Released on September 1, 2022, on Netflix, Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow is the latest piece written and performed by Sam Morril himself. The stand-up was directed and edited by James Webb, who was also one of the producers of the show along with Peter Stepnoski and Andrew Massih. The episode was originally shot in June 2022 in Chicago and has a runtime of 43 minutes and 5 seconds.
Speaking of Chicago, that’s how the comedian builds up his comic narrative by catching us off guard right from the bat and hit us with jokes dissing police brutality and shootings. His delivery of deadpan punchlines, supported by his much hoarsely calming voice carried the stand-up till the end.
-Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow Review Contains Mild Spoilers–
“You gotta wear your obvious beliefs on your shirt”, comes another memorable tagline from the show. Morril calculates each and every hit he’s going to throw next. Nevertheless, it seamlessly camouflages with his ostensible long-running stream of consciousness that seems to be tethering each thought with the other, regardless of how disjoint they may be otherwise.
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What keeps the viewer entangled with his thoughts is how he attempts to cover the field from every side possible. His jokes, though they may seldom come off as ableist, never exactly poke fun at minorities but rather around their lives, thereby normalizing them. Celebs with a net worth of millions (Dave Chapelle, to be precise), however, need to watch out for some comments that can rub them off the wrong way.
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow targets fairy tales, cancel culture, politicians led by a specific ideology, the holocaust, 9/11, the Ukraine situation, porn addictions (and gets quite visual with it), paedophiles, superhero movies, depression, dating apps, and travelling across the globe. When seen listed next to the other, topics like these have no rhythmic link, but Morril knows how to pack in a punch and make each joke deserving of applause.
The audience present at the time also gets sucked in because of his back-and-forth interactions with them, propelling the performance ahead. Discussions raving about cancer or anything that the audience might respond to become the centre of it all. However, one can’t unsee the pattern therein. The live audience at the location seems to be quite one-minded and laugh at a certain genre of jokes and groan in tandem.
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow: Worth the Watch?
The new release of Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow on Netflix shakes you with its dry and dark humour. Simultaneously, Morril’s refrain on “same time tomorrow” highlights the mundane severity of our addictions, ones that we don’t necessarily love or feel proud of but still keep coming back to as part of our routine.
Watching this comedy special along with your friends may have you exchanging looks and groans just like the live audience. However, the ‘Adult’ rating is there for a reason, and consuming this as “family-friendly” content, especially in a conventional Indian setting, may not be the best choice of all.
The comedian reels in his personal experiences and our surrounding reality, so not everyone may have a similar reaction to his words. Most threads entwined by him fall in the right pocket, while others become a voyeur insight into his boyhood, which isn’t everyone’s first choice for a stand-up comedy but can at least be listened to for a limited timeframe before it all washes away.
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow is not streaming on Netflix.
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