We Might Be Drunk – Episode 271: Mark Normand & Sam Morril – "Might Be Drunk"
Released: February 16, 2026
Episode Overview
This solo episode features New York comedians Mark Normand and Sam Morril riffing freely without a guest, joined by their producer Salaki. With drinks in hand, they bounce between topics ranging from the latest comedy documentaries and scandal gossip to personal anecdotes, comedy process, peeves, and audience recommendations. The episode is marked by their familiar loose banter, sharp observations, and willingness to get candid (and darkly funny) on nearly any subject.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Solo Show Vibes and Weather Talk
Timestamps: [00:06 – 00:43]
- The guys set the mood by celebrating the ease of a solo episode, jabbing at themselves and prior guests.
- Normand: "No pressure, no dead weight." [00:09]
- Chit-chat on the “balmy” NYC winter, riffing on Punxsutawney Phil (with insults).
- Normand (re: the groundhog): "That prick Punk Satani Phil, he us six more weeks of winter. Oh, yeah. For that damn groundhog, that fat furry." [00:43]
2. Comedy Docs: Mel Brooks & Chevy Chase
Timestamps: [00:52 – 01:41]; [11:00 – 13:25]
- The duo contrasts Mel Brooks (“so cute and likable”) with Chevy Chase (“prick, asshole, gentile”) after viewing recent docs.
- Normand: "Mel Brooks is great because he's so cute and likable and fun. And then Chevy's like, prick, asshole, gentile. It could be a more opposite." [01:01]
- They mull the ethics of documentaries led by their own subjects, connecting to PR motivations and media criticism.
- Morril: “It’s like a PR thing.” [01:37]
- Deep dive into Chase's childhood trauma, insecurity, and his abrasive comedic persona, contrasting him with Bill Murray.
- Normand: “He keeps … He confesses. He's, like, wildly insecure. So when someone…comes at me, I go at them times 10. I got a short fuse. I'm crazy.” [11:11]
- Discussion of Tarantino’s take—Chase as an unapologetic dick, versus Murray who has an “arc.”
3. Epstein Files, Celebrity Gossip, and Stand-Up Bits
Timestamps: [01:41 – 10:00]
- Banter on the most recent “Epstein list” update, riffing on comics 'appearing' via show lineups, and jokes about “being invited but not going.”
- Morril: “It's like a wedding. You want to be invited to the pedophile island. You just don't want to go.” [04:03]
- News tidbits about celebrities (Elon Musk, Steve Tisch’s infamous emails), and the absurdity of the details.
- Morril: "He wrote, I want to go to your wildest party. Which, dude, if he didn't know how fucking funny would that be, walking into that shit." [03:24]
- Quickfire jokes about comedy, consent, relationships, and fetishes—freely mixing real stories and bits.
4. Getting Older: Sex, Relationships, and Regret
Timestamps: [04:24 – 07:33]
- Sam and Mark discuss how their approach to sex and relationships changes with age (“think about the future,” “is this person a good hang?”).
- Morril: “Especially as you get older… you think about, is she going to be cool to watch a movie?” [04:46]
- Normand: "When you're young, you're living in the present. You just want to get laid." [05:15]
- Anecdotes about past flings, jokes about “damaged goods,” and dealing with complaints from people featured in stories.
- Embracing people’s quirks—Sam: “I love a woman who's got, like, you know, some femme fatal in her.” [07:26]
5. Old Hollywood & Robert Mitchum Admiration
Timestamps: [07:33 – 10:01]
- Sam talks about reading Robert Mitchum’s biography (“Baby, I Don’t Care”) and the wild, hobo life that shaped the actor's persona.
- Mitchum's early life, drifting as a teen, learning to act from observing people.
- Morril: “He leaves home at 14 and becomes a boxcar hobo… his life’s a fucking movie.” [08:18]
- Drops retro film recommendations: “Out of the Past,” “Night of the Hunter,” “Friends of Eddie Coyle,” and the difference between “old” and “modern” weed experiences.
- Normand: "Smoking weed back then, it was like doing heroin, I think." [08:57]
6. Comedy Bit Development: Jokes about Drugs, Vitamins & Topical Comedy
Timestamps: [28:46 – 34:17]
- Bit workshop segment: Mark shares a new joke about how vitamins don’t give you an immediate “high” like drugs, and Sam offers tags and feedback.
- Normand: "The problem with vitamins is they don't do anything. Like, you don't feel anything. So I know we shit on drugs and drugs are bad, but they feel great." [29:04]
- Sam tries out a new idea comparing comics to mass shooters ("we listen to voices in our heads and do our thing for a big crowd"), and another about being pro-gun rights but not dating a woman with a gun.
- Morril: "We kind of do the same thing mass shooters do. You listen to the voices in your head, and it guides you to do your thing for a big crowd." [33:00]
- Inside discussion about writing and refining bits, early vs. late drafts, and workshop camaraderie.
- Morril: "What I do now is... just take a notebook and I just try to write in a room and just fucking free associate...” [33:26]
7. Diving into Topical & Edgy Material
Timestamps: [39:14 – 41:32]
- Mark previews a new "abortion vs. immigration" chunk about left-right US polarization, finding comic common ground on divisive topics.
- Normand: "The right wants to deport, the left wants to abort. We’re both just trying to get rid of somebody, you know, so let’s come together on that." [39:39]
- The guys rattle through possible expansions/similarities in extreme partisanship, lampooning both fringes.
8. Comedy Anecdotes: Car Trouble and Basketball Injuries
Timestamps: [18:19 – 28:44]
- Mark details a harrowing night retrieving a vintage BMW with no heat, no registration, drunk, and frozen, after a show at Stress Factory.
- Normand: “So I’m drunk. I’m riding dirty. It's two degrees outside. I've got a blanket and gloves on and my teeth are chattering.” [22:21]
- Sam recounts witnessing comic JP McDade rupture his patella in the comics’ basketball league game.
- Morril: "He's gonna have to get surgery. I mean, it's fucking serious." [24:54]
- Group laments how much harder everything—the grind, travel, daily tasks—gets when injured or sick as mid-30s+ comics.
9. Peeves & Toasts: Modern Life Ennui
Timestamps: [41:47 – 58:30]
- The classic segment of minor and major grievances:
- Reservation apps like Resi charging cancellation fees even with hours of notice.
- Normand: "This resi thing where if you don't, you don't show up to your reservation, they charge you $50." [47:14]
- Frustrations with corporate customer service, automation (AI chats), and lack of recourse against big companies (Uber, Postmates).
- People who say “It’s crazy you’ve never…” or “You didn’t know that?” [58:37 – 59:47]
- Morril: "It's crazy. You've never done this. And you're like, no, it's not. It's not." [58:43]
- Overuse of “red-pilled,” “blue-pilled,” etc.—complaint about everything being turned into a “pill.”
- Normand: "Enough with the pills. I'm sick of hearing about pills. Everybody's been pilled." [61:10]
- Reservation apps like Resi charging cancellation fees even with hours of notice.
- Toasts to honesty in small talk and shoutouts to favorite comfort foods (hot sauce, salsa bars, tiki bars).
- Recommendations include Aardvark hot sauce and Lee’s Hawaiian in Lindenhurst (for old-school Polynesian fare).
10. Comedy History, Cancel Culture, and Forgiveness
Timestamps: [67:12 – 70:48]
- The group reflects on offensive comedy past and present, with examples from Howard Stern and Artie Lange, and discussion of what made Norm Macdonald laugh.
- Normand: "Obviously it's horrific and racist and all that, but Norm is ... up there with ... the great comedy minds ... and he finds that funny." [69:02]
- Contemplating society’s current “forgiveness problem,” using Uma Thurman’s diplomatic reaction to Ethan Hawke’s infidelity as a model for maturity and moving on.
- Normand: "I feel like we have a forgiveness problem." [70:27]
11. Therapy Bits & Cost-Benefit Jokes
Timestamps: [72:24 – 74:07]
- Mark and Sam exchange therapist anecdotes, joking about negotiating (and refusing) price hikes for sessions, with Mark walking out confident he “graduated” by being assertive.
- Normand: “I asserted and I never went back. So he fucked himself by teaching me how to assert.” [73:37]
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- Sam Morril [04:03]: “It's like a wedding. You want to be invited to the pedophile island. You just don't want to go.”
- Mark Normand [05:15]: “When you're young, you're like, the present. You're living in the present. You just want to get laid.”
- Sam Morril [08:18]: “He leaves home at 14 and becomes a boxcar hobo. Whoa. And he's, like, studying people on the train. Like, that's how he learned to act.”
- Mark Normand [39:39]: “The right wants to deport, the left wants to abort. We’re both just trying to get rid of somebody, you know, so let’s come together on that.”
- Mark Normand [22:21]: “So I'm drunk. I'm riding dirty. It's two degrees outside. I've got a blanket and gloves on and my teeth are chattering.”
- Mark Normand [47:14]: “These cunts, these sick, twisted, cum guzzling Nazis, domestic terrorists who do the. Hey, you made a reservation. If you don't oblige it, you get $50 charge. This is a new thing in the world.”
- Sam Morril [58:43]: "It's crazy. You've never done this. And you're like, no, it's not. It's not."
- Mark Normand [70:27]: "Wouldn't you say in our culture now...I feel like we have a forgiveness problem."
- Sam Morril [33:00]: "We kind of do the same thing mass shooters do. You listen to the voices in your head, and it guides you to do your thing for a big crowd."
Recommendations & Pop Culture References
- Docs: Mel Brooks, Chevy Chase, upcoming Norm doc by Judd Apatow
- Classics: "Out of the Past," "Night of the Hunter," "Friends of Eddie Coyle"
- New specials: Kevin Nealon’s YouTube comedy special
- Food/Drink: Aardvark hot sauce, Lee’s Hawaiian poo poo platter, Bodega Cat Whiskey
Important Timestamps
- [00:52] – Comedy doc talk: Brooks & Chase
- [03:24] – Elon Musk and the Epstein party email
- [05:31] – Aging and criteria for sleeping with someone
- [08:18] – Robert Mitchum's wild adolescence
- [11:11] – Chevy Chase childhood trauma
- [24:07] – Sam’s basketball injury story
- [41:47] – New bits & topical comedy workshop
- [47:14] – Modern peeves: reservation fee rant
- [61:10] – Overuse of "pilled" terminology in discussion
- [67:12] – Classic outrageous comedy sketches
- [72:24] – Therapist negotiation anecdote
Tone and Language
The tone is loose, irreverent, and honest, peppered with sharp one-liners, dark humor, and meta-analysis about comedy itself. The language occasionally veers into the crude, especially during rants or bit-testing, but always in the spirit of riffing and mutual roast.
Final Thoughts
If you enjoy open-format comedy podcasts where nothing is off-limits—and where you get genuine insight into the craft, the industry, and the (often unglamorous) life of touring comics—this episode delivers. Come for the celebrity dirt and wild anecdotes, stay for the real-time joke crafting, hot sauce recommendations, and celebration of raw honesty.
For further info, road dates, and Bodega Cat Whiskey updates, follow Mark Normand and Sam Morril on Instagram or check their latest tour stops online.