Neal Brennan

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Neal Brennan is an American writer, stand-up comedian, director, and producer. He is most popularly known for his work on the of the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show, and co-wrote the film Half Baked.

Brennan and Dave Chappelle met as teenagers when both were aspiring stand-ups. Brennan worked as the doorman to a comedy club Chappelle frequented. They became good friends and collaborated on each other's jokes. Five years after co-writing Half-Baked, they joined together again 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 appeared in some sketches in Chappelle's Show and is frequently mentioned during Dave's stand-ups.

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?", Chappelle said and "If he was that concerned about me, then I didn't get the call. I kept the same cell phone number." Chappelle also said, "I don't think he was worried at all." Neal was quoted as saying "You're not well, Dave."

External links

[Neal Brennan] at IMDB
[Interview with Neal Brennan] at SuicideGirls
[Neal Brennan Profile] at thecareercookbook.com

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