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Your Overly Complicated Holiday Plans

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The setup

Brennan's holiday travel plans spiral into complete madness as he attempts to visit everyone in his and his girlfriend's families using seven flights, two cruises, and a Mars expedition.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

In this holiday-themed sketch, Brennan explains his increasingly unhinged and impossible travel plans to accommodate everyone's holiday wishes and avoid family conflicts. As he desperately tries to be a people pleaser, his itinerary becomes comically complex, involving multiple flights, cruises, and even space travel. The sketch showcases Brennan's signature breakdown performance, complete with a conspiracy-theory-style board covered in strings and maps detailing his impossible journey. His coworkers Katie, Lily, and Tao listen in growing bewilderment as Brennan spirals deeper into madness trying to explain how he'll manage Thanksgiving with his family, Christmas with his Jewish girlfriend Izzy's family (who apparently go all-out for Christmas), and various other holiday obligations - including accommodating a grandfather who was killed by a turkey and somehow connecting that to why Brennan is legally allowed to pardon a turkey.

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A guy died last year...

Her grandfather was killed by a turkey

And that's why I'm legally allowed to pardon a turkey

I'm taking seven flights, two cruises, and a Mars expedition to make the holidays perfect

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Notes from the archive.

Upload Date: November 28, 2019, Views: 1,581,245, Duration: 4:27 (267 seconds), Likes: 54,290. This sketch is a satire of the stress and complex logistics of trying to please everyone during the holiday season. Features Brennan's increasingly disheveled appearance, looking like he hasn't slept in months. Katie flirts with Lily throughout the sketch, complimenting her brain and comparing her to "A Beautiful Mind". Comments note that breaking Brennan mentally is a recurring theme in CollegeHumor sketches.

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