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Six takeaways From ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Co-creator’s ‘The Last Laugh’ Interview

Neal Brennan discusses pitfalls of fame, Kanye, not fitting in

Manny Otiko
3 min readNov 21, 2022
Neill Brennan (YouTube screenshot/MannyOtiko)

Neal Brennan, co-creator of the ground-breaking “Chappelle’s Show” was recently interviewed on “The Last Laugh” podcast. The podcast, created by The Daily Beast, interviews superstars, up-and-comers and almost theres from the comedy world. They frequently offer fascinating insights into their psyches and how comedy is made.

Here are six takeaways from Brennan’s interview:

‘Chappelle’s Show’ Ending is Still a Sore Spot

In case you didn’t know, “Chappelle Show,” regarded as one of the funniest shows in the history of TV, ended when Dave Chappelle walked away from the show claiming that he was unhappy with the direction it was going in.

He also left a $50-million deal. Brennan was co-creator of the show, and he’s still unhappy about the way things went down. Although he says that his life is in a good place now, you can…

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Manny Otiko
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Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him at @mannyotiko.bsky.social

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