Weekend Update Pays Tribute to Norm Macdonald - SNL

[@loganbradford8172]

I met Norm once and he was stupid nice, and somehow accidentally funny on purpose. I told him I wanted to do what he did on SNL and he said "if you want to get fired, there are easier jobs to get first"

[@jamesonp3873]

Bless that man for always having a sense of humor about getting canned by NBC. I would've loved to hear him and Conan shit talk the network for hours.

[@VailsMom]

THIS joke is Norm. It reads like a carefully crafted joke (who knows, I suppose he could have used it repeatedly), but it’s self-deprecating, painfully frank and wickedly funny. And he said it in casual conversation.

[@TroyBarnesBrain]

I don't think there was anything accidental about it, Norm always went for the funny. What separates Norm's comedic genius was that he spent his career making it seem like he was a "simple guy" who was unintentionally/accidentally funny, with the slow cadence in his voice, constantly downplaying his intelligence, and feigned naivety. All while possessing this endlessly deep pool of philosophical, literary, and historical knowledge that he'd dip into occasionally just to surprise us. If the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, then the greatest joke Norm ever made was convincing us that he wasn't always the smartest person in the room.

[@brookeb452]

@@TroyBarnesBrain well said!

[@swaggydnyc3029]

@TroyBarnesbrain outstanding !! 👏👏🙏🙏

[@czechpirc3212]

my fave norm joke was right after OJ trial, 'Its official, MURDER, is now legal in the state of California', only one Norm Mac

[@canaisyoung3601]

They really should have included that. But the lucky stabbing hat one is funny too.

[@Ibelikemj]

Personal favorite was “man that is some bad luck when the one guy that said he would have died for you, kills you”.

[@dandyman204]

I thought the full joke was about the Menendez Brothers and how murdering your parents is illegal there while killing your wife is not

[@mochs62512]

That was amazing

[@NathanCassidy721]

My personal favorite one is where OJ was selling lemonade with his daughter that ended with: “When asked by reporters why sales were so low, OJ replied, ‘Beats me,’ and went back to cutting lemons with a giant knife.”

[@robotron17]

*Norm:* "OJ refused to take a lie detector test. His reason? It detects lies!"

[@mclean9012]

Norm always said the prefect joke would be having the punchline exactly the same as the set up. That joke is pretty damn close

[@ericortega1745]

It detects your heartbeat. My friend needed to pee and while at a lie detector test failed because he was holding it in.

[@NewGo-vm9dw]

​@@mclean9012meg Ryan. Honestly norm was the greatest. I watch norm MacDonald live every couple days still. His timing is unbeatable

[@denver924471]

Choosing an OJ joke to close it all out was really symbolically powerful. Almost like an f-you to NBC for firing him over them. I miss Norm so much.

[@lamelwinston5638]

Maaan... I'm watching dirty work when I get home! R.I.P NORM

[@dogpd3]

Not so much to NBC but to Dick Ebersol

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@dogpd3 Not sure if you're aware but it was Don Ohlmeyer that pushed for Norm to get fired because he was a close friend of OJ, not Ebersol.

[@dogpd3]

@@TheTrainFan9 ok

[@fivehead6675]

A noble gesture. But you had to be alive and aware of current events back then to understand and appreciate the sting that was packed into that joke.

[@Raesplendent]

that "just like a SNAKE" delivery was hilarious

[@dacrd]

Classic Norm he was so good

[@ohheyitskevinc]

The delivery was everything. Not sure if you’ve seen it or remember it, but the richest girl’s birthday party “two cakes” one was classic Norm, and one only he could deliver.

[@rutabega2039]

Doesn't make sense, though, since the French guy (Alain Robert) was called "spider man", not "snake man".

[@tomlemole4164]

@@rutabega2039 I think that you are allowed to alter the facts, in pursuit of a joke, when your segment is explicitly called: "The Fake News". ;)

[@keithe4804]

@@rutabega2039 I remember this guy being in the news during the same time period and some outlets were indeed calling him "snake man" so Norm used it to his advantage.

[@brothajohn]

As soon as it started I thought “if there’s no OJ joke, it’s bullshit”. Lucky stabbin’ hat. Well done.

[@GoodJuju.8D]

My favorite from Norm. RIP and Thanks for the Laughs. 🤗

[@drawingablankesq]

Possibly the best OJ joke too.

[@bobpobcf9723]

Ya know the more I hear about OJ the more I realize he was a real jerk

[@anthonyzullo]

same, i was like, they better not F this up and be 'woke'...

[@zacg_]

Was OJ Simpson high on speed the night of the murders? "Absolutely not!" said defense attorney Johnny Cochrane today. "And a simple test of any of OJ's blood found at the crime scene will prove it."

[@melissabastien5915]

I love that SNL chose the last joke that they did considering some big wig at NBC got him fired from the show because of it - As it should be: Norman gets the last laugh=D. RIP Norm!

[@bepowerification]

The idiot who fired Norm and banned him from Conan died of cancer 4 years ago. Don Ohlmeyer

[@WhyTheHorseface]

@@bepowerification thanks for that info, I never would have looked that up.

[@bepowerification]

@@WhyTheHorseface me neither :) I recently watched Norm on Letterman right after he was fired and Letterman also said that Ohlmeyer is a jerk. I then looked him up to see what he is doing now and found out he is dead. I recommend watching all appearances of Norm on Letterman (and also Conan). You can not only see that he was a comedy genius but also a really goodhearted human being :(

[@jonathanbohm6489]

Also now they roast OJ all the time it’s ridiculous

[@VideoHeadMan]

For real! That's one of his best jokes ever. Everyone remembered it and it circled around for years. Conan told Letterman several years ago that was his favourite Norm joke.

[@dakotah1978]

One I've never forgotten "Topping the music charts this week is Better Than Ezra. At number two...Ezra."

[@presentfuture7563]

I remember that joke! 😂

[@dietotaku]

every joke norm did was an instant classic. i really love the graph about women in car accidents where "the numbers don't add up to 100%... that's because the math was done by a woman. for those of you hissing at that joke, it should be noted that joke was written by a woman. yeah, now you don't know what the hell to do, do ya? i'm just kidding, we don't hire women."

[@EntropyGuardian]

This is the joke I always remember for whatever reason.

[@Dave-bo8ry]

"...or so the Germans would have you believe." *furrows brow suspiciously*

[@presentfuture7563]

@@Dave-bo8ry Excellent 🤣

[@civil_villain]

"I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure if you die, cancer dies at the exact same time. That's not a lost battle, to me, that's a draw." -- Some Ol' Chunk of Coal

[@civil_villain]

If you don't know Norm, get to know his work. He is a deep, incredibly smart, comedic genius, and thanks to the internet, his immortality is assured. Norm hid his cancer for over 9 years because he didn't want it to color people's perception of his comedy. That's a really Norm thing to do...

[@gustafa777]

Norm lost a long and brutal battle with cancer last month. It is only now that i can look back and laugh.

[@KingMinosxxvi]

are you a bot?

[@spjr99]

Except for Canine Venereal tumour. Tehnically it is a cancer STD that is a 5000 year old dog

[@Roughecho]

They missed his Holy Grail: "Julia Roberts told reporters this week that her marriage to Lyle Lovett has been over for some time. The key moment, she said, came when she realized that she was Julia Roberts, and that she was married to Lyle Lovett.”

[@Roughecho]

Norm called that joke his Holy Grail because he felt the perfect joke would have the same punchline as the setup and that's as close as he got

[@philipp2921]

Amazing guy

[@mortson978]

@@Roughecho it's strange to me that that was what he considered the "closest", considering he also had, "Yippee! Jerry Ruben has died!, I'm sorry that should read, yippy Jerry Ruben, has died."

[@mmabuff101]

@@mortson978 thats my fav norm jokenever

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

"...or so the Germans would have us believe."

[@dacrd]

Including an OJ joke was the coolest thing SNL has ever done.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Or so the German's would have us believe.

[@NerfTubeNation]

Well Don is gone and he was still friends with Lauren.

[@bepowerification]

@@NerfTubeNation at least he got to see what a goodhearted person his buddy OJ is before he died....

[@GrimKage]

SNL wouldn't let Norm do it, but he did it anyway

[@xineohp2810]

No, the coolest thing they could've done is dedicate the entire weekend update segment to just Norm clips. Or at least something longer than this lame minute and a half segment. This is a half-assed tribute.

[@Jim-gf9tp]

“In his new book, OJ Simpson claimed that his wife Nicole used to beat him up. He also said that she and Ron Goldman…killed him. “ RIP Norm!

[@wintercomesearly]

Only from Norm's brain could this lunacy come. Plus the perfectly timed pause. Then those dimples as he appreciates his own joke.

[@outsidethewaxbox]

Also this gem: “in his new book, OJ Simpson said he would take a bullet for Nicole. Man, that’s some bad luck, when the only person who would save your life… kills you.”

[@oz_jones]

@@wintercomesearly The key to comedy is often. Timing.

[@episodenull]

That one is my absolute favorite of his OJ jokes. So much contempt for Simpson's lies contained in such brevity.

[@fanta4880]

Norm always had a mischievous twinkle in his eye. ALL THE STARS ARE HERE!

[@christinap-c]

He did. His jokes were for himself. So pure.

[@thomasleffler6721]

He’s no Harley Morenstein

[@homemadepie91]

BOBBY MCFERRIN JUST SHOWED UP!

[@migrantson]

Lol I wish I had a time machine.....

[@raperepublicanwomentheysee1786]

@@christinap-c He was truly one of a kind.😞

[@mikeprivette4180]

I was certain they wouldn’t include any O.J. Jokes, the comedians must’ve fought for that one. Glad they put it in because it shows what Norm was all about, Going against the grain and being yourself even if it hurts you financially and pisses everyone else off. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.

[@Iamyourboo2]

The guy that fired Norm is dead now. He was the guy who was apparently good friends with OJ.

[@mikeprivette4180]

Random Name Yeah I knew about that guy, I didn’t know he was dead, but even with that guy out of the picture with the way the world is today everyone getting offended over any little thing, that’s the main reason I figured they would’ve left the O.J. Jokes out. Especially the “ lucky stabbin hat” one 😂..So in a way Norm got the last laugh. Still hate he got fired over someone’s friendship with O.J. But that’s the way the world is, Politics rule.

[@raperepublicanwomentheysee1786]

@@mikeprivette4180 not necessarily. It really trickles down to presentation and structure.

[@bradleykemper9488]

@@mikeprivette4180 Norm also got to have a laugh soon after the guy left NBC. As soon as he left, SNL asked Norm to host. His monologue was hilarious, a lot of great stuff in that show. "We've got a bad show for you tonight". He was also starring on his ABC sitcom at the time. He got to come back as the star of an ABC show, to the show he was fired from, on the network where he was nearly banned. I only learned about that from Conan's tribute podcast. Conan refused to ban Norm from his show. Looking back, possibly one of the signs Conan wasn't meant to stay at NBC forever.

[@perha2145]

@@Iamyourboo2 Yeah, I wonder why he died.

[@samred]

I teared up seeing that last joke there. Clearly, the folks at SNL were saying something by selecting it. Missing you already, Norm.

[@tyranosurasmax]

what??

[@ezioaltairac]

@@tyranosurasmax an old executive at NBC was friends with OJ, and fired Norm for the jokes about OJ.

[@tyranosurasmax]

@@ezioaltairac ahhh understood. appreciate it.

[@pollardk.1116]

Indeed.

[@kylem7341]

Don Ohlmeyer. He’s dead now tho

[@michaelkaszynski7658]

The "lucky stabbin' hat" joke is an all time favorite. The first time I heard it, I laughed so hard that I missed the rest of Update. Possibly the funniest thing anyone has ever said on that show.

[@aldersmoke1]

I'll add to the chorus of folks thanking SNL for doing this. Hopefully fans of the show half my age will dig deeper into the man Tina Fey once called the last dangerous comic on SNL.

[@forbes646]

Could you please elaborate on him? I'm curious to know what made him so special.

[@greendaleforever]

@@forbes646 mostly he would sometimes bomb on purpose and would keep on drilling the joke into the audience until they laughed. Dude was masterclass, ALWAYS the smartest man in the room just waiting to pounce on those who didn't get him. Most importantly? Didn't care what the h people thought of him and always did his own thing. A true original and most fearless comedian of the past 30 years.

[@_fesh]

@@forbes646 There are a lot of things one could say about Norm, but personally I think what made him so great was how relentlessly dedicated he was to what HE found funny. He would never compromise for an audiences sake - he'd seriously just simply say what he thought was funny. 95% of the time it just WAS funny because he was so naturally funny, and the other 5% of the time he'd either tell a joke that was either so kitschy, quaint, or tasteless that the humour comes less from the actual joke itself and moreso from you going "Did that guy really just say that?" - but because he's so good at delivering said jokes, you're laughing *with* him instead of *at* him anyway. Or sometimes one of his jokes would just bomb and he'd still manage to be fucking hilarious anyway. I imagine some people may see him differently (hell, I imagine some other fans may strongly disagree with my portrayal of him in the above paragraph) but he was honestly kind of a paradox, comedically. He was the most conventional stand-up you'd ever seen, while at the same time being the least conventional stand-up you'd ever seen. He could do an entire comedy set without getting barely any laughs and yet it would probably still be one of the funniest sets you'd ever seen in your life. I dunno, I've written too much already - just look up the "12 Minute Joke" on this site if you haven't already. He was just so effortlessly funny.

[@forbes646]

@@_fesh Thank you for such an extensive reply. I hadn't heard of him until he passed, though I now realize I saw him in Billy Madison as Billy's good friend who is always drunk lol. That Tina Fey said that about him speaks volumes, to me anyway. I'm a huge fan of 30 Rock. I've been watching a lot of his clips these last couple of days, and I think a big part of his effortless delivery was his unique voice and slight accent.

[@jovianblue]

@@Tobester_McDonkey Something tells me your boomer @$$ couldn't even name all the cast members, much less their political affiliations.

[@JonSudano]

Thank God for the hatchery.

[@Guitarsoul24734]

Enough of that funny business, Andy Richter.

[@vgsquirrel]

Thank you for doing this SNL. Especially for including an O.J. joke. Fans of Norm definitely appreciate it. R.I.P. Norm

[@106andie]

One of my faves is about OJ saying he would take a bullet for Nicole, “ How bad is it that the one person who die for you, kills you! 🤣

[@jamesjackson2117]

You ever hear the one where cancer kills Norm and OJ says bye Norm tell Nicole and Ron hi

[@shadelings]

@@jamesjackson2117 Nope, never heard that one. But, that's most likely due to the fact that you're the equivalent of an emotional ameba and you thought that you were being so damn funny, yet ultimately you were only funny to yourself and all of the other primordial sludges in the world who are just like you.

[@jamesbraun9842]

​@@jamesjackson2117OJ Simpson has died from cancer. He will never know his wifes real killer is also dead.

[@jamesjackson2117]

@@jamesbraun9842 boy ....you got a lot of patience....you've been waiting a long time to type that....I'm glad the waiting is over for u

[@angelmanfredy]

I already miss Norm terribly. He was and always will be the king. Rest in peace Turd Fergeson.

[@rcr-zt4of]

Turd Furgeson it’s a funny name…

[@angelmanfredy]

@@rcr-zt4of absolute gold. Also, it’s a funny hat.

[@ol_smokey9370]

@@angelmanfredy because it's bigger than a normal hat

[@angelmanfredy]

@@ol_smokey9370 the best

[@ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople]

Mad respect for SNL for including Clinton jokes and OJ jokes in this tribute.

[@RockinLoud360]

why? they make fun of all presidents

[@ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople]

@@RockinLoud360 I meant Hillary

[@TheSpiderByte]

@@ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople nah, this was a Bill Clinton joke. A recurring Norm bit was "Bill Clinton wants to kill his wife"

[@ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople]

@@TheSpiderByte it's a Bill Clinton joke but Hillary is the butt of it.

[@Ottophil]

She would have made a great president

[@positivelastaction3957]

There will never be another one like Norm. That was a proper tribute.

[@KRPTV]

Or so the Germans would have us believe!😃

[@DaDitka]

​@KRPTV You know who else thinks this was a proper tribute to Norm Macdonald? You guessed it- Frank Stallone.

[@jamesongorman8531]

it’s no secret that Norm and NBC weren’t exactly fans of one another. the fact that they ended with a joke that they hated to the point of firing him from the network, and not refusing to show everybody the kind of comedian Norm truly was... it’s so heartwarming in a way that’s really hard to explain.

[@tunaburn2330]

Norm will go down as one of the greatest comedians to ever live. RIP Norm. I never knew you personally but you still meant a lot to me.

[@chicagocinematic1995]

@Sara Mill what are you saying?

[@chicagocinematic1995]

@Sara Mill yes he was

[@chicagocinematic1995]

@Sara Mill you're a woman you have no sense of humor.

[@wintercomesearly]

@@chicagocinematic1995 Woman here. He's fabulously ROFL achingly, hilariously funny, now and forever.

[@chicagocinematic1995]

@Sara Mill oh you're one of those people

[@LibertyScholar]

That very last line "Good Night and Good Luck" was a great nod by Norm to the legendary Edward R. Murrow.

[@MTMF.london]

Yeah, some of us are old enough to know.

[@SlipKid12]

I applaud SNL for doing this. Brought a little tear tear in my eye.

[@user-ip9ru1os3o]

Honestly, I love that their tribute was letting Norm speak for himself, so to speak. It's perfect and exactly how he'd want it. He wouldn't have wanted teary syrupy tribute talk. This was just perfect.

[@maahadyare]

That chair swivel Norm did at the end, he still did that standing up in his stand ups later in life.

[@ubwcolt]

@Fitz Fitzgerald so you don’t like the swivel?

[@wintercomesearly]

@@ubwcolt Please don't poke the bear.

[@skipads5141]

@Fitz Fitzgerald Jesus F.C., do you not like the swivel?

[@ClueSign]

As someone who has been doing an unhealthy amount of missing and binging Norm, I appreciated this poignant shoutout. RIP to the owner of that Weekend Update desk.

[@Beth-ie]

*All belly laughs. Godspeed Norm. Making people laugh that much was a gift. Thank you, sir.*

[@jschapp77]

@Sara Mill I bet you’re a real hoot though.

[@boxmike87]

If they didn't close him on an OJ joke, it wouldn't have been right.

[@dragonmaster613]

That's probably why they included it.

[@Smoove_J]

We would have also accepted a crack whore joke.

[@gamedalfthegrey]

This was a great way to end this weeks Weekend Update. Finishing with an OJ joke of Norms was perfect. They could have added one of his classic Notes to Self or one of his classic rips into Frank Stallone but this was still great. RIP Norm.

[@IamTheThread]

And you could have kept that dumb shit to yourself and enjoyed the tribute for what it was,yet here we are🙄

[@pollardk.1116]

Indeed.

[@mangeload]

@@IamTheThread or so the Russians would have us believe...

[@TxWIll]

I don't think this young audience even knows who Frank Stallone is....or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@janelliot5643]

Notes to Self! I had forgotten that was Norm. Thanks, gusborwig

[@cakeisavegatable]

He got the last laugh over 25 years later, even postmortem. I wish the world had more Norms.

[@Riclmnopp]

"Hey hey easy with that. That's my lucky stabbing hat"

[@colonelcyma]

Im sure he meant ‘twas his lucky stabbing hat

[@_dmfd]

There's a YT channel called " I'm not Norm " that has hours of golden material from Norm, including all the infamous OJ jokes

[@jasonescobedo7577]

Great channel. There's also Happy The Dog, which has all the interviews and more.

[@_dmfd]

@@jasonescobedo7577 awesome thanks man ima check it out!

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

Go to Happy The Dog first, he has tons of Norm and has some dignity about how he presents it.

[@powerviolenceog]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKGmeZJ3l5uGf6c I'm not Norm OJ clips

[@_dmfd]

@@thebrazilianatlantis165 you talkin bout the self promotion on the I'm Not Norm channel?

[@dHolbach77]

I remember some of these from my teen years; that's how memorable Norm's comedy was. And his WU was pretty radical for the time (still is really); he was simply pertinacious in his attacks on OJ, just would not let go. And good for him! Thanks for the laughs and memories Norm!

[@davidcurtis7547]

In tonights news ,murder is now legal in California

[@def4de]

2 years today 😢The way everyone refers to him as just Norm chokes me up. The way there's just no confusion about who we mean. Legend.

[@livetime5815]

Norm is a true SNL icon and comedy genius. He will be missed. "Good night, sweet prince,/ And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

[@tubularbill]

Norm - the GOAT of SNL Weekend Update anchors

[@HisVirusness]

Even just a couple of weeks later, Norm is still missed. And will continue to be missed. Because he's not coming back, since he's dead. RIP, Norm. You will always be missed. Given that you're dead.

[@charleswoerner3455]

That was great. It was so "Norm".

[@TxWIll]

It's been a couple of weeks and only now can I look back and laugh

[@ryanricks3002]

Jeeze remind me not to let you do my ulogy

[@HisVirusness]

@@ryanricks3002 If I did, I'd repeatedly bring up that you didn't know how to spell "eulogy".

[@ParisianWeetabix]

This guy used to miss Norm. He still does, but he used to, too.

[@collinreesejones5525]

Shocked..so incredibly proud that they gave Norm the respect he deserves! Good job guys! 🤗😁

[@maxhydekyle2425]

A Clinton joke and an OJ joke? They really are embracing Norm.

[@Ethan-dn1wc]

They always have embraced Norm.. Jost has gone on record in the past saying that he and Che based their approach to Weekend Update off of Norm's iteration of it.

[@pestilentwinds]

Not only a Clinton joke, but one that highlights a shameful Clinton policy position that was clearly just a political calculation. I'm pretty shocked that they did that, but I'm glad.

[@TheAdventuresofBandR]

@@Ethan-dn1wc they always embraced him that's rich. except when they fired him and wouldn't let him come back

[@Ethan-dn1wc]

@@TheAdventuresofBandR you mean when Lorne had his hands tied and either had to get rid of Norm or risk putting everybody involved in SNL's production out of work?

[@TheAdventuresofBandR]

@@Ethan-dn1wc yep. They don't deserve to milk his corpse.

[@Didymus1984]

“Norm is the reason that I ever wanted to do Weekend Update.” I heard Jost shared that with Norm on September 13th, thus sending the legendary comedian to an early grave.

[@lukagrig]

As it often happens, people will appreciate Norm’s genius more now he’s gone

[@hydrocarbon82]

The lucky ones indeed saw it in plain sight, but we're all lucky that he stayed in the biz and has an enormous amount of material on youtube.

[@Smoove_J]

I watched his first season and just thought he was awful. By the end of his season season he was my favorite Update host of all time.

[@AKayfabe]

Yes but actually a lot of people really appreciated Norm when he was alive too. He’s popular for a reason and he will be watched now afterward and inspire new comedians just like he did in his lifetime.

[@AKayfabe]

@@Smoove_J he probably just needed to gain his footing and ease into the job. He was one of the funniest people on the show during his stint, but everyone can start off not quite comfortable then get used to things and improve. That’s ok

[@lobitome]

More will appreciate him, but only for a short time, until someone else dies. Those who were already long time fans and understood him more, will always appreciate his genius.

[@mp5249]

After my son died, I would chill with my dog and watch every Norm video I could find, every day, months on end. Only Norm's comedy could drag me out of that hell. Thanks, Norm.

[@redmensch101]

He was my hero and now he is gone. We will miss you Norm Macdonald. Rest in power!

[@LordBillington42]

Now whenever the 11th September comes around I'll always think 'Hey, it's only three days till the anniversary of that tragedy.'

[@clbazar]

To the SNL social media communications professionals who are responsible for KZbin content: Based on what I’m seeing across media platforms and channels, it’s possible that Norm McDonald is at this very moment, more popular than when he held down the Update desk. Which would make sense because so much of his humor was just simply ahead of the times. My point is, you are no doubt sitting on a gold mine of Norm material that will never be more appreciated than it will right now. Feed the interns all night if you have to and release large amounts of clip shows as soon as you possibly can, although as the professionals, I trust that you’re way ahead of me, provided that there aren’t legal reasons for not beefing up your KZbin channel by honoring the legacy of a true original that SNL can proudly say it introduced to the world. What’re you still reading this comment for? You’ve got clips to string together! And don’t care if they’re relevant or if people will get it. We didn’t get it most of the time back then either, but that won’t keep us from appreciating the laidback, yet savage humor that was the goofy genius of NM. 🙏

[@johnnypottseed]

HAANH?

[@Ottophil]

Just watch youtube. Snl has new stuff to do

[@v1sudo]

Shut up

[@stevelibby6852]

If they can get clicks, they will put them up. Don't worry, it will all be up there. Then it will all be down, then there will be a DVD release or Netflix series.

[@BolofromAvlis]

Yep there needs to be an official " best of Norm Macdonald" video put out by SNL like they did with the other legendary performers.

[@JC-im6nf]

Best to ever sit in the chair. Norm is and will always be the gold standard for comedians and his legacy will only continue to grow. Rest in peace Mr. Macdonald

[@vinniemannino6546]

RIP Norm. We love you.

[@luke9648]

If it didn't end with an OJ joke, i'd be SUPER pissed. But they included one of the best. Kudos.

[@kentjg32]

Norm was amazing. I wonder where he got his ideas from?

[@angelmanfredy]

Classic. LOL

[@filmneye]

He got his ideas from Satan, whose real name is Bob.

[@Ginagm71]

His driver...

[@angelmanfredy]

@@Ginagm71 “How long was that ride???”

[@angelmanfredy]

@@Ginagm71 “How long was that ride???”

[@harthorn6111]

Thanks for doing the right thing. Norm was one of the very best things that had ever happened to comedy or SNL. I’m pleasantly surprised and appreciative.

[@DoomsdayPublicLibrary]

Norm MacDonald

[@Lovercel54]

YEAAHHH BOYYYY!!!!

[@goldtoilet54]

this is true

[@LaurenMH]

Boy, you said it...

[@Neymarinet]

Norm Macdonald

[@savannahjobethlee6072]

Loved that guy he was hilarious. May he rest in peace!

[@Sernival]

Norm in HD, jokes that aged well, what an awesome thing to do. MORE NORM CLIPS IN HD!!

[@annikapc]

Norm Macdonald was the smartest, funniest, and best looking comedian. Hilarious and gorgeous! There will never be anyone like Norm ever again.

[@enegmatixerebro]

Sgt. Sisk : Ladies and gentlemen, our suspect is not human. He is at home in the bush. Shoot to kill. Any questions? Norm : Oh, yeah, yeah, I got a question there. When do we get to light our torches? Sgt. Sisk : When it gets dark. Norm : Ah, I see. Oh, hey, I got another question there. Suppose, hypothetically, you know, a guy had already lit his torch. I mean, it'd be cool if he could just keep it lit, huh? Sgt. Sisk : Yes. Norm : Oh, excellent. Excellent. Sgt. Sisk : Now, if there are no more questions... Norm: Oh, hey, hey, hey, I got another question. Hey, uh, if one part of the mob gets separated from another part of the mob, shouldn't there be a place that we can get together? Maybe a secret place the two mobs could reunite, and we'd be a big mob again. Sgt. Sisk : Stay with the mob. Norm : Stay with the mob. All right. Sgt. Sisk : Right. Norm : Hey, hey, hey, I got another question. Hey, uh, doesn't this guy deserve a fair trial? Sgt. Sisk : You - back of the mob! Norm : "Back of the mob"? What? This is my spot! I came early! Sgt. Sisk : Okay, *out* of the mob! Norm : Ah, this mob blows. One of my favorite Norm MacDonald moments

[@stevenland2600]

Lol. Only true fans will know where this is from. Love this movie.

[@RobHaselrig1992]

*Later On* “I’m not joining a mob to kill a black guy i’ll tell you that.” 😂

[@CinemaDemocratica]

I've never seen the clip you've quoted here, and it's a tribute to both of you that I still read it in his voice and with his delivery.

[@davidjones3165]

Even with old jokes & dead he got more laughs then SNL has gotten in decades.

[@trvman1]

The show has been dead for decades. I am 67 and no one I know who is over 50 watches it. How could you when it is so POORLY written compared to the first 10 years. It has NO talent writers as a whole.

[@christianrapper]

The weekend update is still funny. The jokes they told before they turned it over to him were funny. Norm is a legend and those jokes still hold up today.

[@andrewsmith9151]

I was almost expecting 5 OJ jokes in a row.

[@veerchasm1]

Norm is greater than the last 20 seasons of SNL combined

[@NelsonVlog66]

Norm Macdonald and Dennis Miller will always be my favorite Weekend Update anchors along with Jane Curtain and Dan Ackroyd. Was never a big Chevy Chase fan. Great that they closed this segment with one of Norm's OJ jokes.

[@KUROHiTO88]

My top 3 is: - Norm - Fey/Poehler - Nealon

[@CelestialWriter01]

One of a kind!! You will be missed Norm!

[@darlakarina]

The OJ jokes 💕💕

[@southerncalifornia42]

Thee best ever to do it. No one will come close on weekend update. RIP Norm. 🤙🏼

[@JonBastian]

Nice. A surprisingly touching ending to a very funny lead-in.

[@MsZephyra]

I had SUCH a crush on him back then!! Even the way he talks is funny...

[@raradis]

Not having the OJ joke.. that wouldn't be a tribute! Enjoy Norm, see how we miss you?!

[@CODYj423]

Norm was at his best when defying somebody trying to censor him.

[@joejuan5022]

“lucky stabin’ hat “😂🤣

[@JH-qy8no]

Modern SNL tributes of Norm macdonald can only handle 3 jokes from him during his era. That's a badge of honor.

[@tximinoman]

0:14 I thought it was weird they didn't mention "mom's spaghetti" in a joke about Eminem serving pasta so I went to look it up and turns out they didn't because that's the actual name of the restaurant.

[@fuggysmith9064]

This actually made me cry. Not just because Norm is gone, but also because this reminded me that Weekend Update used to be funny...

[@govols1995]

Wow, SNL finally showed something funny for the first time in 20 years. Good for them.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I am from the UK and only discovered Norm a few years ago after his podcast show with Stephen Merchant which was hilarious... In the few years since I have become a massive fan of Norm. What a brilliantly funny man. Rest In Peace 🙏

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Damn - that Obama library joke had levels

[@jb400years4]

Only for the people that refer to him as black

[@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145]

Only to the people that see race and pin all his bad attributes on his hhbwhyytte side. Not like dad was around in his life much.

[@bepowerification]

I would like to recommend to everyone reading this to watch Norms show on netflix, norm macdonald has a show. Those are the best celebrity interviews I ever watched. Also all his appearances on Letterman and Conan. And everything else he created.. He was a comedy genius and a very goodhearted childlike human being. I am not the youngest person and heard about many celebrity deaths but Norms death is the first one since 1991 that made me cry.

[@lukess.s]

NML was much better than the Netflix show

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"childlike" That was just shtick, but he was certainly very goodhearted.

[@vickiecarnes8372]

Condolences to Norms family and friends. May God bring them comfort. He will be missed. He was a legend in comedy. He make me laugh more than a. few time. RIP Notm I felt like we were friends

[@johnbrowne2170]

Norm Macdonald: When SNL was actually funny.

[@boppob1343]

Im glad they ended it with that joke, it's the joke that literally got him fired because the head of NBC golfed with OJ.

[@robmaebe]

I’m pretty sure the joke that got him fired is “this just in murder is now legal in California!”

[@Malky24]

@@robmaebe It was definitely one of his 600 OJ jokes.

[@Redfoot138]

You guys realize that Norm got fired from Weekend Update in 1998 and the OJ verdict was announced in October 1995? Plus, he stayed on as a cast member for a couple more months after he was replaced on Update.

[@forgetfulstranger]

The lucky stabbing hat was actually Norm's favourite OJ joke so props to SNL, at least they didnt mess up his tribute video

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

Be Careful! That's my lucky stabbing hat! RIP GOAT.

[@dagmawitg2109]

GOAT indeed!

[@Kingjoffrey12]

He climbed right up the side of a high rise . . . just like a *snake* . Impeccable timing from the LEGEND

[@gardnersusedbooks2560]

Almost 3 years on and I'm still heartbroken over Norm.

[@mayaforester880]

Something that can be very wonderful about TV is that someone like Norm Macdonald can bring joy to the world. When I was down I would look up comedians on KZbin and Norm was my favorite by far. Dave Chappelle was second and that says a helluva lot about how funny Norm is and always will be. I'm not exaggerating when I say I loved him when though he never knew me- what comedy is to life is so very important. Stay true to laughter and joy and don't worry what the haters say because while they hating you are laughing and that's just a much better place to be.

[@peacelove5873]

I'm not religious, and I don't know if there's a heaven or hell. If there is though, I'd like to go to whichever one all my favorite comedians are shacked up in. RIP Norm.

[@johnnyvaladez6342]

Brilliant. SNL found a way to get me to watch SNL

[@bryanb6217]

I hope they make a video of the best Norm MacDonald moment's.

[@mangeload]

KZbin channel Im not norm. You'll thank me later.

[@johnnypottseed]

Happy the dog has alot of clips that otherwise are hard to find toom

[@bryanb6217]

@@mangeload I have thanks to you. And he needs to do a documentary longer than 6min.

[@mangeload]

*note to self: remember to thank not Norm for keeping Norm by not being Norm and stalemating cancer

[@AndrewConnell9009]

He was the best to ever do it, and most likely, ever will.

[@sergioolivera1258]

Kudos to SNL for putting up an OJ joke. Shouldn’t have been fired.

[@Smoove_J]

Lorne wanted to keep him, but OJ had friends in seriously high places.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

@@Smoove_J He was on Lorne's last nerve for refusing to stop calling Michael Jackson a pedophile.

[@aaronmelton1374]

Thats the way it is folks...good night and good luck

[@askledhead]

A great loss, in a time when any said is taken literally, Norm could make most laugh at ourselves. Rest Easy Normie, ✌

[@mrpuddingpop1]

I appreciate hearing their modern jokes in comparison and just know that norm really crafted a joke rather than a quick pun or hyperbole.

[@Cremenium]

Norm is my favorate Weekend Update announcer

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

Chevy is still mine (and I adore Norm, but Janice aka The News and Tiny White Coffin are what Norm could really do).

[@lottostuuud]

This tribute is the funniest thing that has happened on SNL in 20 years

[@chrismanuel9768]

They even went with both a Clinton and OJ joke, his favorite targets. Norm would be proud

[@ans1830]

Thanks Norm for those wonderful memories. RIP Norm. We miss you.

[@TomGwynplaine]

SNL remembers Norm. . . . . Or so the Germans would have us believe.

[@tomdavies9004]

Y'know, the more I hear about this Norm fella, the more I care for him.

[@sle2470]

Germans LOVE David Hasselhoff!

[@JonnyDIY]

😭 Norrrmmmm 💕