Neal Justin: ‘SNL’s’ Tommy Brennan puts Minnesota family center-stage in triumphant return home

MINNEAPOLIS – Tommy Brennan has never had a Netflix special, starred in a hit movie or headlined a major venue. Yet here he was Thursday, kicking off the first of six sold-out shows at Acme Comedy Club where rabid fans treated him like a superstar.

That’s what happens when a native son makes it to “Saturday Night Live.”

A year ago this week, NBC revealed Brennan would be the first Minnesotan since Al Franken to join the late-night cast. It made sense that the St. Paul native would mark the anniversary by coming home…

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