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> [You know, I liken it to - when you write a joke for somebody else, it's like you - you know, like the Wile E. Coyote dynamite plunger, where he pushes the plunger down and then you see the fuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/you-know-i-liken-it-to-when-you-write-a-joke-for-somebody-else-it-s/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

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## More by Neal Brennan

> [If the word police want to come and get me, they can come and get me. If someone wants to blog about me, fine.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/if-the-word-police-want-to-come-and-get-me-they-can-come-and-get-me/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I can always tell the demographic that will probably recognize me - white dudes, sort of skater-y hip hop white dudes, and working class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-can-always-tell-the-demographic-that-will-probably-recognize-me/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I think it's naïve to think white people aren't singing along directly!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-think-it-s-na-ve-to-think-white-people-aren-t-singing-along-directly/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I think I've seen every 'Bill Maher' episode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-think-i-ve-seen-every-bill-maher-episode/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [The biggest problem in America is most people believe poor people are poor because they are lazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/the-biggest-problem-in-america-is-most-people-believe-poor-people-are/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-don-t-think-people-understand-what-comedy-is-supposed-to-do-we-will/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [Models never say, "I'm hot." They say, "Look at these clothes." Whereas, with comedy, you have to say, "I'm hot."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/models-never-say-i-m-hot-they-say-look-at-these-clothes-whereas-with/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [ \[Robert Smigel\] is one of the greatest comedy writers in the last 50 years. "TV Funhouse" and Triumph and all those sketches.He's really unique,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/robert-smigel-is-one-of-the-greatest-comedy-writers-in-the-last-50/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I generally don't read articles about myself/'Chappelle's Show,' nor do I read reviews. It's basically playing Russian Roulette. They're not all gonna be positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-generally-don-t-read-articles-about-myself-chappelle-s-show-nor-do/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I'm not the easiest dude to work with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-m-not-the-easiest-dude-to-work-with/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [My entryway into hip-hop was - my biggest introduction was obviously like, you know, the Def Jam, Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, like, that conglomerate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/my-entryway-into-hip-hop-was-my-biggest-introduction-was-obviously/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [You can say whatever you want, but there's going to be consequences to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/you-can-say-whatever-you-want-but-there-s-going-to-be-consequences-to/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [When you're in a friend circle, you all kind of talk the same way. And it's hard to do on-the-fly radio edits of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/when-you-re-in-a-friend-circle-you-all-kind-of-talk-the-same-way-and/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I needed to be more self-determining, and the most self-determining thing you can do in comedy is stand-up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-needed-to-be-more-self-determining-and-the-most-self-determining/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

> [I'm obsessive, I'm a control freak, I get snappy with people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-brennan/i-m-obsessive-i-m-a-control-freak-i-get-snappy-with-people/)

[Neal Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-brennan/)

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