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We Might Be Drunk · Hosts: Mark Normand, Sam Morril · Guest: Kevin Nealon · Published May 25 2026 · Runtime 1:29:11 · Watch: YouTube Kevin Nealon joins Mark and Sam: bartending at the Improv in the ’80s, SNL cast dynamics and Weekend Update, Norm Macdonald gambling tales, Adam Sandler, Garry Shandling’s wisdom, John Travolta and private jets, Steven Seagal, Hollywood basketball games, Weeds, Rodney Dangerfield, and his new special Loose in the Crotch. Chapters People Products Places Peeves Recs Ads Chapters 0:00 Opening Banter & Bartender Stories. 2:00 Bartending at the Improv in the '80s. 4:00 Comedy Legends & Improv Memories. 7:00 Early Stand-Up Scene & SNL Beginnings. 9:00 SNL: Cast Dynamics & Weekend Update. 12:00 Writing for SNL & Behind the Scenes. 17:00 SNL Sketches, Characters & Collaborations. 20:00 Weekend Update Politics & Famous Hosts. 24:00 SNL Guest Experiences & Host Stories. 28:00 Comedy Heroes: Pryor, Shanling, and More. 33:00 Celebrity Encounters & Private Jets. 36:00 Travolta, Fear of Flying & Sully Stories. 40:00 Stand-Up, Taglines, and the Art of Writing Jokes. 44:00 SNL Fame, NY Living & After-Parties. 51:00 Sitcoms, Weeds, and TV Career. 56:00 Comedy Influences & Rodney Dangerfield. 1:00:00 Celebrity Stories & Rock Legends. 1:04:00 Basketball Games & Hollywood Hangouts. 1:09:00 Garry Shandling, Dating Legends & Star Encounters. 1:15:00 Celebrity Rankings & Dating Histories. 1:20:00 Tour Dates, International Shows & Closing Plugs. 1:24:00 Final Thoughts & Outro. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Mark Normand The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Sam Morril The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Kevin Nealon Official site · Wikipedia Discussed for: Loosen the Crotch YouTube · Hiking with Kevin YouTube Guest. Comedian, SNL alum. 0:00 People mentioned Norm Macdonald Wikipedia · The Comedian List · Best Movies & TV Shows Discussed for: SNL Weekend Update Amazon Gambling tales. 9:00 Adam Sandler The Comedian List · Wikipedia Discussed for: Anger Management Amazon SNL memories. 17:00 John Travolta Wikipedia Private flights. 36:00 Rodney Dangerfield Wikipedia Influence. 56:00 Garry Shandling Wikipedia Discussed for: The Larry Sanders Show Amazon · The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Amazon Comedy hero. 1:09:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Loose in the Crotch — Kevin’s new special. Amazon 1:20:00 Old Mr. Boston bartender’s guide — Kevin kept one under the Improv bar when he started bartending. Amazon 1:02 Mork & Mindy — Robin Williams came into the Improv straight from filming it. Amazon 1:02 Under Siege — Steven Seagal action movie. Amazon 16:07 Point Break — Swayze and Keanu surf-heist classic. Amazon 16:07 When We Were Kings — Doc on Ali vs. Foreman, the Rumble in the Jungle. Amazon 30:11 George Foreman Grill — The grill Hulk Hogan reportedly turned down. Amazon 31:11 Asia (album) — Phil Hartman designed the cover art, per Kevin. Amazon 34:12 Last Action Hero — Why Schwarzenegger passed on the Hans and Franz movie. Amazon 47:17 Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend — Where Kevin and Dana Carvey read the Hans and Franz script. YouTube 47:17 Champs — Kevin’s 1996 DreamWorks sitcom, canceled after a few episodes. Wikipedia 49:19 Hiller and Diller — Kevin’s sitcom with Richard Lewis and Jan Hooks. Wikipedia 49:19 Curb Your Enthusiasm — Richard Lewis on Curb. Amazon 52:19 Golden Slumbers — The song Paul McCartney did at SNL50. Amazon 1:00:27 Anger Management — Kevin played a lawyer opposite Jack Nicholson and Sandler. Amazon 1:02:27 The Larry Sanders Show — Garry Shandling’s show; Tom Petty was on it. Amazon 1:05:28 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling — Judd Apatow’s Shandling documentary. Amazon 1:06:29 Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies — Shandling’s cupboard staple. Amazon 1:06:29 ChatGPT — They ask it whether Kevin and Sam are handsome. ChatGPT 1:09:31 The Shining (book) — Stephen King novel. Amazon 1:12:32 Weird Science — Kelly LeBrock movie. Amazon 1:13:32 Dick Tracy — Warren Beatty and Madonna. Amazon 1:15:35 Bugsy — Warren Beatty movie. Amazon 1:15:35 Hinge — The dating app where the new relationship started. Hinge 1:19:35 Loosen the Crotch — Kevin Nealon special on YouTube. YouTube 1:21:35 Hiking with Kevin — Kevin’s YouTube hiking series. YouTube 1:22:35 Come See Me in the Good Light — Oscar-nominated doc on Apple TV. Apple TV 1:23:35 Pushing Boulder — Their YouTube documentary. YouTube 1:27:37 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places The Improv (Official site) — where Kevin bartended. 2:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Peeves 0:01 “The bartender over-served me” — The weakest excuse there is for being drunk and out of control. 0:01 Complaining the drink is too stiff — When the bartender “hooks you up” and people say it tastes like crap. 24:09 “We’re landing early”… then the tarmac — Arrive early, then sit on the tarmac for hours. The Sully flight was the same deal: early, but in the water. 41:14 Famous for taste-testing — Influencers with millions of followers for biting a new Pop-Tarts flavor, while comics labor over jokes. 56:24 “If it’s funny, you’ll remember it” — Not true. Write it down or voice-memo it immediately. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Recs 16:07 Under Siege — “Not great, but it’s fun as hell.” Amazon 16:07 Point Break — “Point Break is a good movie”; “fun as hell, dude.” Amazon 20:09 Flight — Denzel as a drunk pilot you still root

We Might Be Drunk · Hosts: Mark Normand, Sam Morril · Guest: William H. Macy · Published May 4 2026 · Runtime 1:27:03 · Watch: YouTube William H. Macy joins Mark and Sam to talk Fargo, Boogie Nights and Magnolia, working with David Mamet, Shameless, his new project The Land, Woody Creek Distillers, motorcycles, audition advice, nepotism, AI and mocap, and why most people are terrible storytellers. Chapters People Products Places Peeves Recs Ads Chapters 0:00 Introduction to Train Dreams. 1:21 Reflecting on Fargo. 3:00 Psychology of film characters. 5:28 Boogie Nights and Magnolia. 7:16 The craft of writing and acting. 9:38 Collaborating with David Mamet. 11:28 Working with iconic directors. 13:37 The state of modern cinema. 16:24 Memorable roles and casino films. 18:56 Acting as a couple and TV trends. 21:16 The Shameless experience. 23:52 Stories about David Mamet. 27:14 New projects: The Land. 29:22 Woody Creek Distillers. 33:42 Motorcycle adventures. 36:16 Sponsor segments. 40:50 Personal pet peeves. 44:39 Film and media recommendations. 48:47 Storytelling etiquette. 52:34 Actors and industry behavior. 55:09 Iconic co-stars and collaborations. 57:45 Directorial aspirations and memories. 1:00:44 Audition advice for aspiring actors. 1:03:46 Nepotism and the future of acting. 1:06:51 AI, mocap, and long-term careers. 1:10:08 Reflecting on iconic scenes. 1:15:43 Whiskey, ryes, and show sign-off. 1:22:24 Final banter. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Mark Normand The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Sam Morril The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 William H. Macy Wikipedia · The Celeb List Discussed for: Train Dreams Netflix · The Cooler Amazon · Fargo Amazon · Shameless Amazon Guest. Actor. 0:00 People mentioned David Mamet Wikipedia Discussed for: American Buffalo Amazon · State and Main Amazon · House of Games Amazon Longtime collaborator. 9:38 Joel and Ethan Coen Wikipedia Discussed for: Fargo Amazon Fargo’s directors. 1:40 Paul Thomas Anderson Wikipedia Discussed for: Boogie Nights Amazon Boogie Nights and Magnolia. 1:40 Frances McDormand Wikipedia Discussed for: Fargo Amazon Marge in Fargo. 3:07 Philip Seymour Hoffman Wikipedia Discussed for: Capote Amazon “The best of us.” 5:20 Tom Cruise Wikipedia Discussed for: Magnolia Amazon The Magnolia underwear question. 7:10 Joe Mantegna Wikipedia Discussed for: House of Games Amazon “If you looked up cool in the dictionary.” 10:30 Woody Allen Wikipedia Discussed for: Radio Days Amazon Radio Days set. 11:20 Robert Joy Wikipedia Discussed for: Radio Days Amazon Asked Woody who he was playing. 11:40 Steve Buscemi Wikipedia Discussed for: Fargo Amazon “Funny looking.” 16:30 Maria Bello Wikipedia Discussed for: The Cooler Amazon Co-star. 17:40 Wayne Kramer Wikipedia Discussed for: The Cooler Amazon Cut the scenes Macy couldn’t justify. 19:20 Felicity Huffman Wikipedia Discussed for: Desperate Housewives Amazon Macy’s wife. 18:40 Aaron Sorkin Wikipedia Discussed for: Sports Night Amazon Sports Night writer. 20:17 John Wells Wikipedia Discussed for: Shameless Amazon Shameless showrunner. 22:19 Steven Schachter IMDb Macy’s roommate in the Mamet cheese story. 24:00 Rich Eisen Wikipedia Macy’s 8-minute interview. 23:40 Paul Newman Wikipedia Discussed for: The Verdict Amazon Mamet-written film. 26:40 Christopher Meloni Wikipedia In The Land. 28:25 Chloe Bennet Wikipedia In The Land. 28:25 Jim Jefferies Wikipedia Line about sober friends’ stories. 30:30 Bradley Cooper Wikipedia Discussed for: Is This Thing On? Amazon Plays “a fabulous nerd.” 44:32 Will Arnett Wikipedia Discussed for: Is This Thing On? Amazon Co-star. 44:32 Dustin Hoffman Wikipedia Discussed for: Lenny Amazon Played Lenny Bruce. 46:20 Adam Sandler The Comedian List · Wikipedia Discussed for: Funny People Amazon A comic playing a comic. 46:34 Ben Stiller Wikipedia Discussed for: Severance Amazon Directs Severance; parents doc. 47:37 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wikipedia Discussed for: Veep Amazon “A beast.” Dream guest. 48:10 Matthew Modine Wikipedia Random name thrown out. 52:41 Tommy Lee Jones Wikipedia Discussed for: The Client Amazon “A rough guy.” 52:50 Harrison Ford Wikipedia Discussed for: Air Force One Amazon Co-star; carpenter turned icon. 55:00 Francis Ford Coppola Wikipedia Discussed for: The Conversation Amazon Directors Macy would love to work with. 55:43 Laurence Fishburne Wikipedia Discussed for: Apocalypse Now Amazon Lied about his age for Apocalypse Now. 56:30 The Wachowskis Wikipedia Discussed for: Bound Amazon Directing siblings. 56:40 Jennifer Tilly Wikipedia Discussed for: Bound Amazon Bound. 56:50 Gina Gershon Wikipedia Discussed for: Bound Amazon Bound. 56:50 Susan Sarandon Wikipedia Discussed for: Thelma & Louise Amazon Macy’s co-star in his next film. 57:00 Brad Pitt Wikipedia Discussed for: Thelma & Louise Amazon Young Brad Pitt. 57:40 Quentin Tarantino Wikipedia On Macy’s wish list. 58:20 Martin Scorsese Wikipedia Discussed for: Mean Streets Amazon “In a New York minute.” 58:44 Richard Dreyfuss Wikipedia Discussed for: Mr. Holland’s Opus Amazon Mr. Holland. 1:00:00 Sofia Macy IMDb Macy’s daughter doing self-tapes. 1:01:44 Jonah Feingold Wikipedia Directing the hosts’ movie. 1:03:10 Brian Regan Wikipedia · The Comedian List “I would pay to do comedy.” 1:04:00 Jason Reitman Wikipedia Discussed for: Thank You for Smoking Amazon Ivan Reitman’s son. 1:05:40 Robert McKee Wikipedia Discussed for: Story Amazon Three-act structure guru. 1:13:52 Brian Cox Wikipedia Discussed for: Adaptation Amazon Plays McKee. 1:14:10 Robert De Niro Wikipedia Discussed for: Mean Streets Amazon The bar entrance. 1:14:40 Harvey Keitel Wikipedia Discussed for: Mean Streets Amazon Annoyed in one shot. 1:14:53 Sean Kenyon Search Bartender; Alps motorcycle trip. 33:10 Nick Offerman Wikipedia Discussed for: Lagavulin Offerman Edition Amazon His whiskey is in the studio. 1:20:00 George Clooney Wikipedia Discussed for: Casamigos Amazon His tequila. 1:20:00 George Washington Wikipedia Distilled rye after office. 1:21:10 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Train Dreams — the rec that opens the show. Amazon 0:00 Fargo — Macy reflects on it. Amazon 1:21 Boogie Nights — Amazon 5:28 Magnolia — Amazon 5:28 Woody Creek Distillers — Macy’s whiskey talk. Official site 29:22 Blood Simple — Coen brothers debut. Amazon 2:07 The Office — Old TV go-to. Amazon

We Might Be Drunk · Hosts: Mark Normand, Sam Morril · Guest: Ari Shaffir · Published Apr 20 2026 · Runtime 1:58:39 · Watch: YouTube Ari Shaffir joins Mark and Sam for a globe-trotting episode: his eight months in South America, getting denied entry to Nicaragua, partying in Medellín, sneaking booze into soccer games, Knicks playoff hopes, Americans abroad, and the art of storytelling — including whether comedians put out too much content without living life. Chapters People Products Places Peeves Recs Ads Chapters 0:00 Skateboards, YouTube Plaques, and Banter. 5:00 Guy Fieri Canceled, Ari Shaffir Arrives. 9:00 Beer Talk, Travel Memories, and Summer Vibes. 15:00 Baseball, Playoffs, and NYC Energy. 21:00 Latin America Adventures & Hometown Pride. 28:00 American Identity Abroad and Funny Stereotypes. 34:00 Bringing Booze Into Stadiums – Life Hacks. 38:00 America vs. Abroad: What We Miss. 44:00 Travel Mishaps, Food, and Montezuma’s Revenge. 52:00 Cheap Travel, Hostels, & Pandemic Adventures. 1:00:00 Catching Up, Stand-Up Stories & Creative Breaks. 1:10:00 Storytelling in Comedy & Writing Tips. 1:18:00 Travel Stories, Getting Turned Away, and Adapting. 1:30:00 Relevance, FOMO, and Doing It Yourself. 1:40:00 Comedy Talk, Storytelling, and New Projects. 1:48:00 Show Plugs, Final Stories, Farewell. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Mark Normand The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Sam Morril The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Ari Shaffir The Comedian List · Wikipedia Guest. Comedian. 5:00 People mentioned Guy Fieri Wikipedia “Canceled” banter. 5:00 Andrew Tate Wikipedia Why Guy Fieri wasn’t booked. 1:00 Nestor Cortes Wikipedia The “Nasty Nestor” giveaway shirt Ari gave away. 20:08 Clint Frazier Wikipedia Hometown Yankee. 16:07 Jose Alvarado Wikipedia Queens kid on the Knicks. 16:07 Reggie Jackson Wikipedia Old-timers’ game homers. 16:07 Manny Pacquiao Wikipedia The Philippines shuts down for his fights. 17:07 Igor Shesterkin Wikipedia Rangers goalie fight. 18:08 Kim Kardashian Wikipedia Butt reduction talk. 23:08 Charles Barkley Wikipedia Height “with shoes on.” 26:09 Shannon Sharpe Wikipedia Discussed for: Club Shay Shay Host of Club Shay Shay. 27:10 Dave Portnoy Wikipedia Pizza reviews; spotted in the street. 27:10 Joe Rogan Wikipedia · The Comedian List · The Celeb List · Best Movies & TV Shows Discussed for: The Joe Rogan Experience Pool room story; Comedy Mothership. 27:10 Nicolás Maduro Wikipedia News Ari caught on a bus. 12:05 Montezuma II Wikipedia “Montezuma’s revenge” correction. 40:18 Bobby Kelly Wikipedia Tap-water joke. 39:18 John Steinbeck Wikipedia Discussed for: Amazon Reading vs. news. 41:19 Ronny Chieng Wikipedia Dunning–Kruger / “D students” bit. 48:23 Patrice O’Neal Wikipedia · The Comedian List Brazil trips with Norton. 1:07:33 Jim Norton Wikipedia · Best Movies & TV Shows Brazil trips with Patrice. 1:07:33 Norm Macdonald Wikipedia · The Comedian List · Best Movies & TV Shows Zen about losing his money. 1:09:35 Brian Scalabrine Wikipedia The “White Mamba” pickup-hoops example. 1:10:35 Tennessee Williams Wikipedia Discussed for: In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel Playwright. 1:14:41 Sam Shepard Wikipedia Discussed for: Amazon Playwright. 1:13:40 Ron Shelton Wikipedia Discussed for: Bull Durham, Tin Cup, White Men Can’t Jump Director. 1:18:42 Susan Sarandon Wikipedia Discussed for: Bull Durham Sex appeal in Bull Durham. 1:18:42 Rene Russo Wikipedia Discussed for: Tin Cup, The Thomas Crown Affair, Major League, Get Shorty “Cooking in the ’90s.” 1:19:43 Robert Mitchum Wikipedia Discussed for: Out of the Past Star of a favorite movie. 1:19:43 Kurt Cobain Wikipedia Discussed for: Montage of Heck Doc that’s hard to watch. 1:20:43 Ralphie May Wikipedia Barbecue in Nashville after a canceled flight. 1:24:48 Big Jay Oakerson Wikipedia Bonnaroo; comedy-cellar fight story. 1:24:48 Joe List Wikipedia · The Comedian List “Aren’t you afraid of falling behind?” 1:30:50 Doug Smith Wikipedia Discussed for: his This Not Happening story Subway-hero story. 1:45:58 Sean Patton Wikipedia · Best Movies & TV Shows Discussed for: English Teacher Great storyteller and drinker. 1:38:53 Ryan Hamilton Wikipedia 30-minute bus story. 1:35:53 Jim Jefferies Wikipedia Long brothel story. 1:35:53 Rodney Dangerfield Wikipedia Bit-bit-bit albums. 1:36:53 Duncan Trussell Wikipedia · Best Movies & TV Shows In Ari’s The End episode. 1:44:57 Orson Welles Wikipedia Discussed for: The Third Man Vienna Ferris-wheel speech. 1:43:57 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Dos Equis — Quarter beers in Mexico in college. Amazon 2:00 Tecate — “Mexican PBR.” Amazon 2:00 The Shawshank Redemption — The rooftop beer scene. Amazon 3:00 Kalshi — Prediction market they check on the Knicks. Site 6:02 The Godfather — Brando and the drink named for him. Amazon 7:02 Club Colombia Dorado — Colombian golden lager they drink. Amazon 9:04 Disaronno — Amaretto for the Godfather cocktail. Amazon 9:04 Cachaça — Base spirit of the caipirinha. Amazon 21:08 Major League — Rene Russo baseball comedy. Amazon 25:08 Club Shay Shay — Shannon Sharpe’s show. YouTube 27:10 The Joe Rogan Experience — Mentioned. YouTube 27:10 Malört — Comparison for a harsh local liquor. Amazon 30:13 Friends — Example of a hit sitcom with long breaks. Amazon 38:17 Seinfeld — The toothbrush-in-the-toilet episode. Amazon 39:18 Beavis and Butt-Head — ’90s TV vs. politics. Amazon 41:19 John Steinbeck books — Reading vs. following news. Amazon 41:19 This Not Happening — Ari’s storytelling show. YouTube 42:19 Skeptic Tank — Ari’s old podcast. YouTube 49:23 Love, Death & Robots — Netflix anthology as a short-story comparison. Netflix 1:13:40 In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel — Tennessee Williams play. Amazon 1:14:41 Paris Is Burning — 1990 drag-ball documentary. Amazon 1:15:41 Jurassic Park — The pack-hunting raptors and the spitter. Amazon 1:16:41 Transformers — “Transformers vs. Decepticons” joke. Amazon 1:16:41 The Silence of the Lambs — Quoted (“put the lotion in the basket”). Amazon 1:17:42 Bull Durham — Ron Shelton baseball comedy. Amazon 1:18:42 Tin Cup — Golf comedy. Amazon 1:19:43 White Men Can’t Jump — Same director. Amazon 1:19:43