Sam Morril

Sam Morril
Morril in 2025
Born (1986-08-29) August 29, 1986 (age 40)
New York City, U.S.
EducationNew York University
OccupationStand-up comedian
Years active2005–present
Relatives
Websitesammorril.com

Sam Morril (/moʊˈrɪl/ moh-RIL; born August 29, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian. He co-hosts the weekly podcast We Might Be Drunk with fellow comedian Mark Normand.

Early life

Morril was born in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. Morril said that according to his 23andMe test, his ancestry is "a lot of Ashkenazi Jew" and "twelve percent" Turkish. Morril was known as Sam Greenberg before his mother married his stepfather, and Morril took his surname. He has two step-siblings. Through his biological father, whose surname is Elgort, Morril is the nephew of fashion photographer Arthur Elgort and the cousin of actor and singer Ansel Elgort. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans before graduating from New York University.

Career

Morril was named one of Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" in 2011 and has worked with comedians including Dave Attell, Marc Maron, Conan O'Brien, and Amy Schumer. He worked as an intern on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April 2016. He has also made multiple appearances on Conan since 2014. He performed his stand-up routine on America's Got Talent in 2016, but did not win. His first one-hour special, Positive Influence, was released by Comedy Central in September 2018. His second one-hour special, I Got This, was released via Comedy Central's YouTube channel in February 2020. He is a regular on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, performing frequently when not on tour.[citation needed] He had a cameo appearance as a comedian at an open mic night in the DC thriller film Joker (2019). He appeared on the Netflix series, That's My Time with David Letterman.

In 2025, Morril performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, an event which Human Rights Watch characterized as an attempt by the Saudi government to whitewash its human rights abuses.

Personal life

Morril was in a relationship with fellow comedian Taylor Tomlinson from fall 2019 to February 2022, and they started a podcast called This Is Important to Me.

Filmography

Comedy specials

Year Title Platform
2015 Class Act Comedy Central
2018 Positive Influence Comedy Central
2020 I Got This Comedy Central
2020 Up On the Roof YouTube
2022 Same Time Tomorrow Netflix
2024 You've Changed Amazon Prime Video
2026 Incorrect Netflix

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Joker Open Mic Comic
2021 Full Capacity Himself Documentary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Stuck on A Performer 1 episode
2014 Adam DeVine's House Party Himself 1 episode
2014–2015 Inside Amy Schumer Beaver / Employee #3 2 episodes
2014–2020 Conan Himself 6 episodes
2015–2016 Red Eye Himself 32 episodes
2015 Last Comic Standing Writer
1 episode
2015 Adventures in Comedy Himself Documentary
2016 America's Got Talent Himself 1 episode
2016 @midnight with Chris Hardwick Himself 1 episode
2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Himself 1 episode
2016 Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle Himself 3 episodes
2017 People Talking Sports: And Other Stuff Writer
12 episodes
2018 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Himself 1 episode
2018 Last Call with Carson Daly Himself 1 episode
2018 This Week at the Comedy Cellar Himself 3 episodes
2018 The Late Late Show with James Corden Himself 1 episode
2019 Billions Sam Episode: "Fight Night"
2022 Life & Beth Carny Season 1, Episode 5

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Laugh Aid Himself Benefit livestream

References

  1. ↑ Morril, Sam (July 9, 2026). My special You’ve Changed is available for FREE on my YouTube channel. Check it out now. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Whitney Cummings w/ Mark Normand & Sam Morril". We Might Be Drunk. October 12, 2025. Event occurs at 4:58. Archived from the original on October 20, 2025 – via YouTube. Whitney Cummings: "When's your birthday?" Sam Morril: "August 29th."
  3. ↑ Morril, Sam (October 23, 2015). "Meet Me In New York: Sam Morril". The Comic's Comic (Interview). Interviewed by McCarthy, Sean L. Retrieved October 25, 2025. Arrival Date: 1986.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 6, 2024). "Comedian Sam Morril Unveils Prime Video Special 'You've Changed' Set For July Launch". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Maron 2020, 33:04.
  6. ↑ Morril, Sam; Normand, Mark (August 11, 2024). Ep 192: The Nortons (Jim & Nikki Norton). We Might Be Drunk. Event occurs at 13:26. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Maron 2020, 28:26.
  8. ↑ Gordon, Arielle (June 11, 2015). "On The Couch with Sam Morril". IMPOSE Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ Maron 2020, 39:14.
  10. ↑ Coviello, Sam (January 14, 2023). "Comedian and former Tulane student, and Browning student Sam Morril performs Jan. 18 at Joy Theater". Nola.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ Maron 2020, 58:11.
  12. ↑ "Comedian Sam Morril". Sam Morril. 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Former 'Colbert Report' Intern Making Network Debut On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'". CBS New York. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Comedian Sam Morril". Sam Morril. 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Sam Morril: I Got This - Full Special". YouTube. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  16. ↑ Reilly, Dan (October 15, 2019). "What Joker Gets Right About Stand-Up Comedy". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ "That's My Time with David Letterman". Netflix. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses. Also went to Browning.| Human Rights Watch". September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  19. ↑ Wilstein, Matt (March 18, 2020). "This Comedy Couple Is Quarantined Together and It's Hilarious". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
  20. ↑ "Your Mom's House Episode 673 - Sam Morril". September 14, 2022 – via www.ymhstudios.com.

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