Kevin Brennan (Misery Loves Company)

Kevin Brennan is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, former SNL writer, and one of the most deliberately combustible personalities in the Dabbleverse. Born in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family of ten children -- the youngest of whom is Neal Brennan, co-creator of Chappelle's Show -- Kevin built legitimate comedy credentials over decades before becoming better known for incinerating professional relationships than for his actual material. He is the host of the Misery Loves Company podcast, a title that doubles as both a show name and a personal philosophy. What makes Brennan a uniquely fascinating Dabbleverse figure is that unlike many of its subjects, he had genuinely impressive credentials. He was a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1999-2000, appeared as a Weekend Update correspondent, was voted Best Comedian at the 2005 Aspen Comedy Festival, earned an HBO half-hour special, made multiple appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1994 to 2007, and wrote for Norm Macdonald's Comedy Central show. This was a real career with real accomplishments -- which is precisely what makes the bridge-burning so spectacular. Kevin did not fail because he lacked talent. He failed because he cannot stop attacking everyone around him, including the people trying to help him. His role in the Dabbleverse is paradoxical: he is simultaneously a participant who creates content about

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