The Emmy-nominated improv comedy phenomenon Game Changer returns for its seventh season, promising even more unpredictable challenges and hilarious chaos. Host Sam Reich continues to put the cast of Dimension 20 favorites and Dropout regulars through increasingly bizarre and inventive game formats, with Season 7 introducing shocking new twists that push the show’s signature meta-humor to new heights. This season features the long-awaited return of fan-favorite players alongside exciting new faces, all competing in games where the rules (and sometimes the very nature of reality) change minute-to-minute.
Production insiders reveal Season 7 will include the show’s most ambitious episodes yet, including a fully live-streamed episode and a special crossover event with Make Some Noise. The chemistry between returning stars like Brennan Lee Mulligan and Ally Beardsley remains electric, while newcomers bring fresh energy to the unpredictable gameplay. With its perfect blend of improv brilliance and game show suspense, Game Changer continues to redefine comedy competition programming.
Game Changer Season 7: Host & Contestant
1. Sam Reich as Host
The mastermind behind Dropout’s signature show returns with his trademark blend of cheerful sadism and quick-witted hosting. Reich has reportedly devised the show’s most diabolical challenges yet, including one game that secretly began three weeks before filming.
This season sees Reich taking more active participation in certain games, including one episode where the contestants must figure out he’s actually the one being secretly tested. His improvised reactions to contestant chaos remain the show’s comedic backbone.
2. Brennan Lee Mulligan as Contestant
The Dimension 20 DM extraordinaire brings his signature intensity to Season 7’s games, treating every silly challenge with Shakespearean gravitas. Mulligan’s competitive streak leads to some of the season’s most explosive (and meme-worthy) moments.
Highlights include an episode where he maintains an absurd accent for 47 minutes without breaking, and another where he somehow turns a simple word game into an emotional character study. His encyclopedic knowledge continues to both impress and terrify his competitors.
3. Ally Beardsley as Contestant
The Dimension 20 fan favorite returns with their unmatched chaotic energy, consistently derailing games in the most entertaining ways possible. Beardsley’s ability to think completely outside the box leads to solutions no one (including production) anticipates.
This season features their most unhinged performance yet in an episode where they convinced the entire cast they were secretly a production plant. Their emotional breakdown during a particularly cruel “no laughing” challenge is already legendary among test audiences.
4. Grant O’Brien as Contestant
The Total Forgiveness star brings his perfect blend of boyish charm and sneaky competitiveness to Season 7. O’Brien’s physical comedy shines in challenges that require bizarre feats of coordination or endurance.
A standout moment sees him dominating a game by weaponizing his theater kid background, delivering an impromptu one-man musical that left the crew applauding. His ongoing rivalry with Mulligan reaches new heights this season.
5. Katie Marovitch as Contestant
The Um, Actually host continues to be the show’s secret weapon, combining razor-sharp wit with an uncanny ability to sniff out hidden game mechanics. Marovitch’s deadpan reactions to absurd situations provide some of the season’s biggest laughs.
This season features her brilliant unraveling of an elaborate meta-game three episodes in the making, plus an unforgettable moment where she turns a simple memory challenge into existential performance art.
6. Rekha Shankar as Contestant
The Paranoia queen returns with her signature blend of effortless cool and sudden bursts of competitive fury. Shankar’s ability to find loopholes in even the most airtight game rules continues to frustrate and delight the production team.
Highlights include an episode where she accidentally invents a new game within the game, and another where her psychic connection with Beardsley breaks an entire challenge.
7. Lily Du as Contestant
The Breaking News star makes her Game Changer debut, immediately establishing herself as a formidable player. Du’s background in music and dance leads to unexpectedly brilliant solutions to physical challenges.
Her instant chemistry with the veterans creates magical improv moments, particularly in an episode where she and O’Brien develop an entire silent movie storyline using only props.
New Additions & Special Guests
- Jessica Ross brings her Make Some Noise energy to several episodes, including a hilarious turn as a “professional audience member” who keeps ruining takes
- Ashley Kron appears as a surprise presenter in the season’s most meta episode, where contestants must figure out they’re actually testing her game show skills
