Overview of Just Us w/ Mark Normand & Sam Morril | We Might Be Drunk Podcast
In this episode of We Might Be Drunk, Mark Normand and Sam Morril keep it loose and riff-heavy, jumping from parenthood and aging to movies, comics, sex, meds, travel disasters, and random internet annoyances. The conversation has the show’s usual mix of crude jokes, pop-culture references, and surprisingly practical life observations—especially around dating, parenting, and how modern attention spans are getting wrecked by phones and scrolling.
Main Topics Discussed
Parenting, babies, and the chaos of family life
- Both comics talk about the weird logistics of being parents, including skipped weekends, kid schedules, and the difference between being a regular adult and “proxy dad.”
- They joke about:
- holiday birthdays being the worst possible birthdays
- women turning “birthday week” into a full production
- the joys and horrors of raising kids, roughhousing, and letting them win
- A recurring theme is that kids are basically tiny negotiators—and parents spend their days managing demands.
Attention spans, phones, and “raw dogging” the world
- They spend a long stretch on how phones, scrolling, and constant stimulation have changed the way people experience the world.
- They compare:
- old-school life before smartphones
- the difference between Gen X / millennial childhoods and Gen Z
- kids who are glued to screens versus kids who still read books or play outside
- One takeaway: they both miss the era when people could just exist without constant charging, checking, or doom-scrolling.
Comedy, crowd behavior, and internet reactions
- They talk about how bigger groups tend to get stupider and more chaotic.
- A big peeve: reaction videos and lazy content where people just point at something and provide no real commentary.
- They also joke about crowd stupidity at protests, sports events, and any gathering where people start climbing things or acting reckless.
Hair, sex, and medication side effects
- Mark shares a personal story about taking hair-loss medication:
- it helped with hair growth
- but it reportedly killed his sex drive for a while
- This turns into a longer bit about:
- erectile dysfunction
- pregnancy changing attraction dynamics
- how medication can make people feel emotionally or physically “off”
- They also riff on the absurdity of being “against” everything except the one thing that really matters.
Documentaries, movies, and comic books
They go deep on what they’ve been watching and reading:
- Maria Bamford documentary: praised as insightful and strong, with discussion of her mental health struggles and the bizarre fact that she once did a Target ad and later walked away from it over ethical concerns.
- Martin Mull documentary: brought up as another strong watch.
- Medium Cool: discussed as a strange, artsy film worth checking out, though not an easy recommendation.
- Current movies:
- Nathan Fielder’s movie/doc project gets mentioned as hard to get tickets for
- they also mention other buzzy art-house films and current indie movie momentum
- Comic books / graphic novels:
- Mark recommends Pulp and The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
- they discuss old comic-store culture and the kinds of books they read growing up
Superheroes, Gen Z, and modern hero culture
- The guys riff on how classic superheroes are all from older eras and joke that a modern Gen Z superhero would be too online, too self-aware, or too hesitant to act.
- They reference old bits and classic comedy material about Batman, Wonder Woman, and superhero logic.
Beauty, celebrity, and Sydney Sweeney
- A recurring bit revolves around Sydney Sweeney and how much women seem to hate on her.
- Their point:
- she’s obviously attractive
- people complain too much instead of just admitting that’s the whole appeal
- They also talk about old celebrity crushes like:
- Pamela Anderson
- Angelina Jolie
- Carmen Electra
- Yasmin Bleeth
- Tiffany Thiessen
- The conversation drifts into cosmetic surgery, implants, and how fame/camera presence can make someone look very different in person.
Travel mishaps and airport stupidity
- Sam tells a story about missing a connecting flight because he got too comfortable in the lounge and lost track of time.
- They joke about:
- tiny regional planes
- panic when you think you’re going to miss a flight
- airport stress and airline crews not caring nearly as much as passengers think they do
- There’s also a riff on the absurdity of overpacking chargers and gadgets.
Terrorists, kids, and negotiating demands
- One of the more developed joke ideas in the episode is a bit comparing kids to terrorists:
- both make demands
- both scream
- both require negotiation
- They workshop the joke live, trying to land on a better angle about parenting, sleep deprivation, and being forced to negotiate with a tiny irrational human.
Notable Bits and Observations
On documentaries and oversaturation
- They both note there are “too many docs” now, especially comedy docs.
- Even when they’re good, it’s hard to keep up with every single one.
On modern restaurants and bad value
- Sam complains about a trendy restaurant where:
- the table spacing was terrible
- the menu had expensive tiny plates
- there was basically no real dinner option
- They end up leaving and going somewhere better.
On bodega cats
- Sam has a big peeve about a bodega with cats that won’t let customers pet them.
- For him, that defeats the entire point of having a bodega cat.
Promotions / Show Updates
- Both hosts plug upcoming tour dates and mention Mark’s new special, Incorrect.
- They also tease future guest appearances and upcoming shows across multiple cities.
Bottom Line
This episode is classic We Might Be Drunk: a fast, chaotic hang between two comics who can bounce from sex jokes to film criticism to parenting philosophy without ever slowing down. The biggest themes are aging, attention spans, parenting, and the strange ways modern life has become both more convenient and more exhausting.