"It Does Hurt" - Comedian Jeff Ross on Norm Macdonald’s Unexpected Passing | The Rich Eisen Show

Comedian Jeff Ross and Rich Eisen discuss the unexpected passing of fellow comedian and good friend Norm Macdonald and why he kept his illness to himself right up until his death.
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[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Note to self: never forget Norm was a legend.

[@BRANDON-FJB]

Don't worry

[@ceeregg1]

Never

[@victoriavinson8401]

Don't worry - no one will. He was loved.

[@michaeldauria4386]

Norm Macdonald will never be forgotten he will always be loved & he will be forever missed.

[@steppenhenge]

"Blow-up doll, not as good as advertised"

[@mrlost117]

Learning Norm had cancer as a child is a new one. Thats so sad as he beat it, and it was always in the back of his mind growing up. Now think about him saying hes a hypochondriac. Then what we learned about how great he was with kids from Bob Saget. The diagnosis 9 years ago must have been the biggest gutshot. Damnt all.

[@TheNightInsideTheFir]

HUGE props to you Rich, for taking your time to acknowledge a legend

[@garylazereyes4856]

"he had nothing to lose, he was alive" god damn Jeff

[@MichaelSnyder1776]

Rich Eisens greatest trait is his empathy. I really appreciate your coverage of Norm huge fan of both of you!

[@ComedyJakob]

If you know anything about Norm then him not telling anyone he had cancer is the least surprising thing ever.

[@Munedawg]

Paul Newman says you never get over it.

[@RyanJ504]

Tell the folks at home who Paul Newman is

[@jamesandrews8157]

@@RyanJ504 but Paul Newman... is an old man!

[@billyparham630]

thank you man, this made me crack up :D

[@AlexA-fn2bg]

The GOAT stand up comedian. RIP Norm. You were a legend even before you passed.

[@kanjoracer4914]

The fact people are still talking about him and that there are new videos everyday just shows how much he is loved and will be missed

[@203dpk]

One time Norm was interviewing Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office. Merchant was telling him about some horrific killer and said, "He was a serial killer and an all around bad guy." Norm replied with this little gem: "I knew he was a serial killer. I didn't know about the all around bad guy part." Legend! RIP, Norm.

[@Beans360]

Actually it was paedophile Jimmy Savile. Stephen Merchant said he was "a pedophile and a all round bad person" to which Norm replied "I knew he was a pedophile but I didn't know about the all round bad person part".

[@georgesotiriou7051]

@@Beans360 Sir Jimmy Savile

[@Beans360]

@@georgesotiriou7051 Sir James Sirvill

[@georgesotiriou7051]

@@Beans360 Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG

[@Beans360]

@@georgesotiriou7051 Knight of the Realm.

[@michaeldauria4386]

Norm Macdonald will never be forgotten he will be forever missed & the world of comedy just isn't going to be the same without Norm his legacy will be forever cherished & it will be treasured. Godspeed Norm Macdonald may you sir R.I.P. thank you for everything Norm Macdonald.

[@divinejacobmathew1503]

9/14 was a national tragedy ...

[@DiscoverMontréal]

This whole week feels like a daze, everyone seems absolutely gutted. I'm gonna miss him so much.

[@Sometimes_Always]

Jeff brings up so many valid points about the emotional support.. It's such an amazing display of humanity to have shouldered that burden of knowing his own mortality. It chokes me up every time I think about how he knew and kept his head held high.. Norm was an amazing comedian but what he did shows that he was also an amazing person. RIP, Norm. You are missed.

[@yossarian1633]

Respect to Jeff for paying a fitting tribute here. Thank you.

[@stonefamily4582]

Thank you for doing anything for Norm. Always liked your show, but you earned a lifelong fan with these remembrances

[@stanmanmedia]

Rich, you always do a great job. Thanks for doing a lot about Norm. He was my favorite.

[@Buxtonphil]

About a week later and I am still really missing norm.

[@theb3654]

Norm not telling people he was sick is the most Norm move ever.

[@YoungNino2017]

Along with his joke about cancer, Norm also talked about how he would go to the mayo clinic every year for a check up and didn't find it reassuring that the best advice they can give you if you're healthy is, "you're fine right now."

[@CharlieCoops]

Man, it was so sad when all those pieces came together after his death

[@supernautzero]

This hurts, hurts so much. I want to feel better.

[@matthewronson5218]

Norm was a blend of Jonathan Winters and Mark Twain.

[@jomac841]

He had cancer as a child too? God love him :( can’t imagine how horrible it must have been to learn you have it again.

[@PowerfulKundalini]

He wanted his last days to be filled with smiles and laughs not tears and goodbyes.

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

As a cancer survivor I can not imagine going through everything and losing the battle without telling anyone. Also, Jeff Ross is a legend.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

As intelligent as Norm was, those jokes the last 9 years were a long mic drop. Last laugh posthumous

[@johngleason1776]

Norm Macdonald Has a Show plays completely differently now knowing that he was battling cancer while making it

[@msjannd4]

😪💔

[@adrock1011]

Im not crying… im crying

[@larryhuba7188]

Funniest chunk of coal to ever. Thank you for the 1000’s of hours of laughter. Im going to have a polish dog today in his honor

[@porcelainthunder2213]

This is a hardware store...

[@SHNASTDOG]

Make sure to order it at a hardware store

[@evvignes]

He’s the funniest diamond ever, now.

[@msjannd4]

😪💔

[@msjannd4]

@@porcelainthunder2213 🤣🤣😪💔

[@billy9497able]

It makes sense looking back. Sometimes he'd look skinny and sick. Then other times he'd look healthy or even chunky. It's so sad though. Caught us all off guard.

[@michaelginnis521]

Norm was a LEGEND

[@DjBudjbud]

Thanks for this, rich

[@rafaelramos2731]

I will miss him. Great comedian with great comebacks. RIP.

[@remyogun8270]

such a massive void can be felt in Norm's passing...

[@secretsleepover7052]

Norm and Conan - the greatest of all time

[@czourides]

Indeed.

[@jerryp7721]

I respect anyone’s privacy but the inability to prepare to mourn and/or comfort a dying loved one makes it so tough.

[@dinewalton]

I noticed that Norm talked about God and Christianity toward the end in his stand up.... I guess this is the reason why

[@MichaelSnyder1776]

Another reason I really appreciate Norm as much more than a comedian. I'm trying to think of older clips where he talked about his faith, but your right the last few years there was much more.

[@Earthad23]

The real reason was he was thoughtful and deeply philosophical

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

He was also a deeply closeted gay man.

[@johnmattison1209]

@@majesticpbjcat7707 nah. The freudian assumption that disgust towards homosexuality means you are gay is simply false.

[@Earthad23]

@@johnmattison1209 “this guy was so unsure of his sexuality he was mad at me cause I jizzed all over his face … what a homophobe” Genius

[@piteusx8440]

Norm tied cancer. It's like kissing your sister. RIP Legend.

[@cdwilliams6875]

Norm is the reason why I chose to have Weinger Dogs, if they freak out, I think I can take 'em. No Dobermans in my future.

[@SitesWithAds]

They say if you're afraid of something that means secretly you really are that thing. This concerns me because I'm afraid of cancer.

[@willisbadger2524]

RIP to a legend 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mahtinown-eel]

I have a feeling Norm left a death bed video message that will eventually be released.

[@sim1manson1]

Norm was a tough Hombre'.

[@EsotericOccultist]

God broke the mold when he made Norm

[@notorious303]

Well said Jeffery Ross.

[@rolandkennedy80]

His correspondence dinner with Clinton is the best when he purposely bombed and made it uncomfortable 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@dennismackey1414]

O.j. Can FINALLY relax!!!

[@whitesneeks4499]

"Maybe he lost his fight." -Jeff Ross

[@awpegram]

Norm and Janice today are sharing a pizza. In a very, very, very deep grave.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

Sharing a cheese sandwich.

[@rajatsrivastava2657]

Can't believe that Norm is no more....or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@lazerdunnigan8922]

Cancer is the 2nd most thing to blame. What's the first? You guessed it... Frank Stallone.

[@sequilla]

Or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Norm gained all that weight awhile back. I wonder if that's because of his treatments.

[@jimmymunoz2916]

Much love to Norm!

[@tito5428]

thank you rich

[@johnotoole5786]

Norm went out the winner in my opinion

[@Moksha.Samsara]

Norm was the 👑. Ross is the best joke writer ever

[@deucepickle2091]

How has Rich never seen the one roast with Norm?

[@yeeminyamin5515]

Norm fought that cancer and didn’t let it win. It didn’t end in a tie. Norm won.

[@Higgs829]

His ol battle axe if gonna miss him as are the rest of us

[@rexseven6907]

The only stranger I mourn.

[@garyjohnson3081]

He was a genius!!

[@kcrowther14]

RIP Norm!

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Not everyone wants to be fawned over. I could see Norm not wanting people to be all sympathetic towards him. He wanted to be treated like a regular dude, is that really so hard to understand? I think it would be very uncomfortable for all my friends and family gathered together saying goodbye to me. Maybe I’m selfish

[@vambo13257]

Norm was the greatest

[@NC-ck5oj]

Norm looked really ill in some of the youtube podcast episodes but he was still so hilarious that I assumed he was just a complete slob who wasnt looking after himself, then the next time he'd be back looking a million dollars. Its so sad

[@bottomlinebassin2001]

Rich Eisen has a show? It's not something Norm would have done.

[@brianboyle5934]

We can take solace in that Norm right now is enjoying a delicious cheese sandwich with Janice

[@aaronhedick4355]

Norm hated Lovitz. Why are you talking to John Lovitz about a guy that hated him?

[@jamesrinaudo1013]

that was playful joking, john and norm were buddies

[@steveryan6587]

Norm!!!!!

[@youngpower24]

I’m going to miss that old chunk of coal. For real.

[@MrHoeboe]

That old chuck of coal turned into quite a diamond. Said in the voice of Turd Furgeson. Snapping gum as he goes

[@L_E_L_0_U_P]

That fuckin funny people movie jinxed Norm.

[@gregoryrenfroe3537]

It was the Clinton jokes.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Nothing extra in the jokes? How about his unique skill of improvising a simple three line street joke into a seven minute masterpiece such as his infamous telling of the moth joke, or the porpoise joke?

[@zekelucente9702]

I was thinking he might have had a blood cancer like Multiple Myeloma.

[@pho3nixinflight]

I read somewhere it was acute leukemia. I don’t know for sure though.

[@zekelucente9702]

This is why Eisen is better than Patrick and Herd.

[@kewltony]

I have no idea who Rich Eisen is.

[@badeugenecops4741]

When you say SHARKS in a casino, I think you mean WHALES. Comped spenders are called WHALES.

[@PrincipledUncertainty]

That's what she said, being a child...Oh, wrong day for that

[@hayk3000]

Mercedes couldn't be happier to smear their logo feces over a video of Jeff remembering his dead friend.

[@Jayyy667]

No real man drives those girly cars.

[@hayk3000]

@@Jayyy667 hey bro I remember you! Didn't we argue in a I'm Not Norm video? Where you commented an unironic anti-semitic conspiracy theory. Now you're keeping it up by being sexist. Glad to see you haven't changed a bit lol

[@Jayyy667]

@@hayk3000 Not your bro but yes, conspiracy sexist.

[@mynameisnotyours888]

Nice words

[@supurman333]

RE ~ Get Busy Living; ...

[@ComedyJakob]

I think Norm's bowel cancer joke came before he had cancer, right? Wasn't that special in the mid 2000s?

[@supernautzero]

No, was 2015, 2016. He knew what hes doing, we all know that.

[@Earthad23]

His uncle died from it

[@dc656]

it came out from "Me doing standup" which came out in 2010 I believe, not from his latest standup in netflix.

[@Lance-Stroll]

First norm joke I remember was him buying a pitbull to guard his valuables. The pitbull would then be the most valuable thing he owned so he'd have to buy a wolverine

[@FREEURMIND86]

I have a question weird he kept cancer a secret my question is did he get the V?

[@Earthad23]

Cancer has a bad sense of humor obviously

[@slowfuse]

If I have learned anything about Norm the past week, it's that there sure are a lot of shitty podcasts out there...

[@kingsethos5108]

If Norm's cancer had a name it would be OJ.

[@carltaylor2085]

The aquatic russia briefly manage because orchid chemically scribble absent a giant ethernet. flaky, homeless windchime