Podcast Summary

We Might Be Drunk – Ep 247: Mark Normand & Sam Morril Might Be Drunk
Released: September 1, 2025

Episode Overview

In this laid-back, booze-fueled solo episode, Mark Normand and Sam Morril catch up after international tours, swap travel stories, reminisce about drunken podcast episodes, dissect movie classics, and riff on cultural differences. The comics dive into the psychology of comics’ routines, travel, and career, peppering the conversation with sharp wit, observational insights, and a few classic tangents—from presidential sexuality debates to the mechanics of pen preferences.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catching Up & Bodega Cat Whiskey Updates

• The episode opens with banter about their schedules and the need for more solo episodes. Herman, the show's brand rep, is present, and they detail how to order Bodega Cat whiskey ([00:18-01:00]).
• MARK: "He's our guy,"
• SAM: "Send him a dick pic. Oh, he loves them." ([01:00])

2. Drinks of the Day: Black Manhattan

• They toast to reuniting over Black Manhattans, reminiscing about particularly wild episodes involving drinking ([01:09–03:23]).
• Mark jokes about the difference between classic and Black Manhattans:
  • "Thicker than a white one, right?" (MARK, [01:11])

3. Drunken Podcast Memories

• They remember wild moments with guests like Bert Kreischer ("I think you yacked. Or somebody yacked. Bert cried. It was crazy." – MARK, [02:06]).
• Anecdotes include emotional swings while drunk with friends, and the bizarre nature of relationships among comics.

4. Travel Stories & Movie Deep Dives

Sam's 15-Day International Trip

• Touring life, jetlag, and returning home to a baby after weeks abroad ([03:31–04:36]).
• On the 24-hour flight:
  • SAM watched The Last Boy Scout, The Elephant Man, Beach Boys documentary, and Alien. ([03:47–07:30])
  • Discussion on how movie humor/attitudes in the ’90s differ from today (“Tons of homophobia... like, we don't have a punchline, just call him a homo.” – MARK, [04:28])
• PET SOUNDS & The Beach Boys:
  • SAM: "As a city kid, this is the best music... Pet Sounds is a top 10 album ever." ([05:15])
  • MARK: "He brought dogs into the studio to bark." ([06:29])

5. Comedy & Gratefulness

• Mark and Sam reflect on being successful comics, feeling grateful for playing "the game on hard, and I won" (MARK, [11:15]).
• On the importance of friendship and honest, vulnerable late-night texts during travel ([10:27–10:58]).

6. Australia & New Zealand Adventures

• Mark raves about Australian cities (Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney) and shares the culture shock: superior service despite no tipping, strict rules and "measured" drinks, Australia as a "nanny state" ([11:19–13:53]).
• “You go to a bar and they do that...they measure it before they make a cocktail. I'm like, come on, just pour it, baby! Live your life.” (MARK, [13:01])
• New Zealand described as "the aggressive Hawaii," with wild culture and the haka (MARK, [16:01]).

7. Return to New York & Paddleboard Misadventure

• Sam recounts a near mishap at a lake—getting swept by a current due to a broken paddle, getting rescued by a construction guy, and then immediately bailing on nature for the comfort of city life ([18:30–22:14]).
• "I want to get fucking hammered around, like, people." (SAM, [22:14])

8. City Kids vs. Nature

• The comics riff on their inability to enjoy rural escapes.
  • Mark: "We could have done this at the Cellar, where there's food and drink." ([27:04])
  • Sam: "We're nocturnal creatures...people are shocked to see me during the day." ([27:04–27:15])
  • They quote Adam Sandler’s SNL bit ("You still have your brain in Hawaii") ([27:41]).

9. On Space & Growing Up

• Reflections on the value of personal space, from teenage house parties to "man caves" and dedicated offices ([30:38–32:20]).
• “One of the great objectives in life is getting your own space." (SAM, [30:38])

10. Rockstars, Sex, and Scandal

• Ozzy Osbourne, metal bands, and wild stories of infidelity discussed—contrasting rock star freedom with the comedian’s life ([39:15–40:04]).

11. Comedy’s Place in Modern Culture

• The shift from rock music’s cultural dominance to comedy's, and the impact of podcasting on building direct fan relationships ([35:00–37:27]).
• “Now taboo is words. Comics come in and say them. You’re not just up there saying fucked up words.” (MARK, [36:01])

12. Bits of History & Presidents’ Sexuality

• Long tangent about whether any American presidents were secretly gay, with ChatGPT speculation and Mark's quips about James Buchanan and others ([63:03–66:44]).

13. Sporting Culture & Dildo Throwing

• Discussing the infamous “dildo thrown on the WNBA court,” differences in crowd heckling between men’s and women’s sports, and how infamy and hate drive attention ([69:57–72:28])
• “The more hate, the bigger you are.” (MARK quoting Reggie Jackson, [72:19])

14. Randoms: Pens, Routine, and Podcast Life

• Pen preferences, legal pads, and writing material by hand ([82:32–84:13]).
• Touring schedules, setting up specials, ambition fatigue and the realities of self-producing comedy content ([87:49–89:57]).

15. Bodega Cat Whiskey Business

• Efforts to get their whiskey into more comedy clubs like Comedy Store, Improv, Laugh Factory, etc. ([85:18–86:38]).
• MARK: “Mark and I are not good businessmen.” ([86:35])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I played the game on hard, and I won.”
   – Mark, [11:15]

• “It's like wearing a condom. Come on. Put in my ass. Dry. Anal. Give it to me dry.”
   – Mark, on measuring drinks in Australia, [13:33]

• “We're nocturnal creatures...people are shocked to see me during the day.”
   – Sam, [27:04]

• “We're just, we're overstimulated...You're literally around nature. You're on a hike, and you're like, yeah.”
   – Sam, [25:24]

• "One of the great objectives in life is getting your own space."
   – Sam, [30:38]

• “The more hate, the bigger you are. What did Reggie Jackson say? 'You're nobody 'til somebody hates you.'”
   – Mark, riffing on sports fame, [72:19]

• “One man in ten is gay? No, I think it’s one man in one man.”
   – Sam, callback to his early joke, [63:28–63:35]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:18–01:00: Introductions, Bodega Cat Whiskey business
• 01:09–03:23: Black Manhattan drinks, drunken podcast memories
• 03:47–07:30: Movie discussion: The Last Boy Scout, Elephant Man, Beach Boys doc
• 11:19–13:53: Mark’s Australian tour, culture, and service comparisons
• 16:01–16:44: New Zealand stories and Maori culture
• 18:30–22:14: Sam’s paddleboard disaster and aversion to rural relaxation
• 27:04–28:01: City kid breakdown, can't enjoy nature
• 30:38–32:20: On needing your own space/man-caves
• 35:00–37:27: Comedy's rise as counter-culture, podcast influence
• 63:03–66:44: Discussion and jokes about presidents’ sexuality
• 69:57–72:28: Dildo on the WNBA court and cult of negative fame
• 82:32–84:13: Pen talk and handwritten bits, comedian desk rituals
• 85:18–86:38: Bodega Cat Whiskey club outreach

Tone & Style

The entire episode is marked by the hosts’ signature blend of quick-witted, observational humor and open, self-deprecating honesty. The tone is breezy, irreverent, and often “inside baseball” for comedy fans, with authentic rapport and riffing that only comes from working comics at the top of their game.

For New Listeners

• This episode is a quintessential We Might Be Drunk entry point: informal but insightful, tangential but rewarding, filled with sharp takes and the unsanitized, lived-in honesty that makes Sam and Mark favorites in NYC and beyond.

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