Sam Morril
{{short description|American stand-up comedian and actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sam Morril
| image = File:Outside Lands 2017 IMG 9974 Sam Morril (35768032133).png
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| caption = Morril in 2017
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|36|2023|3|10}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Comedian
| alma_mater = New York University
| years_active = 2005–present
| relatives = {{ubl|Arthur Elgort (uncle)|Ansel Elgort (cousin)}}
| website = {{url|sammorril.com}}
}}
Sam Morril (born {{birth based on age as of date|36|2023|3|10|noage=yes}}){{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=James |date=2023-03-10 |title=Sam Morril on Elevating His Comedy Game and Teaming Up with Julian Edelman |work=The Boston Globe |page=G4 |quote=Sam Morril has been doing stand-up comedy for at least half of his 36 years.}} is an American stand-up comedian.
Early life
Morril was born in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City.{{sfn|Maron|2020|loc=33:04}} In a 2024 episode of the We Might Be Drunk podcast, Morril said that according to his 23andMe test, his ancestry is "a lot of Ashkenazi Jew" and "twelve percent" Turkish.{{cite AV media|work=We Might Be Drunk|title=Ep 192: The Nortons (Jim & Nikki Norton)|date=August 11, 2024|url-status=live|via=YouTube|author=Morril, Sam; Normand, Mark|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ni13BOCiZc|time=13:26|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/1Ni13BOCiZc}} Morril was known as Sam Greenberg before his mother married his stepfather, and Morril took his surname.{{sfn|Maron|2020|loc=28:26}} He has two step-siblings.{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Arielle|date=2015-06-11|title=On The Couch with Sam Morril|url=https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/humor/sam-morril-interview|access-date=2021-08-21|website=IMPOSE Magazine|language=en}} 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.{{sfn|Maron|2020|loc=39:14}} He attended Tulane University in New Orleans before graduating from New York University.{{cite web | last = Coviello| first=Sam |url=https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/comedian-and-former-tulane-student-sam-morril-performs-jan-18-at-joy-theater/article_75ad9284-91e5-11ed-bd2e-17debc50150c.html | title=Comedian and former Tulane student Sam Morril performs Jan. 18 at Joy Theater | work=Nola.com | date=January 14, 2023 | accessdate=July 10, 2023}}{{sfn|Maron|2020|loc=58:11}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.sammorril.com/about/ | title=Comedian Sam Morril | work=Sam Morril | date=2021 | accessdate=9 July 2021}} He worked as an intern on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April 2016.{{cite web | url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/22/intern-colbert/ | title=Former 'Colbert Report' Intern Making Network Debut On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' | work=CBS New York | date=22 April 2016 | accessdate=23 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.sammorril.com/about/ | title=Comedian Sam Morril | work=Sam Morril | date=2018 | accessdate=15 September 2018}} His second one-hour special, I Got This, was released via Comedy Central's YouTube channel in February 2020.{{cite web | title=Sam Morril: I Got This - Full Special | website=YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xo3Fq7GGWk | access-date=12 February 2020}} He is a regular on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, performing frequently when not on tour.{{cn|date=September 2022}} He had a cameo appearance as a comedian at an open mic night in the DC thriller film Joker (2019).{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Dan |title=What Joker Gets Right About Stand-Up Comedy |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/joker-gary-gulman-sam-morril-stand-up-comedy.html |access-date=July 2, 2024 |work=Vulture |date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606160211/https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/joker-gary-gulman-sam-morril-stand-up-comedy.html |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |url-status=live}} He co-hosts the weekly podcast We Might Be Drunk with comedian Mark Normand.{{cite news |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Comedian Sam Morril Unveils Prime Video Special 'You've Changed' Set For July Launch |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/sam-morril-special-youve-changed-premiere-date-prime-video-1235960778/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607011826/https://deadline.com/2024/06/sam-morril-special-youve-changed-premiere-date-prime-video-1235960778/ |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Personal life
Morril was in a relationship with fellow comedian Taylor Tomlinson from Fall 2019 to February 2022. The pair quarantined together during the pandemic beginning in March 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/comedy-couple-sam-morril-and-taylor-tomlinson-are-coronavirus-quarantined-together-and-its-hilarious|title=This Comedy Couple Is Quarantined Together and It's Hilarious|first=Matt|last=Wilstein|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=March 18, 2020|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}{{Cite web | url= https://open.spotify.com/episode/1N6DmwwJmUSeA07FOVTIIZ?si=Z1KGCwrLSGOvf4-DrQiqew | title=Your Mom's House Episode 673 - Sam Morril | date=September 14, 2022 | via=www.ymhstudios.com}}
Filmography
=Comedy specials=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !class="unsortable"|Platform |
| 2018
|Positive Influence |
| 2020
|I Got This |Comedy Central |
| 2020
|Up On the Roof |
| 2022
|Same Time Tomorrow |
| 2024
|You've Changed |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2019
|Open Mic Comic | |
| 2021
|Full Capacity |Himself |Documentary |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2014
|Stuck on A | Performer | 1 episode |
| 2014
|Himself |1 episode |
| 2014–2015
|Beaver / Employee #3 |2 episodes |
| 2014–2020
|Himself |6 episodes |
| 2015–2016
|Himself |32 episodes |
| 2015
| |Writer |
| 2015
|Adventures in Comedy |Himself |Documentary |
| 2016
|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 |
| 2018
|The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |Himself |1 episode |
| 2018
|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
|Sam |Episode: "Fight Night" |
| 2022
|Life & Beth |Carny |Season 1, Episode 5 |
=Web=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2020
|Laugh Aid |Himself |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite podcast |last=Maron |first=Marc |date=2020-04-16 |title=Episode 1115 - Sam Morril |url=https://podscripts.co/podcasts/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast/episode-1115-sam-morril |work=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast |access-date=2025-03-28}}
External links
- {{official|http://www.sammorril.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|6421600}}
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:21st-century American Jews
Category:American male comedians
Category:American male television actors
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:Browning School alumni
Category:Comedians from New York (state)
Category:Jewish American comedians
Category:Jewish male comedians