SAM MORRIL Took a Wild Trip to Miami as a Teenager

Hi, Baji. Hi, Suvi. How are you doing? I'm good. How are you? Good. One of my colleagues at work, Sarah Jenks saw you at a cemetery. Yeah. It was cool. I mean, it's very cool that I have a brother that people run into at cemeteries and I know right away it's not because you're grave robbing. Yeah. No, that's not my style. I got invited to go to a concert to go see Geese at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Geese a band that played on SNL last year, which is not to be confused with Goose. Right. Which I thought when I got invited, I was like, "Oh, I don't really know Goose, but I'll go to this show." And I thought my buddy, Robbie Benedict, had typed the wrong thing and then I was like, "Oh, Geese also a band." Yeah. Yeah. So it was fun. I was there with Robbie and his son Calvin and his girlfriend, which it's just like I've always loved Calvin, I've known him since he was little, little, little, and Calvin's old roommate and his girlfriend. So it was a couple of oldies with some youngies. Love it. It's very fun. Real quick mom and dad thing, you know, I bought them. These new TVs trying to simplify things for them at home. And when you do something like that, if anything goes wrong, it's on you. Yeah. Because you changed the status quo. I changed the status quo. They'd rather just sort of bump around with the nonsense they've been doing for years. Yeah. And I called it yesterday and they were like, "We can't find the baseball game. We can't find this Tampa Bay game." And I was like, "That's because it happened five hours ago." Yeah. Like, "Oh." And they're like, "We're also trying to find Professor T." That's some show. I feel like it's a Brit box maybe that they want to watch. Not out yet. I'm like, "You guys got to help me out a little. You guys got to go Google this stuff." I can tell you, based on my last visit, you know what they're not great at? Google. Just kind of scrolling with a remote. Yeah. There's a lot of sort of tile management. You know, you get on a page of a streamer and I will say, like for the older I, you know, when you get over one tile, it just gets a little bit better. Yeah. No, it doesn't really pop in the way that it should for, but and there's a lot of, I should say, mom immediately wants you to do it for her. Right. Dad's very much, I got it and he often don't got it. I mean, shame on YouTube for having YouTube TV, which is an app and YouTube because they're always going to YouTube and I'm like, that's not, that's not where your shows are. It's tough. At least I don't think so. I don't think they're watching hot ones. I don't want to, I'm just breeze by the incredible work you're doing as you update Mom and Dad's tech. Yeah, because you have turned into sort of an IT desk. Yeah. And I'm not great with IT, I would say. No. Mackenzie immediately solved problems when she was there. Yeah. She's very good. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But you put together a binder. Oh, yeah. Basically, you want to Mom and Dad to go to the binder before they called you. The binder contains tech instructions on basically everything in their home now. Yeah. Step by step, visual instructions numbered. Go here, go here, do this, do this and I feel like that binder is not getting the workout it deserves. No, I saw it and it looked as though it had nary been cracked. I think they've only opened it to show visitors what a good son you are. Right. And they're like, look at what poshie did for us. But I think you might as well have just made a binder that when you opened it up, there was one piece of paper that had your phone number on it. Maybe I, maybe I'd delete my number from their phones next time I go there. The thing you did, which was a service to all, is you got Mom and Dad a new refrigerator. Oh, yeah. Now the old refrigerator was maybe one of the worst, just designs for a refrigerator. Yeah. It's weird because it is the old classic design, I feel that freezer up top. Yeah. I think that's the problem. It's just, it was so dated. Yeah. And it, yeah. Also, the way that kitchen table is, like, so you got a big, low swing and door on their old fridge. And like, if someone who's in had their back to the fridge, that person always has to move. By the way, that's my seat. Like, we've always established we all sit in the same place. It is the claustrophobia, I feel. Yeah. When I sit down, because the two of them just sort of like lurk by the door. And it's still a problem where the refrigerator doors are now. Yeah. But they're French. Now they're French, so the mom can speak to them. And the only downside of the door is every time they open did a thousand pictures and magnets fall off. I didn't know. I did. I flagged that. Yeah. It was not. It not flagged hard enough. Yeah. Wow. Oh, um. It's our bison teniel. Bison teniel. It's our 200th episode. Oh, yeah. How about that? Yeah. I'm also a bison teniel baby for the record of the movie, which is shocking considering how you were like. Huh. For a second, I thought it was 250, but no. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Cause you were born in 1776 and America famously started. Well, you were born in 1976 and America famously started in 1726. Yeah. Um, yeah. 200 episodes. Sophie. Really amazing. Name all our guests. Go. Uh, Amy Poler. Um, I could probably do our first week where like Oliver. Joe's David. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We got out. We got out of the gates. We, uh, we leaned on friendly side of the gates. Yeah. Oh, they were good. Everyone's been good to us. It's been so nice that people want to do this show and, uh, yeah. It's very nice. Very nice. Very high reviews. I also think like in honor of our 200th episode, you finally just were like, we just want to hear about stories, bro. Just give us travel stories. Um, you don't, that's not true. No, you, that's like, as soon you get a standup on, you're like, Oh, is that room? I get it. I don't. Is that room fun? I just, part of it is though, dude, give me, give me a little grace because sometimes they say like, I don't really have any stories and you're just like, let's not even dig you. Your guy is like, yes, you do. Yeah. I got a backpack with a picks, with a pick and a shovel. I'm like, let's do some mining and you're just like, you really are. You know what? You do love to mine it. Yeah. You'll hear me. Try, try my best here. Possibly. When you have a, when you've recorded your hour, do you still go, like to go, go do it for another couple of months? Do you retire the material? Oh, love. So I feel like we're giving too much away here. Possibly. It's going to be one of these. No. He's great. He is great. Yeah. I really, I really like this dude and he's got some great travels. He does. So enjoy. Thanks for 200 guys. We look forward to the next 200 and, yeah, enjoy yourselves. I'm sorry about that, should I hate being late to anything? You do not have to apologize to us, my friend. How are you, Sam? We sometimes have technical difficulties on our own podcast, so we do it all the time. I'm worthless. I was like, I tried to chrome and so far and then I was like, and I've all just like good equipment and stuff. I know that. It's heartbreaking when you have the good equipment and then you realize, oh, it's just me. I can't blame the tools. Well, you, I mean, you got your own podcast, but you guys have a studio. You got to set up. You know what I'm for worry about. We don't do shit. Yeah. It does everything. We're worthless. Take whatever percentage you want and just we'll show up, like we're, we're easy, you know. Congrats on the new special, Sam and correct on Netflix. Is this, what is this? Is it seven? Is this your seventh special? I don't know. That sounds weird, but maybe some don't really count because like a half hour with an album back in the day. So they're like kind of counts, but then one was like on a roof. That doesn't really count. Yes. COVID one. Your COVID one was very good. That was very good. New famously did, like some roof stuff, beetle, boundlessly did some roof stuff. Yeah. Yeah. Definitely wasn't the beetles. It was, it was me chasing mental illness going where pigeons go to feed myself a steam party dark. Right. Right. I will. I will. Yeah. That was a tough time for all of us. I did parking lots, roofs. Did it all do? Oh, the horn honking. That was dark. Yeah. Oh, I didn't do a full hornhacker. Did you do an actual show where people were honking for a plus? No. I saw that and I was like, hell no. Yeah. I would, I would rather do like, I was doing like on the street in Hell's Kitchen one night. That was weird. Yeah. Weird times. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. This is your, you are fascinated by guests who are actual. died in the wool in New York kids. You were born in a city. And when I say New York City, I mean, Manhattan. - Yeah. - Chelsea, was Chelsea your beginnings? - Chelsea in the Upper East Side was next and then, and I live in Greenwich Village now. So I'd never really left for long. - It's fantastic. And you have no regrets about that. Do you ever wake up and you're like, "What else is out there for Sam?" - No, the second the plane lands when I get off the road, the smile is like to hear. I'm so happy when I'm home. So yeah, I get, I'm fine touring all the time, but it makes me appreciate New York so much. I just love, I'm worthless. I don't really have a, I have a driver's license, but I don't really have a driver's, like I have one, but I wouldn't trust myself to drive. - When you go on the road, do you drive at all? - No. - Yeah. - No, no, no, never. - Did you ever, did you ever like, you know, dip your toe in anywhere else for a couple months? Did you live in LA for a couple months? Did you live in Chicago? - Or I went to Tulane for like a year and a half, but Katrina hit right when I got there and I was like, "This is a sign, you know, I made Katrina about me." And yeah, I went back after, you know, after semester, but New Orleans is too, I love it to visit, but it's too slow a pace. Everything's like, we'll get to it. And I, New York is so, I love the energy of it. I love that everyone's in a bad mood at all. Like, one of my favorite New York movies ever is the taking of Pellum 12. - The best perfect movie of 70s, because everyone's just in a bad mood. Like, there's literally a hostage situation on the subway and the mayor's like, oh, all right, like, that to me is like, that's like the sound of just every New Yorker. - But I will say one of the other things I love about the movie is also everybody is still goes to work. Everybody is, they're all working together on the hostage situation, but nobody is happy about it. - Yeah, it's just an inconvenience. - It's not like, in the Midwest, you're like, this is a big deal in New York to, yeah, it's a Tuesday, I guess. - Yeah, speaking of off nights, as we're recording this, the Monday night football game this week was in New Orleans and it's Monday night and they showed you like, an image of the French quarter, but it's Monday night and it was like, it was dead. - Yeah, I feel, yeah. - And it was like, don't show, like, I've been there on a weekend, like, it's great. Like, it's lively and whatever. But like, it was like, there were very few people out and it was like, no, this is not, this is not the New Orleans movie. - That is very funny. Like, they thought a live shot was better than just getting it when it was jumping. - Yeah. - They were like, yeah, show the head, do the heads. Are you, are you parents, native New Yorkers? - My mom's from Long Island and my dad's from Wellesley in Massachusetts and, yeah, but they've been here forever and my mom, I can't picture them ever leaving in hell's kitchen. - Right. - And do you, I mean, and obviously you can't picture yourself leaving either, it sounds like. - No, I picture myself. If I don't, maybe it's in a hotel room on the road where I die, but otherwise, I think it's here, you know? - And that doesn't count. If it's a, if it's within a day of a date you had somewhere, you died in New York. - Yeah, that's what I feel. Yeah, whenever something bad happens to the city and I'm not there, like, I was in LA for the first few months of COVID until I was dating a girl there and it didn't, I felt like a traitor that I wasn't experiencing the New York COVID. So yeah, I just feel pretty loyal to the city. - I thought, yeah, I missed the, the blackout. I remember just being traveling and I'm at the same thing where I'm like, I'm supposed to be, that's what we're supposed to be here for. - Exactly, yeah, like we're in it together. That's part of the, that's what I love about New York is even like Bloomberg's whole thing is like, I'll still ride the subway and even if it was for the first show, I kind of was like, I appreciate it, you know? Did you, and your siblings, you have step siblings? - Yeah, I have a step brother and a step sister, but since I was like five, so I just call him brother, sister. - Gotcha, and close an age. - Brothers five years older, sister seven years older, both in Brooklyn. - Gotcha. And so they were, when you joined their family, they were a little bit more established as human beings. You were younger. - Oh yeah, I didn't realize it was weird at all. I was just like, that's probably, that blended family stuff is probably why I did comedy, 'cause I felt like I had to make everyone like, I felt, I'm sure on some level that it was weird, and I was like, I have to make this not weird, and get everyone on board, 'cause they weren't talking a lot. And I was, I didn't realize it was awkward, that that was just like a new person at the dinner table. So, yeah, I think I just talked a lot, and that kind of broke the ice, I guess. - Were you, do you think you were more excited to get a new brother and sister than they were together? - Totally, yeah, so a brother. - Absolutely, yeah, they were like, I think they definitely like came around to it, but I think at first they were like, what's happening? 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So did you, uh, were you a family then that traveled? What were your vacations? I'm thinking of the two that stick out to me for some reason or we went to, this is a bad one. This is one there's one that I'd behave badly. But when we were a kid, I don't know if it was universal studios or Disney or whatever, but I remember we went on like the Star Wars rides and stuff when I was really young. And I remember my dad worked for Viacom so he took us to an episode of Frazier. Like that was, and I was like too young to realize how good it was. Right. Like now I'm like, holy shit, I saw Kelsey grammar and David Hyde peers and all these people a lot of it was on. I look back, my that's unbelievable, but I totally took it for granted. I was like, I want to see the Ewoks, you know, I want to see. So I feel guilty about that. But then I another, how old are you though? Because I will say like there's an age where Frazier is exciting. And I feel like it's not like it's not like you were like we went to a table and like friends, you know what I mean? Yeah, or double dare. Yeah. Double dare would have. Yeah, that's what they do. I mean, I think we dazzled you today based on your reaction. Legends in a hidden temple. That would have been that that would have been what got me going back then for sure. But yeah, Frazier and then yeah, I don't remember yet they take me like my grandparents from Florida. So we go visit them in Florida, my other grandparents from Boston. So that was a lot of the trips. But then yeah, and then we did, I remember my dad had a work trip in Miami and he was a girl going to Miami. So I was like, Oh, I was this point. I was probably like a little older, probably like 16 or something. And I remember I had like that. For some reason, I had a bad influence friend there and I don't know why in Miami are like waiting to be bad influence. Yeah. He just happened to be there. And I don't know why he was there, but he was there and he was like, let's go out tonight. And I was like a kid. I was, you know, I was like, Oh, yeah, sure. And I just remember getting so hammered with him that I came home with a fireman's badge. And I don't know how I got it. But my mom, it was when I was smoking a ton of weed in high school, you know, you'd go through that phase and they just knew I they knew something was off with me, but they couldn't put their finger on it. And I remember them staging an intervention for me. And I wasn't like that bad on vacation or when you got home when I got home and I overbearing Jewish mother who was just like, like she's like sit down and I was high at the time. I was like, this is terrible. And remember I sat down and she just held up the badge. She found the badge in my room and she goes, what is this? And I was like, I got drunk. I'm not living a double life. So what do you think? Yeah. What do you think happened? And I remember she was so horrified. She was like, that was like the worst thing ever that I took a fireman's badge and we had to go to the post office and mail it back. It's very it's interesting because you would think that a New York kid would be, you know, fine anywhere. And yet I do feel like Miami, like a kid going out in Miami is weirdly like more harrowing for a parent than whatever they could do. New York, you can kind of find your way. I for as everyone says like New York is dangerous. And you know, it's on a grid. It's pretty easy. Yeah. You also, I think growing up in the city you just are so aware of a crazy person. Yeah. You just any any downtown I go to, which is just every downtown in this country is now like just riddled with people on drugs. It's awful. But you just know which to immediately pivot to the next corner. So I remember going to Boston with a girl was dating and she a guy was following us clearly and she didn't know idea. And I was like, we got to cut him. It was late at night and he was they were scary. And she was like, and she just was like talking as if everything was great. And I was like, no, we got it move. And she was like, what? And then we got in the hotel. And she was like, what was that? I was like, those dudes were gonna mug us. You didn't even realize that. And they almost had us. But I had to like move. Yeah. And then they probably they probably got back. And they were like that guy. I think that guy was from New York. He was on to us. Yeah. I mean, so I think if you if you're from any any dense city, you're just so aware of crazy people. I also think there, you know, that, you know, obviously like, you know, the neighborhood you grew up in, right? Like I'm raising my kids in downtown New York. And it's also still New York. It's not like just downtown. Like I feel like other cities. There's like a real sense of like, we're downtown now. Like it's like every, it's like, it's both like a name. It's like a, it's a quaint neighborhood. It's also downtown. It's also this. And they're just like your kids have like a wealth of experiences, just someone walk to school. It's crazy. Yeah. Like that was in downtown San Diego two weeks ago. And I was like, this is a mess. Like this is great city. But like the homeless people there, I'm like, I thought we had homeless people in New York. But I'm like, no, these are homeless people. Like this is crazy. This is like, this is a problem. You know? Yeah. So New York is so like as bad as it is, I feel like we kind of seem more on it. I don't know. Is that weird to say? I don't know. I don't I think we're good. I think we're good. We'd love you all to visit. We'd like, although even my son who's 10, just literally made his first crack about tourists, which really made me laugh. What did he say? He was just like, tourists are like, I think it's so weird here. And I'm like, this is normal. And welcome to New York fellows. 10. That's hilarious. Because he really did. Like a guy was just walking down the street and then took a full like header. But like I'm probably like just like, you know, somebody's totally zonked out. And he was said like everybody like gasped. And he was like, all right. But like it's a Tuesday. It's the right dude. I had to call 911 on a guy in Tomkins Park the other day because he just had an axe. And I just was like, yeah, I can't, I can't just let a dude walk around. There's like kids in the park. Yeah. So I had to call 911. And the woman was such a jerk. She was like, she was like, what's your emergency? There's a guy with an axe and she goes, is he dangerous? And I was like, yeah, he's got an axe. It's not great. And he's on drugs clearly. And she goes, he's on drugs. Is he okay? And I was like, is he okay? Yeah. He's doing great. He's having a great time right here. So she's like, there's no need for sarcasm. I was like, why are you more mad at me? I'm trying to help. And it took the cops forever. I feel like kind of linger and wait, you know, but it was like, I like the issue. The ax guy was saying his friend. He's like, that guy's following us about you. That guy. That guy's really interested in us. I mean, my ass, my ass. A guy walked by us once and he was wearing like all, he was like wearing a green poncho and then he had like a jaunty like hat that looked like Robin Hood. And like, but and but like it just was like almost a coincidence. I was walking by and at the time my son was like, six goes Robin Hood. And I was like, no, not Robin Hood. He goes, probably knows him though. I'm like, he does probably know. It's like great. Parks. Walk into Parks and New York City. It's a real good experience for kids. It's so, I guess I don't, it must be so stimulating because I can't go back in time. Yeah. The amount of stimulation you get as a kid in this city is like, there's never a down moment. Like I remember I used to hand out flyers back in the day on the street for stage time. And I would do it sometimes on a one on seventh. And it was the worst because it was like, oh, it takes a block for a person to show up. You're just in your head the whole time. But when I did it in Times Square was like, this is kind of cool because I'm just seeing crazy things over the time. It kept you engaged in the time flu. How young were you when you realized one of your goals was a stage time? I was like 18. I love stand up so much as a kid. And I was so, I revered it. Like I would stay so far away from the comedy seller. I wanted no part of that. I respected comedy too much. But I was like, I'll just bomb in this little in the shadows. And hopefully no one will see me. And so barking was great for me. Did you like go where when you were like 15 16, would you go see comedy in New York? Totally. Yeah. I remember I went to a bunch of shows. I remember a comic strip was just like a random night. I remember seeing Bill Burr and being like, who the hell is this guy? And yeah, she great. I remember seeing David Tell headline Caroline's. It was unbelievable. He was doing the hour from Skank for the memories at Album, which is like, perfect. Yeah, perfect. Amazing. Yeah. So I saw some really good comics early. I remember seeing Pat Nasal doing hours really fun. It was a really good hour. Chris Rock. I tried to, I tried to see comics if I could. That's amazing. And I guess it also gives you I always feel like, you know, when you come up like for us for Josh and I like the first time we're doing comedy in front of like a big audience is like like improv troop in a college. And I think you get a sense of like, we're kings. And like, whereas you actually saw like the best people in the world in like the hardest city in the world. And like, so you must have really had a good sense of like how close you were. Oh, I was like, yeah, I'm not shit. I knew it immediately. And I still feel that way. I mean, I still hang around like the comedy seller and see, you know, you see some of these guys go up and you're like, yeah, I'm if they don't have a big self-esteem, why the hell should I? So, you know, but I remember seeing, yeah, I did college shows. I did. I remember I opened for Bill Burr at college when I was like a freshman. I saw the picture and like at your college or. Yeah. Yeah. I just had a tape from like a bringer show. And they they were like, yeah, you can go on. They just they didn't care. So I remember doing that with Bill Burr and some really good new Ted Alexander's were really great New York comic. And I'm a bad fan. I just want last comic standing to let me open for him. So I was like kind of getting some reps in New Orleans. but it was just hard to find stage time, there was one open mic where they would let you go on every week, but it just wasn't enough. Yeah. It's amazing. Does Bill remember, I mean at this point, I'm assuming you guys have talked about, but you've ever talked to him about opening. He was so nice. He was really cool. I still remember the conversation. We were like, I think it was the week that, it was a week that, that, I forgot to play on the Yankees, but he flew a helicopter into a building in Midtown, is that crazy story? I lied down. Yes. And I remember saying, he said that to me and I was like, Oh, man, but aren't you a Red Sox fan? He goes, I'm not that big of Red Sox, man. Sorry, because you make one misstep and he's going to be pounces on you. And yeah. Now, remember, I was on Conan with my 10 years later. I was like, that was a pretty weird full circle moment. And it was like the best episode of Conan. I followed Bill Hader and Bill Burr. Oh my god. What an awesome hour. Yeah. When you're in your green room and you're, I'm assuming you're doing stand-up, you're doing a set on Conan. Yeah. And there's two guys just crushing. Do you then think to yourself, oh, this audience is going to be great? Or are you worried like, oh my god, I'm going to be the one a pumped great. I was so pumped. Yeah, because Bill was doing like a pretty, he's in a really great, I forgot the bib. It was a really great Caitlin Jenner bit and it just happened. And I was like, oh, they're not going to groan at anything. I love following a comic. It's the best. Yeah. No, especially when he was like setting levels for like taste. I remember when I went on family once and I followed Cory Booker. I'm like, this is a nightmare. I don't want to follow hope. I don't want to follow a politician. No. No. And I'm part of me thinks that like from my vantage point, I do sometimes think like an audience comes to the comedy show and then they're watching a politician. They thought it was going to be better than it was. Yeah. So they're kind of. My mom was dazzled. She was there. She was like, this guy's the future. And then I went on. She was like, oh, that was rough. But she loves Cory Booker. So that was they were. Yeah. And he knows how to work the room. He's in the green room afterwards. My mom's like, what you're doing for New Jersey? I'm like, oh, Jesus, obviously. And once he hears that, he's like, these are votes. So I'm not leaving. So forever. It was super nice guy. But it was hilarious. We grew up in New Hampshire. Sorry, parents are still there. And like politicians go through there all the time. And they really do. Like it's they spent so much time with you that my dad would call him. For real, he'd be like, hey, I talked to Cory Booker. He wants to be on your show. But I'm like, okay, that's not your job. It's not your job. I book him. Oh, my God. Parents who they're the best for them. My mom would always be like, I'd be like 18. But you and Chipel should do something together. I'm like, y'all ring them up. Yeah, great idea. That's how it works. Yeah. Outside the box thinking. Yeah. 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No, I would have killed for them to live in a land. It's funny. As a kid, that was like the dream and now you're like worst airport in the world. Yeah. You'll never be more pro-choice than on a flight to Orlando. Just chariotrics and kids. But no, they weren't like the West Palm area. So as a kid, it did nothing for me. Now you're like, oh, that's kind of a more fun area, I guess, but yeah, more chill at least. But my grandfather was a man. I mean, he was an awesome, really cool, terrible childhood, of course, made him like tough as nails, orphan, and then became a super successful guy. Orphan who didn't graduate high school and became super successful and was insanely smart. But his idea of like a good time for like a six-year-old was like, we'll go pot at the course. And he's like, and this wasn't what I was going to do anyway. I don't want you to think this was my previous freelance. Did he. Was that mom's side? Those up there. Yeah, yeah. Gotcha. And dad was in Boston. It was in Massachusetts and Wellesley. Would you drive if you went to visit Massachusetts? Would you guys drive? The one time we didn't drive, I got Salmonella from Midway Airlines. It was the one time my dad said, we should fly. And it's now a dead airline, but it was called Midway. And I think it was chicken or something that got Salmonella in second grade. And oh my god, that's that stuff's bad. Yeah, we would usually, yeah, and it was a fun. It was always like the Thanksgiving was always there. And the tradition was great. It was, you know, you go to, you do Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday, as a family, we go to filings basement, you get you, whatever. And then, and then after Black Friday, you go to cheers for lunch. That was the tradition. We all love cheers. So not a good restaurant, but awesome. Yeah. And it's awesome. It's classic. Yeah, I've a lot, it's funny that they always try to create beef with New York and Boston because I've so much love for Boston as a city. And I love, I mean, I take my, I take one of my specials there because I just like love, like, I saw about Irish Catholic people. I was the funniest people. They're just such, like, they have such an energy like this fucking guy. Like, that's the whole energy of the city. And I just love, I love being around that. Did you do, uh, where did you do the Wilbur? Is that where you filmed it? I did it there. Yeah. I love that. I love that place. It's the best. And I make this mistake, sometimes when I'm thinking about, I mean, again, I've done a great, uh, many fewer than you. But like, where should you shoot it? And it's like, oh, somebody just did one at the Wilbur and you realize you can't tell, right? Like, you changed the backdrop. Yeah. The theater is, but that energy is so good there. Oh my god. Yeah. So many, so many specials have been taped there. It's just, but you're right, you just change a backdrop and no one knows where it is. Yeah. Any, any theater with like a second level. That's like, it just feels like they're on top. You're like, I'm clock in theaters, whoever's city. I'm in. I'm like, that's why this last one in Tampa, because I was there a couple years back. And I was like, this is beautiful. Yeah. And I was like, is anyone ever taped a special there? And they were like, yeah, Rob Schneider, but it was on like Fox News. I'm like, we're good. I can take a special this. And yeah, it was, it's gorgeous, the theater. Like I just, and there's something about Tampa that's like, yeah, you cannot offend Tampa people. They're just like, there's something beautiful about that city. And yeah, you just clock theaters. Like there's one in Knoxville called the Biju. And I remember being like, this is gorgeous. This is so cool. And there's one in Seattle called the Moore. But I just, I just clock them as I go through like, someday I got a film here. It also matter. I think that there's certain theaters where like that you can tell like the people also feel that and they walk in and they're in a better mood when they're in the theaters. And that just like helps like anything you do to get that audience in a better mood before those things, whereas some of them are just so, you know, they have no personality. And I don't know. I feel like that, that drips into the audience. Yeah, there's like an energy in all those cities. I don't know what it is. But yeah, you just, yeah, I mean, you feel it when you do a show in a certain place, you're just like, this is, this has been, this city has been underserved by comedy. Like I don't know why, but when I was in Liverpool, I was like, I don't think I've ever killed this hard in my life. There's something about people from Liverpool. It's funny. My friend, whenever I do Euro tours, my friend Chase who I, you know, grew up with always just comes with me, just have a friend there. And we always laugh. Like whatever city we're like kind of like whatever, it's going to be the best city. Right. Like I don't know why. Like we were like, we're going to like Paris. We're going to Berlin. We're going to, and then we're like, we're like Liverpool. And then we get to like, that was the best night of our lives. Same thing with the last one I did just like last month. Like for whatever reason, Helsinki was like the great, I was like, I didn't imagine Finland being the coolest, but it's just, it's so cool. We've been to Helsinki and it's the best. Yeah, good town. I don't know why it's the best. It's also like this weird combo of like wellness, but also destruction of like sauna culture, but also they're the biggest alcohol that you've ever met. Yeah. And, and they, and there's this darkness where they're like, we get two hours of sunlight in the winter. Like we're going to make the most of, you know, our nights out. Yeah. And then they'll sweat it out in the song. Yeah. It's exactly. And they had the sauna whiskey. Did you, but when you, did you tour there in the, in the darker months, or were you there in the summer? No, it's their last month. I'd like, right. I just booked cities, where I was like, Oh, I've never, uh, I've never been here, or I either of these have never been, or I just loved and hadn't been. So I played Copenhagen and Stockholm, but I just love them. So that was cool to go, but even though I feel like I don't go over quite as well in Copenhagen, but I just like the city. So I'll do a show here and then, uh, and then some places I'd never been like Lisbon and, um, God, what else? Yeah, we're all over Lisbon, Vienna. I just like, I've never been a Vienna. If you bring a buddy with you, that probably means that you are actually getting out and like having a great night in Liverpool water. I mean, what's some of the high jinks that you've gotten up to that, uh, that's, uh, you're able to share? Well, Liverpool was one where I was like, I just like fell in love with this girl this night. It was a crazy, I was single and I, we hit it off, and she was, it was one of the things I was like, why are the women in Liverpool so hot? They were all they're hot and they don't realize they're hot. And we hit it off and we hit this amazing night, and I was like, come, come to London with me. Well, like, we'll do a whole week so I was going there next and she was like, okay, I'm coming. It was like this crazy. We hit it off so well. And then the next morning, she's like, I'm not coming. I was at the train station and I was like, all right. And she was like, I'm just scared of getting traffic. And I was like, all right. I have a response to that. I apologize if I had a traffic vibe. I just wanted to like have a fun week. And then, I ended up trying to, I ended up trying to joke about it that night where like she was like 24, and I was, that's the thing about young women. They're scared to get in traffic. I should start dating age appropriately because they're like, no one's going to traffic me. And then I saw Nikki Galeja do a similar bit and I was like, ah, it's better coming from a woman that way that way. Yeah. And then, and then yeah, that was like a, a single strip was crazy. And then she, I still message her through every now then. She's really cool. That's and I like the idea that she's, that you're just the long, you know, trafficker has like put more work into it. Like the fact that like just to be a touring stand up, like I'm working out a new hour because I want to go on the road for some trafficking. But if the jokes are old, they're going to be more suspicious. I was, that's what hurt. I was like, I'm not like super famous, but I'm like, you can Google me like, I can't, I wouldn't get away with it. I could assure you, but nothing you, once, once they throw the word trafficking out there, there's nothing you can do to it. No, no, no, no, that's what you get on the train to London. You say, go. It was her mom. Her mom was like, well, you can't go away with this guy. So I was like, yeah, that's, I respect that. That's a response. It's such a bummer because like it, like it, it has the the beginning of an Ethan Hawke movie where you like meet somebody. You're like, I'm, you know what? I've got and it's very romantic to be like, look, I'm going to be in five cities in the next eight days. Let just join me. And yeah, it would have been cool. And that's the best part of that movie. So I remember seeing it behind the scenes thing where she didn't believe like she's like, I wouldn't get off the train if he said that. So they had to create better dialogue. And that's how they came up with him being like, don't do it for me, but do it for the old you if you get married. And you think, what if? And I was like, man, that Ethan Hawke is smooth, man. That was. That was crazy because you have to have so much game to pull woman off. I had a whole new another respect for that trilogy after striking out in Liverpool. So amazing. And then yeah, I mean, that was a single trip. And then I this trip, I'm in a relationship now. So and so is my friend. We were both. So it was just different, different energy like more museums, more in Vienna. We went on the third man exhibit. The right. Yeah. Yeah. Is that where you got the poster behind you? No, but I'd select my favorite movie. It's a perfect movie. I love that movie so much. I love it. And I love it. And I'm obsessed with Orson. Well, so and then we went on the sewer where he runs away and we went on the I went on the world's oldest Ferris wheel from 1897, which I regretted the second I got on. Yeah, I'm a huge fan. I don't know if you're familiar with the Mario McDonough movie in Bruge. Love it. Love that movie. And I went my wife and I went to Bruge and I think Michelle Wolf told me you love that movie because because I mentioned how much I love it when she goes Seth Meyers loves that movie. Love it. So when you're interviews with him and it was great. He's coming again because I'm very excited about this new movie Wild Horse Nine. It looks so good. But I went to Bruge with Alexi and we went state at the hotel and we did. And you can tell like not a lot, but enough people where like everybody was like let me guess the movie. Yeah. You're too excited. You're too excited. There were a lot of Americans on my third man tour because a guy walked up to me and just went nix and five and I was like all right. I noticed guy. That's what happens if I get recognized. It's not like I love your specials. Go nix dude. Yeah. So in Vienna, I was like this is wild and yeah, I mean great city. Great. I've never played no Czech Republic or in Bruge. I guess it's not a big market for it there. But I've heard Prague is like the worst comedy audiences on the planet. Interesting. Do you ever build in time to purely just vacation at the beginning or the end of a of one of these? Sometimes. Okay. I did a gig. I did a private gig in Kourphoo a couple months ago and just a hell gig birthday party. But he paid me a lot. Yeah. I was like all right. Kourphoo. I'm down. I love the great art to beat the Greek island. So brought my girlfriend. She had I was shocked. She wanted to be with me after watching what I had to go through on stage. It was one of those where she's so right or die. She's at the just, you know, Russians who are not laughing. I got hired because the kids are huge fans of mine. Got it. But the dad, it was the dad's 60th birthday. And he's like this guy fucking sucks. Like what the hell is happening? So I remember I'm bombing. I'm throwing everything I can at. Like I'm trying to zing. I'm working the room. Nothing. And she's losing it laughing at the bar. And she's like trying to get me momentum. But I'm like no, you just look like a crazy person. Helping me. So, uh, yeah, that was, but then you get, but then I chilled in Kourphoo for like five nights. So that was killer. Yeah. When you, uh, I've done similar gigs where you get asked, hey, it's a birthday winner. And then I'm always like, just can you confirm they're a fan? And like, if it's a surprise, I need, I just need to talk to somebody. But it is fascinating in that moment. I think it's a bad sign. Anytime you're on stage and you're like, I got paid this much is what you keep telling yourself. Totally, totally. Yeah. Uh, you, you think like what can I do to wash away the pain with money? And that's not how pain works. So you just, but I remember the next day we went out in a boat and Kourphoo was like, this is pretty cool. I mean, it was, it was worth the trip. And it was, it was all right. Like I saw the guy who went on before me and it was like a poverty type act. And I was like, this follow, I'm not going to be able to follow this. This is, I'm not the right thing for this gig. And, uh, yeah, we end up having a great trip, otherwise. The worst I've ever been like, oh, I'm in trouble with, I remember I did a corporate gig for Southwest Airlines years ago. And the guy who went on before me was a, he was called the wrapping flight attendant. He was an actual Southwestern employee who wrapped the safety message. And of course, so he's both a low, like he's, he belongs to them. He goes out, they all know him because he'd like on viral. He fucking crushed so hard, wrapping. And then it's like, now a guy talked not about you. Following, following anything that's not you, like it's not, I remember when I auditioned at the comedy selling in like 2011, I followed Nikki Glazer and I was so happy because I was like, she got jokes. Yeah. They were gonna put me on after a guitar comic and I was like, I'm gonna, it's gonna be harder. Like it might work. Yeah. I remember I had a guy opening from me way back in the day and like a hard firt at the funny bone and his whole thing was like sound cues and he just buried me every show. Like I couldn't follow it. Yeah. It was like he, his whole stick was like, he's like, you ever get high and and and you and he'd be like hit it and it's he's acting out being high in the grocery store to to in the air tonight by Phil Collins and it made no sense but it was murdering and then the big pop which he just be talking about getting high and then the drumbeat, he would act out the drumbeat and it would like get a standy no and I'd be like, I don't even know why they're laughing but it eviscerated and five shows of that. You're like, yeah, I was maybe never gonna see you again. Of the places you went on your last tour, which city would you most want to take a vacation back to like spend a full week? Ooh. In a relationship maybe like if I was able to give us a single and a relationship. The women in Stockholm are ridiculous. It was like, I was like starting fights with my girlfriend on the phone because I was angry at how hot the women were and I was like, look, if you want to go on a two and a half day break, that's totally understandable. But yeah, but I kind of I think there's more I want to see in Finland. I loved it. Love the vibe there. I love the people that I met. They were so cool and you know, I try to think what else was really cool. Yeah, I guess for some reason Finland really just like yeah. Vienna was cool but I think I think I got it. Budapest was great actually. I had a great time in Budapest. There's like you just feel a darkness though in that city. They just they've just been through too much shit. Does your does your girlfriend do you think enjoy it more when you're bombing like you did in core food? Do you think? No, okay. No, she hates it. It's hard for her to watch. I feel bad for it because I'm like, I'm fine. I'm okay after it but she's like, she's like, oh my god, you poor thing. I'm like, no, it's like I'm like, just give me like 10 minutes and I'll be fine. Like it's almost funny to get drunk after a bomb because you're just like, I'm going to really enjoy this drunk. It's going to be funny. You know, so she's not of this world. She's not. No, she's not in our bogie too. No, thank god. Yeah, thank god is right. Yeah, what about when you do like Budapest for example, like how I mean, do you have enough of and again, I know your specials are on like international streamers like, do you feel like everybody here knows your comedy or there's also people who are there to see just comedy? No, I think they're there for me. But I but there's definitely you have to lower your expectations at least in my experience in some of these foreign crowds. Like I'm always shocked at how big a comedy audience like I feel like a lot of comics will go to Amsterdam and just sell way more tickets than they expect. Yeah. And they're it's awesome. And then you perform and you're like, that was pretty rough because that's just how they take it in. But then afterwards, you're like, that was amazing. And you just have to lower your bar for what it is. And yeah, for me, it's like for some, for if you're like, I have a lot of stories now, but I've also a lot of like pretty obvious punchlines. So if you can kind of hide it in like if you can, I feel like for Bigley would go over better there where it's like, you know, Mike's like, these are stories. And then there's the release where it's like, I have a lot of like, but I'm true type stuff in my actual like they're just like, uh-huh. And you're like, fuck, that was that's where I got the momentum. We do. We used to do comedy in Amsterdam. Josh and I had for years in private theater, boom Chicago. And I in recent years. And again, like we have relationship with the city. They know we live there. And I went back to do stand up. And I just realized they don't there's just no rolling laugh amongst Dutch culture. That's exactly it. They don't give you momentum. And we're I guess we're spoiled by yeah, like you go to like New York or Chicago or LA or they're just giving you that rolling laughter. And I really, I think the first night, you know, and I had, this is when I had an hour, I think I walked off stage and I'd done like, it was like 44 minutes. And I'm just like, oh my god, is that, is that how much air is in my act when there's like, roll it last? I couldn't believe it. And again, and then it is, you know, we used to, when we would do our improv show, like we would talk to people afterwards and we were always shocked how much they loved it for how little sound they mean. It's so weird. Yeah, I guess. Yeah, that's just how they take stuff in. They're maybe more in their head. Yeah. I think you kind of want, that's why the booze is important and the shows is you don't want them to think about too much. You just want them to react. And I think they're like, they're just thinkers there. They're just like, huh. Yeah, which is not good for comedy at all. But we don't know if they're doing it pretty good. I'm weird thing where they're also, there's a, a politeness where they are worried they're going to laugh over you talking. So they almost like, you know, whereas like, if you get a big laugh in the stage, you can kind of like talk over it and they don't realize that, you know, they, like here, they know, you're just kind of like fluff until the next thing. Yeah. No, you're right. I almost like, when I was, I'm pumped when I have a story because I'm just like, no, this whole, this whole kind of, I'm building to something that will hopefully just get the release. But yeah, then you go to, I performed a Milan. A Milan is like the weirdest thing you've ever experienced that they kind of laugh, but then after like three in a row, they like, they all just applaud and unison. And it's, I'm like, that was the darkest joke I have. But I feel like I'm on Carson in the 80s. Like it's the weirdest, they're so polite. That's almost like getting like a multi ball in, like, in pinball. It's like, you've got, you've got enough things in a row that's like, oh, now, they're like, nobody gets three in a row. They were, they were like, yeah, they're pretty, they're pretty good, though. I mean, Milan is like, you just shocked that there's anyone there. You're like, I would, I kind of booked it because I wanted to go and then people show up. So it's pretty cool. That's great. I went to Milan for, I was lucky enough to go for the winter Olympics. And I highly recommend it. I had always heard it, you know, it's like less Italian than you think when you're thinking about classic, but it seemed like the most efficient Italy I've ever experienced. It's amazing. Yeah, I had a weird night there too. I just ended up, I don't know how, but I ended up at a house party for this famous opera guy. And I remember just, I was bombed with him. He just kept feeding me martinis. He was like, this kind of older dude. He was amazing. But I just have a picture. You ever just wake up and you see a picture in your phone, like, what the hell happened? It's him kissing me on the forehead. And I was like, what did we do last night? But then I Liz Fioriadi, who manages the comedy seller, I showed her a picture. She goes, that guy's a huge deal. Because she did opera guys like sing at their own house parties. Do they? I don't know if he, I think he was the writer. I don't think he was the singer, but he was like very known in that world, apparently. It was the world I'm not educated on at all, but she was like, he's a big deal that, dude. And I was like, I don't know how I ended up with him. But we were laughing the entire time. And he kept showing me like old movie stills and he was shocked that I had seen any of them. You should make a movie still from all that jazz. And I was like, oh, I love that movie. And he's like, you've seen that. And I was like, yeah. So we just like, I don't know what now. We would just hit it off over weird, obscure movie stuff. It's crazy that you were okay with every step of the night of that evening. And then that other girl wouldn't get on the train with you. I know. Yeah, like you're like, look, I've done way worse than what you're, I mean, yeah. I kind of romanticize, especially like, just go not thinking and just going on weird adventures because I always just think, eh, worst that'll happen. Like, this is such a male privilege thing to say, worst that'll happen is I get a good story. Yeah. But, uh, you know, I'm obsessed with movies like after hours and like something wild where you just make this decision. You're like, I'm going, I'm doing this. And there's something like my, some of my best bits are just nights that went that way. So I love to just be at the mercy of the night. And maybe something amazing will happen. Yeah. I guess with your line of work, if a opera famous guy in Milan wants you to keep the night going, you're like, yeah, I would be. And the martini's were so good. And like, I don't know why, but like, that's like a drink to me, that just like, like, oh, there's gonna be a fun night because they hit you so quickly. Like, yeah, this is, this is going to get out of control. So, um, hey, uh, congrats on the special. Sam, it's always really nice to talk to you. You too. Congrats. Yeah. You too. But before you go, uh, we have a speed round questions and Josh is going to hit you with them now. All right. Here we go. You can only pick one of these. Is your ideal vacation relaxing adventurous or educational? I think now relaxing, but like a year ago adventurous. I do like going hard. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, what is your favorite means of transportation? Walking. Great. Then you're a classic New Yorker, right? Uh, if you could take a vacation with any family, alive or dead, real or fictional, other than your own family, what family would you like to take vacation with any family like alive or dead or dead or or fictional? I want to go, I want to go somewhere with Orson. Well, yeah, that's great. I made a great choice. Yeah. It's going to be a late dinner. He's going to tell good stories. He's going to shit on people. He's going to be obnoxious. Yeah. And and there's going to be a lot of food. Yeah. And maybe some aren't doing that. Yeah, I bet. I like it. Um, if you had to be stranded on a desert island with one member of your family, who would it be? My brother. Great. Uh, all right. What is he's he'll figure it out. He's he's crafty. Yeah. Uh, what is what would be a dream destination for a family vacation for you? Geez. Just a lot of grandkids. now for my like my sister's got kids and my brother's got kids or like something close probably. Maybe like Connecticut somewhere. Okay. Something somewhere we don't have to get in the plan. It's a dream. You can dream. You can keep dreaming Sam. Yeah. Maybe one day you could get to Connecticut from New York. Let's not get fancy. We'll go to Bridgeport. Yeah. You are famously from New York City. If you had to get more families to come visit New York, what would you tell them about the city? Oh geez. We're pretty nice. The foods great. The people are cool. There's a lot to do. The nicks are good right now. Nicks are good. The Yankees are probably going to get eliminated tonight, but that was fun. War lasted. And here's a lot of museums. Great cuisine. I mean, it's crazy. I have to even sell New York to you. Yeah. No, you don't have to. I mean, you only have to because that's where you're from. And that's what we ask. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it is outrageously expensive and it's unacceptable how expensive it is. But every time I go somewhere else, I was like, I would pay a lot to not be here. So you know, Seth has our final questions. Sam, if you've been to the Grand Canyon, I haven't. Do you want to go? Kind of. Yeah. I think I do. All right. That's a, I think that's about the right answer. I never believe anybody who's like, dude, if you had enthusiasm, they told me you wanted to go, I would have had my doubts. If it was easy, it was an easy travel day, I would totally do it. Yeah. But it's not. But I'm not like dying to. Yeah. It's not a good theater for you to go do a show and then see it right there. No. Yeah. They're, they're, they're crowds at terrible at the Grand Canyon for coming. You think Budapest is bad. Try to do the canyon. Dude. Terrible sound. By the way, bosom signs in Budapest, maybe the best meal of head. No, so worth it. So worth it. On unreal. What do you, what do you, if you're going to Rosenstein's in Budapest, what are you ordering? You got to get the goulash, which I know sounds weird, but it's unreal. Yeah, when when a Budapest. And kind of got like a chicken and just a bunch of weird, great. It's like an old-timey Jewish place with like great pickles. It was just, I don't know why it was so good. I mean, I don't know anything about it. And the way you said it, the look on your face, I'm like, I got to get to Rosenstein's. I never do exist. By the way, I literally have it with me. The cookbook gave it to me when I was leaving. I was like, all right, I'll take it. It was great food. Thanks. Do you think you'll do, you think you'll make something out of that cookbook or you cook or you do? No. Yeah. He gave it. He didn't buy it. It was handed to. But it was nice. It was nice. It was nice. It's good to have. Thanks for being here, everybody. I hope I see you in person soon. Thanks. Yeah. You too. Thanks, so, thanks for having me, guys. Great to meet you. Dad had work in Miami. The family all flew down. Sam had a bad influence. Friends said, let's go hit the town. Got some booze and smoke some weed. Sometimes that's all you need. They stole a firefighter's badge, which made his mother super mad. Came home to let intervention. Mom said he was bad. All the same, that night was pretty rad. Had to go on cone and show ahead of Hader and Bill Burr. Better than that time on Fallon, with Cory Booker. Loved his time and live a pool. And Matt, a girl who was so cool. But she would not get off the train. Sam didn't beg, did not complain. She didn't want to get tricked and then trap it. Maybe they'll need a game, but had no guarantee that Sam was not insane. But he straight crushed it in my life. He crushed it in my life. And thought he heard it going on. House party with an apricot. Big apricot. Right martini's into the night. He thought cool rushes the best. It's filled me complex. I rose in stines and put a patch.