Ep 258: Judd Apatow

We Might Be Drunk

Sam Morril and Mark Normand

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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No better way to be back in the studio than with comedy legend Judd Apatow. Mark and Sam go deep on the road, European gigs, bombing at the clubs, and why some crowds just refuse to laugh. Judd talks Larry Sanders, Sandler stories, Rodney Dangerfield in a bathrobe, writing on The Critic, the legacy of Norm Macdonald, and what comedy still gets right. Plus, behind-the-scenes of classics like Anchorman, Bridesmaids, Pineapple Express, and what it actually takes to make a real, modern comedy movie. Sponsored by: For a limited time, get 40% off your entire order! Go to https://GetSoul.com and use the code WMBD. Go to https://sheath.com and use promo code Drunk for 20% off. Just click the link in the description or go to https://buyraycon.com/mightbedrunk to save on Raycon audio products sitewide. Eat smart at https://FactorMeals.com/drunk50off and use code drunk50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Subscribe to We Might Be Drunk: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWMBD Merch: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/ Clips Channel: https://bit.ly/WMBDClips Sam Morril: https://punchup.live/sammorril/tickets Mark Normand: https://punchup.live/marknormand/tickets Produced by Gotham Production Studios: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com Producer: https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters #WeMightBeDrunk #MarkNormand #SamMorril #JuddApatow #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #BodegaCatWhiskey00:00 Back from Europe: Reunion & Travel Tales 03:00 Comedy Hangouts Abroad: Seinfeld & More 08:00 Crazy Tour Stories: Flights, Gigs, and Near Misses 13:00 Getting Sick on the Road & European Audiences 17:00 Crowd Differences: Stockholm to Amsterdam 22:00 Favorite Bars, Cities & Wild Nightlife Encounters 28:00 Weird European Habits & Cultural Clashes 33:00 Travel Peeves: ATMs, Coffee, Hotel Check-Ins 36:00 Planes, Trains & American Pride 40:00 Comedy Special Moments & Meeting Sandler 42:00 Judd Apatow Joins: Classic Comedy Stories 46:00 Rodney Dangerfield & Early Comedy Days 52:00 Behind the Scenes: Larry Sanders & The Critic 01:00:00 Norm Macdonald: Legacy and Documentary 01:10:00 Comedy Docs: Hicks, Carlin, and Comic Greats 01:17:00 Comedy Industry Changes & Making Movies Today 01:25:00 Notes, Failures & Navigating Hollywood 01:35:00 Comedy Movie Memories: From Anchorman to Bridesmaids 01:41:00 Diane Keaton, Annie Hall & Iconic Performances 01:46:00 Long Island Comedy Roots & Standup Scenes 01:51:00 Tour Dates, Plugs & Closing Remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What it's good to see it. Hey, it's been a minute.
0:08.8	It's been so long. It's going to be back in America. I know. We were, we were gone for a while.
0:13.5	Yeah, yeah. Did, uh, you know what? Did Oslo, Dublin, geez, whereas Finland, Sweden.
0:21.1	The only place we overlapped was, I think, Dublin. Yeah. I missed you by a day. Yeah. How crazy is that? It was like Jordan Jensen, me, then you in Dublin. Crazy. And then, um, you didn't do Paris. No. Paris was great this time. I'm saving it. Yeah. Paris is like not always my favorite of a comedy, but this time it was great.
0:38.9	All right.
0:39.7	But yeah, how was Athens?
0:41.4	It looked. Paris was great this time. I'm saving it. Yeah, Paris is like not always my favorite of a comedy, but this time it was great.
0:38.9	All right.
0:39.6	But, yeah, how was Athens? It looked gorgeous. Oh, my God. Did you go there? I've been there. I've been there. I've been, oh, that was Rome. Oh, okay, got it, got it. Rome was great. I saw Francesco De Carlo. He took us out to dinner, did the sneak.
0:53.5	He did the sneak credit card pay behind my back.
0:55.8	I tried to do it, and they were like, he beat you to it.
0:57.6	That's what I get you. Francesco de Carlo. He took us out to dinner, did the sneak, he did the sneak credit card pay behind
0:55.2	my back. I tried to do it, and they were like, he beat you to it. And he's famous over there. Francesco, you know, so we're walking around Italy and people are like, Mama Mia, Francesco, like the way they're so emotional when they see him. And then I got recognized him guys like, dude? just a little different
1:11.2	but no he was he took us
1:13.3	all around he was he's an
1:14.7	incredible tour guide.
1:15.7	Isn't it funny when you see another comic overseas you're like oh you go on to him it's
1:20.4	like it's like seeing an ambassador.
1:21.7	Well I saw Seinfeld and Paris.
1:23.0	Wow yeah there you go.
1:24.2	That was incredible.
1:25.0	That's the biggest.
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