In 2006, Brennan directed and co-wrote the made-for-TV movie Totally Awesome. He directed the 2009 film The Goods. In 2011, he directed a series of commercials for the ESPYs. As an actor, Brennan had small roles in the films Half Baked and Get Him to the Greek. He also appeared in various sketches on Chappelle's Show. Brennan has also written comedy material for the 83rd Academy Awards, as well as for Seth Meyers's speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2011. Brennan continues to perform stand-up regularly in the Los Angeles area as well as nationally. He has also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lopez Tonight, and Conan. In 2013, Brennan directed 10 episodes of Inside Amy Schumer. In 2016, he became a regular writer and contributor to The Daily Show as "Trevor's friend Neal". On October 10, 2019, he was featured in a 30-minute YouTube documentary created by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die called Laughing Matters, wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health. Influences Brennan has said that his comedy influences are Chris Rock, Mort Sahl, Dave Attell, Mike Royce, and David Juskow. Personal life Brennan described himself as an atheist in July 2011, but stated in November 2020 that he is no longer an atheist after using ayahuasca several times. Filmography Television Film Half Baked, writer (1998) The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, director (2009) Get Him to the Greek, actor (2010) The Female Brain, writer, actor (2017) The Opening Act, actor (2020) References External links Living people 1973 births American male comedians American male screenwriters American sketch comedians American stand-up comedians American podcasters American television directors Comedy film directors Former atheists and agnostics Place of birth missing (living people) Television producers from Pennsylvania American television writers American people of Irish descent American male television writers People from Radnor Township, Pennsylvania 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians Film directors from Pennsylvania Screenwriters from Pennsylvania People from Villanova, Pennsylvania