Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/neal for 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Stavros Halkias:  @StavvyBaby   Follow Neal Brennan: Instagram X TikTok Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.tushy.com/ use promo code: NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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? ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Felipe Esparza: @felipeesparza   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 (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.shopmando.com/ use promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month. ---------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.ExpressVPN.com/NEAL for an extra 3 months free! ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Ed Helms (The Goods, The Hangover, The Office, The Daily Show, Snafu podcast, & 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 2:02 The Goods 3:33 Snafu 4:46 Diagnosed ADHD 10:22 Upside and Downsides 12:33 Confused by the World 17:08 Daily Show and Hangover auditions 23:32 Sponsor: Tushy 25:12 How ADHD diagnosis affected him 27:14 Imposter Syndrome 32:46 Bad with Names 37:19 Andy from The Office & ADHD 44:56 Time Blindness 53:45 Studying others’ behavior 55:41 How he’s getting better ---------------------------------------------------------- Listen to Ed Helms' history podcast 'Snafu': https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-snafu-with-ed-helms-102539700/ Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.hellotushy.com/ & use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Greg Fitzsimmons (New special 'You Know Me' on Youtube, Fitzdog Radio & 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 00:20 Feeling like a man after his dad died 08:19 Irish 24:17 Sponsor: BetterHelp 25:51 Being skinny got him into fights 41:36 Depression & ADHD 49:47 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 53:43 Afraid of Being a Bad Father 1:07:46 Doesn’t Want to Seem Needy ---------------------------------------------------------- Watch Greg Fitzsimmons new special 'You Know Me,' live from the Mothership in Austin, TX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUqkWh_x4U Subscribe to  @GregFitzsimmonsComedy   Watch Neal's episode of Fitzdog Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhW0bBG7ZBE 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 (wthagle@gmail.com)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Johnny Knoxville ('Jackass,' 'Pretty Sure I Can Fly' podcast & 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 1:21 Big Brother Magazine 2:10 Self-defense equipment test video 3:05 What he thought his life was going to be 5:04 Jeff Tremaine 7:04 Spike Jones 8:08 Pitching Jackass 9:29 Copycat Incidents 14:57 Fame 16:33 Hunter S. Thompson 22:45 Sponsor: Thesis 24:51 Sponsor: Therapy Path 25:45 Jackass Movies 29:35 Anxiety 32:02 Helicopter Parent 33:43 Aging as a Jackass 34:40 Concussion from Bull in Jackass Forever 38:55 Avoiding Confrontation in Personal Relationships 49:32 Self-Worth 54:13 Done with Big Stunts 56:23 Softening in Old Age 59:03 What he makes of life ---------------------------------------------------------- Listen to Johnny Knoxville's podcast 'Pretty Sure I Can Fly': https://wondery.com/shows/pretty-sure-i-can-fly-with-johnny-knoxville-elna-baker/ 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 (wthagle@gmail.com) Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://takethesis.com/ use promo code NEAL to save $60 on your subscription ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews JB Smoove ('Curb Your Enthusiasm,' 'SNL,' 'Pootie Tang' & 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 1:30 Writing for SNL, Pootie Tang, Curb Your Enthusiasm  4:34 Neal guesses JB’s net worth 5:43 Curb Your Enthusiasm 6:43 Marriage 7:15 Simple  11:10 Horrible Memory 14:41 Larry David & Curb 18:26 Sponsor: Tushy 20:16 Patience 28:41 SNL 36:37 Sponsor: ExpressVPN 37:57 Doing Too Much  43:19 Marriage 48:31 The Point of JB Smoove 50:34 How He’s Grown ---------------------------------------------------------- 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.HelloTushy.com use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order https://www.ExpressVPN.com/NEAL for an extra 3 months free! ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Peck ('Good Guys' podcast, 'Drake & Josh,' 'The Amanda Show,' 'The Wackness,' 'Oppenheimer' & much 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 1:16 10-year old Standup Comic 2:40 No Dad 8:02 Early acting career  11:42 Rosie O’Donnell & Conan 12:55 Nickelodeon  14:28 Should there be child actors? 25:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp 26:37 Sponsor: Washington Post 28:37 Post Drake & Josh 31:17 Losing Weight 34:36 Drugs & Drinking & Sobriety 43:32 Weight Loss 47:28 Self-centered 50:21 Parenting 56:42 Sponsor: Mando 59:34 Relationships 1:11:10 What he makes of life ---------------------------------------------------------- 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.washingtonpost.com/NEAL for 80% off https://www.shopmando.com promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Andy Richter (The Three Questions podcast, The Andy Richter Call-in Show on SiriusXM, Conan O'Brien's talk show sidekick) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Andy Richter's podcast: The Three Questions w/ Andy Richter: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter/id1468533126 https://open.spotify.com/show/6bFL1uawBTHbxvpbqpWGtu?si=ThrE79PBT1W7qp_Eu34H1Q&nd=1&dlsi=b65801aee9a54e37 00:00 Intro  3:09 Feeling Unfulfilled as Conan’s Sidekick 10:15 Returning to Conan  16:00 Family 18:12 Weight Control  35:11 Team Player 43:11 Self-Acceptance 51:15 Parenting  55:20 Being Social  1:04:30 Terrible with Money 1:13:40 Point of Life ---------------------------------------------------------- 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

Neal Brennan interviews Simon Rich ('Man Seeking Woman,' 'SNL,' 'Glory Days' + other books) 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 1:40 Not on Social Media 7:37 Writing at SNL 12:37 Childhood 17:48 Harvard 24:41 Anxiety 32:00 Workaholism 41:19 Fear of Mobs 54:40 Small ---------------------------------------------------------- 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

Neal Brennan interviews Jake Johnson ('Self Reliance' on Hulu, 'New Girl,' 'We're Here to Help' podcast), 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 3:49 Upbringing 5:24 Improv, Sketch & Commercials 10:19 Dyslexia 13:01 Dropping out of high school 18:32 Sponsor: BetterHelp 19:57 Sponsor: Mando 22:38 How he got his life back on track 36:54 Parenting 42:09 Relationship w/ Father 50:32 How 'New Girl' changed his idea of Hollywood 59:00 Sponsor: Washington Post 1:05:37 What he thinks of his life & life purpose ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to We're Here to Help podcast:  @HeretoHelpPod   Watch Self Reliance on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/self-reliance-b530df17-e123-4174-8d4d-75e6f422468f 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/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.shopmando.com promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack https://www.washingtonpost.com/NEAL for 80% off / 50 cents per week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Paula Poundstone (Killer comic, 'Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone' podcast, NPR's 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me' panelist), about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 3:12 Drinking 4:10 High Maintenance Friend 7:33 Tricky Family 9:57 Solo Parenting 20:24 Asexuality   28:17 Sponsor: Tushy 29:50 Avoiding Confrontation  36:39 Quitting Drinking 44:33 Terrible Boss 57:21 Rumination  59:44 Biggest Successes & Failures of Life  ---------------------------------------------------------- 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/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.hellotushy.com promo code: NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neal Brennan interviews Patton Oswalt (Longtime standup crusher, 'Ratatouille' & a bunch of other stuff) 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 2:55 Phantom Gallery of Non-Sellouts  9:01 Patton’s Emotional Makeup 11:56 Parenting  14:32 Sponsor: Mando 17:39 Grief & Losing Michelle McNamara   28:30 Meeting & Marrying Meredith Salinger  32:11 True Crime Industry 37:15 How Patton Has Changed  40:44 Wanting to Be Loved  44:14 Biggest Personal Issues ---------------------------------------------------------- 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/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.shopmando.com promo code NEAL for $5 your Mando starter pack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices