neal's epic and unlikely story of pitching "Half Baked" with chappelle and actually shooting it just months later!

the thrilling conclusion of pitching "Half Baked" with dave chappelle

here's your answer to the question "what is 'a writer's joke'?"

neal on his most current gig: writing on-line ads for "beats by dre" feat. chris rock and eminem. so... look for those.

after all this talk, finally some action! neal helps me with a stand-up bit i've been working on. warning: hilarity ahead.

Neal Brennan is a writer, director and stand-up comedian with some high profile credits well worth mentioning, particularly that he was the co-creator and Executive Producer of Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central and the co-writer - along with Dave Chappelle - of the movie Half Baked. Neal's comedy-origin story is an unusual one and a lesson in focus, confidence, and hard work. He also has a tremendous amount of experience with the business side of comedy writing and shares all of this with Writers' Bloc. Most recently Neal directed several sketches for  Inside Amy Schumer and he also continues to perform all around the country. 

Episode 15: Neal Brennan

J.R. Havlan, 17-year veteran writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, picks the complicated and jittery brains of the writers who help create The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 30 Rock, Letterman, SNL, The Office, and more. Writers’ Bloc Podcast will let you in on how blank pages become your favorite television comedies.  You love the sausage, now hear how it gets made.

Episode 15: Neal Brennan

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