Anthony Jeselnik w/ Sam Morril & Mark Normand - We Might Be Drunk Podcast
6/8/20261 hr 33 min
Mark and Sam are joined by Anthony Jeselnik for a deep dive into comedy writing, bombing stories, sobriety, touring burnout, Norm Macdonald memories, roast culture, and the evolution of stand-up specials. Anthony breaks down his writing process, why he refuses to change his act, and what it was really like working with legends like Chris Rock, Joan Rivers, and Jimmy Carr. https://anthonyjeselnik.com/the-jeselnik-book-club Sponsored by: Take Cheers Restore after your last drink or before going to bed and wake up feeling at least 50% better — or your money back. For a limited time our listeners are getting 20% off their entire order at https://CheersHealth.com/WMBD. #Cheers #ad https://mengotomars.com To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/DRUNK. https://avocadogreenmattress.com/DRUNK Subscribe to We Might Be Drunk: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWMBDMerch: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/Clips Channel: https://bit.ly/WMBDClips Sam Morril: https://punchup.live/sammorril/ticketsMark Normand: https://punchup.live/marknormand/tickets Check out Anthony Jeselnik:https://www.anthonyjeselnik.com/ Check out That Sounds Right — the comedy panel show hosted by the producer of WMBD:https://www.youtube.com/@thatsoundsrightshow Produced by Gotham Production Studios: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com@GothamProductionStudios | Producer: https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters #WeMightBeDrunk #MarkNormand #SamMorril #AnthonyJeselnik #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #BodegaCatWhiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsMark Normand· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Yeah, well we live, we're staying at the Andaz, so you keep doing that thing where you're like, "Ah, the hotel's right there. Stay another hour. Then another hour." And then here we are.
Sam Morril· Host0:14
Yeah.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:14
I used to drink. I, I get it.
Mark Normand· Host0:16
Wait, you quit?
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:17
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:17
What? I never thought I'd see the day.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:20
We're- We're losing everybody. I feel like no one drinks anymore. You guys are like the last two people standing. Even Swardson's, uh, not drinking anymore.
Sam Morril· Host0:27
Well, he had to quit.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:28
Yeah.
Mark Normand· Host0:28
And Bert.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:29
Well, Bert quit.
Mark Normand· Host0:29
Bert quit. No one saw that coming.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:31
We, we were in a bar last night where Swardson met me, and he rolled in with a green juice, and I was like, "I never thought I'd see the day either."
Mark Normand· Host0:36
Oh.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:37
I was happy to see it.
Sam Morril· Host0:38
Yeah.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:38
And, and he had wings.
Mark Normand· Host0:39
And the hair.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:39
He wasn't eating wings. I was like, "All right."
Sam Morril· Host0:40
Well, he'll be like, Nick will be like, "I'm sober now. I've been sober for two years." I'm like, "When's the last time you had a drink?" He's like, "A year ago." [laughs] I'm like, "Well, that's not..." [laughs] Like, I get it.
Mark Normand· Host0:49
Damn, Swardson.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:50
I get it.
Mark Normand· Host0:50
That's like, uh, when Jordan went to basketball- or baseball. [laughs] It's over.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest0:55
Yeah.
Sam Morril· Host0:55
He came back, though, so I hope not. But- That's true.
Mark Normand· Host0:57
He'll, he'll be back. He'll be back.
Sam Morril· Host0:58
Don't say that.
Mark Normand· Host0:59
It's Nick.
Sam Morril· Host1:00
That's fucking bad, though.
Mark Normand· Host1:01
Well, maybe- You don't want to root for people to fall back on who have a problem. Well, maybe he'll come back and own it, like he'll just have a beer at dinner.
Sam Morril· Host1:08
Eh, I don't think how, that's how it works.
Mark Normand· Host1:10
Okay.
Sam Morril· Host1:10
Do, do you have a problem, or did you just- I outgrew it, I say. Mm-hmm.
Anthony Jeselnik· Guest1:14
You know, like everyone around me stopped drinking, and I was like, I used to be the one who was, like, still kind of in control, and all of a sudden I'm the only one slurring. And I was like, this feels weird as I get older, that I was like- Yeah ... I'm just, I'm happy to leave it behind. And it's been like, you go to d- like