rigamarole
noun /ˈrɪɡəmərəʊl/
  /ˈrɪɡəmərəʊl/
(North American English) (also rigmarole British and North American English)
 [uncountable, singular]- a long and complicated process that is annoying and seems unnecessary- I couldn't face the whole rigamarole of getting a work permit again.
 
- a long and complicated story- She turned up an hour late with some rigamarole about catching the wrong bus.