Neal Brennan

About

Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American comedian and podcaster. He is best known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chappelle’s Show (2003–2006) with Dave Chappelle and for his Netflix stand-up comedy special 3 Mics (2017).

Brennan was born in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on October 19, 1973, the youngest of ten children born into a family of Irish Catholic descent. He lived in Villanova until the age of six, moving with his family in 1978 to Wilmette, Illinois. According to Brennan, his father’s side of the family was funny, as were his five older brothers. He has said that he realized he was funny and liked comedy at about eight or nine years of age, and had already been performing material for his classmates in a style that emulated comedians David Brenner, Richard Lewis, and Jerry Seinfeld. He watched a large amount of comedy on TV during his high school years, often staying up late to see Late Night with David Letterman and The Arsenio Hall Show.
Brennan’s older brother Kevin became a comedian and writer who started doing stand-up comedy while Brennan was still in high school. Brennan would spend weekends attending Kevin’s performances…