Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan interviews Andrew Callaghan (Channel 5, All Gas No Brakes) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  00:00 Intro 1:13 Origins of All Gas No Breaks 3:40 Approach for Interviews 6:00 Avoiding Exploitation  10:20 Stories he prefers covering 16:17 Reaction to Hunter Biden Interview 18:00 Scaling up C...

Neal Brennan interviews Nick Swardson (Grandma's Boy, Bucky Larson, Specials, Pretend Time, Adam Sandler movies and much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  00:00 Intro 2:35 Congrats Marc Maron 3:10 Rebellious teenage years 21:48 Sponsor: BetterHelp 23:56 Sponsor: ExpressVPN 26:38 Addicted to Perf...

Neal Brennan interviews Leanne Morgan ('I'm Every Woman' on Netflix, What in the World?! book, 'Leanne' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.  00:00 Intro 00:44 The White Ail Wong 1:00 Neal & Leanne’s relationship  1:49 Scared of LA 3:30 Leanne’s backstory 5:20 Femininity & Masculinity 7:08 Ch...

Neal Brennan interviews Earthquake (Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake: Legendary plus more specials) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 2:30 Comedy Career 10:00 Spirituality 16:02 Sponsor: BetterHelp 18:08 Sponsor: Tushy 20:09 Marriage 32:02 Selfishness 37:57 Inattentiveness 43:18 Sponsor:...

Neal Brennan interviews Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA, Ramy, Mountainhead) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:17 Television 2:45 911 Joke 4:20 In Love 5:05 Balancing Work & Relationships 13:36 #1 Happy Family USA 21:15 Sponsor...

Neal Brennan interviews Stephen Merchant (‘The Office,’ ‘Extras,’ ‘An Idiot Abroad,’ ‘Life’s Too Short,’ ‘Hello, Ladies’ and more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:33 Origin story 3:07 Ricky Gervais 7:49 Origins of the Office 10...

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Groban (multi-platinum musician) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 2:07 Getting discovered 6:34 Early singing career  15:21 Singing with Celine Dion at the Grammys 20:11 Reaction to success 21:37 Insecu...

Neal Brennan interviews Tom Green (The Tom Green Show, Freddy Got Fingered, This Is The Tom Green Documentary) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:33 Testicular Cancer 3:44 White Rapper 4:59 DIY roots 6:18 Norm Macdonald & Letterm...

Neal Brennan interviews W. Kamau Bell (We Need to Talk About Cosby, United Shades of America, Who's With Me? 2025 standup tour) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 9:20 We Need to Talk About Cosby 14:19 Sponsor: Huel 17:01 Sponsor: B...

Neal Brennan interviews Larry Wilmore (Nightly Show, Daily Show, Bernie Mac Show, Blackish, Insecure & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 3:15 Dating, Marriage & Kids 7:30 Therapy by Proxy 8:26 Emotions 13:53 Providing 25...

Neal Brennan interviews Blake Griffin (NBA Rookie of the Year, 5-time All-NBA, Amazon Prime announcer) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.  ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:45 Retirement  12:00 Mentoring 16:10 Clippers 19:50 Are NBA Players happy? 23:03 Sponsor: Co...

Neal Brennan interviews Carol Leifer (Standup, 'Seinfeld,' 'Hacks,' 'SNL' & Much More) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. Carol's new book is called 'How to Write a Funny Speech... for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place: https://www.amazon...

Neal Brennan interviews William H. Macy (Shameless, Fargo, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville & many more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro  1:19 Serendipitous 2:27 Becoming an Actor  5:32 Different roles he’s playe...

Neal Brennan interviews Ari Shaffir (America's Sweetheart on Netflix, You Be Trippin' Podcast, This Is Not Happening & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:58 Neal gives Ari his flowers 3:15 Anti-authority 6:12 Parking Lot Urc...

Neal Brennan interviews Joe List (Fourth of July, 'Enough for Everybody,' + more specials, 'The Standups' on Netflix) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:12 Netflix Specials 3:30 Marriage 4:55 OCD 15:03 Sponsor: Tushy 16:36 Sponsor:...

Neal Brennan interviews Jason Reitman ('Saturday Night,' 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' 'Up in the Air,' 'Juno,' 'Thank You For Smoking' & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:30 Fears Obituary Credits  3:00 Reason for Making 'Juno...

Neal Brennan interviews Paul Scheer ('Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' Human Giant, The League, Black Monday, How Did This Get Made? Podcast) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:48 Writing about Trauma 3:02 Origin of the book 5:50 C...

Neal Brennan interviews Jerry O'Connell (The Talk, Stand by Me, Kangaroo Jack & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:00 Neal & Jerry's 1992 Memory Disagreement 6:50 Stand by Me 12:20 Imposter Syndrome 14:40 Should there be...

Neal Brennan interviews Akaash Singh ('Gaslit' special, Flagrant) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:05 Starting Standup 13:05 Confrontation with Wife 15:45 How do you ask for what you want? 19:45 Guy relationships 22:58 His Own Em...

Neal Brennan interviews Matteo Lane (Hairplugs & Heartache) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:43 Andrew Schulz 4:30 Being a Gay Comedian 13:30 Being Gay Now vs. Then 15:28 Coming out of the closet  18:40 Sponsor: Public Rec 21:01...

Neal Brennan interviews Ken Burns (Leonardo Da Vinci on PBS plus The Civil War, The War, Jazz, Baseball and many more documentaries) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:00 What qualifies for a Ken Burns documentary 2:16 Leonardo da...

Neal Brennan interviews Ron Livingston (Loudermilk, Swingers, Office Space & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:56 Everyman 3:43 Swingers 8:16 Office Space 19:13 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods 20:29 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 22:04...

Neal Brennan interviews Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision, Shortcomings) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:30 Ali Wong 3:00 UCLA & Asian-American representation 5:20 Parents & Upbringing 6:24 How th...

Neal Brennan interviews Ben Schwartz (Ben Schwartz & Friends, Parks & Rec, Middleditch & Schwartz and more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:48 Improv Tours 4:15 Social Media Addiction 9:28 Self-worth tied to job 24:33 People Pl...

Neal Brennan interviews Robert Smigel (SNL, Conan, TV Funhouse, Dana Carvey Show & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Triumph the Insult Comic Dog 2:46 Robert Smigel intro 4:04 William Shatner 5:22 Competition at SNL 19:39 Writing fo...