Neal Brennan

Biography

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 nu…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Get Him to the Greek (2010) — Guy at Brian's House
2. Half Baked (1998) — Employee
3. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
4. Capone (2020) — Harold Mattingly
5. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
6. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012) — Self
7. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
8. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
9. The Female Brain (2017) — Marco
10. Neal Brennan: 3 Mics (2017) — Self
11. Neal Brennan: Blocks (2022) — Self
12. The Opening Act (2020) — Chip
13. Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (2024) — Self
14. @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013) — Self
15. COMEDIANS of the world (2019) — Self
16. Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014) — Self
17. Dying Laughing (2017) — Self
18. Lights Out with David Spade (2019) — Self - Panelist
19. The Comedy Store (2020) — Self
20. The History of Comedy (2017) — Self
21. Hollywood Squares (2025) — Self
22. Ice Cream (1993) — Woman's Brother
23. A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018) — Self
24. Mark Twain Prize (1999) — Self
25. Caesar's Salad (1990) — Pumpkin Head
26. Laughing Matters (2019) — Self
27. Snacked (2021) — Self
28. Whitney Cummings Bleep Show (2014) — Himself
29. Neal Brennan: The Half Hour (2012) — Himself
30. Laugh Factory (1979) — Self
31. The Approval Matrix (2014) — Self - Host

Directed

1. New Girl (2011) — Director
2. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) — Director
3. The Mindy Project (2012) — Director
4. Neal Brennan: 3 Mics (2017) — Director
5. Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (2019) — Director
6. Totally Awesome (2006) — Director
7. Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (2017) — Director
8. Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (2024) — Director
9. Funny or Die Presents (2010) — Director
10. Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014) — Director
11. Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (2024) — Director
12. Al Madrigal: Shrimpin' Ain't Easy (2017) — Director