Tommy Brennan Joins The Show! | Whiskey Ginger

Tommy Brennan Joins The Show! | Whiskey Ginger

From Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino by Andrew Santino

March 6, 2026 · 1h 23m

About this episode

Andrew Santino and Tommy Brennan discuss the intricacies of stand-up comedy and writing for television.

Welcome to Whiskey Ginger a Wave series. Andrew Santino sits down with comedian and writer Tommy Brennan for a hilarious conversation about stand-up, writing for television, and the strange path that leads comics from late-night sets to the writers’ room. They talk about Tommy’s time writing at Saturday Night Live, learning how to craft jokes that actually land, and the difference between writing for yourself versus writing for someone else. It’s a great comic-to-comic breakdown of how the industry really works. In this episode: • Weird comedy fans that freak you out • How stand-up makes you a better comedy writer • Being a kids ref & insane parents • Behind-the-scenes comedy writing stories Drop a comment with your favorite Tommy Brennan bit. #WhiskeyGinger #AndrewSantino #TommyBrennan #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #PodcastClips #Comedians ======================================================== This episode is sponsored by: SQUARESPACE USE PROMO CODE: WHISKEY GET 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://squarespace.com/whiskey Andrew Santino IG: https://instagram.com/cheetosantino Tommy Brennan IG: https://instagram.com/somekidtommy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Santino

Guest: Tommy Brennan

Topics covered

  • stand-up comedy
  • comedy writing
  • television writing
  • comedians
  • industry insights

Keywords

  • comedy
  • stand-up
  • writing
  • Saturday Night Live
  • jokes
  • comedians
  • podcast

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saturday Night Live

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