Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan interviews Ron Livingston (Loudermilk, Swingers, Office Space & more) 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

00:56 Everyman

3:43 Swingers

8:16 Office Space

19:13 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods

20:29 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean

22:04 Executive Function

30:52 People Pleasing

43:53 Sponsor: Verso

45:40 Perfectionism

52:48 Fatherhood & Adoption

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision, Shortcomings) 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 Ali Wong

3:00 UCLA & Asian-American representation

5:20 Parents & Upbringing

6:24 How the Immigrant Experience Influenced Him

8:48 Randall’s dad passing away

12:27 Anxiety

16:43 How to undo existential dread 

20:47 Wanting to Be Liked

21:14 The Interview controversy  

24:17 Wanting to be Liked

28:43 Sponsor: Tushy

30:30 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods

32:05 Fear of Success

36:12 Racism in Hollywood

45:35 Fear of Dead Animals

50:23 Mourning

1:00:50 Eulogy for his Father

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

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks

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Neal Brennan interviews Ben Schwartz (Ben Schwartz & Friends, Parks & Rec, Middleditch & Schwartz and more) 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

00:48 Improv Tours

4:15 Social Media Addiction

9:28 Self-worth tied to job

24:33 People Pleaser

36:31 Relationships vs. Work

45:47 Staying Connected 

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Robert Smigel (SNL, Conan, TV Funhouse, Dana Carvey Show & more) 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 Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

2:46 Robert Smigel intro

4:04 William Shatner

5:22 Competition at SNL

19:39 Writing for Seinfeld at SNL

23:45 Conan

29:58 Sponsor: Mando

31:42 Raising a Kid with Autism

37:58 Temper

43:25 Worry

47:51 Balancing Ambition & Ethics

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Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's 'Let's Make a Poop': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgC7uG7viMk

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

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

Sponsor:

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Neal Brennan interviews Tommy Tiernan (The Tommy Tiernan Show, On tour in North America now) 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

1:38 Extremities

6:08 God

15:50 Tension

26:09 ADD, Maybe

30:09 Temper & Parenting

35:14 Moody

40:35 Guilt

51:45 Age

1:01:10 Worry & Obsession

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Tickets for Tommy Tiernan's North American tour - 'Tommedian' here: https://tommytiernan.ie/tommy-announces-north-american-tour-2024-dates/

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

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Marlon Wayans (Good Grief special on Amazon, Wild Child Tour + much more) 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

00:53 Anxiety

9:33 Grief

22:07 Depression

27:02 Accepting His Trans Child

33:30 Sponsor: BetterHelp

34:32 Tupac, Biggie, Drake & Kendrick

41:01 Confrontation in Relationships

50:12 OCD with Clothes

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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 ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Stavros Halkias (Fat Rascal on Netflix, Let’s Start a Cult, Tires & more) 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

2:00 Competitiveness

6:40 Health

13:42 Family Guilt

25:33 Sponsor: Tushy

27:32 Crowd Work

37:27 Rumination

42:38 Isolation

51:33 Artistic Integrity

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan answers your questions about the things that make you feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how you are persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Death of an Alcoholic Family Member?

7:50 What’s with the dings?

9:46 Most Effective Depression Treatments?

18:00 Autism?

22:47 Sexual Guilt?

30:43 Family in Art?

34:25 Letting Go of People?

39:25 Feeling on Autopilot?

42:35 Loneliness in Relationships?

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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 ([email protected]) 

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Neal Brennan interviews Felipe Esparza (Bad Decisions on Netflix, Last Comic Standing & more) 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

2:25 Fame

5:08 Addiction

11:13 PTSD from growing up in Boyle Heights

20:31 Sponsor: Mando

22:30 Sponsor: BetterHelp

24:06 PCP

28:15 Terminator 2 Story

36:06 Recovery

46:15 Weed & Mushrooms

51:30 Stuttering

56:56 Need for Respect & Feeling Slighted

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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 ([email protected]) 

Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks

Sponsors:

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Neal Brennan interviews Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) 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

3:10 Before ‘Community’

4:37 Emotional Health headline

5:12 Thoughtlessness in Relationships

8:30 Emotional Origin Story

14:47 #metoo and apologies 

28:35 Sponsor: ExpressVPN

30:40 The Audience

32:05 Compulsion to be Special

42:25 Shame

55:57 Fearing Nobody Needing Him & Being Alone

1:00:29 Nagging Concern That He’s Never Been A Person 

1:09:39 Goals for Himself

1:24:37 Face Blindness

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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 ([email protected]) 

Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks

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