Brennan Lee Mulligan

Brennan Lee Mulligan (born 1987/1988) is a professional writer, performer, and gamemaster.

Brennan Lee Mulligan
Mulligan (right) with Molly Ostertag in 2015
Born1987/1988 (age 33–34)
Alma materSUNY Ulster
Occupation
Employer
Parent(s)
AwardsWebby Award (2019)

Personal life

Born in 1987 or 1988[1] as the son of Elaine Lee, Brennan Lee Mulligan was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) by his mother at age nine,[2] first gamemastering at age ten. By 2020, he was an alumnus of SUNY Ulster (having majored in philosophy/humanities)[1] and lived in Los Angeles.[3]

Career

Writing

For many years in his teens, Mulligan was a lead story writer for the live action role-playing summer camp, The Wayfinder Experience.[1] He later co-created the webcomic Strong Female Protagonist.[2]

Performing

In his twenties, he performed and taught[1] comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB).[4] It was working at the UCB that led Mulligan to working at CollegeHumor[1] (premiering on December 14, 2017 with Who's the Real Cop?).[5] Since 2018,[6] Mulligan has been an executive producer, writer, and gamemaster for Dimension 20 on the streaming platform Dropout (which also hosts his video podcast, The Adventuring Academy).[2] In his capacity as a professional D&D gamemaster, he has been cited by Bleeding Cool,[7] Comic Book Resources,[3] Wired,[8] and Wizards of the Coast's own D&D podcast—Dragon Talk.[1]

Awards

He has received an "Excellence in Performance Award" from the New York International Fringe Festival,[9] and won a 2019 Webby Award in the "Comedy: Shortform" category for his CollegeHumor skit, Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods.[10]

References
  1. Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble (January 23, 2020). "Brennan Lee Mulligan". Dragon Talk (Podcast). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. Mulligan, Brennan Lee (November 20, 2020). "Actor and writer Brennan Lee Mulligan on balancing art and stamina". The Creative Independent (Interview). Interviewed by Lior Phillips. Kickstarter. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. Actor, writer, and Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on the benefit of obstacles and limitations, the intersection of art and commercial products, and the power of world building.
  3. Sowa, Alexander (November 10, 2020). "Dimension 20: Brennan Lee Mulligan Returns to the Unsleeping City". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020. Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan tells CBR about the process of returning to The Unsleeping City, an urban fantasy set in magical New York.
  4. Mulligan, Brennan Lee (March 31, 2017). "Life Lessons with Brennan Lee Mulligan" (Interview). Interviewed by Judson Easton Packard. The Wayfinder Experience. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. Who’s the Real Cop? (YouTube). CollegeHumor. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. Spangler, Todd (September 26, 2018). "CollegeHumor Launches Subscription Service for Edgy, Advertiser-Unfriendly Comedy". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. Mulligan, Brennan Lee (December 27, 2018). "INTERVIEW: CollegeHumor's Dimension 20: Fantasy High". Bleeding Cool (Interview). Interviewed by Gavin Sheehan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  8. Burns, Kam (October 29, 2020). "How to Get Started With Dungeons & Dragons". Wired. ISSN 1078-3148. OCLC 24479723. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. D&D can look difficult to get into, but with the right tools and a community you can vibe with, it’s much easier than it looks.
  9. "Brennan Lee Mulligan". Upright Citizens Brigade. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  10. "Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods | CH Shorts". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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