Joe Rogan Experience #2559 - Sam Morril
Joe Rogan and comedian Sam Morril talk about the grind of writing new material, touring Europe, and the risks of AI replacing human relationships and society.
The gist
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Morril does 7+ hours of sets weekly to build new material, cycling through different room sizes until jokes reach the quality of his previous specials.
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European crowds laugh harder and less steadily than American audiences, so comedians need to adjust their pacing when performing internationally.
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AI robot companions worry Rogan and Morril because removing rejection and friction means young people never build resilience or social skills.
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Leading researchers put a 10% extinction risk from advanced AI within a decade, and Rogan says its growth curve mirrors the leap from Pong to modern gaming.
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9 picks · Sam Morril and Joe Rogan
"That's the first album that got me into standup — Roll with the New, his album. I remember listening to it and being too young to get half the jokes probably, but it had a CD an..."
"Bring the Pain is like one of the greatest specials of all time. Of all time. Then the next one, Bigger and Blacker. Those two back-to-back, I'll put them up against any special."
"The Gentlemen. Yeah, I saw the movie. The movie is excellent. The series is equally excellent, but two seasons worth of, you know, eight hours. Yeah, it's fantastic."
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"Joey Diaz gave me this book called Murder Machine back in the day and there's this guy Roy DeMeo... The book is horrifying... you got to read this book, dog. I'm reading the boo..."
"It's by Michelle McNamara about the East Area Rapist. That's an incredible book. I'll Be Gone in the Dark or something. It's about the guy — it's unbelievable."
"I just read Zinoman, the New York Times guy's book on horror movies. It's great. It's called Shock Value and he talks about Rosemary's Baby and all the horror movies of that era..."
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3 picks · Joe Rogan and Sam Morril
"For folks on the road that are driving, if you're listening to this and you worry about falling asleep, this is the best method I've ever found. Take a wet washcloth with ice cu..."
"I had a bottle of Buffalo Trace with me. I'm like, I'll just get drunk on the train ride back."
"My Tesla drives itself. I can — when I'm leaving the club, I press a button."
Joe Rogan
9 picks · host
"Joey Diaz gave me this book called Murder Machine back in the day and there's this guy Roy DeMeo... The book is horrifying... you got to read this book, dog. I'm reading the boo..."
"Bring the Pain is like one of the greatest specials of all time. Of all time. Then the next one, Bigger and Blacker. Those two back-to-back, I'll put them up against any special."
"The Gentlemen. Yeah, I saw the movie. The movie is excellent. The series is equally excellent, but two seasons worth of, you know, eight hours. Yeah, it's fantastic."
Sam Morril
6 picks · guest
"That's the first album that got me into standup — Roll with the New, his album. I remember listening to it and being too young to get half the jokes probably, but it had a CD an..."
"It's great. It's just like an all night — it's like the Odyssey but a guy in Tribeca in the 80s stuck all night. It's hilarious. It's a comedy. It's really funny."
"The first one's amazing. Michael B. Jordan's unbelievable. And it's a great story... Dude, you would like the first Creed. You'll text me and you'll be like, 'This is fucking go..."
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