Norm Macdonald on Late Night September 23, 1999

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Deserves many more views for including the entire appearance and for being a better quality recording.

[@runswithraptors]

It's the VHS archive, what do you expect but the best?

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@runswithraptors Sure, I guess. Maybe I shoulda known. Cheers, mate

[@samlokken2090]

@@dixonpinfold2582hhyhh😊 hh😊😊hy😊😊jty

[@samlokken2090]

HhI’m my😅gm😊😊y

[@monkosanchez2344]

Norm deserved so much more notoriety. The fact that all the best comedians in the country loved him shows just how great he was. Norm is the only celebrity I’ve ever truly gotten sad for when they passed. He was the best.

[@rogerwilliams5382]

I still and probably will never get enough of Norm. I know it's already been a bit but I know I'm not going to get over his passing. And this story will never get old.

[@Deletirium]

He truly was the best in his field. That folksy delivery was flawless...

[@No_mans_flies]

I remember watching this as a teenager in the 90s. It was on at like 1am in Australia. I hard horrible insomnia after getting clean and Conan helped on those long nights. Anytime Norm was on it was something special, clear memories of watching this episode live, it was such a stand out.

[@mickjaegermeister]

My fav norm appearance ever. Just off the fucking rails greatness

[@jamesmanriquez3493]

“You sit on a couch for a living, you should think about not giving that up”😂😂

[@joshfenn5374]

electric chemistry these two

[@symmetryox7184]

This is probably his best appearance

[@minime9400]

And the show when he and later Courtney Thorne-Smith where guests. Can't decide which one of them are the best.

[@zombiesateourchannel]

I wonder, if Conan is watching this every now and then with a sad smile.

[@PolajLive]

I think he does with a happy smile

[@tv-pp]

Fuck, man

[@LaGuerre19]

Conan and Norm. 25 years later, still the best. Hey! I wonder where they get their ideas from 😢 RIP Normy, you old chunk

[@Kurdt1]

Beverly Hills Ralph’s that’s where

[@regzzuse280]

​@@Kurdt1 Do you have any idea what you've just read?

[@Kurdt1]

@@regzzuse280 this was written years ago

[@daydream_believer]

As a Canadian who had to take French in school - 6 yrs, there were many stories we had to read in French. Marie-Claire & Jean Luc were common names in them. If only we had some of Norm's stories for these classes!!! 😂 Norm, you moved to the States, but you will always be one of ours, albeit, now in loving memory. 🥀♥

[@gorway6807]

as a Canadian also, the way he says "I would like nothing bet-ter... than a rid-dle" slays me every time

[@daydream_believer]

@@gorway6807 Me too!! 🤣 Whenever I hear Norm do the Fr. Cdn. accent, I always think of our former PM Jean Chrétien - carbon copy, to me. He had to have gotten it from him. 😉

[@WastingTime1878]

As an Indian guy who has lived in New Liskeard, ON of all places for a good time, with a local teacher being my best bud, I can also attest to this. 😂

[@UnchainedEruption]

Norm is truly one of a kind. Nobody else can or ever will have that personality, that style of comedy. My favorite of all time.

[@Mooreski_1]

"My friends are like, eh let's go. I'm like WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO! (thumb) Where are you gonna go--y'know, why GO? Like we're in a bar drinkin, right? HEY! I'll just stay here, I'll make new friends..." (abridged)

[@mnemot]

there's a jukebox; it's like a wild west saloon, y'know? where a guy passes an entire bottle and you go: "AAAAAHHH" drinking it.

[@petetownshend5297]

The heroic man who single-handedly saved cinema with Artie Lang! Dirty Work-comedy’s Citizen Kane.

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Artie Lange… Wasn’t he the guy who was deemed “too fat to fish”?

[@oledevo]

Many comedians can only dream of reaching his level.

[@drewgeraci8434]

I saw him at a club and he bombed (I didn't even like his set). But a real Norm fan can get over it - the material he used that night he eventually honed and made it hilarious on a podcast. But that's a risk you took with him and Gilbert Gottfried. They were fearless.

[@grimreefer9324]

My mom served as a waitress at a comedy club in Toronto around the time Norm was still working in canada, and she said there were countless times where Norm would just be wandering on stage and ramble about some tangent the audience was barely following and waltz of like it was no big deal. The guy was in his own world in her own words, and bombing and throwing a crowd off completely to him seemed almost more satisfying than landing his jokes. The guy was truly one of a kind

[@CraigBlakesley]

​@@grimreefer9324 you can tell he did jokes for himself or comedians.. not the audience 😂 awesome

[@kingjuggalo7382]

Norm and conan was gold r.i.p.

[@commontater8630]

I've never seen Conan struggling so hard to keep it together.

[@MarktplaatsKoopje]

Thank you very much

[@IAmThanSolo]

I want a t-shirt of Norm’s family tree with all his fictional uncles

[@minime9400]

That's clever!

[@aaronwilliams8046]

How about Rusty's family tree? 😉

[@aaronwilliams8046]

I guess only Norm could get away with referencing two obscure British TV stars on such huge US chat shows 🤣 Rula Lenska and, on another clip somewhere, Morwenna Banks.

[@aaronwilliams8046]

'arses' 😂

[@minime9400]

@@aaronwilliams8046 'dirty' 😉

[@benlenhard8254]

The irony in Norm not remembering how to tell that last joke is hilarious

[@kikipaisley]

❤

[@JamesBlevins0]

Norm Macdonald's "I drinks a bit" is a line from "Mr. Bojangles" (Harry Nilsson).

[@commontater8630]

Um yeah, but Mr. Bojangles is by Jerry Jeff Walker.

[@jakevendrotti1496]

15:33 Norm and Sean wriggling with mischievous glee 😂

[@ravking420studios6]

I couldn't make out the punchline with the censoring

[@confettisreich]

@@ravking420studios6 yeah somebody help

[@crucialDtale]

There's a real stream of consciousness between Norm & Conan.

[@KingK-vl6cc]

He had a way with words...

[@prajnachan333]

Norm doing the news on SNL is a classic. I remember when it first aired. I was there! "O.J. is in his white bronco......."

[@BurritoTwoSodas]

RIP GOAT

[@davidgentz1731]

This guy is hilarious no filter on him I love it

[@ClassicInvestments1]

the best...always cracks me up

[@rhatikeo]

God Norm was and is the Best dude was my fav

[@oliverposniak1254]

Man,I miss our beloved Norm.

[@CraigBlakesley]

Love Norm And Letterman just looking at each other and grinning 😂

[@minime9400]

Letterman?

[@destroyerofnations1828]

@@minime9400yeah, he did well in high school sports

[@skipholmes9040]

There will never be anyone as funny as Norm Macdonald, he was a comic genius. RIP.

[@stevestackpole6817]

I’m French Canadian and I can tell you straight up his impressions of Jean-Luc and Mary Claire are perfect. And I’m willing to bet Conan doesn’t know where the Gaspe is 🇨🇦😂

[@ryanellis4474]

I miss Norm MacDonald What a loss! What a genius! I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

[@MichaelMI88-88]

Yes, I completely agree. But…. Also how blessed we were to have him at all! God is great all the time!

[@wungabunga]

That Sean hayes fella seems a good sport.

[@JasAtwal-uk8mp]

Legend RIP Norm

[@jlyn8228]

RIP to those three ladies as well 🙏

[@tonybond9914]

Brilliant

[@gloriousfool]

I miss you norm 😢

[@crookbrother]

11:31 the rare loud norm laugh

[@kcguy8864]

Rula Lenska? Bro always made the oldest/most uncommon references lol

[@mikewynne7131]

You have to be in your 60's or older to get the joke.

[@kcguy8864]

​@mikewynne7131 nah but my point was that even at the time (1999) referencing her was an old and uncommon reference, he could've said a number of more recent famous red heads lol He was a foo wit it 😆 😎

[@gary-f2m]

Carson reference .... also known by the Brits from the UK show 'Minder'

[@readthetype]

The way he cracks up at 13.00 gets me every time.

[@takeotenn]

When he’s like “I’m a deeply closeted homosexual man…”

[@Puppy_Puppington]

What a great time ❤ and then the band playing run through the jungle. WuuWee, I tell ya. Wish I cOuldve been there. Can’t even listen to creedence any more man.. they stole my car & the dang tape was in there man.

[@davevrox3023]

Norm ❤ 🎉 😊!!!

[@gary-f2m]

Whats with the Woody shirt?

[@prajnachan333]

Cheers 🍻 👏 Norm. You make the world a tolerable place. And much more fun. 🤡 We miss you but are grateful you were once here. Peace ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 Norm McDonald 😂

[@yragnellaable]

😂😂😂 love it; saw the drinking story on Letterman , called the pill guy "Dr. Midnight " 😂😂😂

[@billlittle4285]

God bless you Norm!

[@billlittle4285]

Why can't we have humor today like this without offending any one?

[@RMGCBG]

The king

[@tfyk5623]

he told the rehab joke in his norm show.

[@minime9400]

And to Letterman! Combine them and you get a even better joke.

[@blohmymind]

My estimation of him has gone up even higher than it already was. Conan is joking that he's homophobic for the fact that he didn't want to be sexually assaulted, at the bequest of an MTV producer, who should have been sacked and heavy sued for offering money to someone in exchange for doing that to Norm, who he has purposefully backed into a corner to try and do that to him. Good on Norrn for thinking quickly and avoiding that situation without resorting to violence, which would have totally justified in my opinion.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

Knowing what we know now about what happened to Norm as a child the story about being jumped on by the naked dancer on MTV takes on a much darker tone

[@fakename6658]

what happened to Norm as a child??

[@BomChickyBowWow]

@ - In his book there’s a part where a deranged town semi-homeless WW2 veteran tricks him into a tool shed and locks it. He doesn’t describe what happened in detail but he says he lost his memory for the next few years. He was asked about it on a couple radio interviews too.

[@WastingTime1878]

THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️

[@jqths1974]

Some cab driver back in NY is the greatest punchline ever 😅

[@sustainableliving6319]

Hope Andy comes back

[@jaymiller9254]

Im not gay but 20 bucks is 20 bucks

[@notsocrates9529]

I am gay but 20 bucks is 20 bucks.

[@ramasama]

I'm not 20 bucks but gay is gay.

[@billlittle4285]

Previous!

[@jeffdawson2786]

Norm could make fun of so many things about pop culture with this type of story.

[@leman337]

every time i see those couches i think about Tom Green

[@aaronmelton1374]

I wish Norm was still kicking for this Tuesday.... imagine he'd have an opinion....

[@minime9400]

I know one thing for sure, IF I had been in this audience, I'd be the guy @ 4:53

[@JP-kp9kh]

Possibly the start of when things started to turn sour between sour Norm and Andy

[@LuciDOne2]

Did they sensor the word "Don't" ? I believe he says "I don't gag when I drink." Right?

[@vinny5004]

Umm… no!

[@RKar2009]

Good not so old days.

[@mattdavis9376]

That sarcastic, "everythings fine" line from Norm seemed like a bit of foreshadowing. Followed by Conan's, "you're hiding something aren't you?"

[@xtraspecialmango]

Not even 2 short years till the National Tragedy.

[@rileytrudell7050]

What do you mean?

[@TueLesPigeons]

9/11

[@WORLDERLAND]

❤ Normal is the new Sexy!❤

[@noahv8671]

C.T.A. By Jimmy Heath in the breaks

[@ThomasSimmons-u5x]

Brilliantly demented!

[@Sandicaprio]

And I was born the next day 😅

[@minime9400]

4:57 Conan considers the life choices he made up to this point

[@jamestyler3449]

The censorship on KZbin is so bad. A central theme of Norm’s humour is subtle and not so subtle offence. The freedom to think is also the freedom to use a naughty word. America - grow up!

[@thepiecreamer]

this was edited for tv by nbc. it’s just a recording of what aired.

[@jamestyler3449]

@@thepiecreamer Understood Still😞

[@K_Ken115]

The riddle makes no sense, but I love Norms jokes and miss his quirky humor. I always looked fwd to him and Kevin Nealon on Conan lol

[@ashleybrown4754]

He could make someone laugh without even attempting to be funny

[@minime9400]

Indeed. He talked about Larry Flynt and his speech impediment: "It's not his fault, he was shot" Nothing funny about it, and yet people lol.

[@aaronmelton1374]

Best.....

[@prajnachan333]

I don't get what the cab driver said that was so bad? They cut words it s...s!

[@michaeldoremus1344]

Norm accidentally swore, saying "the f***in' cab driver back in New York". 13:40

[@minime9400]

@@michaeldoremus1344 "Accidentally" yeah, that's it.... 🙃

[@oliverposniak1254]

She's a women...higher Voice....get's me every time😂

[@vincecalvarese6386]

Only Norm can work Ruehla Lenska into the conversation 😂

[@danielkane1080]

It could have been his brother though

[@vinny5004]

You’re not very smart, are you? (Since I think I’m correct: 1) it’s a joke, 2) the riddle purposely is incorrect, 3) it sounds right, but isn’t, 4) “brothers and sisters I have none…”)

[@danielkane1080]

@@vinny5004 Clearly I blanked that part. Thanks for the correction. You're right.

[@minime9400]

Someone knows the story of the old ladies? They are obviously sitting at front row for a reason.

[@vinny5004]

Conan’s mom and aunts visiting show

[@pbsamanthamarie]

That's funny but when you think about it, it's not funny. Unwanted sexual contact is assault.

[@Eric-xy6uq]

normthany mactano 10/10

[@Sapsche]

_solid_ 10/10

[@billlittle4285]

Jimmy Fallon , this is real comedy,take a lesson!!

[@justindirgxp7451]

Norm and Theo von were cut from the same cloth

[@FaithGraceMinistriesAU]

RIP the GOAT of comedy Christian comedian Norm

[@iulia1690]

🍷😱🏖🤡

[@iulia1690]

🏆

[@tripjet999]

Too bad he was such a jerk. Sadly, he was also a victim of the ILLEGAL TOBACCO DRUG, which should be BANNED, NOW!

[@minime9400]

Illegal, and should be banned ...? You where at the same bar as Norm, right? :)

[@TheKeith519]

Norm was awesome. Conan sucked

[@minime9400]

He wasn't Letterman for sure, but without Conan we would never have this gem.

[@qapplor]

mgtow

[@xciceroguy]

Conan might be the worst interview host ever.

[@jeffmansur8875]

He was the best