Sam Morril

Sam Morril (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.

Sam Morril
Born1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, writer, producer
Years active2005–present
RelativesAnsel Elgort (cousin)
Arthur Elgort (uncle)
Websitesammorril.com

Early life

Morril grew up in New York City, the son of Ashkenazi Jewish parents. His mother, Marilyn Greenberg, is a painter and his stepfather is publishing industry attorney Mark Charles Morril.[2] His maternal grandfather was George Greenberg, the former CEO of Loehmann's clothing store chain.[2] In 1993, when he was seven years old, his mother and stepfather married and he thus adopted the Morril surname.[2] He has two step-siblings.[3] 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.[2] He attended the Browning School in Manhattan,[2][4][5] and later attended Tulane University in New Orleans.[6]

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.[7] He worked as an intern on The Colbert Report and later appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April 2016.[8] 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.[9] His second one-hour special, I Got This, was released via Comedy Central's YouTube channel in February 2020.[10] He is a regular on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, performing frequently when not on tour. He had a cameo appearance as a comedian at an open mic night in the DC thriller film Joker (2019). He co-hosts the weekly podcast We Might be Drunk with comedian Mark Normand.[11]

Personal life

Morril was in a relationship with fellow comedian Taylor Tomlinson from March 2020 to February 2022.[12][13]

Filmography

Comedy specials
Year Title Platform
2018 Positive Influence Comedy Central
2020 I Got This Comedy Central
2020 Up On the Roof YouTube
2022 Same Time Tomorrow Netflix

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Joker Open Mic Comic
2021 Full Capacity Himself Documentary

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Laugh Aid Himself Benefit livestream

References
  1. Sullivan, James (March 10, 2023). "Sam Morril on Elevating His Comedy Game and Teaming Up with Julian Edelman". The Boston Globe. p. G4. Sam Morril has been doing stand-up comedy for at least half of his 36 years.
  2. "Episode 1115 - Sam Morril". WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. April 16, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. Gordon, Arielle (June 11, 2015). "On The Couch with Sam Morril". IMPOSE Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. McManus, Brian (December 31, 2015). "Sam Morril and Sean Donnelly Describe Every Type of Comedian in New York City". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. Epstein, Kayla (April 1, 2015). "Did Trevor Noah and Lena Dunham's jokes offend Jewish people? It depends". The Guardian. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. Coviello, Sam (January 14, 2023). "Comedian and former Tulane student Sam Morril performs Jan. 18 at Joy Theater". Nola.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. "Comedian Sam Morril". Sam Morril. 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. "Former 'Colbert Report' Intern Making Network Debut On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'". CBS New York. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. "Comedian Sam Morril". Sam Morril. 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  10. "Sam Morril: I Got This - Full Special". YouTube. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  11. "We Might Be Drunk Podcast on Spotify". We Might Be Drunk Pod. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. Wilstein, Matt (March 18, 2020). "This Comedy Couple Is Quarantined Together and It's Hilarious". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
  13. "Your Mom's House Episode 673 - Sam Morril". September 14, 2022 – via www.ymhstudios.com.
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