Neal Brennan
| Neal Brennan | |
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Brennan in 2012
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| Born |
October 19, 1973 United States |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television, film, webcast |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Satire, political satire, sketch comedy, observational comedy, black comedy, blue comedy |
| Subject(s) | American politics, American culture, current events, mass media/news media, race relations, pop culture |
| Notable works and roles | Chappelle's Show |
| Website | nealbrennan |
Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director and producer.
He is known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle. By the end of the second season, it was ranked as the most popular Comedy Central show. It premiered in January 2003 and continued into 2005, when Chappelle left before the third season.
Brennan grew up in Villanova, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, and lived from 1978 to 1986 in Wilmette, Illinois. He was born into an Irish Catholic family and is the youngest of 10 children. According to Brennan, his father's side of the family was funny, as were his five older brothers. Brennan said that he realized he was funny and liked comedy at about 8 or 9 years of age; he was already performing planned material for his classmates in a style that emulated comics Richard Lewis, Jerry Seinfeld and David Brenner. He also watched a large amount of comedy on TV during his high school years, often staying up late to watch Late Night with David Letterman and The Arsenio Hall Show.
Brennan's older brother Kevin became a comedian and writer who started doing stand-up comedy while Neal was still in high school. Neal attended Kevin's performances at The Improv in New York City on weekends, where he would meet comedians such as Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Mike Royce and David Juskow. Brennan said in an interview with Independent Film Channel (IFC) that, after watching his brother do stand-up, he realized it was possible to make a living in comedy.
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