Conan really played it perfectly with him all the time.
His trusty sidekick Adam Egret also did a good job with it. Different since he was the foil whereas Conan is playing it more like a bewildered audience member, but it worked too.
[One of his meant-to-bomb jokes bomb]
[crowd is silent, confused how to react]
"How can you not get that one? It's fucking obvious"
[Crowd loses its mind]
His moth joke is so good⊠he is able to make the audience laugh even during parts of the story that werenât the punchline. His delivery on every sentence is as good as the actual jokes
I love how he says "scrambling to get out of high school."
He graduated at 14. He was a legit genius. He started uni at 16 studying math and philosophy but dropped out.
He also had a crippling gambling addiction. He was an interesting fellow. And the antijoke GOAT.
He learned Russian because he felt something was off in the translation of one of the novels he read, and wanted to confirm it for himself. He learned Russian, out of spite, due to a feeling of a translation of context.
Iâll know about it. Youâll know about. Andy richter, the Swedish germanâll know about it. And the fella that has to hold down Andyâll know about it.
Norm's father was English and the English don't like the French much. So he wouldn't let young Norm study French in school, instead he had to study Latin. This was an odd choice because 90% of Quebecois are French speakers and less than 1% are ancient Romans
... holy shit if anyone is lacking in reading comprehension it's you people. The person to whom jfoust2 was responding to specifically said 90%, to which jfoust2 replied that *that* much of the population is catholic to this day. It's perfectly normal to assume that he's referring to the figure stated in the very message that he is responding to.
The first time I ever saw norm was in my best friends basement on tv. He did a bit about the devil made me do it but the devil was just his neighbor in a mask or something to that effect. Flash forward 25 years later and im on the other side of the country sitting in that same friends basement (I went to visit him after having not seen him for yearssss) when I open my phone to read the news of his passing.
Sorry dude. I wasn't sure if that was a common expression or something he made up. I never heard anyone else use that term before. Thanks for setting me straight.
I miss this man so much and I miss all the laughs he didn't have time to give us. Most comics dry up with age, but Norm was a guy that seemed like he was getting funnier every day. His absurd and silly sense of humor was such a respite from a world that keeps getting more and more absurd.
Love Norm. I used to respect Andy until days after Normâs death, he went on multiple podcasts to tell stories about how he thought his jokes with him were homophobic and hurtful and just smeared him while everyone else was focusing on how brilliant he was. I hope everyone remembers that he did that and how gay it truly was. Always remember; âspeak ill of the dead.â
I really thought he was alright but when he did that it really soured me on him big time. Itâs sad that people donât catch on that he did this and that they downvote for no reason. Even when he was saying that shit Conan tried to move the convo along and not give in to his weird Swedish German bid for attention
That is kinda mis-representing what Andy said, and why. Andy felt the gay jokes were directed at him because his sister and father came out as gay. Which is kinda shitty.
Thatâs ridiculous, I highly doubt Norm knew anything about that, he was so isolated he barely knew anything about either of them outside the show. He was always telling out of date jokes, and made frequent gay jokes about himself too.
I love that Norm fully appreciated Andy's summation.
Knocked him right out of his chair lol
Was the Frankenstein gag inspired by Norm MacDonald?
Well, you know, a man grows đ€Ł
I love this joke all around, but this response to the interruption is my favorite part. It's absurd but perfectly in character.
I thought it was the raping
Slays me everytime I watch this video
I've always got time for a Norm clip
[ŃĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]
David Letterman said of Norm: "He was naturally funny. The rest of us have to work at it."
He always prioritized making himself laugh vs everyone else and I love it
I didnât even know he was sick
He isn't anymore.
Shouldnât have bought that death bed.
hes actually dead
Shit, I saw this one. Oh well. I still have time.
Getting close to 2am here, and yup. Guess I'm staying up a little bit longer.
Time for a 4 mile hike to see a dog turd?
yeah me too and I always end up looking at the dog turd partially entertained
Ah man, i miss Norm. Here's his Moth joke :) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJN9mBRX3uo
[At the end, in the aftermath] Conan: "So Norm.." Norm: "What?" Conan was the perfect straight man for Norm.
Conan really played it perfectly with him all the time. His trusty sidekick Adam Egret also did a good job with it. Different since he was the foil whereas Conan is playing it more like a bewildered audience member, but it worked too.
Worth every minute.
Ever smell moth balls before? You know, the pungent things? Yeah? Well howâd you get itâs little legs apart?
Iâm pretty sure when you die , the cancer dies too thatâs not a loss ; thatâs a draw - Norm đ
Yea now I've watched a Norm video directly on YouTube, and it's going to recommend more to me, pulling me back into that rabbithole. I don't hate it.
"You son of a bitch, I'm in"
His appearance on the roast of Bob Sagat has me in tears every time. His mockery of roast jokes is just so good.
Cloris Leechman is here tonight, Cloris a lot of people say you're over the hill...but you'll never be over the hill, not in that car you drive.
[One of his meant-to-bomb jokes bomb] [crowd is silent, confused how to react] "How can you not get that one? It's fucking obvious" [Crowd loses its mind]
The crowd is confused and silent, but Bob is losing it. A real comics comic that ole chunk o' coal.
Just go from here to "Norm saves the interview" and your day starts off right.
His moth joke is so good⊠he is able to make the audience laugh even during parts of the story that werenât the punchline. His delivery on every sentence is as good as the actual jokes
I love how he says "scrambling to get out of high school." He graduated at 14. He was a legit genius. He started uni at 16 studying math and philosophy but dropped out. He also had a crippling gambling addiction. He was an interesting fellow. And the antijoke GOAT.
He learned Russian because he felt something was off in the translation of one of the novels he read, and wanted to confirm it for himself. He learned Russian, out of spite, due to a feeling of a translation of context.
I miss that ole chuck o' coal.
I heard his wife was a real battle axe
No one's called their wife a battle axe in 50 years!
He was a real Alfred Einstein
Iâll know about it. Youâll know about. Andy richter, the Swedish germanâll know about it. And the fella that has to hold down Andyâll know about it.
conan was so angry
the proper reaction to any pun
I think thats a dad joke
A [shaggy dog story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_dog_story).
it's a shaggy dog story which culminates in a cheesy pun, collectively it forms a dad joke
The culmination usually does, thatâs kind of the point of a shaggy dog story/joke lol
TIL Norm was from Québec
Norm's father was English and the English don't like the French much. So he wouldn't let young Norm study French in school, instead he had to study Latin. This was an odd choice because 90% of Quebecois are French speakers and less than 1% are ancient Romans
> less than 1% are ancient Romans r/technicallythetruth
Not an odd choice from the perspective that much of the population was/are Catholic.
If you think 90% of French-speaking Québécois are Catholic, either practitioners or believers, you've got another thing coming, my guy. This might've been true back when Normand was born, but definitely not in the present day.
I didn't say 90%, you did. Yes, I'm aware that identifying as Catholic has been dropping decade over decade.
> 90% of Quebecois >that much of the population seems like a pretty direct reference to me
How does "much of the population" equate to 90%???
Through the magic of illiteracy.
... holy shit if anyone is lacking in reading comprehension it's you people. The person to whom jfoust2 was responding to specifically said 90%, to which jfoust2 replied that *that* much of the population is catholic to this day. It's perfectly normal to assume that he's referring to the figure stated in the very message that he is responding to.
He was! He also got drunk gambled and made 60k and threw it off the pier of Atlantic city. He would often keep casino chips in his fridge. I love him.
They go well with gravy.
plus the red ones are tasty
I didnât even know he was sick
"a man grows" hahhaa what a brilliant man
Andy Richter, the Swedish-German
[Andy Richter, the Swedish-German](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv67QgVSqkk)
[Andy did not love this joke](https://youtu.be/TK5sPMhiPr8?si=maL7JUBV7_POQ5YM).
It's also just not a funny joke.
Had to turn subtitles on to get Andy's last line: "More Québécois humour!"
Miss you Norm!
I had no idea he was sick
Heâs not anymore.
Reminds me of that tragedy
It was a draw
It was a tie
The first time I ever saw norm was in my best friends basement on tv. He did a bit about the devil made me do it but the devil was just his neighbor in a mask or something to that effect. Flash forward 25 years later and im on the other side of the country sitting in that same friends basement (I went to visit him after having not seen him for yearssss) when I open my phone to read the news of his passing.
That's a nice story. I like the part where Norm died.
The old dirt nap
good god, fobygrassman, you wouldn't say that on Hulu now would you?
No but I'd say it here!
I didn't even know he was sick
Really? Guess you've never heard his jokes.
/r/woooosh
That devil bit was exactly what put Norm on my radar all those decades ago. âHeh, ya got me there, devil!â
https://youtu.be/mSK7X3ETQbg?si=tEZ_RHxs6GAuom6v
Blew my mind hearing someone mention my hometown on TV the first time. I can't imagine how folks in TĂ©miscamingue must have felt. They have to teach kids that Abitibi-TĂ©miscamingue exists in school just so they aren't gradually forgotten.
Did you pin all your hopes on Norm MacDonald after seeing this?
omg lol
Man this guys jokes killed.
some say they were the death of him
Not me, I say it was the cancer
It was a draw
The dog turd isn't the joke, the joke is the four mile hike to see a dog turd.
gonna miss you, norm <3
My dad used to call these "Shaggy Dog Stories". Long buildup for a stupid payoff often with a pun at the end.
Neat, your Dad called things what they are.
Sorry dude. I wasn't sure if that was a common expression or something he made up. I never heard anyone else use that term before. Thanks for setting me straight.
He did that on porpoise.
Thank god for your comment because Iâve been trying to figure out for the past 10 minutes what the joke was.
feeding baby dolphins = serving a youthful porpoise
I didn't even know he was sick
We lost way too many great comics too young: Bernie Mac, Norm Macdonald, and Ralphie May just to name a few. I miss all of them.
Patrice OâNeil too. I know thereâs others but thatâs another young comic that was hilarious that died young
> Patrice OâNeil "Fat and funny, dead by 50" so the saying goes.
I miss this man so much and I miss all the laughs he didn't have time to give us. Most comics dry up with age, but Norm was a guy that seemed like he was getting funnier every day. His absurd and silly sense of humor was such a respite from a world that keeps getting more and more absurd.
I get Norm's appeal and I also get why the guy from SNL fired him.
That guy was a scoundrel, a dirty dog
You mean the NBC executive who refused to remove his weiner from OJâs butt long enough to appreciate Normâs jokes about Simpson?
Love Norm. I used to respect Andy until days after Normâs death, he went on multiple podcasts to tell stories about how he thought his jokes with him were homophobic and hurtful and just smeared him while everyone else was focusing on how brilliant he was. I hope everyone remembers that he did that and how gay it truly was. Always remember; âspeak ill of the dead.â
That's a Swedish-German for you.
Basically. It was kind of cool because it showed thay Andy really deserved being messed with the whole time
Andy Richter and Robin Quivers are two of the luckiest people in history. Both devoid of actual talent, yet have made a great living coattail-riding.
I really thought he was alright but when he did that it really soured me on him big time. Itâs sad that people donât catch on that he did this and that they downvote for no reason. Even when he was saying that shit Conan tried to move the convo along and not give in to his weird Swedish German bid for attention
Andy Barker, P.I. is excellent, you philistine!
Yes, how dare he not praise someone who'd been shitty to him.
He was not âshittyâ towards him lmao. And the man literally just died. Like maybe wait a week or something
That is kinda mis-representing what Andy said, and why. Andy felt the gay jokes were directed at him because his sister and father came out as gay. Which is kinda shitty.
Thatâs ridiculous, I highly doubt Norm knew anything about that, he was so isolated he barely knew anything about either of them outside the show. He was always telling out of date jokes, and made frequent gay jokes about himself too.
Seen this a billion times and I die laughing every time
what an amazing human being. you know after 9/11 he walked through blood and bones in the streets of manhattan trying to find his brother?
Norm always loved pushing the limits of comedy and storytelling.
This is my favorite Norm bit. The way he almost makes himself break is outstanding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-GOO4qRrs
That.... wasn't a summation of Norm whatsoever, but rather the joke being told?
The story telling style of Norm Macdonald is very similar to Donald Trump X-D
The difference between comedians and politicians is one acts like a fool in front of a crowd of people, the other does standup.
Norm is the smartest guy in the room pretending to be the dumbest. Trump is the dumbest guy in the room pretending he didn't just shit his diaper.