Norm MacDonald's Hilarious Take on War: You Won't Stop Laughing!

[@STSGuitar16]

“I never even knew he was sick.” Norm’s final joke to all of us was going back listening to his stuff and seeing all of the now obvious hints that he would drop to us.

[@Unstrict]

💯💪

[@alanlopez4677]

Then Bill Burr saying that exact same thing unironically when he found out Norm passed. That was the ultimate joke

[@unapprovedtruth7116]

@alanlopez not just bill Burr but several others were goaded from beyond the grave into the "didn't know he was sick" line. Norm was otherworldly.

[@snavisTM]

No it was a joke not some secret message of his illness... You internet people are all narcissists.

[@eternity8811]

And the "I'm pretty sure that's a draw" cancer joke.

[@simonmcguire4290]

'Hitler died 50 years ago? I didn't even know he we was sick' - absolute classic joke 🤣

[@josephsdsu1]

The version Norm tells is even better.

[@reviewerman9786]

@@josephsdsu1 I've been contemplating the meaning of "sick" as told in the joke. Maybe there is a double meaning there. Norm told some versions of the more I learn about that Hitler guy the less I like him.

[@makethisgowhoosh]

Only Norm MacDonald could make Howard Stern shut up and listen to a long joke.

[@SDW90808]

Twelve minutes in and I’m rolling…. listening to the Dirty Johnny story.

[@ricksmith2609]

Satellite radio shut Howard stern up 20 years ago. Good riddance. He morphed into a lefty cuck anyway

[@williamdavid9272]

@@SDW90808that one is so damn good. He tells a more polished version of the joke on his podcast. Just search norm dirty Jonny and you’ll find it. I like that version better 🍻

[@Bears86SB]

I'm surprised stern didn't constantly interrupt

[@Sniperboy5551]

Stern used to be funny, but now he just sucks. Dude has gone full woke, he’s insufferable now.

[@curtismcdonald6838]

Samberg doubling down on Norm’s Hitler joke about “falling under the gaze of his fuckin’ beautiful eyes” says a lot about Samberg. I really like that guy!

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

i felt the same way. good on him

[@lilhyena7534]

he didnt double down, he pussied out in the end and ruined the joke

[@ShinyHubCaps]

This is one of the clips that affirm for me: Norm was never happier than when people added to his joke

[@curtismcdonald6838]

@@lilhyena7534Two things….First, Samberg only backtracked after the joke was done. And second, you have to remember, this is his job. It’s what he does for money so he can pay bills. He has a wife and two kids, and he is living in America, where if one person says something offended him or her, his job could be in jeopardy. In his shoes, after he said you could “get locked in the gaze” and start thinking “this guy is making a lot of sense,” to keep my job, I would have done the exact same thing. So if that’s a pussy, I’m a pussy. But all I saw was a man trying to support his family.

[@damotheman4196]

Yeah, he had a genuine fondness for that ole chunk of coal, often spoke about him. The lady introduced them and norm said ". Or as i call them, Samberg and the other two guys" 😂😂 brilliant. And the way it was taken was brillliant too. 👏

[@Nizar-fb6gx]

the dirty johnny story was not a joke, it was poetry, same as the moth joke, norm elevated the art and for that he'll always be remembered

[@smellsdeadstudios3897]

Moth joke is LIT !!! LOL wife is in a coma joke.. My fav

[@_munkykok_]

It was a *LIFE LESSON*

[@rancidcrawfish]

Way to ruin them 👏🏼

[@_munkykok_]

@@rancidcrawfish That's right, keep coloring those emojies proper! 👍👍

[@BirdOfHermes83]

I just wanna thank the people on this thread that mentioned specific Norm jokes. Everyone that is now awake on my floor thanks you as well, I think. 👍

[@jamescollinson2456]

"He took that Kalashnikov and he let it sway like a farmer would a scythe. And the bullets came and just as hay would fall before a farmer so the people fell before Uncle Terry, the men, the women, and by God even the children . . ." Norm Macdonald was an artist, an absolute Michelangelo with words.

[@spfeu]

If I remember correctly Norm was a literature major, but he also has that part where he says “no one likes a comedian smarter than you”. He was smart enough to not act too smart.

[@laikaproductions8062]

@@spfeuHe had a Math degree

[@vasvas8914]

His book is an absolute delight to read

[@spfeu]

@@laikaproductions8062 not that it really matters, but according to wikipedia he didn't have any degrees so I think we both misremember. he studied math and philosophy at Carleton but dropped out, then "briefly" journalism/broadcasting at Algonquin. regardless, he was clearly an educated man because I remember seeing several interviews where he briefly talks about literature

[@jaytopia2924]

@@spfeu Didnt he grad HS a few years earlier than normal too?

[@caleb4221]

Norm is part comedian, part troll, part storyteller, part dad joke book, part habitual line stepper all wrapped up into a genius of a man.

[@001100AAAEA]

I feel like your comment would be perfect if you added “anti-“ before those but yes 🤣

[@gangsterHOTLINE]

I'm sorry did you just use Habitual Linestepper? We got a true Dave Chappelle fan here.

[@Hndsmstrngr1]

That's the best I've ever heard it put

[@jaybivens8734]

Hear hear!!! Well said dude

[@andrewthomas891]

well not so much anymore but when he was alive and able to wear a hat and get a haircut he certainly was that ol chunk o' coal

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

i love sandberg and norm's chemistry while everyone else walks on eggshells..."wait, there might've been something to this guy."

[@ageofgaslightenment]

Not really. Sandberg immediately backtracks 20 seconds later.

[@Spittin_Sax]

​@@ageofgaslightenmenthe was a good middle man lol he was still putting in jabs at the end

[@MantraattheDisco]

correct@@ageofgaslightenment sandberg passed out immediately

[@EruIluvatar5]

"I'm sorry for bringing up Hitler." Lmao. Norm just piling on the discomfort, making everyone except Sandberg squirm.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

​@@ageofgaslightenmentyeah, it would have been funnier if Sandberg doubled down on not killing Hitler.

[@benisontenison8225]

5:25 Norm loved how Andy kept up with the bit

[@Poppomatic64]

“They’re all foreigners” 😂😂

[@atomicwedgie8176]

I didn't even know they were sick.

[@davidsthubbins176]

😂😂

[@dyldog]

Wrong audience, such a good line

[@nyChannel09]

*you know

[@jimlahey7066]

“The more I learn about the guy, the more I don’t care for him” one of the best lines

[@teaching_and_learning]

I can’t relate to people who don’t find Norm to be the funniest comic who ever lived.

[@mikef2813]

Ignore those people. You don't need them in your life.

[@christopherguerriero2317]

"Funniest" is nonsense for artists. But Norm's absurdist ramblings teeter on a fine line...I've come to regard him as a genius while at the same time often wanting to punch him in the face.

[@gryfinryder]

Norm is a comic for layman and simpletons. He is not particularly sophisticated. I think you will find the pool of individuals that find him to be the funniest comic who ever lived, very very small. Leaving you with few to relate to. Norm is talented to be sure, and his gimmicks are subtle, but his humor is not particularly intelligent as many profess. I can think of at least 20 overall better comics off the top of my head. Comedy is subjective, however, so I don’t disparage your opinion, just the idea that you only relate to people who would agree with you on this.

[@christopherguerriero2317]

@@gryfinryder I'm sorry I cannot agree with this. He had a long and varied career, with some success and some failures. He was featured in a wide variety of formats and mediums, and remained relevant for decades. The idea that his comedy was tailored for 'laymen/simpletons' or that he himself wasn't accomplished enough in his craft is just not true.

[@teaching_and_learning]

@@gryfinryder I would comment, but I rather not associate with folks simply not sophisticated enough to fully appreciate Norm's humor.

[@samhein2620]

Norm's idea of a silver tongued devil is a guy with a delicious cheese sandwich and the craziest fucking van you've ever seen.

[@stevenclark1662]

Oh this? Oh it's just a cheese sandwich. What you like em or something? ..... Y'know, I got a van full of em.

[@dyslexicboogaloo]

The van doesn’t need to be full of cheese sandwiches. Unless you want to be known for your detailed work.

[@Elkyn-m5g]

❤

[@billbill6576]

The story about uncle Terry was one of the most insane stories I’ve ever heard 😂

[@robertbordevik5072]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@turtleanton6539]

Uncle Phil tops it

[@Saltfly]

The teacher’s reaction to the story is absolutely hilarious

[@JakeWitmer]

...As long as you absorbed the moral of the story, it was worth it.

[@bedplanks1641]

Funniest part was imagining it being told by a child to a room full of other children 😂

[@alecrichards8574]

He was the master at the long tales with lame but kinda humorous punchlines.... But the charismatic storytelling along the way is what sold it. LEGEND

[@Skinnyorangemusic]

It's like taking dad jokes to a WHOLE next level

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@Skinnyorangemusic I grew up with Norm on SNL as a kid and absolutely adored him. The great thing about Norm was he made you feel special or accepted or something for "getting" him. I know now that people online just fawn over him and that's great but back in the day you were sort of an outsider for loving Norm because he was so unorthodox and it was always awesome to find another genuine Norm fan "in the wild".

[@matthewklahn3204]

​@@SimpleManGuitars1973I wouldn't say that is extremely true. When Norm was fired from SNL every network was scrambling to give him a TV show

[@MattDelDC]

Just stumbled upon this by chance and it just happens to be two years on the day since we lost this comedic giant. His jokes will always live on

[@pauloconnor5850]

Always man 🤜🤛

[@maxonmendel5757]

reading his not-memoir right now. very good.

[@Mika-Fresh]

I didn’t even know he was sick.

[@aquatarkus2022]

We missed his views on covid and the fall of America.

[@maxonmendel5757]

@@aquatarkus2022 we are really missing his unfinished books and his memoir adaptation starring Mark Normand

[@jimlthor]

"You didnt know who Hitler was.." "Yea, like many of us, I didnt."

[@Maartzy1891]

That one already had me 🤣

[@antoniosilvestrojr.]

"Who do you think you are? Mars?" So freaking brilliant

[@mattcoccopuffs]

So damn good

[@Miles-wy1zr]

The guy was just naturally funny. Damn. So effortless.

[@jorgehabib8661]

He is, but it is not effortless! He was always locked in. Rip norm

[@mattmarzula]

He would work 280 days a year on the road writing and polishing his act.

[@andreaholcock8992]

Anything but effortless. He worked til he died

[@devanman7920]

It comes across effortless because of all the effort he has put in.

[@rockyevans1584]

He is a lot of things, but his comedy is anything but effortless imo

[@Skinnyorangemusic]

Norm makes five people get afraid for their careers with one joke

[@Skinnyorangemusic]

Norm never seems like hes trying too hard, he's just enjoying the moment and it's so much fun to watch him as he acts absurd in the spotlight

[@topramen5344]

““I know nothing I see nothing” a lot less funny when you realize that was the cornerstone of the Nuremberg defense” is so goddamn funny underrated norm joke

[@austinlittke5580]

i dont get it

[@mattobrien8255]

@@austinlittke5580 hogans hero’s was a comedy tv show that was based in a nazi camp. A German character had a repeat line “I see nothing” referencing the atrocities that“No nazi saw” happen during the holocaust. People being exterminated lends few hands to comedy. Yet, it’s subjective. Norm was subjective.

[@spamwagon]

Every single host who ever had Norm on knew to just sit back and let him tell his whole paced and detailed story, the punch line was worth it. My fave was the "Moth Story".

[@LazyTelevison]

“It’s all ass over tea kettle wrong”

[@valuequeen1256]

His Germany going to war with the world bit is one of the best bits of stand up ever written.

[@lancemollusk150]

Oh yeah

[@uprebel5150]

My favorite Norm bit by far.

[@businessman9478]

It’s literally so true though lol. Fuckin Germany…

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

"Do you think you're Mars?" Makes me giggle like a kid

[@marianobuscio]

6:30 "I didn't even know he was sick". Man...

[@torchmark66]

I didn't even know Norm OR Hitler were sick.

[@subg8858]

Hitler was sick in love with dogs and volkswagens

[@scottapache5041]

He fought cancer to a draw.

[@superhappyfuntime5466]

I never saw them together in the same room..

[@victorowens9150]

Me either

[@Fantasyremix]

Sick heil

[@robertbordevik5072]

That last story.. You will laugh. And then hours go by, even days, and it pops up again, and it’s even funnier 😂 My gosh, Norm was insane 😂😂😂😂

[@023achilles]

"I didn't even know he was sick" Hits home when you realize he was sick, but not telling anyone. Deliberately.

[@mattmattmatt2683]

"I'm sorry for bringing up Hitler." lmao

[@poopandfartjokes]

The best part is when you realize Norm wasn’t even the one who brought him up. He just baited Andy into bringing it up.

[@PlaceStillMatters]

The slow burn of the “Little Johnny” joke was epic. It was so long and halting Norm lost his way a few times. 😂

[@JeffMTX]

Never ;)

[@JorgeAdame-y4c]

“by god” 😂

[@mariusjns]

Sheila then Marjorie-cum-Sheila-again 😂

[@JohnnyKickajoo]

Norm created new jokes that will be told for hundreds of years if we are lucky. Jokes like "Closeted Gay", "I didn't even know he was sick", "...a real jerk"... He truly was a genius of English.

[@luigi_border]

Andy Samberg being the only one who the jokes DIDN'T fly over the head.

[@JakeWitmer]

...Everyone else too terrified of being canceled to be funny...

[@christopherkelley1664]

At least 75% of the people there are Jewish, I doubt anyone would be canceled for a hit WW2 take

[@JD..........]

1:26 - the purest voice of all time

[@StoneCold-d4f]

I've been watching this a couple of hours after an edible. I noticed letterman was laughing a few times then I looked and it's a still picture😂

[@maximusolivia9982]

Holy crap I just experienced the same thing!!!

[@jasonhopwo]

Bro 😂

[@dillinger621]

Yup

[@SM-bm6jo]

Sounds like me once when I channel-surfed and stopped on some guy talking to Charley Rose about major league baseball players. Suddenly I was fascinated with the most boring game in the world. I still appreciate what the guy said but it has not stopped me from avoiding everything baseball.

[@StoneCold-d4f]

@@SM-bm6jo I did shrooms a while back and watched a programme on a book report

[@scottystcloud7086]

"The land was uneven" - LMAO

[@seanp7440]

"I don't want drugs. That's wrong."

[@0002pA]

5:35 It's amazing how Andy Samberg immediately understood and joined in on the joke. lol

[@Audacity_69]

Andy Samberg getting Norm to fall back with laughter will always be my favorite memory.

[@FierceShoRyuken]

It gets glossed over by some of the more obvious killers but one of the smartest, most insightful things ever said in comedy was during the scrabble bit. The part about the blanks, he just kind of wedged it in there, was so insanely genius I can't really wrap my mind around it. I've wondered since seeing that bit if there really is a guy that's all based on or if Norm just conjured the entire scenario.

[@Harryjay6]

He was so great for so long. I'm thankful.

[@Saint_John_The_Forerunner]

He didn’t even bring up Hitler. The Jew did lmao.

[@4runningaway417]

norm i swear man you one bold guy. you have more balls after death than most of us who supposed to be living

[@SimonMorganYay]

He was alive when these clips were recorded.

[@4runningaway417]

@ bark

[@sheridan891]

“The more I learn about that guy, the more I don’t care for him” It would be difficult to imagine anyone doing this joke but Norm.

[@BirdOfHermes83]

I love it when people keep laughing when Norm is telling his jokes. They got no idea wtf the punchline is going to be but it's going to be good!

[@adlwilliams]

Keeping a straight face during the dirty johnny joke, for 5 damn minutes, in a room full of people lauging, is super impressive to me

[@JonathanGorr]

I love how Norm was subtly mocking the 4 jews surrounding him at the red carpet event.

[@ravensharpless]

I’m here because I was recalling that time years ago this one time I tuned into a You Tube awards livestream and I’d never seen Norm McDonald in my life but in the midst of everyone there there that was in expensive clothes and makeup there was this guy sitting one the couch in sweat pants and a hoodie dishing out every god damn thing these people didn’t want to hear

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

@@dejuren1367 it's in this video...

[@lukezeiolf6977]

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718you stuck at reading or something?

[@MattieBennett]

KZbin is great for two reasons: 1. Norm MacDonald will live forever in video form 2. Videos of that tragedy

[@vasvas8914]

Aaah, you reminded me of it

[@Earthad23]

911

[@terremoto6663]

You reminded me of that airline. Did you know they renamed themselves? Now they are Called Eppstein Carribian Airlines.

[@susanvannorden6845]

Last summer we, Canadian, rode through Netherlands…they still remember, and are very thankful for our boys who liberated them…

[@Steve-cc5hw]

I love how he wears a suit to Howard Stern

[@RosecransM]

Holy crow, you're right, that is incredible 😂😂😂

[@FlexBeanbag]

​@@RosecransMkzbin.infoBmc9NFfhx74?si=g0UQsD7hdNl3D3qp

[@hawaiidispenser]

6:05 Lol, new low? If it wasn't for Norm, no one would've ever remembered this stupid red carpet live show 30 seconds after it was over.

[@davidwujczyk3037]

When uncle terry’s been drinking, you don’t f*** with him 🤣🤣🤣

[@Knightcommander69]

Oh man that last dirty Johnny joke has me cry laughing.

[@Techcensorshipbot]

That one chick who got all mentally ill over hypothetical time machine hitler was goofy.

[@loversandlosers]

well that whole panel is jewish save for norm and kassem g lol

[@clockwork421]

It's because they are all j-

[@naayou99]

Heard the dirty Johnny joke several times. never ceased to be funny. No one can tell it like Norm. RIP.

[@randyj420]

Amazing - this makes me sad - but so happy we have all the material on KZbin to watch for the rest of our lives. Thanks NORM!!! Thanks to all that gave him gigs and airtime. What a great piece on Stern's show.

[@manueldavid7369]

"fruity bicycle" :D :D :D

[@arniexanchez]

Kind of hilarious they felt it necessary to affirm they would in fact kill a baby Hitler.

[@sherpacool9931]

one thing becomes very clear in this time after Norms death, he was a comedians comedian, we got snipetts of his humor, but people who knew him personally got the full monty.

[@Kurdt1]

You know with this BYO Fitness thing, the more I learn about it the more I care for it 😁 Thanks again for the Norm content 🙌

[@nicholasscott5905]

Solid channel, probably owns a doghouse

[@JesseJames7-8-9]

And again they chose their foe as the world. Miss this guy so much. Thanks for the comp.

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

Callin Hitler a dork is 10/10

[@anthonysteen56]

Sandburg gets Norm’s funny

[@FranssensM]

When Norm is on a live show I picture stressed people in headphones holding clip boards waving their arms, mouthing “cut to commercials” and old Norm smiling even more.

[@seanwebb605]

If Norm's father stopped going to Holland because he is now dead will Norm stopped going because now he's dead? Or will he just break the cycle and keep going?

[@JM-vp8zc]

Hopefully it won’t be a fruity cycle

[@lukezeiolf6977]

Dylan’s got it covered

[@IIIJ0KIEIII]

"what you call something that's bigger than a country but smaller than a galaxy? Earth!" It's jokes on jokes with this guy.

[@Alex-tx6by]

This is how social commentary is done. Flys right over the head of most people while still making sense and being funny on the surface. Allows the audience to pick up on it over time instead of brow beating or pandering

[@subg8858]

I like how you show the still from Norm interviewing Dave in the segment where Dave interviewed Norm

[@edub9930]

In that last story Norm tells about "dirty Johnny" i always felt he was addressing the room directly regarding how Howard Essentially abandoned Artie when he was down & out

[@TheBurge87]

He’s told this story on a bunch of things.

[@MO-tw8pb]

I can listen to this guy non stop his simplicity is the show

[@ivanrlynn]

yess

[@jorged06]

"that´s not my idea of a silver tongued devil!" XD

[@henrikibsen6258]

Kudos to Andy Samberg for freely chopping it up about hitler with the most dangerous comedian in hollywood.

[@DafyddJohnson-ub7us]

I am so grateful for this man. His levity is missed but he left us with enough to see it out. He's on his own level, the enlightened comic, fearless, ego less

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

"... the land was uneven ..." God I loved this man's joke telling style.

[@Flash4ML]

It feels like the dirty johnny joke just keeps getting slower and slower paced as he goes lol, it’s like their patience is just feeding him and he’s just taking more and more ground, slower and slower, I love it so much 😂😂

[@wayfaerer320]

Norm is a legend. There is nobody that even comes close to Norm in comedy.

[@johnmathewson6630]

That dirty Johnny joke is so perfect. It’s probably one of my favorite norm jokes. You can tell just how intelligent norm actually is. His comedic timing. His story telling. The man was a genius, and it’s one of my biggest regrets in life that I never saw him live before he passed❤

[@The_Sunset_King]

Norm, Bob, Dave... all hanging out. Having a good ol' time.

[@weaselfarmer000]

As the Germans say . " Third time lucky."

[@fuselpeter5393]

Alle guten Dinge sind drei. xD

[@RKroese]

Like the national socialist in Argentina say: Hey, USA, you have a go!

[@spyder000069]

Waiting for norms punchlines were like waiting to open your xmas presents. You never knew if you were getting something amazing or socks. Either you got a great joke or the joke was on you.

[@JMcG520]

“I’m sorry about bringing up Hiter!” he said with eyes twinkling and a huge grin on his lips.

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

They frolicked..😄😄😄

[@normanspain7160]

Norms stories were so funny.A very underrated comedian could go on forever.

[@gamingsociety3684]

If you haven't seen the Dirty Johnny Joke. Don't watch this version, Norm with Stephen Merchant version is best, watch that one instead, the longest runtime you can find on first page of results

[@apelincoln1616]

" Wrap what up? " IDK why, but I died laughing when I heard that

[@leodavies1887]

Gotta love the hogans hero’s reference

[@deepfriedicecream576]

never knew he told the dirty johnny joke twice. he managed to deliver it both times, really impressive to remember a joke as long winded as that one and have it work a second time. i miss him

[@alexmacfarlane4426]

Look up Noel Mason-MacFarlane who was miltary attache in Berlin just before the war. He offered to assasinate Hitler after one day his motorcade passed beneath his lodgings window. He realised he could just have drooped a grenade into the open car. He offered to do it at the next oppertunity. The Britsh intellegence and diplomats thought he was mad.

[@JakeWitmer]

There were hundreds of such plots. Hitler really kept moving, thwarting most of them. Most heartbreaking to me are the two in Shirer's book, the one in the German museum where Hitler was stopping by to look at new uniforms...and, of course, Valkyrie/Stauffenberg. SO CLOSE! ...And both would have likely been the difference between reverting to pre-war peace and several million more pointless murders...

[@averywilson6143]

"The Dutch were so grateful for what the Canadians had done."

[@greyforge27]

The way this title is written makes it seem like Norm's take on war is that it's hilarious

[@smaugswrath3144]

"Thank god for the hatchery, where would we be?" 😂😂😂

[@prsee5969]

I love how he could go on with a random story for as long as he was allowed lol and even then he had resistance to stop LOL

[@SuperJcoleFan]

The youtube awards thing is literally the funniest thing, the other 2 hosts just listening to Samberg, and Norm just casually talking about Hilter. More footage of the event is under "DVDuring"

[@BazookaTooth707]

It's unfortunate to look back now and realize Norm is likely all puffy due to fluid retention as a side effect from chemotherapy drugs. RIP Norm

[@parthenocarpySA]

Really? I thought he was prepared for a movie role with the added weight. Hollywood always needs a fat guy.

[@DoctorCyan]

No, he got fat before the cancer

[@yonickmyman]

You wouldn't think anything considering he'd always make that "fat fucking face" joke

[@odnettv4719]

@@DoctorCyanhe had cancer during the last interview in this video

[@andrewwright9378]

And the cheese sandwiches

[@mindblowingdiscussions2707]

A genuinely funny guy. RIP Norm ❤

[@dennissalazar5866]

Thank God for the hatchery.

[@lucasmoratoaraujo8433]

Both in and out of Academia, this is the 1st man i see getting the right answer to the "enigma" at the start. A true genius!

[@randyallbee1173]

“Ass over teakettle wrong....”.

[@garrett020614]

crazy knowing this legend came from my hometown