Norm MacDonald Talks about Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien

[@JoeMancinik]

Conan's nervous laugh is 3 octaves higher than his normal one. Noticed it on this clip, Norm's gift basket bit when Conan was fired, and his first appearance on Letterman after his hiatus. Spot-on as always from the greatest.

[@craigrussell3062]

lol, like Conan's ever not nervous

[@aliciaanne]

"Everybody is like 'I'm Jay Leno', they do the voice and everything- meanwhile he's the shrewdest guy..." LMAO. Norm is amazing.

[@frankcastellucci2]

Aw dawg thanks but we heard it on the clip

[@dimitrizgonis3767]

Ruin the clip why don’t you!

[@77-ty7gb]

Or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@aliciaanne]

@@77-ty7gb LOL, Good Lord!!

[@JayPivot]

I was depressed, so I decided to watch all of Norm's interviews. My depression is now dead.

[@koolaidblack7697]

Well look at that, your depression and Norm Macdonald have a lot in common these days. (They're both Diamonds now!)

[@sam08g16]

@@koolaidblack7697 That's a dark joke. Norm would have loved it.

[@phhiggins]

Sounds like a draw

[@a.m.hofmeister725]

Just like Norm

[@madanigaming6595]

@@koolaidblack7697 this is the most norm joke.

[@thegov08]

whenever conan agrees with what his guest his saying he just laughs hysterically.

[@MalnourishedGoat]

This is classic! I remember laughing my ass off when it first aired and now in retrospect, it's actually kind of eerie how on target Norm was.

[@matthewmyers7395]

Norm knew it, Howard Stern told him that Conan had to watch out for Leno when he was on Late Night

[@Bapuji42]

Norm - highest IQ comic ever?

[@AdamB34]

When Chris Farley recently became sober after a stint in rehab he went to an snl after party with Artie Lang and Norm. After a few minutes in the club Farley disappeared into the bathroom with Andy Dick. Here's the interaction between Norm and Artie: Norm: "Where's Farley?" Artie: "He's in the bathroom with Andy Dick. Only two reasons you go into the bathroom with Andy and neither one is good." Norm: "Jesus Christ let's hope he's high." 😂😂😂 Norm was one of a kind

[@griffinoconnor1523]

“Recently”?

[@TubenIt83]

Norm was one of a kind! I’m sorry he’s gone, but I’m happy that he left us so much material to laugh at.

[@Rob_Dekker]

Agree, there’s always a video I haven’t watched yet that cracks me up

[@ORagnar]

1:12 "It's so nice to have you back, Norm." -- Alas, it would be beautiful to have him back. RIP Norm 7/23/23 6:11 p.m.

[@grands1am]

Watch Conan's reaction when Norm says "we're all really proud"

[@busterdog321]

"Ya know what happens? He says, "Nine and a half seconds" and i'm looking at him cause i know there's more. And i wait and i wait and then *bang!*" -Conan on Norm

[@benjaminwing7944]

He always found a way to insult someone in such a ruthless way that made you feel loved.

[@thegov08]

Conan's laugh when Norm first mentions Jay...there's so much pain behind it.

[@aliciaanne]

I wish Conan had stayed at the 12:30 time slot. I really do. He was so much more creative and free there. He always said that you can do so much more at 12:30 than you could ever do at 11:30. I hope he comes back on the air very soon.

[@thescoobymike]

I have news from the future

[@aliciaanne]

@@thescoobymike LOL!!

[@whaddup5417]

Holy smokes this comment needs carbon dating

[@davidhurtado2725]

​@@whaddup5417RIGHT??? We're kadekais away from this shit 😂

[@LandoCalani404]

@@aliciaanne What have you been up to? Hahah

[@PlayerVid]

I feel like Conan probably did call Norm and tell him "I never have to fucking follow Leno again!"

[@TreeFiddy350]

I love how Norm always wears a suit with tennis shoes

[@aliciaanne]

LOL, look at Norm's sneakers. I love how he just doesn't care- so laid back.

[@brycemcneil4404]

0:40 on repeat makes me laugh

[@kingpin6989]

This is how great Norm was, Norm just passed away and Leno still paid tribute to him even after this. RIP Norm.

[@adriantrusca1245]

Leno and Norm were friends.

[@monotech20.14]

Norm was an asskisser to Leno.

[@leftyfourguns]

Because contrary to the childish gossip, Leno is actually a good person

[@NatalieGelman]

I love this interview! Thanks for posting!

[@arf15beagle]

Redheaded rube. Well, looking back now Norm couldn't have been more right. Man, this interview is spooky. Oh well, Conan will have the upper hand. And Conan, make Norm a semi-regular on your show, please. Norm is the best.

[@xLilBuddhax]

Norm Macdonald, rockin the suit and sneakers

[@AllanAko92]

haha, I fucking love O'Brians nervous laughter :D

[@elandaos]

You know who's shrewder than Jay Leno? You Guessed it, Frank Stallone.

[@eaudetreasure]

Kudos to Conan for laughing his way through it...almost like he was ready for it.

[@shirtstealer86]

Upload the entire interview! Pleaaaase upload it for gods almighty sake!!

[@whatisdigrat]

i fucking love norm macdonald. so funny and he wears white socks and gym shoes with a suit on national television

[@Lilinsi]

I hope Norm makes a lot of appearances on Conan's new show. These two are hilarious together!

[@johndelorean2284]

AI Norm?

[@e2go]

"Every ten years some redheaded rube shows up"😂🤣

[@Raindogs111]

Love that Norm MacDonald!

[@RavenFirewind]

Every ten years some red-headed rube shows up, lol. I lvoe Norm.

[@nickmordo]

Norm is one of the five funniest people alive

[@BigFresh37]

Bad news about the “alive” part…

[@mushroomsuzuki3395]

@@BigFresh37 12 years. totally worth it.

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

Norm is one of the five funniest people dead

[@najeeves8171]

@@HopUpOutDaBed And there are a lot more people dead than are alive. It all makes sense now why Norm wanted to be in the highly competitive second list (Top 5 funniest people dead).

[@merk-vc4kp]

@@HopUpOutDaBed formerly alive

[@cosmith19]

I can't wait for his next appearance on the Conan O'Brien Show.

[@CamilleNadia]

It's eerie. Conan has no idea of the debacle that's to come, yet you can tell he's not happy about the plans for Leno's new show.

[@seekelnasr]

RIP great man

[@JohnWingWing]

Can't wait for Conan to come back, I hope Norm is on the first show back on TBS

[@Mohammed_plt]

How does it feel?

[@thielenm]

i think its more like whenever he is afraid to say whats on his mind he just laughs hysterically...usually he has a joke for just about every comment.

[@MxOxRxRxIxS]

Can't wait til tonight.

[@drlee2]

Aside from the guy personally, I've NEVER understood why Leno's show was EVER regarded as being any good!

[@MultipleScrotum]

@pepsiplunge316 Norm is talking about how Conan must have been excited to know he was finally gonna become the host of "The Tonight Show", and how he must have thought "My show will never have to fuckin follow Jay again". But Jay outsmarted him by becoming the host of a new show that comes on even earlier, before The Tonight Show.

[@nailycai]

wow this is hilariously relevant!

[@jamesnorthup7717]

Hi I'm Norm and I like to make people uncomfortable...

[@seankellyv3930]

He caught in the gut with that zinger good ol normy

[@RavenFirewind]

lmao, omg...Norm just fucking kills me. This is great.

[@geniebison]

Where is the full clip of this appearance?

[@HeWhoEO]

@jayrobson88 I was responding to @deadheadsth70's comment. Hypothetically, after the Tonight Show was no longer an option for Conan, he could have shoved Jimmy Fallon back out to take his old show back. Conan's Late Night was a successful show and generated plenty of ad revenue for NBC, so NBC would have been glad to have him there. But he didn't do that. He didn't shove Jimmy out the way Leno shoved him out. As far as his actions go, Conan has demonstrated himself to be a genuinely good guy.

[@DieByTheDrop]

The one dislike was from Leno.

[@kennbob707]

Lenos show took a ratings drop when he took over for letterman, so of course the ratings would drop when Conan took over. It took leno a year or two to bring ratings back, same thing when letterman took over for jonny carson. The drops happened because people don't really like to see things change. We don't know this cuz it didn't happen but maybe if Conan got an extra few months, the ratings would have gotten back to normal or better but we will never know.

[@ColaGuts]

hahahahaah, red-headed rube. Norm is the man!

[@delaythepickup]

Hey, Norm's wearing the same kind of shoes as me!

[@frizico]

Poor Conan - he never had a chance. Jay Leno needs to GTFO - you know its bad when the comedians don't even like him!

[@angelinaramon]

Lots of comedians hate Jay. You know Jay seems like a nice guy on TV but now I'm starting to wonder what he's really like behind the scenes.

[@HunterGrey]

It's interesting to see other comedians and pundits talk about what happened with Conan and Jay.

[@TheBombShhh]

it was because conan got the tonight show, and then jay leno got a brand new show right before his at 10pm. this was before he took conans tonight show back

[@Brettwbeyer14]

@Hermoor you have not really listened to norm enough. He's actually pretty shrewd. He know's what he's doing. he's more of a saboteur than anything else.

[@praytothepessimist]

Shit, Norm needs a tv show or something again, he is just too funny to be be off air!

[@3jasonwebb]

Too bad now he's really off air........ because he isn't breathing

[@latenighttvfan87]

why were people getting so angry over something very trivial. I prefer Conan's brand of comedy (and other comedians as well) over Jay Leno, Adam Carrola, or Jerry Seinfeld, but it does not make them awful. (sorry for misspelling the last names.) According to many, Leno was a great stand up comic in the 80's/70's --apparently he was really funny once. Watch who you think is funny and the show you enjoy. I am always surprised at the anger and nastiness in the comments here and elsewhere.

[@DropFloat]

i don't understand if conan had this much support then why the hell didn't people just watch the show

[@sherrysyed]

I love how you type

[@TheBehm08]

What a quizzling

[@eviola11]

@tobinbryan He's not uncomfortable at all. He's laughing his head off.

[@GraphicJ]

Norm makes so much sense. Weird.

[@ZeroGrowth]

Ha! I miss Norm doing his thing on SNL.

[@koolaidblack7697]

I just miss Norm

[@grands1am]

@Hermoor Norm seems extremely intelligent to me

[@quincee3376]

RIP.

[@sTyLnK]

Conan is always doing such awkward laughs when Norn talks. You just never know what he's going to say. haha.

[@DivideofNations]

@funkydankspliff He played Burt Reynolds or should I say "Turd Furgeson" on a Celebrity Jeopardy SNL skit.

[@gmcjetpilot]

@bibbler9 NY Times Jan 30, 2011 - "For Leno and NBC, All’s Right Again" - "Mr. Leno and NBC is proving the classic late-night show can be broadly appealing and still bring in more young viewers than any other entertainment show in the same time slot....Mr. Leno draws more viewers in that younger-adult group than any other late-night host.....Mr. Leno’s is ahead of David Letterman on CBS, who had moved into first place when Mr. O’Brien was host of “The Tonight Show.”

[@gummiewormproduction]

I'm confused, this conversation is happening on the Conan set before he got the Tonight show? I guess he knew Leno was going to do that thirty minute show at this point?

[@gallery7596]

This was after the announcement of the 10pm show that would be leading into Conan's "Tonight Show."

[@gummiewormproduction]

@@gallery7596 Thanks for clarifying. I had no idea Conan knew he was still going to have to follow Jay even before his original show ended. He must have been pissed

[@HIMYNAMEISEVAN]

Not following Leno is the least of his problems.

[@WisecrackJax]

sweet shoes, norm :D

[@metrodome934]

love the sneakers

[@gallery7596]

Would like to have seen Letterman's reaction to being referred to as a "redheaded rube."

[@bigoltits1880]

He would have laughed, because normal people have this thing called "a sense of humour", @utist. Why are you trying so hard to light a fire between Letterman and Norm lol

[@Erilis666]

@1Kuzik lol, yes, they're a great pair.

[@YoNiQe]

da thruth.

[@JonnyLikesPie]

@sickphil71 Definition of PEDANT 1 obsolete : a male schoolteacher 2 a : one who makes a show of knowledge b : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c : a formalist or precisionist in teaching 1, 2, or both?

[@Macsup]

Karl's Diary - "Read about a pub which is gettin' some stick 'cause its stopped a horse goin' in. Its been the horse' regular for ages, but some new owners have taken over the pub and they said they're servin' fresh food and don't want a horse in there anymore" Karl Pilkington

[@paulbaby3]

those shoes...

[@sweetdictator]

Does anyone know where to find the whole interview?

[@Bill-tz3wg]

Did he say they both sucked compared to the guys who preceded them?

[@freeanimals594]

Probably...😂

[@tremontirocks]

@AlfonsoSancia I'm not talking about his show. You understand that, right? Obviously, Conan's show is better than Jay's. I'm talking about his legacy as a stand-up comedian. And, as far as that goes, he's enormously well-respected. Have you seen his stand-up? You can disagree, but you're wrong. If you were to compare him to a director, he'd be like Don Siegel - a guy whose work isn't brilliant, but he's done everything. A lot of wisdom there.

[@CormacBride]

Norm Wick

[@DimebagCFH4Life]

Haha the only reason i watched NBC was for Conan

[@bibbler9]

@ithicaplasma Me & my wife haven't watched one second of Leno since he stole the Tonight Show back. I watched every single Conan Tonight Show, every late one (small task I know, lol). We use to watch one Leno Tonight Show a week (Monday for headlines) but since Leno showed the world the "Douche" he is we refuse to watch him. And since Leno's ratings are at an all time low we are not the only ones not watching him. Question - How long will Conan's standing ovation be when he 1st walks out?

[@davidrobinson6495]

The biggest button-pusher of them all… I’m sure he loved making Conan uncomfortable.

[@MrSaladHead]

anyone know is the whole interview is up? i've tried searching but can't find it

[@daregularperson]

@MRSEXY4EVER You must consider, though, that the most vocal people are the ones with the strongest opinions. You never see hundreds of comments saying "I LOVE CONAN, but I don't really watch Leno. I'm sure he's a nice guy though."

[@tb7667]

Everyone should hate Leno. If Conan was allowed to keep the Tonight Show, Late night TV would still be funny. Now look at the disaster we have.

[@CONANcocoOBRIEN]

@RoxanneJ81 It's fact all comedians hate Leno none of them rate his comedy skills it's hard to rate his comedy skills when he has none lol but i agree with everything u said

[@Thndrbolt54]

Does anybody know what Norm Macdonald was referring to here about Jay Leno screwing Conan? I'm pretty sure this isn't about the Tonight show debacle since this is Late Night, BEFORE Conan even had the Tonight show. What's this event where Leno screwed Conan? and Oh how I would love to see Norm's reaction when he realized he just pretty much predicted Conan's career the year after XD

[@Paulafan5]

As I recall, Leno was "leaving" NBC and Conan signed on to replace him in a few years. Then suddenly Leno is coming back with a talk show that airs before Conan's. That's what Norm is referring to. That Conan will still be following Leno.

[@jayrobson88]

@HeWhoEO why would conan go back to his old show? He would have kept the tonight show, not go back to Late Night.

[@RealDefentertainment]

i saw him twice wearing a suit and sneakers

[@DB0175]

@abehammy yea that's true Norm and Conan and Andy gosh does'nt get any better than that...maybe if farley was still around..

[@WheehW]

@nickmordo NORM IS ALL OF THE FIVE FUNNIEST PEOPLE ALIVE

[@vaahtobileet]

@latenighttvfan87 The "fuck leno" crowd would be sheepish and trying to be nice if they actually met Leno in person.

[@justinspace6335]

If this was aired February 2009, before Conan got the Tonight show, what does Norm mean when he said Leno outfoxed Conan?

[@Paulafan5]

Conan had signed on years in advanced to replace Leno. Then Leno signs on to stay and have a new talk show before Conan's. That's what Norm is referring to.

[@Moredread25]

I guess- it dosen't seem very red though, compared to Conan's hair, and during his run on Late Nite it was kind of brownish, though maybe that's just from the video footage.

[@coprographia]

@RoxanneJ81 society is like that across the board now

[@funkydankspliff]

this guy sounds and kind of looks like burt reynolds

[@undeny]

@DieByTheDrop He came back 5 times to make it look random, yet never realizing he's doing the same damn thing over n over again.. typical.

[@Zanedamage]

@Aridiris it's cause it's out of frustration from the topic

[@scubardiveshop1389]

Classic😂🎉😅

[@asdqwe4427]

I still don’t think Jay did anything wrong. The network did Conan dirty, but not Jay

[@gallery7596]

Yes, and *NBC* did Jay dirty, too telling him they were putting him out to pasture in favour of Conan- even though at the time he was #1 in the ratings.

[@bigoltits1880]

What if I told you that this person you're engaging with (@Gallery) is actually a notorious tr011? Just search "Leno vs Conan" and click the first 5 videos that come up on KZbin. I will bet my salary that you'll find @Gallery's anti-Conan comments under ALL of those videos. This person has no life to live, so they spend all their time hating on conan online. I was able to trace @Gallery's comment history back to 9 years. He has been doing this for 9 years. THe same old talking points that defend Leno and demonize conan, the same old lies. Relentless. I've noticed this sick person's comments on like 12 videos so far.