Original artwork, not a still
My dad was the town drunk. Usually that's not so bad, but New York City?
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker jokes that their father held the local title of town drunk, which sounds like a modest distinction in a small place. The punchline arrives with New York City, a setting so much bigger and rowdier that the same role suddenly looks like a far more daunting job.
Context reviewed
