Norm McDonald

take everything · 12-05-2018 1:35pm #1

This guy is an interesting character.
Never really got into him (thinking he was another hacky American comedian) but on second look he really calls the bull**** around us out.

He has perfected this aw shucks, folksy style but his comedy is really dark and honest.

Anyone else into him.
And any recommendations.

Hande hoche! · 12-05-2018 1:43pm

Find him great. His netflix special was quite decent too.

Earthhorse · 12-05-2018 2:00pm

Yeah, he's brilliant at his best and I love his AMAs on reddit.

Not a huge fan of his podcast though and he can a bit predictable in his own way at times.

Hector Bellend · 12-05-2018 2:05pm

I've only ever seen him on high stakes poker

12-05-2018 2:06pm

I hear his brother is a bit of a clown

Hande hoche! · 12-05-2018 2:11pm

Hector Bellend wrote: »

I've only ever seen him on high stakes poker

Led to some unusual conversations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jeLGDYr8pA

qwerty ui op · 12-05-2018 2:15pm

Some balls on the guy, go to 4.50 for dustin hoffman/philip seymour hoffman, how does he hold it together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg4NP2Hs81k

bnt · 12-05-2018 2:26pm

He’s also pretty good on The Orville as Yaphit, a gelatinous blob that has the hots for the ship’s doctor...

MonkeyTennis · 12-05-2018 3:07pm

Love him on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy as Burt Reynolds, dunno why but it cracks me up.

Birneybau · 12-05-2018 4:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I hear his brother is a bit of a clown

And their dad and his bleedin' farm

s8n · 12-05-2018 4:33pm

unfunniest character on the middle though

Riddle101 · 12-05-2018 6:22pm

I like him. I think he's one of Conan O'Brien's best guests of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0WayC7jW0

holystungun9 · 12-05-2018 6:56pm

I've never really given him a fair shot. I didn't immediately take to him so never bothered much. I'll go back and listen to him as I know he is highly respected.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 12-05-2018 7:07pm

Artie Lange told a story of himself and Norm walking out to the edge of the pier in Atlantic City at 6.am. Circa 1999.

They'd been drinking all night and Norm had won 100,000 dollars in the casino.

Norm threw the cash into the ocean.

He told Lange, I'll only lose it anyway.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 12-05-2018 7:26pm

Artie had another one about Norm. He'd giving up smoking for 2 years, the lads were on a fight to LA,.

Plane lands and Norm goes straight to the airport shop and buys a pack of cigs and sparks up.

Artie asks him what are you doing and he says I just feel like having a smoke.

dd972 · 12-05-2018 8:34pm

Thought this thread was about some Linfield player.

Outlaw Pete · 12-05-2018 8:50pm

Jaysus got a fright there for second when I seen his name in an AH thread title, especially as he hasn't been looking the best of late, put on a fair bit of weight over the last year or so, but anyway.. love Norm. On one of those handheld androids at the minute, but there's a great clip of of Norm on the view trolling them all, about Clinton killing a guy, has to be seen. Legend. His interviews on Letterman after he was let go from SNL are class too (was over jokes he made about OJ, as the head of programming was mates with him and believed him to be innocent).

PopePalpatine · 12-05-2018 9:40pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I hear his brother is a bit of a clown

Who the hell would think an exercise bike with a tiny fist coming out of the saddle is a good idea?

Footoo · 12-05-2018 10:01pm

Norms a legend. His “Roast” of Bob Sagan is a masterpiece.

Goes from “wait this isn’t funny at all” to “ oh, oh oh I get it, this is just perfect”

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/661a77b3da/norm-macdonald-trolls-the-bob-saget-roast

artvanderlay · 23-08-2018 9:12pm

I've been listening to a lot of Norm recently and this, for me, is the stand out. It's long, but worth it. Fantastic pastiche of country music, but with a gay slant :pac:

Irish Guitarist · 23-08-2018 9:21pm

I watched his special on Netflix and thought the first twenty minutes or so were somewhat amusing. Then he started really rambling about nothing. I've watched some videos on YouTube and haven't found any of it remotely funny.

NewbridgeIR · 23-08-2018 9:49pm

Saw him late at night on Channel 4 c.1994.

"You ever lie for no reason at all? Just all of sudden, a big lie spills out of your evil head. Like a guy will come up to you, 'Hey, did you ever see that movie with Meryl Streep and a horse?' And you go, 'Yes.' In the back of your head, you're like, 'What in the hell am I lying about over here? I stand to gain nothing by this lie.'"