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Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Neal Brennan Classic Rerelease

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Barry Katz

Comedy

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

In this classic episode, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director, Neal Brennan ( @nealbfree ) shares stories of his early career from being a doorman at the Boston Comedy Club to partnering with Dave Chappelle to write Half Baked, and how the film was pitched and greenlit. Neal discusses what it's like writing and directing for film and television, including his time with Chappelle's Show.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody it's me Barry Katz just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for all of you again

0:07.5

how unbelievably supportive you been throughout the decade or more of hundreds and hundreds of podcasts and I just

0:16.5

want to let you know I know I say it a lot but it is something I can't stop saying.

0:24.5

And if you need to reach me, you can do so at X, Twitter, or Instagram at Barry Cats,

0:29.6

or on my website.

0:31.6

Or if you want to watch these episodes or even listen to them while watching

0:36.0

them. You can go to my YouTube channel and subscribe and you'll get everything there and I know you'll enjoy it a lot.

0:44.8

And one thing you're really going to enjoy is this episode that's a classic episode that's

0:49.7

a decade old with my guest Neil Brennan and one of the things you're going to find is that

0:57.0

he is an extraordinary artist and somebody who for God knows 10, 20 years still brings it every time,

1:10.0

still rises, still garners more respect from his fans and his peers every day more

1:22.2

than the day before.

1:24.0

It's truly, truly something to watch and it's very difficult to accomplish

1:30.0

in the comedy business.

1:33.0

But he does it through voiceover, podcast,

1:37.0

our specials, directing, creating, writing, there isn't anything that this guy can't do.

1:48.0

And he continues to do it over and over again.

1:54.7

And I have so much respect for him

1:59.6

and so much admiration for his craft and how he goes about the business and how he utilizes every

2:08.0

cylinder in this engine.

2:11.3

And I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

2:17.0

I don't think you'll find it anywhere on the internet except for right here.

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