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Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Jay Leno

Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Mental Health

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Neal Brennan interviews Jay Leno (Jay Leno's Garage + The Tonight 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 Intro 13:40 Workaholic 19:55 Money 39:34 Letterman / Late Night Wars 50:35 Relationships 59:54 Competitive 1:14:18 Movie Question ---------------------------------------------------------- https://nealbrennan.com for tickets to Neal's tour Brand New Neal Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sometimes you can feel a vibration in Orkney. It takes over the whole island.

0:06.0

Based on the memoir by Amy Lipprot's, critics are calling the Outrun a masterpiece.

0:11.0

I miss it. I miss how good it made me feel.

0:16.7

Sasha Ronan gives a magnificent performance.

0:19.8

The waves roll into the shore in time with my beating heart.

0:24.4

The Outrun in cinema September 27th.

0:28.7

Book tickets now.

0:32.4

Hi, I'm Neil Brennan. This is podcast called Blocks based on my Netflix special, where I talked about my blocks, things that make me feel like something's wrong with me, alone in the world, etc.

0:43.2

And then I have people I know come on,

0:45.7

and they tell me about their blocks,

0:48.4

things that make them feel alone in the world.

0:51.2

I know.

0:51.8

It's not, you're the worst.'re the no I'm sorry I don't

0:55.7

No it's not your bag. But I want to talk about it. I have empathy for it. I understand it. Yes. I mean all

1:05.8

comedians have some sort of flaw. It's what gets them through the day. You know

1:10.6

it's like comedians to go and say drunk.

1:15.0

If they do well, I did well, and I was drunk and I did great.

1:19.0

Or well, cars I didn't do that well, I was drunk.

1:22.0

You know what I'm saying? They always have to have

1:24.2

that crutch. The idea is when you can work without the crutch you're actually much better off.

1:28.8

I don't think you believe that blocks was a crutch. That's what that just sounded like like the crutch being I'm talking about

1:35.6

I don't think I don't mean as a crutch it's just that you can get around it yeah

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