Overview of We Might Be Drunk Podcast
This episode is a loose, fast-moving comedy hang with guests Alex English and Jared Freid alongside hosts Sam Morril and Mark Normand. The conversation jumps between stand-up careers, SNL, sobriety, body image, gay dating culture, social media thirst traps, and a handful of brutally funny road stories from clubs around the country. It’s very much in the show’s wheelhouse: candid, raunchy, self-deprecating, and industry-insider heavy.
Main Topics Discussed
Alex English’s SNL run and return to stand-up
- Alex talks about the long process of getting hired at Saturday Night Live, including multiple packets, a Zoom audition during the pandemic, and eventually being brought on as a writer.
- He says the job pulled him away from stand-up in a way he now regrets a little, because he spent so much energy trying to “learn” the building and fit the SNL environment.
- When he was not renewed, he describes walking back home and immediately returning to the Comedy Cellar, which he frames as feeling like “home.”
- The group jokes about how SNL can be a career peak but also a huge time sink that may not always be worth the tradeoff.
Jared Freid on sobriety, drinking, and GLP-1s
- Jared says he has been off alcohol for more than a year and describes the benefits:
- better sleep
- less anxiety
- feeling better overall
- He explains that he tested sobriety for a month, then kept going after a wedding and realized he didn’t need drinking as much as he thought.
- He also says he’s on a GLP-1 medication and frames it less as a weight-loss drug and more as something that helped rewire his relationship with food.
- The group jokes about how comedians often build their social lives around drinking, and how hard that can be to unwind from.
Gay identity, dating, and relationship dynamics
- A huge portion of the episode is devoted to open, funny discussion about being gay in comedy and dating as an adult.
- Alex talks candidly about:
- having had sex with women in the past
- whether he’s “gold star”
- figuring out his sexuality over time
- what it was like coming out in high school/college
- The hosts and guests riff on:
- Grindr
- open relationships
- “the ick”
- gay DMs and thirst traps
- dating-app expectations and gender roles
- There’s a lot of joking, but also a real thread about how comedy, attraction, and identity intersect.
Body image, hair, and aging
- Alex reveals he got a hair transplant in the U.S. and jokes about getting ahead of balding rather than waiting until it’s too late.
- The crew riffs on:
- cosmetic procedures
- hair loss
- pedicures
- back waxing
- body hair and appearance as part of “guy maintenance”
- Mark’s look gets teased repeatedly, and the whole table leans into the broader theme of comedians getting older but still caring a lot about how they look on stage.
Touring life, clubs, and bad nights on the road
- Alex recounts a disastrous Zanies Chicago set where he was too drunk, repeated jokes, and got booed off stage.
- The crew also shares war stories about:
- club bartenders enabling drinks
- hotel condos vs. real hotels
- “one more” being the default road-drinking mantra
- getting too comfortable with the routine and slipping into bad habits
- Jared talks about preferring hotels over club condos because he wants points, cleanliness, and better control over his routine.
Notable Stories and Bits
Alex’s Chicago meltdown
- Alex describes a night where he drank too much during a weekend in Chicago and repeated the same joke multiple times on stage.
- He says he barely remembers the set and ended up getting booed, then had to apologize to the club afterward.
- The story becomes a larger discussion about how drunks on stage can’t always tell when they’ve gone off the rails.
The “Ick” bit and audience participation
- Jared revisits his well-known “Ick” material, where he asks audiences what instantly kills attraction for them.
- He explains how the bit grew from a few premises into a larger touring routine.
- A key takeaway from the discussion: one person’s “ick” is another person’s husband.
WikiFeet and thirst-trap culture
- Alex discovers he has a WikiFeet page and the group hilariously inspects his rating and the photo that got him there.
- The conversation turns into a joke about how podcast clips and social media posts can accidentally turn comics into niche sex symbols.
Wild throwbacks: Detroit and the Malice at the Palace
- Jared tells a vivid story about being at the Malice at the Palace as a kid and seeing the chaos firsthand.
- That leads into a larger discussion about Detroit, street credibility, and being present for a truly historic sports meltdown.
Key Takeaways
- Stand-up and identity are deeply intertwined in this episode: sexuality, gender presentation, and stage persona all keep coming up.
- Drinking is treated as both a tool and a trap in comedy culture.
- Alex’s SNL experience is presented as both a career high and a reminder that “success” can pull a comic away from what they actually love.
- Jared’s sobriety and GLP-1 journey are framed as practical, not preachy: better sleep, less anxiety, and more control.
- The episode leans hard into the idea that comedians are weirdly vulnerable about appearance, even when they’re joking about it nonstop.
Recommendations / Mentions
- Jared Freid’s Netflix special: The Family Plan
- The hosts encourage viewers to watch Jared’s special and follow Alex’s work/dates.
- There are also quick shout-outs to comedy club culture, the Cellar, and several comics and insiders mentioned throughout the conversation.
Tone of the Episode
- Fast, loose, and extremely conversational
- Very sexual and very self-aware
- Heavy on comedy-industry inside baseball
- Equal parts roast, confessional, and hangout conversation