Neal Brennan Talks Chappelle's Show, SNL, & Comedy In Political News

People's Party with Talib Kweli

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🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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On this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with critically acclaimed comedian, writer, producer, and director Neal Brennan. They discuss his Netflix special "3 Mics", writing for SNL, as well as his work on the Chappelle Show where him and Dave both wrote and produced virtually every sketch themselves. They talk about his relationship with Dave and the aftermath of the show's abrupt ending and fallout. They also go on to speak on a multitude of topics, including white friends asking Neal how to make black friends, sharing stories about their first meetings with Dave Chappelle, Neal's cameo in Half Baked becoming a meme, Ellen's selfie with George W., as well as political news comedians like John Oliver, Trevor Noah and their impact during the Trump era.

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0:00.0	What's up party people? It's Tyler and Kuala Lita, host of the People's Party.
0:03.4	I know you've been enjoying it so far. We thank you for your love and support.
0:06.8	We got more people's party coming up. We got all types of situations that you're
0:10.6	gonna want to tune into and never forget to watch. Tyler and Kuala Lita, Jasmine Lee,
0:14.8	it is the People's Party. Let's go.
0:16.5	What's up party people? It's the People's Party. My name is Tyler Kuala Lita. Welcome to another fantastic
0:34.2	edition. I am your host. Give it up for my lovely and talented co-host, Jasmine Lee.
0:38.8	What's up guys? Jasmine, how you feeling? You know what? As always, I'm just
0:45.0	a swell baby. Okay, well today is very, very, very, very interesting because once again,
0:50.2	we have a comedian. I know I'm so excited. We love the comedians around here, right?
0:55.6	This guy right here is a friend of mine. It's very, very, very important to
1:00.9	comedy culture. He is a director. He's a writer. He's a producer. He's a podcaster. He is a stand-up
1:08.4	comedian. On top of all that, he co-created maybe, actually not maybe definitely the most
1:15.8	important comedy TV show of the century. Oh, for sure. Everybody welcome to the People's
1:20.7	Party. Neil Brennan. Yeah.
1:23.9	Neil Brennan. Neil Brennan. Oh, that's our chance.
1:29.1	Hey guys, you have to kept clapping. Oh, I'm sorry, sorry.
1:35.1	I know, doesn't it? No, no, no.
1:41.9	Um, um, great figure. I'm loving your schedule. Thank you. They, uh, they are Rick Owens.
1:51.6	Shout out to Rick Owens. Shout out to Rick Owens. I was getting a jeep. Don't wear Rick Owens,
1:54.8	share. You never complimented my Rick Owens. You know why? Because my next thing was going to be
1:59.3	like those looks like I can fit them. Do you want to pass them over? And I can't fit your jeans,
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