Phi Tau’s own Sam Morrison, Cornell '14, wrapped his one man show, Sugar Daddy, on February 17th. The off-Broadway hit ran for over a month at New York’s SoHo Playhouse and received acclaim from the New York Times and the Daily Beast; it also received acclaim from celebrities like Andy Cohen and Alan Cumming. Pulling from grief over the loss of his partner, Jonathan, to COVID-19, Morrison’s one man show finds humor in loss and heartbreak. The shows name, “Sugar Daddy” is a double entendre alluding to the age gap between the 28-year-old Morrison and Jonathan, who was 51 at the time of his death, and Morrison’s glucose monitor used to measure his blood sugar levels. Morrison received his Type-1 diabetes diagnosis shortly after the passing of his partner—the doctors suggest that this may have been brought on by grief.

Throughout his promotion of the show, Morrison appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform stand up and was interviewed by many notable news sources. Touching on the emotional notes of the show, Morrison has expressed his gratitude in sharing his grief and experience with others. In an interview with Huffpost, Morrison stated, “I love making comedy that’s part of a larger narrative, meaningful in some way. Right now, this feels like my story. I’ll keep working on this, workshopping and changing it. But I have plenty of other stories in me ― I think we all do when we dig deep.”

Morrison has also performed on The Drew Barrymore Show, appeared on Watch What Happens Live & Tamron Hall, and was staffed on the first season of Blind Date, hosted by Nikki Glaser, currently airing on Bravo.