Sam Morril and Mark Normand ask the question we all ask ourselves after good conversation makes you lose track of how many drinks you have had. We Might Be Drunk Podcast is two empire state comedians telling stories and talking life, New York City, intoxicating stories, and of course the past and present state of comedy.
In this week’s episode, Sam and Mark are joined by New York comedian Raanan Hershberg as the trio discuss his latest comedy special Jokes From The Underground and starting from the bottom of open mics and working your way up to the top of the comedy cellar.
Sam Morril: Sam Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He is a regular on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, where he appears frequently when not touring cities across the nation. He was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011 and has performed multiple stand-up sets on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Conan. He’s also had stints on Last Comic Standing, America’s Got Talent, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and Inside Amy Schumer. Recently detailed the re-opening of New York City comedy scene post-global pandemic in the 2021 documentary Sam Morril: Full Capacity.
Mark Normand: So far, Mark Normand has done a One-Hour Comedy Central special “Don’t Be Yourself”, a Comedy Central HALF HOUR special, has appeared on TBS’s CONAN 6 times, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Showtime’s “Live at SXSW”, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, TruTv, Best Week Ever, MTv, Last Comic Standing, @Midnight and released an album with Comedy Central records titled “Still Got It” (it’s not bad). This year, Mark took first place at the Great American Comedy Festival competition. In 2013 won Caroline’s March Madness competition, beating out 63 other comedians. And this is a real shocker for all of us, but he was also voted Village Voice’s “Best Comedian of 2013”, I know, right? In 2012, Mark appeared on “John Oliver’s New York Standup Show” on Comedy Central, and in 2011 was picked as one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch.”
Mark was born and raised in New Orleans, LA surprisingly to two normal parents. As a kid he spent most of his time shooting short films and wetting the bed. He started doing comedy right after college and quickly moved to New York. Mark now does comedy clubs and colleges across the country and has been involved in many festivals including Portland, Seattle, DC, Boston, Vancouver, Melbourne and in 2013 was featured as a New Face at the Montreal Comedy Festival.
Mark was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics To Watch for the 2011 New York Comedy Festival. Mark was also named Esquire’s “Best New Comedians 2012”, Splitsider’s “Top 10 Up and Coming Comedians on Each Coast”, and Time Out New York’s “21 New York Comedy Scene Linchpins”.
This Week’s Special Guest:
Raanan Hershburg: Raanan Hershberg is a loud, neurotic Jew originally from Louisville, KY. He’s performed stand up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Comedy Central’s Live at the Cellar. He performs regularly at The Comedy Cellar, The New York Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club. He was selected to be a finalist in NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity, The Laughing Skull Festival, and The Boston Comedy Festival. He regularly opens for Whitney Cummings, Sam Morril, Louis CK, and Kathleen Madigan in sold out theaters across the country. He is the co-host of ‘Joe and Raanan Talk Movies’, a popular movie podcast with comedian Joe List. His heroes are Stewart Lee, Bill Burr, Richard Pryor, Brian Regan, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope, and Kyle Kinane.
Join the guys every Sunday and share a drink and you might find yourself drunk too. Checkout previous episodes of We Might Be Drunk featuring comedians Whitney Cummings, Fahim Anwar, Rosebudd Baker, Tom Segura, Bill Burr, Aida Rodriguez, and many more HERE!
