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You’ve Changed

Sam Morril

Prime Video · 2024 · 50 min

A highly efficient hour of cynical, low-key stand-up comedy.

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Sam Morril’s delivery remains as steady and low-key as ever, even as his material ventures into chaotic territory. He works with a quiet, rhythm-heavy cadence, setting up elaborate narratives only to puncture them with sudden, dry punchlines. Rather than relying on high-energy theatrics, he leans into a keen sense of the absurd in everyday frustrations—like a ridiculous lie he tweeted about an airline while drunk in the back row of an airplane, or the comparative authority of a television detective who smokes cigarettes versus one who vapes kiwi-mango juice.

Filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, where he had sold out nine shows the previous year, the hour arrived in July 2024 as Morril’s first release for Amazon Prime Video. At this point in his career, he was transitioning from a hard-working club staple to a theater headliner, also co-hosting the popular podcast We Might Be Drunk with Mark Normand. The set favors tight, joke-first writing over theatrical storytelling, though he touches on modern anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence and cable news.

He is particularly effective when turning his focus inward, detailing a disastrous relationship with a woman who became furious when he tried to explain that physical attraction naturally softens over time. Other memorable segments find him mocking the idea of mind-controlled wheelchairs and questioning whether the media coverage of complex global conflicts makes him nostalgic for simpler, localized crimes.

The set list

5 bits

  1. Comparing single and relationship sex to food staples

    Equates his sex life while single to airport Panda Express, while comparing long-term relationship sex to eating grilled salmon.

  2. Corporate pandering and social controversies

    Mocks why the public demands corporate stances on social issues, addressing controversies around Chick-fil-A and Bud Light's partnership with Dylan Mulvaney.

  3. A past relationship resurfacing unexpectedly

    Details how a woman he dated 17 years earlier reached out via text and unexpectedly showed up in the audience at one of his shows.

  4. Viral backlash and an online critic who transitioned

    Addresses an old critic from 2013 resurfacing to attack a viral joke from his 2022 special, pointing out that the critic had since transitioned while refusing to accept that Morril could also change.

  5. Nocturnal misadventures with his friend Chase

    Shares an extended story inspired by late-night urban chaos and questionable decision-making.

How it plays

Tone
Dark, humorous, deadpan, and unapologetically honest.
On stage
Laid-back, sharp, deadpan, and self-deprecating with a gruff New York club sensibility.
Pace
Punchline-heavy delivery characterized by effective pauses, dry cadence, and relaxed stage momentum.
About
dating and past relationships, aging and physical complications, social media culture and influencers, public controversies and viral backlashes, corporate messaging

What the critics said

Sean L. McCarthy of Decider designated the special a 'Stream It,' highlighting that Morril is in fine form and has grown as a comedian capable of commanding a spotlight theater stage.

In the room: Taped in front of a sold-out theater crowd where Morril playfully defuses occasional heckles and blurts from attendees.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: press.amazonmgmstudios.com, primevideo.com, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, decider.com, deadline.com, en.wikipedia.org.

Backstory

Filmed after touring following his 2022 Netflix special 'Same Time Tomorrow', amidst co-hosting the successful podcast 'We Might Be Drunk' and producing stand-up specials for peers.

Details

Released
Taped
Historic Wilbur Theatre, Boston
Runtime
50 min
Where
Prime Video
Director
James Webb
Topics
Before
Same Time Tomorrow (2022)
After
Incorrect (2026)

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