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Blocks w/ Neal Brennan Neal Brennan
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4.8 • 942 Ratings
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Based on his Netflix comedy special, "Blocks." Neal Brennan interviews friends and colleagues about the things that make them feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how they are persevering despite these blocks.
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Chris Jericho
Neal Brennan interviews Chris Jericho (Champion Pro Wrestler, Fozzy) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
2:13 Getting Rid of People Wlho Tell You You Can’t Do Something
5:15 Wrestling Writing & Improv
7:50 Mexico and Japan
13:35 Sponsor: BetterHelp
15:08 Politics of Wrestling
26:50 Acceptance as a Musician
32:07 Sponsor: Rocket Money
34:38 Too Self-Involved
38:33 Champions vs. Roster
42:25 Greatest Difficulties
47:59 Attributes of Wrestlers
52:03 Mistakes He’s Made
54:20 How He’s Grown
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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
Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/...
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Joel McHale
Neal Brennan interviews Joel McHale (Animal Control, The Soup, Community) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
1:54 How He Got Into Showbiz
5:06 College football career
8:41 Almost Live
10:56 Marriage & Grad School
12:46 Early Career
16:37 The Soup
17:46 Inner Life
20:07 Dyslexia
24:04 Sponsor: Mando
27:10 Community
31:25 Workaholic OCD
33:21 Parenting
46:15 Status
50:22 Extreme Extrovert
55:30 Self-loathing & Imposter Syndrome
57:20 Gratitude
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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
https://twitter.com/nealbrennan
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan
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
Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/...
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Phil Rosenthal
Neal Brennan interviews Phil Rosenthal ('Somebody Feed Phil,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
1:35 Everybody Loves Raymond
16:35 After the Sitcom
25:03 Sponsor: HelloFresh
26:59 Sponsor: Cuts Clothing
28:23 Travel
33:00 Negativity
54:37 OCD
1:01:30 David Letterman
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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
https://twitter.com/nealbrennan
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan
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
Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks
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Darrell Hammond
Neal Brennan interviews Darrell Hammond (Cray, SNL) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
1:30 SNL & impressions
4:16 Emotionally Traumatic Life
6:50 Synesthesia
9:27 Voices & Impressions as Escape / Jim Carrey
15:43 Sponsor: BetterHelp
16:57 Sponsor: Mando
19:15 Abusive Mother
21:29 Cutting
25:03 Hallelujah Moment
29:09 Father Apologized on Death Bed
37:40 Sponsor: RocketMoney
39:18 Drinking
42:19 Transferrable Spirits
53:29 Monsters
57:41 Advice
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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
https://twitter.com/nealbrennan
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan
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
Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks
Sponsors:
https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month
https://www.shopmando.com promo code NEAL for $5 off the Mando Starter Pack
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George Wallace
Neal Brennan interviews George Wallace (Comedy Legend, Best 10pm Show in Las Vegas) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
1:53 Richard Pryor
5:33 Paul Mooney
7:25 Starting standup
8:48 Jerry Seinfeld friendship
15:03 Would you rather be famous or rich?
18:30 Marketing, moving to LA
21:53 Tonight Show + Early Comedy
35:46 Sly & The Family Stone / Chappelle
41:55 Borderline Hoarding
45:30 Travel
48:45 Doesn’t Want To Die With Money in The Bank
52:13 Shopaholic
55:30 Disco in Ibiza in the 70s
59:45 Hypochondriac
1:02:50 Never Seen Anything.
1:08:00 Ageism
1:18:00 What He’s Proudest Of
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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
https://twitter.com/nealbrennan
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan
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
Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks
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#podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup
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Al Madrigal
Neal Brennan interviews Al Madrigal ('The Dust Up' podcast, 'Lopez vs. Lopez,' 'Shrimpin' Ain't Easy,' 'The Daily Show') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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Subscribe to Al Madrigal's podcast 'The Dust Up': @TheDustUp
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00:00 Intro
2:00 Al’s Wife
5:28 ADHD
11:15 George Clooney + Starting Standup
20:10 Grief
27:51 Alcohol
36:36 Lowlight Reel
40:14 Social Anxiety
56:12 Priorities & Goals
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Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks
Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan
https://twitter.com/nealbrennan
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan
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
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Blocks
A podcast where people actually talk about real things. Always entertaining, always enlightening. One of my favorites
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One of the best podcasts! Great outro music too!