Norm Macdonald's Weekend Update - The Whole Damn Thing (Part 1)

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This video seeks to understand the meaning behind the humour presented in Macdonald's jokes, and why it does or does not hold up today.
Macdonald's version of "Weekend Update" often included references to prison rape, crack whores, and the Germans' love of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. He would occasionally deliver a piece of news, then take out his personal compact tape recorder and leave a "note to self" relevant to what he just discussed. He commonly used Frank Stallone as a non-sequitur punchline.
Macdonald repeatedly ridiculed public figures such as Marion Barry, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and O. J. Simpson. Throughout Simpson's murder trial, Macdonald constantly pilloried the former football star, often heavily implying Simpson was guilty of the brutal slaying of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. In the broadcast following Simpson's acquittal, Macdonald opened "Weekend Update" by saying: "Well, it is finally official: murder is legal in the state of California."
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[@Khokhol1499]

Do people still listen to this to fall asleep?

[@dreamofyouandi]

yep!

[@BluesBeforeBreakfast]

Yes, every night…

[@LibertyCityMayhem95]

Just about every night.

[@shawnfitzgerald818]

I thought it was just me! Got to have my oj jokes

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[@pooritech]

It’s crazy that he opens up saying now the fake news. A few decades later, it’s all there is. Pioneer right here!

[@ah383]

This is perfect for falling asleep

[@vongibbons954]

Nah, too funny :) Hard to sleep when I keep chuckling every 40 seconds

[@ammagnolia]

Amen bro

[@josephtrinkle3255]

Norm was so cool... Guy deserved to live 1000 years

[@davidhallett8783]

How come everything you yankees listen to makes you fall asleep Reminds you of school doesn t it

[@bmandrakeeee8378]

I generally use those videos of Norm announcing the Masters tournament

[@BIgBass255]

I had been binging on Norm the last couple of weeks, not because I knew he was going to die, because I go there whenever I get tired of the World

[@vanhattfield8292]

Same thing, the segments on the Lettermen show tend to give me a a good positive feeling, as do his segments with Conan O'brian. They never fail to make things better. Cheers!

[@ferise1]

He’s AWFUL

[@Johnny-sj9sj]

@@ferise1 Just because your mother didn’t love you, and you don’t know who your father was, that’s no excuse for irritating the fuck out of us normal people 🤡🇬🇧

[@fldsmdfr9107]

@@ferise1 nah he's a good man

[@vangroover1903]

And we didn't even know he was sick!!!!!!!!

[@JossParkerPopArt]

Was shocked last week when I saw who was bagging my groceries. Yup! You guessed it, Frank Stallone.

[@Keirnoth]

What made Norm great was he didn't spare anyone. It didn't matter where they were from, who they are, which "side" they were on. They all were the butt of his jokes because he realized it's funny to laugh at the absurd and dumb.

[@massdebated]

Why I liked his syle was he always created jokes for himself and I think he got a kick out of the few who really get the humor he saw in his observation, not pandering to get cheap reactions. His jokes were pretty funny if you get the point he is making... and at times he would make stuff up to just see how far he could go before he was ready to just pancake them... he would then just end the now 5 min long yarn with a really funny oneliner that makes no sense at all or just hangs without no payoff... which I mean is the joke... I just took 6 min of your time to get you all in ready to hear the payoff, without a payoff or resolution. This is pretty savage.

[@vangroover1903]

Well said. I remember laughing out loud at that bloated clown face look he had going after all those Rosie O'Donnell fat jokes, then found out it was mostly a side effect of the cancer medicine. Imagine the irony even he and his fans could grasp. I was so happy for him when he slimmed back down at the end after the cancer ate away that stupid bloated look. At least he didn't have to apologise to his betters for being such a fatfaced backwards class pasty

[@travisbrown4670]

​@@massdebated😊😊rreu😊😊

[@mikemarsh7387]

You know who else enjoys the weekend update with Norm MacDonald, you guessed it, Frank Stallone

[@MrLuisF13]

Que 😧 se se lo

[@qoolquest]

@@MrLuisF13 was Q a Q A a

[@davidhallett8783]

Or so the germans would have us believe

[@jasonnstegall]

…who love David Hasselhoff!!!

[@briangriffin8106]

No. He actually didn't like it. He went to his grave blaming Norm for ruining his multiple chances at a comeback. Little did most people know. Dustin "Screech' Diamonds . They played Walt...again

[@terriblecrayon]

The reason for the whole damn thing? You guessed it.

[@flcl64]

Had this on in the background. Any idea who's mug is now burned into my screen? You guessed it, Frank Stalone.

[@yogijaya2897]

Same. You guessed it Frank Stallone

[@richwhiteman2755]

I know what you want for Christmas!!!! You guessed it...... tickle me Frank Stallone

[@AlohaState07]

Thankful for all the hours of Norm on KZbin

[@billrupp8383]

Me too... got me through some tough times

[@Louisiana_Wendigo]

@@billrupp8383 same here pal

[@TJDious]

Comedian Norm Macdonald died this week after a private battle with cancer. Or so thr Germans would have us beleive.

[@christophercrochet5454]

I think I know who the real culprit was. You guessed it, Frank Stallone.

[@patrickyoung2117]

I suspect David Hasselhoff had a hand in this....you know WHY? Because Germans LOVE him!

[@jimsmith8993]

So much of this is hilarious but here and there you can tell that the audience is stunned.

[@mawtymawty9010]

"Man, I'm gonna tell ya, that is some bad luck when the one guy who would've died for you, kills you."

[@funstuff5675]

Norm will be missed…

[@edweirdmitchell3095]

Watching this I can’t help but be surprised Norm’s ventriloquist career never quite took off

[@bobevans4758]

A Up

[@federicomanueldavila9853]

Unralated comment

[@jamesdavis3851]

I say two wrongs don't make a right

[@thamuzkilo]

Know who else didnt know he was sick? You guessed it.. Frank Stallone

[@travelchic908]

I listen to these sometimes in the morning while I'm getting ready... Always a great way to start the day 😂

[@pyrokm4751]

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[@pyrokm4751]

@@tomwyoung deterred s

[@LandonStevens]

A damn chicken crossing the road joke and it’s the only time it’s ever worked

[@suntim3s]

Thanks for the upload, the best weekend update host.

[@wbaranful]

It’s so true about the elephant falling between post office shelves and getting lost. I worked at the giant Oakland postal facility for years

[@maysonavi6163]

i guess it's kind of off topic but does anybody know a good site to stream new movies online?

[@rorycayson9222]

@Mayson Avi Flixportal xD

[@maysonavi6163]

@Rory Cayson Thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) I appreciate it !!

[@rorycayson9222]

@Mayson Avi No problem =)

[@georgewashingtonrockwell3355]

I love that the same picture stays on screen for an entire 3 hours.

[@jc9561]

RIP Buddy....

[@Hyperslob]

“Riding wood and chopping horses” 😂

[@TJDious]

GERMANS LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF

[@stevenaleman7454]

Did not realize that Norm used the term “fake news” back in ‘94, when talking about the OJ Simpson trial…😂

[@j.vonhogen9650]

3:05 - I always thought that was the most stupid movie title ever! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought so. Thank you, Norm!

[@prashantnegi007]

The Whole Damn Thing ?!! Its a pleasure to subscribe to a scholar and a gentleman like yourself.

[@briantw]

A scholar would say "damned," not "damn," and wouldn't use a reflexive pronoun unnecessarily. Might even put an apostrophe in "it's!" Edit: Golly, you even used "like" when you should have used "such as." Four mistakes in one sentence, fellow scholar! Let me be a good scholar and fix that: "The whole damned thing!? It's a pleasure to subscribe to a gentleman and a scholar such as you." Yes, my life is meaningless.

[@QuantumLeapt]

too true

[@billrupp8383]

The greatest mind of comedy ever

[@Mc-wh2ye]

No one compares!!!

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

I am going to take what you say as literal cuz its only right to. I think Mort Sahl, George Carlin, Steven Wright, Jerry Lewis (movies), Buster Keaton, Mel Brooks, and Frank Fay (brand new way of entertaining for his time) can be runner ups if we are talking greatest mind in comedy. Jim Downey helped make his Weekend Update jokes, and that's not to diminish Norm's talent because he's great too. The more ppl work together, the better.

[@fozzz-vb5oj]

@@NoOne-kr4jc Rusty 🐕🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@fozzz-vb5oj]

What about Rusty 🐕🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@Jzigg3765]

Greatest ever is a bit of a stretch but he's definitely underrated imo. I've seen a list that had him ranked as one of the worst weekend update hosts, couldn't believe it he's one of my favs. I'm a Milwaukee brewers fan so love his story about hanging out with Bob Uecker,l. Look it up, to this day every time I listen to a game on the radio I wonder what Ueck is saying while hitting the cough button.

[@seanmurphy8312]

Norm: Goodbye everyone. Us: We love and will miss you Norm. OJ: Stab stab stab.

[@patrickyoung2117]

Too Funny Seanster! (sincerely dead, Nicole and the rich guy)

[@vangroover1903]

Good one. Orville lives, Norm is dead and we didn't even know he was sick. It's nice to know God has a sense of humour.........and it's a cruel one.

[@SirPaladin]

ah, for the days when "Fake News" wasn't a phrase that made us all facepalm with shame.

[@wappy420]

Sucks it's only audio.

[@leahg3926]

But at least I can enjoy while driving

[@cdvitunac]

Wrong way Corrigan. He was trying to live, lololololoololololol!

[@dennismackey1414]

What made Norm unique among comics.... he ACTUALLY LIKED bombing with jokes!! He said as much in at least one interview!! Dude was FEARLESS!!

[@vangroover1903]

A talentless comedian is a thing everyone should fear.

[@camarossdriver]

“TWENTY STRIKES AND YOUR OUT!” 🤣

[@xlinnaeus]

Which once again proves my old theory: Germans love David Hasselhoff!

[@plissken2156]

10:18 - Sounds like Yoko Ono was in the studio audience that night.

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[@ammagnolia]

There are some fascinating docs on the lady who had coffee spilled on her. Anyone too young to remember, or didn't catch it the first time around, she ordered coffee at McDs, it spilled as she left, and she sued them.... The jokes were... How do you spill coffee on yourself and take the coffee makers to court??? The coffee use to be some crazy degrees hot back in the day, the lid was semi loose and the burns the coffee causes was siiiiiiick. Please don't look up the pics,but it caused second and third degree burns. I can still vividly see the image in my head please, dont look up but.... Yeah after that Doc my mind completely changed on the issue and I felt bad for her and her family. I don't believe the payout even covered the skin graphs and hospital stays.

[@randyj420]

I don't eat at McDs - but I grabbed coffee there for the 1st time in ages - from the drive thru - it was INSANELY hot - took a while before I could sip it - had to pull over and take lid off for a while.

[@charles67198]

It comes out the temperature of lava today so I can only imagine.

[@ammagnolia]

@@randyj420 from the research I could find, they never changed the actual temp of their coffees. It's actually tested at being hotter than other spots like burger King or Dunkin.

[@cw9040]

it fused her labia together from spilling on her lap. she definitely deserved the money

[@coltino99]

RIP Norm

[@bernardwalker1874]

These guys did The Chappelle Show for three years.

[@aidenferry23]

rest in uncomfortable silence

[@leahg3926]

😂😁

[@misterskaught]

He would of loved that comment.

[@thegiftedone]

This just in…… Norm McDonald ghosts took over my IPad to reply to your comment………… “Hey there Aiden…. It’s Aiden right, Aiden…..?……….. hey…… that joke SUCKED!”…………………………….(true story) (that joke did suck)

[@isouser3455]

Rest In Peace

[@isouser3455]

Rest In Peace

[@craigdylan3953]

The world is a bleaker place without our favorite clown. Miss you Norm...

[@ferise1]

He’s AWFUL

[@justinfarmer5989]

Best ab workout

[@themediator11c59]

Rip Norm. Most humbly under-rated comedian. Thanks for being yourself.

[@justhilly4252]

Under rated ?

[@MrSomaArikado]

Hard to believe hes gone....

[@kevinnelson66]

Charles Rocket was underrated.

[@billrupp8383]

My favorite

[@massdebated]

Norm: Hey you want to hear a great joke? Me: Ohhh this is going to be great to see where he goes. Unsuspecting: Leans in to hear the joke. Norm: Then goes into a really long tale that he just ends without a payoff leaving most of the audience totally confused and no resoloution. Which is savage AF since the payoff is expected. Leaving someone unresolved has a real effect on some. This makes me so happy since I just love the way he keeps the audience from figuring out that his joke has no other point than to leave them totally wondering why they did not get the joke... At times I think other than some jokes he wrote himself that he says live that are not expected but since his actual jokes get the best reaction it was hard to fire him. I think he would just go to writers meetings... and just accept the jokes pitched that he actually knew were really just crap... but it made the meetings really fast... hard to fire him when he did his job... and then writes several better jokes... he just found a way to rig the SNL system... NM was really just a guy who loved walking everyone he could down a one way dead end street to teach you a very good lesson... A sucker is born every minute.

[@jackzaccardi1896]

Norms delivery made this

[@adamgronvold8608]

This video further proves my time tested theory that Germans love David Hasselhoff

[@danjing2961]

Audio..there is only audio here You can tell because of the lack of understanding of the visual punchlines

[@jamielives4466]

The originator of the term "Fake News"...Love ya Nommy

[@ftjm69]

I wish I was an adult during Norm Macdonald’s time on SNL. I would have watched gleefully.

[@billrupp8383]

Me too my friend

[@eddiezielinski651]

Gleefully? Hahahaha

[@MrKellyHiggins]

Two things mattered on TV, The Simpsons and Norm's Fake News.

[@SamM-gl9zc]

I was a teenager and it was great

[@jakeblake415]

RIP pal.

[@thepld]

Yes, this is fantastic, 100% original analysis, can’t praise it enough!

[@ferise1]

He’s AWFUL

[@kcroz1104]

@@ferise1 so is ferise1

[@hoopshistoryhub8885]

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[@DaleHardiman]

Germans love David Hasselhoff...................... Or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@eastinfectionstudio3682]

You just broke the internet

[@OldManAbernathy1636]

Rest in Peace Norm. You are the Best.

[@ferise1]

He’s AWFUL

[@Johnny-sj9sj]

@@ferise1 I have just had a peep at your channel content. Have you ever thought of taking your own life? 🤔

[@Louisiana_Wendigo]

@@ferise1 shut up

[@Louisiana_Wendigo]

I agree my father introduced me to him it so sad when he died

[@JeffSkilling69]

God bless you for posting this.

[@bearpayton34]

Love NORM!!!

[@dndislife506]

Rip Norm

[@AndySalinger33]

Wow! Excellent of you to put this together and make it available to all of us! Subbed. 🇨🇦

[@user-ss4fi7wb9z]

U a legend for gathering all of this , norm is GOAT 🐐

[@user-yd4rv5tn8c]

I miss this man

[@ihatezgoogle6264]

Listening while feeding those hogs

[@richwhiteman2755]

Who’s gonna feed them hogs?

[@trdfrguson007]

Your wife and mother-in-law?

[@MrDruism]

While your feeding them hogs would you like to see 8 million pictures of my grandfather?

[@carlawellbaum9698]

I fed my 3 dogs, swiffered dog hair off of the floors, and made dinner. I think I ate a couple of dog hairs in my pasta.

[@alancurrie7159]

@Alexis Duffau Damn sure won't be Marjorie

[@jymihawk2740]

Love Norm McDonald

[@jonathanemerling1071]

God bless you, themonkeycatcher

[@Pigeoning]

Magic legend basketball Johnson, he was about to say. 😂

[@christheghostwriter]

Excellent work. Thanks.

[@cdvitunac]

This is so good. I don't want to like it, because then if it gets popular they will throw ads on it and then ban it completely.

[@mikeadams5432]

I love that David letterman loves norm macdonald so much. Dave doesn't seem like a guy to like his kind of humor. And I love that

[@johnwalsh6998]

Justice has been done.

[@thebullyidolnetwork7087]

RIP NORM

[@poopandfartjokes]

For a second there I thought Norm was working on his ventriloquism again.

[@Sixstringman]

You're a great man. Norm is pretty good too. Thanks for putting this together.

[@8a12a05]

It would be nice to have the video along with the audio.

[@darylbassett9348]

@@8a12a05 is vr

[@ahmed-bw5mb]

@@8a12a05 i think the uploader opted with this instead due to possible copyright issues

[@michaeljacksin9367]

The unibomber joke is the best joke ever told on close second is feel like a million bucks

[@coldone5048]

Perfect too listen too and work

[@coldone5048]

Love

[@justinloyd8315]

“It was at that moment he realized he would never be able to kill her again.” Hahahaha

[@World_Yourz]

Very valuable video, Thank you for posting this, just subcribed

[@PureBleachFilms]

It's interesting how he starts out doing Kevin Nelens tone and timing but he finds his own style.

[@coldone5048]

Just the best

[@JosiahMMA]

Bless you brother

[@jonmanpetruci3038]

RIP

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

God bless, you guessed it, Frank Stallone...

[@TorsosFancam]

the WHOLE damn thing... except theres no video... I guess theres a HOLE in it... doesnt really work as audio only when theres pictures and facial expressions required for many of the jokes

[@tomwood3794]

All strikes should take place in baseball.

[@JAMES_210]

News so fake, it's real. Miss ya Normie.

[@utkarshsrivastava4013]

Rest in Peace. the best and always will be. You will be missed

[@rgreen5358]

The world wasn't (and still isn't) quite ready for Norm's humor. Laughing through his WU but the audience wasn't.

[@vangroover1903]

If he had been funny it would have helped. The longevity of his career is a testament to his toadying and the nepotism it earned him.

[@johnbowman3630]

@vangroover Tell me you're an Anthony jeselnik fan without telling me you're an Anthony jeselnik fan

[@annetteathanasatos1229]

Rest in peace Norm we will miss you. You were so funny, thank you for making us laugh.

[@1992tkl]

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[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Loved you Norm in a completely straight way and yes I watched all 3 hours 1 minute and 2 seconds of this don't ask me what part is my favorite be like saying what dog or child of mine is Read this part in your head with Norm's voice all are great until they despise you

[@FairEnoughDude]

You can love him in a non-straight way, he was a closeted homosexual after all. You wouldn’t find that out in his book, though

[@vangroover1903]

@@FairEnoughDude Was he into MMA???? That is hilarious. As a fellow Canadian I applaud his powers of cronyism. Imagine what he could have done with some talent.

[@PuppLuka]

This video makes me very disappointed i did not bother to research into Norm Macdonald until after he passed. He seems to be one of the first comedians on prime cable television who truly had an impenetrable personality. His jokes were always jokes, they either evolved or crashed and burned with a torn crowd, but he truly tested society's ability to recognize comedy from reality, and you really had to question some of what he was saying. Norm was truly a genius, and his firing from NBC over OJ jokes seems truly petty; I side with letterman on this, Norm was wrongfully terminated, and Ohlmeyer deserves public reprimand for making prime time comedy stick to PG jokes and banter, or at least contributing to that set of rules. All I can say is, rest in peace, Norm Macdonald. You taught us all how to be free and far thinkers, and I owe you an apology for writing you off until now. Also: God himself told me that OJ is guilty.

[@obscure.reference]

13:02 respectful applause for the hefner joke lol

[@prashantnegi007]

it aint the same without a video though.

[@AnthonyPolanco]

Baskins & Johnson called me

[@andycohen468]

My absolute favorite joke was the one when Norm announced the end of the Grateful Dead as a touring band, and that their fans - once known as “deadheads” - would then be called “homeless people.” Damn dirty hippies! Anyways, enjoy what you can of Earth Hour.

[@michaeljacksin9367]

celebrity relationships are one of the spookiest things about show business

[@jeffsims8270]

46:45 - Norm -"I'm afraid to know what you're applauding at there" - Me - yea that's fucked up!

[@briantw]

I can hear the bad HiFi audio tracking. Good news is there's still a linear audio track on that tape, if it still exists

[@Popebeef]

Red wine pill really got me 27:00

[@kevinnelson66]

The audience reaction is classic.

[@BillBrasky86]

he was so ahead of his time, alot of the audience didnt get it

[@Louisiana_Wendigo]

@@BillBrasky86 totally agree

[@Louisiana_Wendigo]

Yeah fr

[@ericrandall8065]

Think he was behind his time if not spot on

[@RetrovexAmbient]

10:19 ok what was tha tlaugh... 😂😂

[@limptoast]

2:48:22 One of my favorite jokes from Norm

[@casey3029]

genuinely great quote but unfortunately he was referring to the rape and murder of a transgender man. ick

[@sandymoonstone855]

. 2 funny . ty

[@gregobrix]

It holds up today pretty damn well...

[@MichieHoward]

Not even Jackie Stallone looked as long at her son as we have.

[@greggotti9740]

Is this chronological?

[@carlawellbaum9698]

yes, especially when he talks about the San Francisco 49's continuous Super Bowl point spread that landed them with the win, again and again. As well as the O.J. Simpson trial

[@cdvitunac]

God bless Pat Buchanan! He was absolutely right!

[@kenneth6211]

Norm passed away from a silent 9 year battle with cancer.. I guess it could have been worse He could have died from can’tcer