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  • BIRTH 19/10/1973
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 8
  • MOVIES 9
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 9
  • SCRIPT 6
  • PRODUCTION 2

Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan (born 1973) is an American writer, stand-up comedian, director, and producer. He is best known for co-creating the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show.

Brennan and Dave Chappelle met when both were aspiring stand-ups. Through his older brother, an established stand up comedian and comedy writer Kevin Brennan, Brennan got a part-time job working as the doorman at Boston Comedy Club in New York City where Chappelle was a frequent performer. They became good friends and collaborated on jokes. They co-wrote the film Half-Baked which starred Chappelle. In an interview on Inside the Actor's Studio, Chappelle admitted that he and Brennan could not help but see each other as a painful reminder of the box-office failure of Half-Baked and lost touch with each other. Four years later, they rekindled their partnership to create the sketch comedy show, Chappelle's Show, which premiered in January 2003. The duo wrote the sketches themselves with very little outside help.

Brennan is frequently mentioned during Chappelle's stand-up routines.

On an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 9, 2006, Chappelle stated that Brennan made no attempt to contact him, despite the numerous media reports that Chappelle went to Africa to escape the pressures of running a high-profile show. "How many times do you think he's called his sick buddy since he went to Africa?",

In an interview in the July 2006 issue of Maxim Magazine, when asked if he would ever work with Chappelle again, he said there was "no chance."

Neal Brennan was recently accused of credited for writing comedy material for the 83rd Academy Awards. In May, 2011, he wrote material for his friend Seth Meyers at the White House Correspondents dinner.

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Neal Brennan

Shows (8)

Comedians of the World
Comedians of the World
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The History of Comedy
The History of Comedy
Self
Lights Out with David Spade
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist

Movies (9)

Capone
Capone
Harold Mattingly
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Self
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Self
Half Baked
Half Baked
Employee
The Female Brain
The Female Brain
Marco
Neal Brennan: Blocks
Neal Brennan: Blocks
Self
The Opening Act
The Opening Act
Chip
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark…
Self
Ice Cream
Ice Cream
Woman's Brother

Showrunner

Chappelle's Show
Chappelle's Show

Director (9)

New Girl
New Girl
(1 episode)
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
(1 episode)
Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby
Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby
Funny or Die Presents
Funny or Die Presents
(1 episode)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady

Script (6)

Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
Half Baked
Half Baked
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
The Female Brain
The Female Brain
Neal Brennan: Blocks
Neal Brennan: Blocks
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel
(1 episode)

Production (2)

Chris Rock: Tamborine
Chris Rock: Tamborine
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics