William H. Macy w/ Sam Morril & Mark Normand - We Might Be Drunk Podcast

We Might Be Drunk

Sam Morril and Mark Normand

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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The legendary William H. Macy joins Mark and Sam for a killer episode. They dive into classic films like Fargo, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, behind-the-scenes stories from iconic sets, and what makes a great script actually work. Plus, acting advice, Hollywood horror stories, AI fears in filmmaking, and why most people are terrible storytellers. Also: whiskey talk, Vegas misery, Thanksgiving food debates, and why actors need to stop being assholes. Sponsored by: Stay connected anywhere with Sailyhttps://saily.com/WMBD — use code WMBD for 15% off Protect your family with Ethos Life Insurancehttps://ethos.com/drunk Get access to affordable care with Himshttps://hims.com/drunk Get 20% off Chubbieshttps://www.chubbiesshorts.com/DRUNKS — code DRUNKS 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 #WilliamHMacy #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #BodegaCatWhiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, hey, hey, folks, here we are.
0:08.9	We're back.
0:09.3	We might be drunk.
0:10.1	We got the great Bill Macy.
0:12.1	Hello.
0:12.8	Hello, Bill.
0:14.1	This is awesome, man.
0:15.4	Yeah, I just watched Train Dreams on his recommendation.
0:18.2	You're amazing in it.
0:19.3	Oh, thank you.
0:20.0	That was awesome.
0:21.8	Wonderful film. I loved it. It's the little film that could it went all the way to the oscars i know crazy and
0:27.4	not much happens but it i was hooked yeah it's it's a lifetime i mean it covers the guy's
0:34.6	lifetime that's true yeah it's lovely it sort of celebrates a common fellow. Right. I found it very, very moving. See, I'm all in my phone. It was the opposite of being in your phone. That's the whole movie. Exactly. Yeah. That's sure the truth. Yeah, we're like, that guy didn't live. He didn't look at TikTok or nothing. I know.
0:54.5	Yeah.
0:57.6	And then at the end, he takes that airplane ride, and it all hits him.
1:06.5	And you're like, oh, I've got a baby. I'm staring at Snapchat. Yeah. I've got to look at my kids. I know. I don't do that that much. I don't... This thing...
1:07.1	I have to carry it around,
1:08.2	but I'm sure...
1:09.2	It's not my friend.
1:10.4	No, it's evil.
1:11.6	It's taking all our attention
	...

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