Neal Brennan — Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch

Neal Brennan

June 25, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

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A Chappelle's Show co-creator talks comedy, creative partnership, and how ayahuasca reshaped his worldview.

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In this episode

  • What it was really like to build Chappelle's Show from the ground up
  • The stand-up influences that shaped his approach to comedy
  • How his creative relationship with Dave Chappelle actually worked
  • Why an ayahuasca experience changed his spiritual life

About this episode

The brilliant comedian, writer, director, producer, fellow podcaster and acclaimed "Chappelle's Show" co-creator Neal Brennan joins his friend Phil and David for a funny, fast-moving and occasionally trippy conversation about his impressive career in comedy, his stand up influences, his creative relationship with Dave Chappelle and how ayahuasca changed his spiritual life. For more on Neal, go to https://www.nealbrennan.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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