Podcasts are a brilliant way to get to see the comedian “behind the persona” and unlike a TV chat show (where someone gets a couple of minutes to pretend that they’re not just there to flog something) there’s plenty of time to discuss anything at all.

Jimmy has been friends with US Comedian Neal Brennan for years and actually gave Neal the idea for the Blocks podcast (Neal was a writer and co-founder of Chappelle’s Show – good article about it here).

Blocks was launched on Dec 2022 and the format was carried through into Neal’s Netflix special (also called Blocks).

The premise is that Neal chats with friends and colleagues about “blocks” in their life. Things that impact them negatively and how they overcome them.

The Blocks idea was Jimmys and, in this first podcast, Neal acknowledges this and names Jimmy as an Executive Producer (but uncredited as he doesn’t want to pay him).

Part 1

Released Jan 2024 this one looks at Jimmy’s blocks: Here.

00:00 Executive Producer
4:13 Neal and Jimmy’s Relationship
11:46 Enmeshed
16:17 Relationships
28:47 Learning Disabled
45:35 Eating
50:19 Panic Attacks
55:34 Anxiety Disorder Counter Factuals
1:01:53 Workaholism
1:04:53 How He’s Grown

Part 2

Recorded at the same time (probably Dec 2023) this 2^nd part was released Feb 2024 (titled Freaky Friday) and has them switch seats, so that Jimmy can get Neal to talk about his own blocks: Here.

00:00 Intro
1:32 Childhood
4:24 Self-Pity
6:47 Grievances
22:46 Lack of Appreciation
32:36 Worries about Love Ending
35:35 Ayahuasca
45:06 Unusual
1:06:25 Death
1:10:52 Goals for Himself