Norm MacDonald on Star Search

Partial clip of Norm MacDonald's appearance on Star Search. I can't seem to find the date of this appearance.

[@fullbag50]

Norm, give David Byrne back his jacket.

[@theivory1]

Look where my hand was.

[@samm8729]

theivory1 time isnt holding up, time doesnt ask for us. Stop making sense

[@ProletarianTakeover]

Did David Byrne call?

[@KitCalder]

haha i saw that video too

[@davidporter671]

He also stole Stoller's jacket.

[@ACNC1]

put speed on 0.5 for modern day norm.

[@atvizory2000]

ACNC1 .75 lol

[@anthonyriviello4509]

I literally just did that and it's even funnier. Lol

[@raymondstjeane]

WTF

[@SleepyRandom]

You are fake news .75

[@PC.NickRowan]

Oh my God...

[@strangelalansbury5028]

I loved Norm, you know? His delivery was absolutely lethal, you know? RIP Norm, you know?

[@pranksterguy1]

On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno: "Hey Jay there"!

[@theartistbonez1930]

@Paul Matthew St. Pierre let’s go Brandon?

[@kidkique]

you forgot 'there'

[@Exploshi]

Hey!

[@mikehuntiches6276]

I wish it would've show Ed McMahon glaring at him

[@jpwjr1199]

I'm pretty sure from watching this, he made that all up.

[@Dulcimerist]

Yes! You are correct, Sir!

[@savybones]

I'd give him 3/4 of a star.

[@MrBridgham]

Savybones I like his book too

[@davidporter671]

@@wehavetowakeup2049 3/4 for me as well. But that Sinbad fella, 4 stars!

[@Dulcimerist]

@@davidporter671 You know who else gets 4 stars? You guessed it. Frank Stallone.

[@tipseyjesus8853]

where’s the bushman’s set?

[@fullbag50]

If you look at Norm from his early "'It's me, Bob!" stand-up days (which were funny in it's own right), to his SNL commentary/O.J. days, to his darker, more story-rambling Letterman/Conan appearances...you will see a comedian who has truly evolved. Most comedians have one type of schtick. Norm refined himself over the decades, and then he wrote a book that was a phenomenally great read.

[@pietzsche]

Check out Stewart Lee for a similar evolution. (different humour, but very much grown since his early days,. and a master now.)

[@pietzsche]

You dirty dog.

[@cowafungus8104]

Norm is FUCKING LEGEND

[@craigverwey983]

Spoken like a true Craig 👍

[@jondubb35]

Norm was always 5 steps ahead of everybody else. The guy was a brilliant comedian, and most likely a real genius. RIP

[@princessbubblee699]

Boy, that suit's a tight fit.

[@northerngirl1637]

Just before he took off I guess. The sweetheart was still probably trying to scrape enough together to get the rent paid.

[@ChokeslamToHell]

Looks like Tom Hanks in Big lol

[@domainjester]

I thought he looked kind of like that guy in beetlejuice that was hung up on the clothesline because he was flat from being run over by a car lol

[@dontdothngs]

i was thinking david byrne

[@mangafq8]

🤣🤣🤣

[@psychochicken9535]

"And you may ask yourself, 'Why such a big suit?' "

[@starwarsrebel2006]

And I may answer you, "That was the style in the 80's." We all wore suits like that.

[@Dulcimerist]

"And you may tell yourself, "This is not my big suit!' "

[@Dulcimerist]

@@starwarsrebel2006 Same as it ever was. ;)

[@kidkique]

@@starwarsrebel2006 it was a talking heads reference - u didnt get it

[@amberlee9926]

it’s awesome to see him at the beginning of his career. he’ll live forever through his comedy.

[@EdMelendez]

This guy should totally be on Saturday Night Live!

[@jnadle1]

+Ed Melendez He was, in 1993, and stuck around until early 1998.

[@EdMelendez]

Oh.

[@vacantseaofplanets]

He's not funny but that's okay because that show sucks.

[@EdMelendez]

vacantplanets We can't be friends.

[@vacantseaofplanets]

Ed Melendez Haha, have you seen his monologue when he hosted SNL? Most comments on Norm videos reference his jokes, and shit. www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/norm-macdonald-monologue/n11255

[@HereForAStorm]

That jacket was wearing him, not the other way around.

[@WhatCanSmith]

That blanket he's wearing as a suit is amazing

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

When Norm tells this story he says he got no laughs. I think he remembers it wrong.

[@heraclitus4884]

They could have edited them in. at leady thats what his manager told him they would do lol

[@MyLateralThawts]

Don’t know why Norm says quitting smoking is hard? He quit like a million times.

[@wddub9075]

Quitting is easy. It’s the not starting back that’s hard.

[@theBaron0530]

This is from the mid-80s, just around the time that standup shows were taking off on cable. There's more to this routine, which you can find online. The story about smoking goes on to explain how his father caught him shooting heroin, "And me made me shoot the whole bag. That's how I got hooked on heroin..." and so on.

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

His father was a strict man

[@JosephVisaggi]

Actually it was from the 1989-1990 season of Star Search.

[@wintercomesearly]

@@JosephVisaggi He sure looks way younger than 30 ish.

[@valeriehowland1379]

This is literally, classic Norm!

[@varmant1]

RIP Norm your were the best!

[@stiflingmystrife]

Norm said he got three 1's and a 0 for this performance .I enjoyed it, ya know.

[@fullbag50]

Little known fact: the judges that night were Carlos Mencia, Dane Cook, George Lopez and Carrot Top.

[@suckablowfish]

Those Judges don’t own Dog houses..

[@22lyric]

@@suckablowfish they're not funny, either!

[@bakilacat1]

I agree the judges

[@zanti4132]

Norm was making stuff up, as per usual. This International Star Search had a different format from the U.S. version: There were ten judges, not four, with three contestants. I'd imagine they had a vote to decide the winner, rather than have the judges give each contestant a 1 to 4 star rating.

[@juliakay6204]

The man was way before his time. One of the funniest people ever. You will be missed. ♥️

[@syncopated]

I think you mean he was way ahead of his time.

[@theID2]

what does this even mean? why do people say this? how can one be before his time? he was there! right at his time! on its face one of the dumbest remarks of all time. ..... and then there's 47 dimwits agreeing!

[@geoffelder2236]

It's nice to see some older video of Norm, back when he was just a young chunk o' coal! We're gonna miss this guy more than any words could say...

[@jakefromstatefarm1363]

He became a diamond

[@geoffelder2236]

@@jakefromstatefarm1363 Absolutely!

[@tony.bickert]

The popsicle bit is classic.

[@DeflatingAtheism]

He was dark from the very beginning. There was, famously, an actual serial killer on The Dating Game.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

I knew what was coming and I still laughed hysterically.

[@Ligerpride]

How big is that jacket??

[@EMO_VR]

Ligerpride he borrowed it from David Byrne

[@snackentity5709]

some say its tens of centimeters across

[@SuperAwesomeVidya]

he grew into it later on

[@pretorious700]

Think Illinois.

[@markkeith9055]

I was once on Star Search. They asked me to find Alpha Centaury. I told them I have no idea.

[@237g]

You should be on snl.

[@fullbag50]

Don't quit yer day job!

[@claudec2588]

You mean they asked you to go back to Alpha Centaury.

[@markkeith9055]

Naw. I'm just a lousy Earthling.

[@BluntsworthTv]

Isn't that the planet near alpha not funny?

[@hammypie]

REST IN PEACE, DEAR NORM ❤️

[@kxmode]

the popsicle joke was funny! :)

[@thegoldentroll]

Norm is still looking pretty good!

[@SonnyGTA]

Always loved that popsicle line.

[@zolnsalt]

He never changed.

[@msharyhomrany7826]

How many times did norm quite smoking?

[@davebeerman911]

quite a few times

[@MajorJakas]

Every time.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

As many times as he never drinks.

[@djchata]

Eh, quitting is easy man. I quit a bunch of times.

[@cafone661]

Quit a few times.

[@uselessjoe]

RIP Norm. passed today... 9/14/21

[@Triumph2024.]

RIP, brave Norman.

[@rrider3946]

Norm could read the menu board at a KFC and with his delivery style and cadence have everyone in stitches. I bet he is sitting in room now with guys like Robin Williams and Gary Shandling just having a blast.

[@caroled3943]

Alan this is the first time a youtube comment gave me peace in my heart. Thanks!

[@HipsterDoofus100]

I don’t think so. He’s dead

[@wintercomesearly]

I sure hope something like that.

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

He actually did do a stint as a KFC spokesperson. Dressed up like the Colonel and everything.

[@judyhopps9380]

He's dead? I didn't know he was sick

[@TurdFerguson7]

Norm was a handsome chap.

[@DizKord1600]

Didn't he say he got a horrible score? That set was solid. Damn judges.

[@JamesMellish]

Norm is definitely the real winner here as the guy who beat him cleans houses now . Much better to lose a contest and not go on to clean houses.

[@Om.arweens]

It's those filthy foreigners

[@woodman2855]

Diz In his book he describes that his agent said to him that the laughter is edited in if the audience doesn't laugh

[@davidconway6874]

he was ahead of his time.

[@deanstevenson6527]

@@Om.arweens .Yep. Anyone south of the border is BOREDerline psychotic, just like me. Line all up and, take of their cloths and give the the gas....Love from New Zealand....

[@Jacob-er5xb]

He looks like David Byrne without trying to look like David Byrne. The late 80s and 90s were a wild time for fashion.

[@heyitsjaceypenne]

RIP buddy. :( Sad day.

[@djaltam1986]

Forever Norm.

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

He did this same set on an old night at the Improv DVD I had… rockin a purple sport coat with jeans lol

[@cards1985]

Norm lost to a Liberian comedian who called himself the Bushman. Fast-forward 22 years: A TMZ photographer calls a cleaning service and recognizes the guy who comes to the door. The Bushman now goes by Lahai Fahnbulleh, his real name, and says he still performs - but cleaning is his main gig, along with some nannying.

[@misterbizzones]

+cards1985 Whether or not that story is true, I experienced it as real and it left a lump in my throat.

[@RobertHurleyJr]

Star search sucks then

[@realQuestion]

misterbizzones It's a true story. I watched the video on TMZ.

[@johnurban7333]

That jacket would fit him now, know what I mean. Love Norm. His routine hasn’t changed

[@cuttykev1]

I always enjoy Norm ...now and before

[@haruruben]

Norm did great, in interviews he always said he binned in Star-search.

[@SuperHeliboy]

Mark my words that kid is going places.

[@THX11458]

OMG! Norm's positively SWIMMING in that suit - he looks like David Byrne during his Stop Making Sense tour!

[@GR_BackingTracks]

Probably the same year...

[@bluepenguin3686]

He looks like the three kids posing as an adult on bojack horseman. Lolol

[@jimjones9840]

R.I.P. Gone way too soon, cancer sucks!

[@BullToTheShit]

That 5-sizes/too-large jacket is hilarious.

[@zerogrey3798]

I remember Star Search from the 80s, while Norm technically bombed on SS he was still better than pretty much every other comedian. The only other comedian I ever saw on it that was even sorta kinda funny was Sinbad but he burned out fast and early.

[@SloppyTired]

@@gatsbygoodwood2575 Norm would've appreciated that joke.

[@colebucket8780]

I first thought this was the video of David Byrne of The Talking Heads mock interview before a music video. That giant suit did it.

[@univibe23]

Did he borrow the jacket from Andrea the Giant?

[@eddielasowsky7777]

"Who is Andre the Giant?" Turd Ferguson

[@univibe23]

eddie lasowsky KZbin him

[@rskalisky]

Pretty sure he's not asking who "Andre the giant" is.

[@lethaldosage927]

rskalisky His daughter Andrea looks way hotter in a suit jacket though

[@dannyd1572]

+univibe23 No, David Burns.

[@MelShibson]

You can hear more of the Canadian in his voice here

[@funforalgernon]

His Ottawa accent is so thick here....awesome.

[@brainwashalpha5495]

He's done the same bits like 3 times in different shows. what a guy

[@robertforster8984]

That popsicle question was on that serial killer episode. The guy actually said those things. At the time he had killed 4 people, but would go on to kill dozens.

[@Robertodette]

richard ramiraz right? what was his nickname? and was this known when norm appeared on SS?

[@mournblade1066]

@@Robertodette No. Richard Ramirez was The Night Stalker. The Dating Game Killer was Rodney James Alcala.

[@jasonberezny9705]

Popsicle dating game bit was brilliant 🤣❤️🇨🇦

[@billw4805]

Great comedian....you know

[@richardrogers7782]

He always said he bombed. But seemed like a great set to me.

[@nervousordo]

He was on Star Search in 1990.

[@MR.B00_]

Loved him. RIP Norm. Crazy bastard.

[@jondubb35]

RIP Norm

[@lourdesdelapena1852]

👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@k10sh1r0]

That popsicle turned to serial killer bit is absolute genius

[@bboooobbyy]

That was a really good set. Good response from the audience, too. How the heck did he score so badly with the judges?

[@bboooobbyy]

Oh wow, that's crazy! I've gotta pick that book up.

[@jpwjr1199]

Norm must have made that up for comedic purposes.

[@cartoonking461]

Fix

[@topramen5344]

I’m assuming he rushed or something cuz 2:22 isn’t a very long set but that’s my best guess

[@jpwjr1199]

@@topramen5344 Do you remember this show?

[@EndingSummerwithRalph]

He was on a TV talk show today and told how he lost to a guy called a witch doctor wearing a big mask but he was really from Seattle. Cool to watch this reference as his skit was pretty good (but not witch doctor funny probably). Maybe I will look for the whole show, thanks.

[@mattk1631]

Grey in both appearance and demeanor.

[@samuelstephens6163]

He already does a great job of interacting with their crowd.

[@briang764]

I was waiting for him to break into Psycho Killer

[@Lucifronz]

He repeated this set somewhere later on, but I've already forgotten where I saw it. Maybe Letterman, idk.

[@Trialnerror]

That suit was rented from a used car lot. Turns out they only needed the tent on the weekends so he got a good deal.

[@abcbatman1966]

Norm looks like David Byrne in that giant suit...

[@ScottyLo]

RIP Norm.

[@edwinearl4584]

That jacket belonged to Rodney Dangerfield.

[@rowdyyeets4532]

I watched this when it first came on. Hard to believe that he's gone. Everyone up there is laughing really hard now, I'm sure.

[@yellowonesdontstop]

Do you remember how he scored? He had to be exaggerating about him getting 3/4 a star.

[@rowdyyeets4532]

@@yellowonesdontstop unfortunately, it was too long ago for me to remember how he scored. I do remember rooting for him. I thought he was hilarious and knew that he would be successful some day.

[@yellowonesdontstop]

@@rowdyyeets4532 thanks for responding!

[@rowdyyeets4532]

@@yellowonesdontstop no problem, you're welcome. Sorry I couldn't answer sooner. I didn't see it until yesterday.

[@mitchellfolbe8729]

The suit fit like the kid in "Big" at the end of the movie.

[@ByronTexas]

Even back then he was a comedic genius

[@quincee3376]

RIP Normie.

[@DanielDangerous]

I love that they added canned laughter

[@estradaj777]

Wow , ahead of his time

[@janreznak881]

Wow! This guys looks just like Turd Ferguson!

[@cowafungus8104]

Since those early days Norm has ultimately surpassed ALL of the other greats, Pryor, Hicks, Carlin, Rickles (he wouldn't admit to that one but he definitely did) and become the pinnacle of comedy in our generation & therefore in history

[@kidkique]

bit of a stretch, thanks for letting everyone know that you know the names of comedians

[@casz7098]

Oh wow, I totally forgot about this show

[@KellyTaylorGuy]

yeah, when they say "have a good night! enjoy..." it's over. HOWEVER, there is more to the smoking bit. "Then one day, I was smoking a joint & my dad' head come floating around the corner..." I'm looking for his "dober-man dog" bit. "Doberman dog sitting there on the bench with the German shepard saying 'I used to be somebody. I used to be a guard dog!'..."

[@scottjohnson1482]

I see his dad lent him HIS suit.

[@elnino559]

RIP

[@ficuselasticaofficial]

Sure his suit was baggy...but his clothing in Dirty Work was BAGGY BAGGY

[@MaNuK323.]

Norma underrated, ya know.

[@lastword6137]

Story of my life: size 16 shoe fits Every Shoe Store: biggest is size 15

[@asianangler]

wtf, his voice never change

[@hankhill701]

this guy kind of resembles a young colonel sanders. yep, colonel sanders. mmmm mmmm mmmm l love fried chicken i'll tell ya what!

[@ruthiemay423]

Sure glad he improved.

[@GazongasUniversity]

That answering machine joke is killer

[@homefront1999]

Man, 2021 has been quite bad so far. Not just the world is awful. But we also lost two great comedians. Trevor Moore and now Norm Macdonald. I really loved them both.

[@ytzpilot]

Wow he was dialed in early on

[@DayVid-il6mv]

Legend

[@pwk22]

Three people could fit in that suit.

[@booboo4963]

That popsicle joke is so fucking dark. YASSS!

[@lewcipher358]

It's also rooted in reality: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala

[@AB-ct3kj]

@@lewcipher358 Are you saying Norm did not make up that joke, but stole it from a news report and made it sound funny?

[@theothertroll]

How many times does he say “you know”? 😱

[@stevenatilano1127]

In the book Norm says that he starts his set off with the joke “how many of you own an answering machine” then he says that the audience didn’t laugh throughout his entire joke. He also says that he got 3/4 of a star out of 4. I wonder how much of this book is made up and how much is just completely remembered differently in his mind. You know?

[@rlmotorcycles]

just like mitch hedberg with a jello biafra voice

[@Nealrex101]

he has the fantastic dress sense that his son has

[@brushez]

Apparently Norm says he bombed and got 3/4 of a Star . He said he thought no one was laughing , not even Ed. I think he was great .