Understanding the Comedy of Norm Macdonald | Norm Lives - His Influences - Comedians on Norm

[@odddzy]

you're misrepresenting things he said by putting a conversation with maron where he was talking about the comedy central roast and footage of the espn awards.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Well yes. The conversation was about Bob Saget roast but he was roasting those huge celebrities at the ESPYs as well. So it isn't much of a misrepresentation if you don't look too much into who's talking about what instead if you focus on what they're saying, it wouldn't be too far in both cases. He got much more controversy and public flac for his ESPY stint. So it's gotta do much more with the emotions rather than reality,.... as it were. In short, sometimes it's better to manipulate elements in order to convey a point but only if it doesn't hurt anyone or falsifies anything. And in this case, people did think he was crazy for telling the OJ joke at the ESPYs. Still, I apologise if I have offended you. (Something Norm wouldn't approve)

[@odddzy]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 fair enough, it's well edited and makes interesting points, I dont see much wrong as long as the larger context is there. Good vid sir.

[@davidr80s]

I enjoyed the comments as much as the video.

[@melk100]

​ @What I'm Talking About. In Journalism, manipulating context in this way is a huge NO, NO. Pretty much professional suicide. However, you're probably not trying to be a credible news source so guess it does not matter that much. But in my opinion it is a poor practice either way.

[@Vingul]

"He was our hope, I guess..." Small lines like that contributed so much to the genius of his storytelling.

[@lambrosk3790]

Well said

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Wasn't it wonderful when someone was keeping the old comic style and delivery and manners alive.

[@wampirqo]

thank god for the hatchery

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Exactly. It's not the jokes that I love so much, because some are really bad, it's the character he played for so many years (an old rube) and HOW he gets to the jokes. He would digress so much before getting to the punchline that you forgot he was in the middle of a joke, so the punchline would catch you off-guard and hit harder. It's actually a principle of hypnosis called "Fractionation" that really sets him apart.

[@frailhammer]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 ....it was T’was !!

[@crulio]

Norm's reaction to Andy's four mile dog turd comment brings a smile to my face. Norm really was the greatest to ever do it, impossible to imitate.

[@oakpoacher433]

I concur, just imagine how much of his great talent we will never get to see. 61 years was just not enough. I hope hes enjoying some cheese sandwiches up in heaven. I love you Norm.

[@motleysue8171]

I’m just glad Andy finally started sticking up for himself!😂

[@345345asdasd]

I was gonna type this comment almost verbatim and saw yours as a top comment... needless to say I agree. Andy's timing is stupidly good

[@simsalabim1173]

The ending with Norm's laughter and Conan telling him he loves him hits really hard.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

He was his favourite comic, wasn't he.

[@simsalabim1173]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 He was definitely his favourite guest. If he wasn't his favourite comedian, he was pretty close. He's mine for sure.

[@BenOnBass]

This is actually really well edited and put together. I would watch a Norm documentary with this editing The through line of the one joke with how Norm's brain works interlaced throughout is a great way to break down why I love his comedic style so much and why it is irreplaceable Or so the Germans would have us believe...

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you very much! I'm really glad u enjoyed it and this really gives me confidence to try and make a doc. Thank you for a thorough analysis, fellow Normy!!

[@TheDiveDawg]

The enjoyment Norm gets when another comic riffs on his joke and makes him laugh, so pure!

[@TheDiveDawg]

@@frailhammer Don't let the fact I supported you somewhere else stop you from being creepy, and projecting exactly what you accuse me of being.

[@frailhammer]

..... well wishers would say humor is subjective, I guess....

[@frailhammer]

.......I guess HE didn’t get the joke... I guess..... 😂 Im just riffing off your comments, read them again, they’re bi - polar opposites. Sorry you didn’t laugh though because 😂 c’mon dude, off the cuff, that was pretty quick. T’was a real comment and incorporated your screen name too. Everything else I’ve written on this channel is just a bunch of self indulgent horse💩,( including this ) but that joke is blue card worthy. 🥉🥉🥉 There’s so many layers to it depending on how it’s read. How can you enjoy Norm’s sense of humor and not get a little giggle? 😂 Truly , I don’t mean to toot my own 🎺 here, but in about six months Amy Schumer is going to steal that insult from Carlos Mencia and turn it back into a joke. 😂

[@leonardticsay8046]

I gotta say that old Norm coaxed the most memorable line out of Andy with that four mile hike.

[@YossiR]

it's 2022 and I still miss Norm

[@scottinglis8257]

Me2

[@leonardticsay8046]

We’re going to miss him in 2023 and every subsequent year after.

[@TGBS1]

2023. Still miss him.

[@ans1830]

Isn't he brilliant? Thanks for making us laugh. We Miss you already. RIP our friend.

[@弘睿甫]

Nah he made us smile

[@frailhammer]

...... ‘Twas brilliant.... ‘Twas......but look at him now still shining bright like a💎........the thing I ♥️the most about Norm was his memoir and how it wasn’t about the facts but about the truths. Those were the things that mattered. T’were maddered ....’T’were maddered ...he T’were ; well wishers would say it was a draw👊& ‘Twas..

[@pedrodutra4088]

I love when people right messages to a dead person in a random youtube video

[@highviewbarbell]

Was he good at math or something?

[@junjalapeno7773]

I really wish there is a real documentary of Norm’s genius

[@afgankidd00]

This was an amazingly well made video man! There have been videos like this on guys like Louis CK, Bo Burnham and Bill Burr and Ive been looking for one for Norm. This was great, hope to see more

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you buddy! It Really means a lot to me going forward and trying stuff like these.

[@samich57]

Great edit! So much material out there. I've seen it all, twice. Well done!

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you! I'm really glad u liked it.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you again for your second viewing!

[@davidpinette9656]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 You did a very good job. Thank you kindly !

[@richvail7551]

It’s something when a person’s presence cause one to say I love you. That’s beautiful and a rare relationship that may only happen once in one’s life.

[@richvail7551]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 not sure what you mean but sounds interesting.

[@discoveryman59]

Don't be fooled, Norm studied almost every comedian that ever plied their trade. He knew funny! As he said, the greatest comedian that ever lived was Bob Hope, he could tell the worst joke ever but could get the audience to laugh at it with just the look on his face!!

[@tiarnan76]

Remember the Bob Hope mask in "Eyes Wide Shut"....

[@BridgesOnBikes]

I love Norm so much and one of the things he would always do is drop the punch and immediately change the subject for a split second before he allowed it to sync in, as highlighted in this video. RIP to the most committed and legendary voices of the last 30 years.

[@BridgesOnBikes]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 Jimmersin? Oh yeah! Love that guy. I think he’s still at the Circus Circus.

[@BridgesOnBikes]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 dudebut

[@BridgesOnBikes]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 a dude finish sentence but what at least.

[@TheoSmith249]

Great editing on this vid. We all love and miss Norm. Thanks for making me laugh again…. You are serving a useful ‘porpoise’

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Just a small, humble effort to capture his brilliance in a few minutes. It really is difficult.

[@gurumeetkhalsa254]

As a Norm fan for many decades you’ve done a fine job👍🏽👍🏽thank you

[@davidroddick91]

The Sea World he's talking about in Niagara Falls is called "Marineland." A big tank with orcas, dolphins and beluga whales.

[@juan2three6]

Conon looks like he had so much fun with Norm around. After watching alot of comedians talk about Norm it really it sad to know how reclusive he was during his last years but I totally understand his reasoning to not want loved ones to see him so low.. society has this way of overlooking things until theyre gone. Sad part is i always knew of and enjoyed his tv shows ans movies but only found his stand up a few months before he passed. Couldn’t believe it when it happened, RIP Norm. Forever cemented in Comedy history. I really do think he was one of the greatest of all time. His vision and comedy style was just above the casual viewers head. His rewatch value is so high. Such a shame.

[@tmskb]

This makes my day! Thank you so much!

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Glad u liked it!!! All credit goes to the Genius himself!

[@G.B.B.]

I miss Norm...never met him... but somehow I miss him!

[@mikef7672]

We need a Norm Doc

[@MaxSludge]

🧵Personally the most insightful part of this video is from 5:00 to 6:15 , says so much-the precision and concision of it.💔RIPJANICE 💎....that part really speaks to me....the CONCEPT of Norm’s book and those :80 seconds are what I admired most about Norm’s sense of humor, tightest :90 seconds ever.....at least in my 📚📚

[@MaxSludge]

1:54 -2:05 is a more concise explanation though.....there’s a part of me that would like to have just the small clip at ⏱ 2:00 attached to my sig line for everything I send😂😂😂

[@justinalbers3167]

Watching Norm interact with Tyson and Conan was the best. You could tell they loved the banter

[@colors2.079]

Excellent piece on Norm. And I’ve watched so many… Very well-edited!

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Really glad u liked it!

[@davidr80s]

This channel always makes me smile... awesome work x

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Hey thanks David, that's a really lovely thing you said and am really glad to hear that. It really means a lot to me. 😊

[@davidr80s]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 it's just awesome to see nice discourse...but I have seen these clips over and over again..but the edit I must say I watched this like a new :)

[@LN-Lifer]

I don't know if the "a man grows" part was scripted but for some reason it stands high on my long long long list of great Norm moments

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

It is for me as well and yeah I don't think it was scripted either I mean of course he's Norm MacDonald. That guy had a legendary wit. But also if it was anyone else saving his ass with "a man grows", I don't think it would have been that funny. I mean it wouldn't happen anyway but just saying that there's a lot of significance in delivery as well.

[@LN-Lifer]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 oh definitely. That was signature Norm!

[@micahmadore]

The 4 mile hike is Andy's best line ever

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

I'm not saying Andy is petty but don't you think that all the pent up desire for giving it to Norm, building slowly all those years since the Swedish - German Joke, helped him in coming up with his best line ever. I dunno, whatever be the case, it was a nice burn.

[@majikss]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 Andy is petty I think he grandstands about the Swedish German joke by saying that type of humor is offensive

[@poopandfartjokes]

He got norm really good one other time when he said something like, “Norm said he has matured. I can tell because he’s telling my grandfather’s jokes” It destroyed and Norm cracked up as he did in this clip. As for everyone saying Andy was petty and butthurt about the Swedish German joke I just don’t see it. I’m pretty sure he and Norm were cool with each other. They had great chemistry anyway.

[@rexseven6907]

My eyes have tears. From laughter and sadness, both.

[@FlowerPowerWV]

I just realized that he uses Letterman's tone and rhythm when telling Letterman's garbage truck joke.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Boy, he really had a great range as a comedian.

[@20alphabet]

Very well put together.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you...I guess it was so because I improvised lot of it on this one while putting it rather than a rigorous, mechanical and kinda boring process that I usually had.

[@explodingmonad4535]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 you got the visual rhythm in this one

[@glendowenfc]

With a look he could make me laugh out loud. Miss you norm god bless

[@misssummersalt]

Oh maaaan, I never met him but I still miss him so much. 💔

[@bensonbright]

Norm is the one addiction I don't want to quit !

[@al-abbasskhalil2494]

hehe great video, please give us more norm stuff, i can't get enough of the ol' chunk of coal when you said you don't know if norm is hard working comic, that felt off to me, because i always thought of norm as the one of the hardest working people out there in general. i guess he was so good at it he made it look easy and nonchalant huh 😅

[@al-abbasskhalil2494]

btw really great video edit, this felt almost like a norm tribute. really well put together!

[@akanshsrivastav8269]

Bro i wanna know where you from coz i see some Indian content on your channel and if you're Indian its pretty exciting to see people appreciate norms humor

[@Jonjzi]

I think the premise of the Jaques de Gatineau sorry is actually based off of Norm himself, being someone who was a prodigy from a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere in Canada.

[@TheMitchyevans]

The Jacques de Gatineau story is so great it ruined Conan's brain for several seconds. His mind just couldn't accept it and he had to try to bridge that gap with his over-the top Brooklyn accent.

[@macgyver9013]

This is phenomenal editing

[@jt1731]

That ol' chunk of coal is now a diamond.

[@JerseySlayer]

"My father was brutally murdered last week, and it's only now that I can look back on it and laugh"

[@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777]

You’ve won a ☮️ of 🍞 and my 🥈🥈centsWorth👊

[@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777]

.......well -wishers, would want to know what some of your best memories ‘Twere.......👊☮️

[@frailhammer]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 hey there DUDE, I know you’re just going around and shaking everybody’s hand and trying to be the worlds best friend, but take a second and give your head a shake. I know he’s the one that brought it up, but THAT guy, THAT guy, might not really want to talk about it and you might not want to listen to it, you know..google his name and just.... look at it........

[@JerseySlayer]

Fucking bots

[@frankrizzo2724]

Norm was the best

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Truly a comic genius.

[@TBONEcomedy]

6:30 Dude in the back 'Is that what he said?' ---- sums up Norm's career. RIP you chunk o coal.

[@j-dub.d-trey]

Very well done!

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Glad u liked it!

[@TheUneducatedTeacher]

New subscriber. Keep it coming KM Hemmans The KZbinr

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you very much and best of luck !!

[@scottinglis8257]

Long live the #GOAT #RIPNormMacDonald #Shiva #Jesus 🕉

[@DeAngelo77]

Great video, but I have to ask, where do you get your ideas from?

[@frailhammer]

.....just read between the lines on the blue cards and you’ll quickly apprehend . that sneaky little fella.👊

[@anuragdhondge9579]

Happy to this video coming from a fellow Indian

[@rodrigoiglesiastorturelli1596]

Seems this was edited like a Norm's joke. Brilliant

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

That's a very thoughtful comment. Thank you!

[@lambrosk3790]

Love this video

[@renegadealpha144]

Great fucking video. Well done. I miss him.

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you! I'm Glad u liked it.

[@MrKrtek00]

It was a nice touch to cut up his already long joke and stretch all over these interviews. Damn, he makes me laugh.

[@thecryingshame]

Well, a man grows...

[@wtolar25]

Norm McDonald was the best

[@visgraatje859]

Good video but I didn't like the ending where it says he is no longer among the living.

[@patricksirmon6555]

Great vid!

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Thank you very much!

[@MaskTheTruth1111]

This guys got the goods! - Conan

[@BillSmith-ed4jg]

Where is the part Where norm says don't explain your jokes!!!!!!

[@overthetip]

I've grown!

[@engjds]

I thought British humour was the best in the world, then I saw Norm and Don Rickles.

[@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777]

guess that guy didn’t know what a TRUNCHEON is.....a broken off. ☮️ from the tip of a Norm-al spear is definitely an old chunk of coal......amongst other things...... Edit- in response to a deleted comment....

[@frailhammer]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 Don’t worry about that kiwi , I know that fella, he’s got DULLARDork it’s a syndrome, and they don’t have any sense of humor at all.....and being around sheep farmers he should know what a TRUNCHEON is .....but he is an authority on kiwi humor and that’s what he was talking about so not sure where the miscommunication started.

[@TheoSmith249]

There are some good Norm protégés in this comment section.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

This video is gonna explode someday.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 Do you understand what 'someday' means? If I thought, It was gonna explode instantly, I would have said so. Some videos are discovered after years.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 Factoring that this channel has 300+ subscriber and this video has 23k views.

[@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777]

@@NoOne-ky1er hey buddy, what’s your name. again👊♥️

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 No one

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777 Congrats, you have no argument yet you managed to drag this conversation for so long wasting my time.

[@MaxSludge]

🧵Is there something wrong with my posts? They never stick around? ......just always flying all over the place...

[@crawford323]

Why are those kind of jokes called “Shaggy Dogs?”

[@MaxSludge]

🧵Doesn’t matter what you call those Lousy old jokes; they still make my Skin Crawl.......😂👊 Hope that joke didn’t give you the Willies because I used to work in a coal mine and there was this one guy, this one guy, Obsequious might be the best name for that fella, anyways after a while the Mine just became unworkable because of the Creep. 📚📚😂👊

[@MaxSludge]

.....I left all my Oxford jokes with Gnoam Chompsky and Batman and I’ve always thought PEDANTPENDANT looked so funny. Does anyone know if there is a name for that type of joke where all the words have double or sometimes triple meanings.. I used to call them oxford jokes because I learned them out of that type of FUNKNWAGNEL and whatever they are I find them pedantic so I’m just going to keep calling them PENDANT jokes until I can figure out the write word

[@MaxSludge]

Personally, my favorite shaggy dog story is about Wilfred’s cousin Winfred.......he used to have his initials monogrammed on this really large gold plated pendant that hung from this really nice gold plated chain. ...

[@MT0707]

Look at it

[@thickheart28]

7:03 😂

[@Xxxxxrrr6464]

👏👏👏💓

[@crawford323]

The ultimate Shaggy Dogger

[@RobinMarks1313]

now do the moth joke

[@whatimtalkingabout4093]

Haha! Oh but won't it take hours.

[@RobinMarks1313]

@@whatimtalkingabout4093 It took Norm hours to tell it. And that's why I love it and remember it. I probably read the original joke in a jokebook, but it's a simple, short joke. Norm's story is The Odyssey and is epic.

[@mridontknowwhatimtalkingab2777]

DEPORTMENT OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 🧵

[@frailhammer]

We all still ♥️Janice♥️ she really was the best, and everyone knows her estate funds this whole city block, and all the JANITORS that come and clean up our mess around here, not just in this one building but in all of them. That’s her true legacy to all of us old chunks of coal. So face it , if you had given that poor soul a clue and said.... LOOK AT IT......then he might have understood your post or at least your POINT u TRUNCHEON.☮️ 😂👊 Sincerely, Im going outside and sweeping off the leaves or gum wrappers , cigbuts or whatever’s out there to make a spot for the next private investigation that comes in here and stinks up the joint😂😂👊💎♥️RIPJANICE♥️💎

[@thomdrolet2624]

I don't think that swedish german fella owns a dog house.

[@frailhammer]

Hey Thom who is droller than us all, I heard a news report about that guy, if I recall I was something about his public speaking tour...... Earlier this week, In an attempt to make himself feel smarter, Andy Richter gave a speech in front of 4000 Amway members. In a futile attempt to rebuild his shattered confidence after he was unable to understand the definition of a Ponzi scheme, next week Andy will be giving a speech in front of 4 Mongoloid toddlers..... .........Or as they’re referred to these days, scions of Genghis Khan that can barely walk.......

[@Concussed1.]

I you don’t think Norm was funny, well you weren’t either.

[@Concussed1.]

@@frailhammer 🦧god. What are you talking about? Couldn’t find a deer so

[@frailhammer]

I would, NORM-ally, say give your head a shake but it seems that’s already happened a few times too many so go find it yourself......you can start...... by gettin’ that..... FUNKNWAGNEL .....out from under your arse.......and maybe grab one of them. books. ( ever heard of those ) by that poet guy......you know the skinny one.....not the one that looked like.......well I don’t want to talk about t......that person .......right now anyways ......you know that guy.... he writes those pretty stories.... about staring out at lakes all day...... and then he gets so bored.....he wrote this whole book.....just full of fancy words.....that no one’s ever heard of.....just so when you know a word.....then you can figure out other words......anyways after you figure out what a book is, go get you one them THOUROUGH-SUS books by that poet guy ....that lives out by that pond and then get back to me.......🤕😂👊😂 ☎️🎙 HEADSHAKE 🎙☎️ WHERE NORM COLLIDES WITH SPORTS -🤡 🤕. DON’T GET A HEADACHE 🤕 🤡🧵 .........PLUS.....stories from when it all began......and whatever else...... Call in Show with good natured Norm inspired ROASTED blueberries ( we don’t NORM-ally don’t run out but it’s possible we might serve up some raspberries once a week ) WE’LL HAVE TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ROOM FIRST, THOUGH..... What was the OP again? I forgot all ready...... 👌 okay..... Weren’t ? ...don’t you mean...’Twernt...? .....what? ... I’m not funny?...what?... I’m fired?....🎄😂🎄....Hey you’ll never guess who I saw Don Ohlmeyer palling around with down under the Queensborough Bridge 🌉 ....

[@frailhammer]

.....next caller......get in the GRANDSTAND....oh wait ...I’ve got whatstherename on the other line anyways and that was just starting to sound like it was going to cost me 🥉🥉🥉3 cents....well that person whatevertherename hung up while I was talking to that fella with the traumatic brain injury, I wanted to help that guy but he’s talking about deer and stuff and while I have my own opinions about Don and all this is an old story and while I should just let ole Don RIP I think this whole part is fairly relevant to what we were talking about so let’s keep going.... I’ll give you a hint?.....

[@Concussed1.]

@@frailhammer 🦧❤️🥶cunt.

[@Concussed1.]

@@frailhammer I love you. ❤️😘

[@jeremybartlett1706]

Yes! ....haah?!

[@alabar9795]

Nobody funnier

[@Baltihunter]

Awful joke. Bret man