Josh Johnson | Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan
Neal Brennan interviews Josh Johnson (New HBO special: Symphony) about being too nice, working together at The Daily Show, how his fashion sense has changed thanks to a good deed Neal doesn’t remember, his prolific posting of standup on his Youtube channel, growing up lower-income, billionaires building bunkers, being present emotionally, becoming an effective communicator, whether or not comedy can change the world or people’s lives, why Americans are too comfortable for a revolution, MAGA vs. Liberals, what it’s like to be him, and much more.
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00:00 Intro
2:00 Too Nice
6:00 The Forgotten Clothes Story
10:00 Working with Neal at the Daily Show
12:40 Prolific Standup Posting
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24:35 Growing up lower-income
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55:24 Being Present Emotionally
1:00:00 Effective Communication
1:06:00 MAGA vs. Liberals
1:19:00 What It’s Like To Be Him
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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).
Edited by Will Hagle
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@peggyliu8381
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
You’re a blessing to us, Josh. Thank you ❤
@eileendesandre8316
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
just loving this conversation. thank you!
@KimDuty-i8e
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
Josh Johnson is saving our lives. It’s called binge watching
@KimDuty-i8e
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
I knew Josh was working out.
@28aeh
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
Josh Johnson 2028 – he is brilliant, thoughtful, and genuinely good.
@JannaDeLury
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
Never heard of Neal (sorry to the man) but I need Josh humor
@JannaDeLury
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
2 words
Charlie Chaplin
@lionelmugridge
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
Used to love this guy.
Now that he's gained experience, it's just hemming and hawing, and the overdone attitude thing to move jokes along.
No originality, like before.
Come back. Bro.
@hosakuwanderer2399
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
neal really said no communes ever have worked XD, not even true.
@ScarletBrotherhood
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
15:15 What's funny to me is that hantavirus is a constant worry for any kind of field archeology or geology student or construction worker, basically anyone who digs a lot. When the name started popping up in the news, I was like, "Yup. Oh, people don't know about this?" To that group of people, the subject is timeless. Wear your respirator.
@Kazihirom
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
If you give a homeless 100 bucks, you’re probably committing murder because he is going to inject that all at one time
@MaryLinville-ob1vm
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
I've been listening to Josh's comedy for about 2 years – never been disappointed. He's easy to listen to because he's accessible, hilarious, & thought-provoking, with an easy flow.
Also, Josh is right to refer to the importance of "community" during his stand-up; support can really help.
@hittingcarpet2449
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
Two deeply funny people and through 90 minutes….
not a ton of jokes
But lots of kind, inciteful, thoughtful conversation
Good stuff
@CocoMollLo
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
God he reminds me of my oldest child. Older soul, gentle heart, crazy intelligence. I adore him.
I absolutely love that i got to see him in small clubs so many times before he got gigantic, but holy hell i loved seeing him at the Beacon too.
He really does present as a kind Carlin, but anyone who knows Carlin’s process knows Josh is leaps and bounds ahead of him. Carlin was an essay writer, essentially. Josh is presenting full hours sometimes in the same 24 hour news cycle of an event. And it’s fucking funny. I don’t think a lot of people have any idea how hard that is. He’s brilliant and everything just seems so deserved. I’m not sure if he’s been meeting every single person after his shows this year, but he 100% has done that at a lot of the shows I’ve attended.
He’s seriously the best.
@WaitingForJerm
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
They acted out the dude version of Anne Hathaway / Stanley Tucci fashion makeover in Devil Wears Prada.
@xbsdbsdbx
June 14, 2026 at 1:24 am
The Paris Commune that formed after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of in late 1817 introduced progressive reform like separation of Church and State, allowing workers to form unions, and abolishing child labour, and for that, the French army stormed the commune and killed an estimated 10-20k and imprisoning or exiling the rest.
So yes, in the sense that they were killed, a commune has never worked. Except for when it was working. If it wasn’t working they wouldn’t have felt the need to crush it. They could have just let it fall apart on its own.
@xbsdbsdbx
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
The idea that no commune has ever worked is also incorrect. There’s been communes that worked just fine up until the police or the army came and broke them up and killed people.
Completely ahistorical.
@xbsdbsdbx
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
The idea that no poverty wages would mean no iPhones or Amazon is completely ridiculous and not true. At all. Amazon doesn’t need CEOs and board members to function. It needs workers. Taking away their obscene wealth doesn’t mean Amazon and Apple would just evaporate. It could easily continue as normal just without some leeches at the top sucking up all the wealth.
@Kazihirom
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
I’m now living with the descendant of someone my family use to own
@Kazihirom
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Neil Brennan obviously suffered some kind of head trauma when he was around 3 to 7 years old
Probably inflicted on him by his horrible ridiculous racist brother
@lupo3694
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
I do watch old specials from comedian I really like.
@dianneking8337
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
A preacher does a sermon every week ,why not tune in to laughter by Josh Johnson as well!
@dking7985
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
😎
@Whimsy4fall
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Very interesting conversation. I enjoy learning about people like this, and seeing their perspective of life. I remember when I finally felt like I was getting ahead in finances and I didn’t have to limit my purchases. It was just timing and luck. Every couple years I was changing jobs and fortunately get more and more money, even if it was just a dollar an hour more.
@3HenKiss
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Kind. Josh Johnson is a kind person and it was nice to see this softer conversation with Neal Brennan, who I feel like feeds off the energy of who he is interacting with. The ability to feel someone's energy is part of what makes Neal an excellent writer, but it was good to see kindness. Josh is an excellent writer too.
@penelopepitstock
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
I get what he’s saying about not watching them later but I disagree in the context of Josh’s work. Josh’s sets are often really topical so they will be a little time capsule of what was happening at the time and where society was at. I wonder where we will be in 10 or 20 years, but I’m pretty sure Josh’s stuff will still be funny
@Hash_Zeppelin
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
The hbo special was fantastic.
@sunnyside9273
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
People are saying late night TV is dying. Josh's style is made for late night, topical freestyle on stories of the week. Every Tuesday , I'm watching. The kid is extremely talented.
@ltothemillsy
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Josh is such a sharp dude and funny stand up. Way to go, Neal, thanks for the convo. 🙌🏽
@worktutorials6105
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Tyler Durden that only did good deeds hahaha
@dylanmaxey2531
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Loved this discussion especially about the systems and the socio-economic state of today. Thanks y'all!
@bluepillaus
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
Josh is the best.
@dylanmaxey2531
June 14, 2026 at 1:25 am
To me, as another born and raised in the south Josh is like a normal well-raised young man. This what people use to refer to as the southern way, when manners and kind behavior and casual chit chat and respect is the norm. I am the southern born of my family, the rest are from upstate NY and the differences on some common manners and behaviors were interesting.
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