NealBrennan

Only worked with him that one day on Chappelle. I really loved Patrice. But he had complicated energy. I sort of diffused on chappelle by whispering to him, "I know you don't listening to people, but..." And he was like, "Nahh...Where'd you hear that?" Meanwhile, he hated listening to people. One things about Patrice: He's the only person in my entire life who ever called me on the phone out of the blue just to tell me he thought I was funny. Another thing: I wanted to act in a pilot I co-wrote and was directing with Dov Davidoff. This is in 2009. I call Patrice. I go, "Dude, I want you to be in this pilot. But are you gonna be a pain in the ass?" He's like, "Neal, how the fuck you gonna call me and come at me with some shit like that?" We argue about his personality for an hour and a half (wish I'd recorded it). Finally, at the end, he goes, "You know what? I can't promise you I'm not gonna be a pain in the ass." Then he called me a month later and goes, "Yo, I owe you an apology. I just did a pilot I was in charge of and there was a dude on set who was being a fucking pain in the ass and I wanted to choke that motherfucker. I get it now. Making shit is hard enough without somebody you hired giving you shitty energy." Great dude. Incredible comic.

I rarely take credit for lines...but I may have written that.

Django was a totally different tone. But Dave called me after he saw it with an amazing joke..."Do you think slaves spanked their kids?"

I've been looking for you for 10 years. Come back.

I'm afraid not. One time, the head writer made me and the other writers go to a gun range in the middle of the day. Also, ME AND KEENAN USED TO DO TONS OF COCAINE.