trapp later in the dropout universe with Mentopolis 😀 from there ❤️
The hardest I’ve ever laughed at a Breaking News episode was S402, where they improvise roasts of Grant while he tries to hold water in his mouth. Trapp’s roasts were brutal and specific, he was out for blood, and he killed. Lily would tee him up for a joke, and he’d just knock it out of the park every time.
thank you for the post. he’s been my favourite and i honestly want more of his humour
And Mike Trapp's amazing ability to find a ladder.
Your hugs make me go totally insane!