Neal Brennan Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Variety Television for "Chappelle's Show" in 2005
• Worked as a doorman in Greenwich Village, N․Y․, before pursuing a career in comedy
• Began his career by writing for the 1995 TV series "Singled Out․"
• First performed stand-up comedy at the age of 18 at the Boston Comedy Club in New York
• Quote: "(On how having name recognition affects his stand-up career): "I think it gives me an opportunity․ It gives me one opportunity, but I think if you bomb they don't really care․""
• Made his feature film directorial debut with the 2009 comedy "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard․"
• Best known as a writer, stand-up comedian and actor who worked on "Chappelle's Show," "Half Baked," and "Singled Out․"