Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan interviews Ali Siddiq (9+ standup specials) about dealing crack, his dad dealing cocaine, getting arrested and incarcerated, the emotional toll of his sister's death, being a "weird dad," growing up experiencing relative levels of poverty, the valet parking landscape of Houston, Slim Thug, his attitude toward violence, shooting people, breakdancing, how Billy D. Washington and D.L. Hughley helped him find his storytelling voice, 'This Is Not Happening,' longtime grudges, and how his life has been a rollercoaster of gratitude.

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00:00 Intro
1:24 What his life’s been
3:02 Gratitude
6:30 His dad’s cocaine dealing
9:30 Selling Crack
14:57 Sponsor: BetterHelp
16:54 Sponsor: Superpower
19:49 Arrest Story
42:18 Violence
1:00:11 Sponsor: Rag & Bone
1:03:15 Sponsor: CookUnity
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1:06:21 The Darkest Period of his life
1:09:56 His sister dying
1:17:30 Fatherhood
1:24:38 Storytelling & ‘This is Not Happening’
1:37:08 What he makes of his life

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle
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Neal Brennan interviews Sarah Sherman (SNL, Live & In The Flesh), AKA Sarah Squirm, about her fashion style, always wanting to be a comedian, going to Northwestern, her emo phase, anxiety, paranoia, delusion, SNL nightmares, why she thinks she's "kind of bad at standup," live sketches vs. Weekend Update, therapy, being gross and crazy, the internet, Adam Sandler and more.

00:00 ‘Live & In The Flesh’ HBO Special

4:23 Origin Story

8:41 Her fashion style 

11:44 Wanting to be a comedian 

16:03 Going to Northwestern

17:13 Sponsor: Huel

19:35 Sponsor: Harrys

22:14 Anxiety & Emo Phase

26:00 SNL Nightmares

28:01 Delusion & Paranoia about her style of comedy

32:00 Family & Anxiety

33:07 Sponsor: Squarespace

36:02 “Kind of bad at standup”

42:07 SNL - Live Sketches vs. Update

47:55 Therapy

55:03 Sponsor: Mando

56:59 Sponsor: Cheers Health

59:23 Crazy

1:05:30 Self-care

1:10:30 Adam Sandler

1:11:56 The Internet

1:16:20 Her relationship

1:18:40 Gross

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Neal Brennan interviews Sam Harris (Making Sense, Waking Up) about his mother Susan Harris' sitcom history, philosophy of the mind, meditation, Trump, secular rationality, fiction writing, dropping out of Stanford, psychic powers, magic, eye contact, consuming bad news, pacifism, meditation vs. political agitation, social media addiction, leftist hypocrisy and much more.

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00:00 Intro
2:25 His mother, Susan Harris
12:09 His father
15:13 Childhood perfectionism
17:22 Fiction writing aspirations & dropping out of college
18:52 MDMA
30:40 Sponsor: Huel
32:58 Sponsor: Mars Men
35:04 Psychic Powers & Spiritual Charisma
55:50 Eye Contact
1:02:28 Sponsor: Squarespace
1:04:30 Sponsor: Rag & Bone
1:06:08 Meditation vs. Political Agitation
1:14:12 Pacifism
1:23:30 Consuming Bad News
1:27:00 Social Media Addiction
1:40:34 Sponsor: Zocdoc
1:42:23 Trumpism & Leftist Hypocrisy
1:55:20 Political Optimism

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Neal Brennan interviews Kevin Nealon (SNL, Weeds, Happy Gilmore) about ADHD, Johnny Carson, mirroring, SNL, painting, Lorne Michaels, death, Chris Farley, claustrophobia, Dana Carvey, defibrillators, Adam Sandler, Irish accents, Garry Shandling, his documentary, Anthony Bourdain, family, Larry David, relationships, Robin Williams, Jan Hooks, standup comedy, Steve Martin, sketch comedy, David Letterman, and possible dementia.

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00:00 Intro
1:42 Irish Catholic
5:13 ADD
8:10 Mirroring
9:54 Long career
12:14 Pre-SNL Career
19:02 Sponsor: Huel
21:29 Sponsor: BetterHelp
23:34 SNL
35:00 Relationships & Family
40:00 Anthony Bourdain
42:53 Claustrophobia
49:44 Come See Me In The Good Light Documentary
50:55 Sponsor: SuperPower
53:34 Sponsor: Squarespace
55:28 Sponsor: RoSparks
58:06 Death
1:01:45 Celebrity Anecdotes

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle
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Neal Brennan interviews Robby Hoffman ('Wake Up' 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

01:31 Growing up Poor with 9 Siblings

05:09 Leaving religion and moving away

13:53 Rich kids vs. Poor kids

18:50 Feeling like an outsider

19:50 Being called “annoying”

28:00 Having opinions on everything

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40:29 Top Surgery

56:00 2-year rule for decisions

59:52 Standup vs. Small Talk

1:03:53 Sponsor: Superpower

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1:08:26 Dressing Boyish

1:12:24 Her identity

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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
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Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557

Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle
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