Sam Morril

American stand-up comedian and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sam Morril

Sam Morril (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an American stand-up comedian.

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Morril in 2017
Born1986 or 1987 (age 38–39)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationComedian
Years active2005–present
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Websitesammorril.com
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Early life

Morril was born in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City.[2] 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.[3] Morril was known as Sam Greenberg before his mother married his stepfather, and Morril took his surname.[4] He has two step-siblings.[5] 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.[6] He attended Tulane University in New Orleans before graduating from New York University.[7][8]

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.[9] He worked as an intern on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April 2016.[10] 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.[11] His second one-hour special, I Got This, was released via Comedy Central's YouTube channel in February 2020.[12] 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).[13] He co-hosts the weekly podcast We Might Be Drunk with comedian Mark Normand.[14]

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.[15][16]

Filmography

Comedy specials

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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
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Film

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2019 Joker Open Mic Comic
2021 Full Capacity Himself Documentary
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Television

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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
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Web

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2020 Laugh Aid Himself Benefit livestream
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