Just Us w/ Mark Normand & Sam Morril | We Might Be Drunk Podcast

• 0:00 Both hosts in on a Thursday; babies due around the holidays.
• 3:20 Reaction-video peeve and the comedy-doc pile-up.
• 7:05 Medium Cool, Haskell Wexler and the Nathan Fielder doc everyone’s seeing.
• 10:40 Sam’s San Diego comic-shop recs: Pulp and The Fade Out.
• 14:58 Robert Smigel’s Jeremy Irons story; Magooby’s and The Ides of March.
• 19:00 Doomscrolling, brick phones, Gen Z digicams and the Kindle.
• 25:20 The $40 deviled eggs; Thai over Chinese.
• 29:20 Ad reads: Whisker, Quo, Underdog, Hims.
• 35:00 Bodega cats, Sydney Sweeney, Saved by the Bell; RIP Dennis Haskins and Patrick Stewart.
• 42:56 Matthew Perry doc, You’ve Got Mail, Gibney’s Musk, Maria Bamford’s Target story.
• 50:00 Missed connection in Salt Lake City; gate agents; Rochester small planes.
• 57:58 Privacy screens, Greg Giraldo, bits in progress and plugs.

• 0:40 Holiday babies — Mark’s second kid and Adam Ray’s are both due around the holidays.
• 6:08 The comedy-doc pile-up — Maria Bamford, Martin Mull and Norm docs all at once: “there’s a new doc every week.”
• 9:00 Parents-with-babies movie screenings — Joe List caught the Fielder doc at a showing for parents with babies.
• 12:24 Comic shops = nerd record stores — Mark lived in comic stores: Batman, Bone (Jeff Smith), Gen13; Sam liked Spider-Man’s one-liners.
• 13:20 No Gen Z superheroes — Mark’s bit in progress: every superhero is from the ’30s to the ’60s.
• 14:58 Robert Smigel’s Jeremy Irons story — Irons hosting SNL: “I’m used to working with the best.” (Sam thinks Smigel told it on this pod.)
• 19:00 Quit doomscrolling for a week — “The whole world changes”; raw-dog the world.
• 23:40 Brick phones are cool again — The only tech where going backwards looks cool.
• 43:05 ‘90s footage in the Matthew Perry doc — “The ’90s were magical.”
• 47:10 Maria Bamford and the Target ads — She learned more about the company, quietly quit and didn’t post about it. They respect it.
• 50:00 Missing a one-hour connection — Mark sat in the Salt Lake lounge eating shrimp scampi and watched the plane leave; landed at 7 for a 7 o’clock show.
• 53:20 Small planes to Rochester — Sam’s delays, angry DMs, and the bumpy flight after Jim Norton said he always drives.
• 58:50 “Hi Jack” word origin — One of the hosts says the word comes from truck robbers greeting drivers with “Hey Jack” (popular story; no evidence it’s the real origin).
• 1:00:40 1:04:40 Bits in progress — Marriage is two pilots, a kid is a hostage negotiation; and AI says it might end us, then we ask it for a schnitzel recipe.
• 1:09:45 A booked guest cancelled — They’ll reschedule him (name not given).

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story — Netflix doc (Judd Apatow & Neil Berkeley). “Very interesting”; includes the Target-ads story. Where to watch: Netflix 6:08 46:47

Who Is Martin Mull? — Netflix doc (Oct. 7, 2026) directed by Bob Saget and Neil Berkeley. Called really good, “better than the Norm doc,” more insightful, great history. Where to watch: Netflix 6:25

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald — Netflix doc (Oct. 16, 2026) from Judd Apatow; the comparison point. Where to watch: Netflix 6:29

Medium Cool (1969) (watched — interesting, innovative for 1969, not a rec) — Haskell Wexler film Bill Burr sent Sam. Slow, Altman-like, “really innovative at its time”; Sam read Roger Ebert’s review. Where to watch: JustWatch 7:05 7:41 8:25

Days of Heaven — Terrence Malick film Wexler shot. Where to watch: JustWatch 7:23

Matewan — John Sayles film Wexler shot: “great movie.” Where to watch: JustWatch 7:25

In the Heat of the Night — Another Wexler cinematography credit. Where to watch: JustWatch 7:28

Jackie Brown — Where they know Robert Forster from. Where to watch: JustWatch · Amazon 8:05

You Can See Everything (want to see — heard it’s amazing) — Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos doc (A24, R, 2h 54m, in theaters since Oct. 16). Sold out; Mark couldn’t get a New York ticket; Joe List saw it twice. Where to see: A24 showtimes · Fandango · BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn 8:46 9:00

Wild Horse Nine (want to see) — Martin McDonagh (Searchlight), in theaters Nov. 6: “heard it’s unbelievable.” Where to see: Searchlight · Fandango 9:40

Digger (want to see) — Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise (Warner Bros.), in theaters since Oct. 2. Where to see: Official site · Fandango 9:45

Primetime (want to see) — Lance Oppenheim (A24) with Robert Pattinson: “everyone’s saying it’s great.” Where to see: A24 · Fandango 9:50

Backrooms — A24; part of movies feeling “very arty again.” Where to watch: A24 9:55

Obsession — Focus Features; now available at home. Where to watch: Focus Features (watch at home) 9:55

Criminal — Brubaker & Phillips’ best-known series. Where to read: Amazon 11:07

Pulp — Brubaker & Phillips; kind of a western. Sam’s high rec. Where to read: Amazon 11:14

The Fade Out — Brubaker & Phillips Hollywood noir (blacklist era). Sam’s other high rec. Where to read: Amazon 11:24

Bone — Jeff Smith’s series; Mark’s comic-shop years. Where to read: Amazon 12:35

Gen13 — Mark’s other comic-shop memory. Where to read: Amazon 12:43

Watchmen (graphic novel) — Sam: “a really cool one” that got him into graphic novels. Where to read: Amazon 14:25

Watchmen (2009 film) — “I heard it’s cool”; the trailer looked crazy. Where to watch: JustWatch 14:40

The Ides of March (2011) (not a rec) — Clooney, Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman: “looks like an Oscar winner” but “not a good movie.” Where to watch: JustWatch 17:43

The Simpsons — What Sam’s girlfriend’s son is locked into. Where to watch: JustWatch 20:20

Saved by the Bell — Mark has seen every episode; the Screech cantaloupe joke. Where to watch: JustWatch 40:00

Zack Morris Is Trash (Funny Or Die web series) — “A whole YouTube channel dedicated to Zack Morris” being a piece of garbage. 40:25

Star Trek: The Next Generation — Patrick Stewart on the Enterprise: “Engage.” Where to watch: JustWatch 41:54

Extras — Patrick Stewart “was so funny in Extras.” Where to watch: JustWatch · Amazon 42:04

The One About Matthew Perry — Netflix docuseries (Oct. 27, 2026); Sam is halfway through. Where to watch: Netflix 42:56

You’ve Got Mail — “Pleasant film.” Not quite funny, just nice. Where to watch: JustWatch 44:20

Sleepless in Seattle — Mark’s first guess at what You’ve Got Mail copied. Where to watch: JustWatch 44:30

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — Ernst Lubitsch original that You’ve Got Mail remakes. Where to watch: JustWatch 44:35

A period romance show (title not given) — A hugely popular period romance they couldn’t name. “Looks like garbage.” 45:00

Mamma Mia! — Another chick flick they name. Where to watch: JustWatch 45:16

Robin Hood: Men in Tights — Young Dave Chappelle. Where to watch: JustWatch 45:35

Emily in Paris — Name-checked in the chick-flick run. Where to watch: JustWatch 45:44

Musk — Alex Gibney doc in theaters (about 3h 45m); Mark is excited for it. Where to see: Bleecker Street showtimes · Fandango 46:10

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief — Gibney doc: “Going Clear was really good.” Where to watch: JustWatch · Amazon 46:35

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room — The other Gibney doc they like. Where to watch: JustWatch 46:35

Dumb and Dumber — How Mark ran onto the tarmac. Where to watch: JustWatch 50:43

Seinfeld — The “jerk store” comeback. Where to watch: Best Movies & TV Shows · JustWatch 51:12

Sam Morril: Incorrect — Sam’s new Netflix special: “please give it another watch.” Where to watch: Netflix 1:07:25

Privacy screen protector (phone) — Sam writes jokes on his phone and uses a privacy (“block”) screen so nobody can read over his shoulder; Mark says he’s getting one. Brand not named. Amazon 57:58 58:07

Laptop privacy screen filter — Same idea for a laptop (Brand not named). Amazon 58:07

Kids’ mini basketball hoop — Sam set up a little hoop for his girlfriend’s son (Brand not named). Amazon 21:03

Laser tag set — The other kid setup: “Got the laser tag.” (Brand not named.) Amazon 21:05

Compact digital camera (brand not named) — Mark: Gen Z is using old point-and-shoot cameras from the 2000s as walk-around cameras. Amazon 24:13

Portable charger — “You need a backup charger” on long days (Brand not named). Amazon 24:30

Amazon Kindle — Mark likes the Kindle but it’s one more thing to charge, so he went back to books. Amazon 24:52

Gushers — Childhood friend’s-house snack: “he’s got Gushers, he’s got Dunkaroos.” Amazon 57:06

Dunkaroos — Same friend’s-house snack run. Amazon 57:06

Fruit by the Foot — Same run. Amazon 57:06

Stand Up Live, Phoenix — Sam, Nov. 13–15. (Official site) 1:07:52

Pittsburgh Improv (Homestead, PA) — Sam, Nov. 19–21. Mark returns April 9–10, 2027 (makeup date). (Official site) 1:08:00

Tropicana Atlantic City — Mark, Nov. 20 (“which I’ve never done”). (Official site) 1:09:23

Hilarities 4th Street Theatre, Cleveland — Sam, Dec. 3–5 (“might add a show”). (Official site) 1:08:08

Palazzo Theatre at The Venetian, Las Vegas — Mark, Dec. 4: “Love that theater.” (Official site) 1:09:05

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, CA — Mark, Dec. 5. (Official site) 1:09:08

Comedy on State, Madison, WI — Sam, Dec. 10–12 (“we’ll definitely add a show, maybe two”). (Official site) 1:08:13

The Comedy Zone, Charlotte — Mark, Dec. 10–12: “I love that club.” (Official site) 1:09:10

Magooby’s Joke House, Timonium, MD — Sam, Dec. 17–19; also where Sam opened for Joe Matarese years ago. (Official site) 17:43 1:08:17

Event Center at Turning Stone, Verona, NY — Mark, Dec. 18. (Official site) 1:09:20

Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods, CT — Mark, Dec. 19. (Official site) 1:09:15

Miami Improv — Sam, Jan. 8–10, 2027. (Official site) 1:08:20

Palm Beach Improv — Sam, Jan. 15–17, 2027. (Official site) 1:08:23

Cap City Comedy Club, Austin — Mark, Nov. 12 (“Sorry Rogan”). (Official site) 1:08:47

Comedy Mothership, Austin — Mark, Fat Man Stage: Jan 15–16, 2027 (from Punchup; early and late shows both nights) and a separate official listing Sat Mar 6, 2027, 7 PM (sold out). (Punchup · Official site, Mar 6) 1:09:12

Wiseguys Comedy Club, Salt Lake City — Mark met a former Wiseguys waitress in the SLC lounge and missed his Portland connection. (Official site) 50:32

The Comedy Mix, Vancouver (closed) — “One of the great clubs, just gone”; where they saw Maria Bamford’s hour. 48:15

Vancouver, BC — They toured there with Maria Bamford; “the air is cleaner.” Wikipedia 47:20

San Diego, CA — Where Sam stumbled into the comic shop. Wikipedia 10:40

Brooklyn, NY — Home of the $40 deviled eggs. Wikipedia 26:20

Times Square, New York — Where they tape: “so much stimulation.” Wikipedia 20:05

Salt Lake City, UT — The one-hour connection Mark missed. Wikipedia 50:00

Portland, OR — “Great comedy town”; Mark’s destination. Wikipedia 48:45 50:00

Rochester, NY — Sam’s delayed 42-minute flight and the bumpy small plane. Wikipedia 53:20

• 3:20 Reaction videos — Whole videos that just react to the news: “the thing you were [complaining] on was better than you.”
• 6:56 Podcast clips that only show the host roasting his guest (one of the hosts) — Mark just did Rick Glassman’s pod; every clip is Rick dunking on him.
• 19:40 Scrollers walking upstairs — The train guy who keeps scrolling up a flight of stairs.
• 24:43 The airport guy charging every device — Laptop, iPad, phone and AirPods all plugged in: “Get a book.”
• 25:20 $40 for five deviled eggs (one of the hosts) — A Brooklyn small-plates menu with no real meal on a make-up date night.
• 35:00 Bodega cats you can’t pet — Cats that draw people in, then a no-petting rule.
• 36:14 Having to hear about Sydney Sweeney (one of the hosts) — Tired of hearing the debate about her; he says he has no issue with her.
• 39:40 NY Post “what happened to” stories — Celebrity aging pieces: “Time, that’s what happened.”
• 52:27 Gate agents who enjoy shutting the door — “They get a little joy out of that.”

• 6:25 Who Is Martin Mull? — “It’s really good. It’s better than the Norm doc”; more insightful, great history. Netflix
• 11:14 Pulp (one of the hosts) — Brubaker & Phillips: “both big recs.” Amazon
• 11:24 The Fade Out (one of the hosts) — Hollywood noir from the same team. Amazon
• 42:04 Extras — Patrick Stewart “was so funny in Extras.” Amazon
• 46:35 Going Clear — “Going Clear was really good.” Amazon
• 46:47 48:00 Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story — “Very interesting”; the Target-ads story is the highlight. Netflix
• 7:25 Matewan (Sam) — John Sayles film Haskell Wexler shot: “great movie.” JustWatch
• 14:25 Watchmen (graphic novel) (Sam) — “A really cool one” that got him into graphic novels. Amazon
• 46:35 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room — Alex Gibney doc named with Going Clear (“he’s a beast”). JustWatch
• 1:07:25 Sam Morril: Incorrect (Sam) — “Watch the new Netflix special… please give it another watch.” Netflix

• Whisker (29:20) — Litter-Robot holiday deals: up to $125 off select Litter-Robot bundles. whisker.com/WMBD
• Quo (30:20) — Business phone: try Quo free plus 20% off your first six months. quo.com/WMBD
• Underdog (31:10) — Keep Your Million: start with $1M, survive 20 picks. Underdog
• Hims (32:15) — Personalized plans online; see the site for details and restrictions. hims.com/drunk

• 0:00 We Might Be Drunk — Every episode’s notes. All We Might Be Drunk notes
• 9:00 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley — Alex Gibney’s earlier film on the same Elizabeth Holmes story as You Can See Everything. JustWatch
• 6:56 Take Your Shoes Off with Rick Glassman — The pod Mark just did (the clips peeve). All Take Your Shoes Off notes

• 1:07:25 Sam Morril: Incorrect — Sam’s Netflix special. Netflix
• 1:07:40 Sam Morril on tour — Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Madison, Timonium, Miami, Palm Beach. sammorril.com/shows · Punchup
• 1:08:40 Mark Normand on tour — Austin, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Indio, Charlotte, Verona, Foxwoods, the Mothership and Pittsburgh. Punchup
• 28:43 1:09:40 Bodega Cat Whiskey + merch — Their whiskey; “new Bodega Cat merch coming soon.” Message Bodega Cat Whiskey on Instagram. Bodega Cat Whiskey on Instagram · We Might Be Drunk (official)