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Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.[1]

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  1. 115 relations: Adam Levine, All That, Atheism, Attack of the Show!, Ayahuasca, Aziz Ansari, Black comedy, Black people, Blake Griffin, Bobby Lee, Boston Comedy Club, Bzzz!, Capone (2020 film), Chappelle's Show, Chris Hardwick, Chris Rock, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Comedy Central, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, Conan (talk show), Culture of the United States, Dave Attell, Dave Chappelle, David Alan Grier, David Brenner, David Juskow, David Letterman, Depression (mood), Derek DelGaudio, Doug Lussenhop, Emmy Awards, ESPY Awards, Executive producer, Get Him to the Greek, Greenwich Village, Guillermo Díaz (actor), Half Baked, Harland Williams, House band, HuffPost, Human sexuality, IFC (American TV channel), Inside Amy Schumer, Inside the Actors Studio, Irish Catholics, Jay Mohr, Jenny McCarthy, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Breuer, Jimmy Carr, ... Expand index (65 more) »

  2. Former atheists and agnostics

Adam Levine

Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and musician who serves as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and sole continuous member of the pop rock band Maroon 5.

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All That

All That is an American sketch comedy children's television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin.

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Atheism

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Attack of the Show!

Attack of the Show! (AOTS) is an American live television program that aired on G4.

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Ayahuasca

AyahuascaPronounced as in the UK and in the US.

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Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ismail Ansari (born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker and stand-up comedian. Neal Brennan and Aziz Ansari are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Black comedy

Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, bleak comedy, morbid humor, gallows humor, black humor, or dark humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss.

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Black people

Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.

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Blake Griffin

Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Bobby Lee

Robert Young Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. Neal Brennan and Bobby Lee are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Boston Comedy Club

The Boston Comedy Club was an American comedy club founded by Barry Katz that was located at 82 West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, New York City between Thompson Street and Sullivan Street.

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Bzzz!

Bzzz! is an American relationship game show that first aired in limited syndication, produced by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions in cooperation with Tribune Entertainment, which handled distribution.

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Capone (2020 film)

Capone is a 2020 American biographical drama film written, directed and edited by Josh Trank, with Tom Hardy starring as the eponymous gangster Al Capone.

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Chappelle's Show

Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show and starring in the majority of its sketches.

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Chris Hardwick

Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. Neal Brennan and Chris Hardwick are American podcasters and American stand-up comedians.

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Chris Rock

Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Neal Brennan and Chris Rock are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is an American television talk show directed and hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

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Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American adult-oriented basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan.

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Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, formerly known as The Half Hour, is an American stand-up comedy television series that airs on Comedy Central in the United States.

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Conan (talk show)

Conan is an American variety and late-night talk show that aired each Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time on TBS in the United States for 11 seasons, from 2010 to 2021.

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Culture of the United States

The culture of the United States of America, also referred to as American culture, encompasses various social behaviors, institutions, and norms in the United States, including forms of speech, literature, music, visual arts, performing arts, food, sports, religion, law, technology as well as other customs, beliefs, and forms of knowledge.

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Dave Attell

David Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell. Neal Brennan and Dave Attell are American stand-up comedians.

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Dave Chappelle

David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Neal Brennan and Dave Chappelle are American comedy writers, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American comedian and actor. Neal Brennan and David Alan Grier are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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David Brenner

David Norris Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. Neal Brennan and David Brenner are American stand-up comedians.

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David Juskow

David Juskow (sometimes credited as Dave Juskow) is an American comedian, writer and actor. Neal Brennan and David Juskow are American comedy writers.

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David Letterman

David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. Neal Brennan and David Letterman are American comedy writers and American stand-up comedians.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

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Derek DelGaudio

Derek DelGaudio is an American interdisciplinary artist, primarily known as a writer, performer and magician.

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Doug Lussenhop

Doug Lussenhop (born March 8, 1973), known professionally as DJ Douggpound, is an American musician, video editor, and comedian.

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Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.

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ESPY Awards

The ESPY Awards (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, and often referred to as the ESPYs) is an annual American awards show produced by ESPN since 1993, recognizing individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.

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Executive producer

Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media.

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Get Him to the Greek

Get Him to the Greek is a 2010 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill.

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Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village, or simply the Village, is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.

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Guillermo Díaz (actor)

Guillermo Díaz (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor.

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Half Baked

Half Baked is a 1998 American stoner film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, and Guillermo Díaz.

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Harland Williams

Harland Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, and author. Neal Brennan and Harland Williams are American stand-up comedians.

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House band

A house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play at an establishment.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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Human sexuality

Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.

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IFC (American TV channel)

IFC is an American basic cable channel owned by AMC Networks.

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Inside Amy Schumer

Inside Amy Schumer is an American sketch comedy television series created and hosted by Amy Schumer.

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Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio is an American talk show that airs on Ovation.

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Irish Catholics

Irish Catholics (Caitlicigh na hÉireann) are an ethnoreligious group native to Ireland whose members are both Catholic and Irish.

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Jay Mohr

Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host. Neal Brennan and Jay Mohr are American podcasters, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Jenny McCarthy

Jennifer Ann McCarthy-Wahlberg (McCarthy; born November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, and television personality.

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Jerry Seinfeld

Jerome Allen Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Neal Brennan and Jerry Seinfeld are American stand-up comedians.

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Jim Breuer

James Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Neal Brennan and Jim Breuer are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Jimmy Carr

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer and actor.

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Jimmy Fallon

James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer. Neal Brennan and Jimmy Fallon are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Jose Canseco

José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, 1964) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Kenan & Kel

Kenan & Kel is an American sitcom created by Kim Bass that originally aired on Nickelodeon from August 17, 1996, to January 14, 2001.

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Kevin Brennan is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and writer. Neal Brennan and Kevin Brennan (comedian) are American comedy writers, American podcasters, American stand-up comedians and comedians from Pennsylvania.

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LA Weekly

LA Weekly is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California.

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Last Call with Carson Daly

Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late-night television series that was broadcast by NBC from 2002 to 2019.

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Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on NBC, the first iteration of the ''Late Night'' franchise.

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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon.

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Lexington Steele

Clifton Todd Britt (born November 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Lexington Steele, is an American pornographic actor, director, producer, and former stockbroker.

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Lopez Tonight

Lopez Tonight is an American late-night television talk show that was hosted by the comedian George Lopez.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Lynn Redgrave Theater

The Lynn Redgrave Theater was an Off-Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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Mario Joyner

Mario Joyner (born October 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known as the host of MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour from 1988 to 1992. Neal Brennan and Mario Joyner are American stand-up comedians.

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Mental health

Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.

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Michele Norris

Michele L. Norris (born September 7, 1961) is an American journalist.

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Mike Royce

Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Neal Brennan and Mike Royce are American comedy writers and American stand-up comedians.

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Morality

Morality is the categorization of intentions, decisions and actions into those that are proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong).

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Mort Sahl

Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born Jewish American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. Neal Brennan and Mort Sahl are American stand-up comedians.

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Moshe Kasher

Mark Moshe Kasher (born July 6, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the Los Angeles area. Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher are American podcasters and American stand-up comedians.

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Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Observational comedy

Observational comedy is a form of humor based on the commonplace aspects of everyday life.

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Pete Holmes

Peter Benedict Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Neal Brennan and Pete Holmes are American comedy writers, American podcasters, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.

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Podcast

A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet.

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Politics of the United States

In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal republic.

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Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.

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Pornographic film

Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, adult films, sex films, 18+ films, or also known as blue movie or blue film (in British English and other English-speaking countries), are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse, fascinate, or satisfy the viewer.

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Race relations

Race relations is a sociological concept that emerged in Chicago in connection with the work of sociologist Robert E. Park and the Chicago race riot of 1919.

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Racism

Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Ray Romano

Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, and actor. Neal Brennan and Ray Romano are American stand-up comedians.

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Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime.

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Ribaldry

Ribaldry or blue comedy is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to indecency.

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Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Neal Brennan and Richard Lewis (comedian) are American stand-up comedians.

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Rick James

James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Sasha Grey

Marina Ann Hantzis (born March 14, 1988), known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic film actress.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Seth Meyers

Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Neal Brennan and Seth Meyers are American comedy writers, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians and writers Guild of America Award winners.

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Singled Out

Singled Out is an American dating game show created by Burt Wheeler & Sharon Sussman which originally ran on MTV from 1995 to 1998.

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Sketch comedy

Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians.

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Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts.

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Surreal humour

Surreal humour (also called surreal comedy, absurdist humour, or absurdist comedy) is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, thus producing events and behaviors that are obviously illogical.

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The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show is an American syndicated late-night talk show created by and starring comedian Arsenio Hall.

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The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture.

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The Daily Show

The Daily Show (TDS is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program.

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The Female Brain (film)

The Female Brain is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Whitney Cummings and written by Neal Brennan and Cummings.

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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Neal Brennan, produced by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Kevin Messick and Chris Henchy, written by Andy Stock and Rick Stempson and starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Jordana Spiro and Craig Robinson.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.

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The Improv

The Improv is a comedy club franchise.

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The Opening Act

The Opening Act is a 2020 American comedy film written and directed by Steve Byrne, in his directorial debut.

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The Roots

The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Source

The Source is an American hip hop and entertainment website, and a magazine that publishes annually or.

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Tom Shales

Thomas William Shales (November 3, 1944 – January 13, 2024) was an American writer and television critic.

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Too Short

Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper.

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Totally Awesome

Totally Awesome is a television film produced by VH1.

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction.

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Variety show

Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism.

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Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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Vulture (website)

Vulture is an American entertainment news website.

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Wayans family

The Wayans family is an American show-business family.

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Wayne Brady

Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television host, comedian, actor, and singer.

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Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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83rd Academy Awards

The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST).

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See also

Former atheists and agnostics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Brennan

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