Game Changer

Genuinely funny! Everyone has good personalities and they click well. The episodes are just the right length, and they also work well for background noise.

Created and hosted by Sam Reich, Game Changer is the game show that changes every* time you play! Joined by new talent from the College Humor cast to compete for points and try to figure out what the game is that they will be playing. With formats like "make the noise like", "say the raunchiest thing", or even "perform an entire impromptu broadway show", after 6 seasons the show has matured phenomenally to something in that sweet spot between a Who's Line is it Anyway and @Midnight. Reich is always a great host, and the wit and frankly genius of the writing staff keeps pulling me in for more, the games are often so clever. You'll need the dedicated streaming service Dropout to watch, and now with my second time subscribing I can say this show alone is certainly worth at least a month, and there's plenty more from the CH crew on there, not to mention the multiple spin-offs of this show from formats that were overwhelmingly successful. S4E5 "The Official Cast Recording" is probably the one of the most entertaining, impressive, and fun 30 minutes of TV I watched and that's saying something (and makes sense got it owns spin-off). If you haven't seen I would highly recommend, always looking forward to more, great show.

I am one of those people who love introducing friends to great comedy shows, but never in my life have I laughed more than this show. Sam is truely a genius when it comes to making one of the best shows on TV. There has not been a single person out of the 15...ish? People I have shown this to that wasn't in tears within the first 5 minutes.

Although some episodes are a miss, I have to appreciate the risks this show is taking in an era of safe, risk-free comedy TV. This is truely revolutionary in the best way.

Out of the dozens of shows I watch, this is one of the few that I will always check on to see if there is another season comming out soon.

I discovered this show on a torrent site and had never heard of it before then. I went into it with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

The core cast of recurring players is a likeable group of people who seem to be very comfortable with each other, which makes for good improv. Their comedy is relatively safe and left-leaning with an emphasis on queerness and women's empowerment, but it feels more funny than preachy most of the time.

The only thing I don't like about it is how it panders so much to social media culture. They mention clips, screenshots, followers, going viral, etc. Way more than necessary and I roll my eyes every time. They have an entire streaming service that is successful enough to have a dedicated fan base - they don't need to play for the low-hanging fruit that is social media engagement. Just make fun games and have funny people play them, and people will keep watching.

Overall I give it an 8/10, and highly recommend it to anyone who likes improv comedy.

Now that's what I call, "Damn good television!"

This show's concept is absolutely brilliant: simultaneously it's own animal and a laboratory with near perfect conditions to workshop other gameshow ideas. But that would mean nothing if the host and contestants didn't provide engaging follow through with charm, cheek, and wit. Luckily, everyone has that, not only in spades, but all the other suits as well. They act like they're not playing with a full deck, but they know exactly what they're doing, and by that, I mean they lean into not knowing what they're doing. It's incredibly refreshing.

Sam Reich (native to Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a genius. He's this whimsical wizard that is a hybrid between a well-dressed teddy bear (probably a descendant of much more posh Winnie the Pooh) and a mad scientist close to perfecting chewing gum that explodes in the mouths of unsuspecting children.

The Dropout writers/usual suspects are also a hoot to watch swing on the pendulum of winning generous gifts from their glorious benefactor and perform Diet Fear Factor tasks, with a twist of lemon.

The show is inconceivably preposterous: warm and well meaning with its gifts, diabolical and fiendish with its punishments, but always tempestuous and hysterical.

Turn on your TV and tune into Dropout, you won't regret it.