Holy God No Norm McDonald

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:31 pm

Go find your own link, what the fuck.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:32 pm

aw man

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:59 pm

Shit, shit, shit

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:02 pm

Fuck. That really sucks.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:36 pm

He was a nice guy.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:37 pm

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:43 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:36 pm He was a nice guy.

He always struck me that way. Good to have confirmation.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:43 pm

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:45 pm

Still processing, but this might be a top 5 celebrity death for me in terms of feeling a personal loss. Maybe going all the way back to John Candy for one that felt this gutting.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:12 pm

Shitty news.

I don't think he ever didn't make me laugh.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:13 pm

Only half-joking that Canada should put their flag at half mast.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:19 pm

Norm at his funniest was funnier than anyone else at their funniest.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:26 pm

Case in point:

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:30 pm

He had a short quip in his Comedians in Cars episode that fucking slayed me every time.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:32 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:26 pm Case in point:

This is on the pantheon.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:00 pm

You see…this was kind of him just being mean. I never thought this one was as funny as a lot of people did but I do think generally he was hilarious.

Post by **brian** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:16 pm

A 35-minute supercut of what basically got Norm fired. The whole thing kills (no pun intended) especially in hindsight. Guess OJ got the last laugh though.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:16 pm

Hopefully AB doesn't think Norm was being mean here.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:16 pm

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:40 pm

We all pretended we were worthy of Norm Macdonald as we bar-crawled through our 20s.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:22 pm

brian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:16 pm A 35-minute supercut of what basically got Norm fired. The whole thing kills (no pun intended) especially in hindsight. Guess OJ got the last laugh though.

I don't think a single news story could ever hold the nations attention for that long again what with social media and the 24 hour news channels. People would lose interest as it dragged on, but the OJ story was in the news every day for 16 months between the day OJ murdered Nicole and the day OJ was acquitted despite murdering her.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:23 pm

We all missed the opportunity to chime in "And the cause of death? You guessed it. Frank Stallone."

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:01 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:23 pm We all missed the opportunity to chime in "And the cause of death? You guessed it. Frank Stallone."

Or so the Germans would have us believe.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:21 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:01 am
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:23 pm We all missed the opportunity to chime in "And the cause of death? You guessed it. Frank Stallone."

Or so the Germans would have us believe.

You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:57 am

I'm really disappointed that David Hasselhoff hasn't tweeted anything about him. I mean, Bob Dole even did, and he's 98 for crise sake.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:26 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:00 pm You see…this was kind of him just being mean. I never thought this one was as funny as a lot of people did but I do think generally he was hilarious.

I really really liked Norm, but I think you're onto why I don't put him up there as one of my favorites.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:52 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:16 pm Hopefully AB doesn't think Norm was being mean here.

When he was the guest, he was hilarious. But he totally shit on Smith when she was the featured guest. That was my point. They say he always punched up, which was almost always true, but that one was not one of those instances. She was in no way qualified to take those barbs and elevate things.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:48 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:52 am
Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:16 pm Hopefully AB doesn't think Norm was being mean here.

When he was the guest, he was hilarious. But he totally shit on Smith when she was the featured guest. That was my point. They say he always punched up, which was almost always true, but that one was not one of those instances. She was in no way qualified to take those barbs and elevate things.

I'd love to hear her take on that segment. She seemed to enjoy a lot of the jokes, but it did derail her segment and didn't paint a good image on the movie. OTOH, Carrot Top starred in the movie, so maybe negative jokes were better than a straight pitch of the movie. Either way, I came out of that respecting Smith for her ability to keep her cool if she was offended or pissed off, and even more respect if she was able to find it funny.

While I love Norm, he definitely lacked something that makes us human. Podcast interviews with him were interesting, as he just lacks... something. I can't find the right word, but it's like he is disassociated and lacks emotions, just waiting to tell a joke or turn a phrase, even in longform discussions about his life. Trying to remember, maybe it was on Maron's podcast, but he talked a lot about his gambling problems, family and friends, I came away thinking he just isn't connected to reality like most people.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:09 am

I don't think he lacked the human side (Letterman finale), he was just completely committed to not caring if 90% or 30% or just three people got the joke and never bonding with the audience is necessary for that type of delivery.

As far as mean versus funny, a feature film starring Carrot Top is and always was DOA. The same type of jokes about Melrose Place or something she took serious would have been a totally different scene, but comedy about comedy seems like fair play. If anything, her playing along allowed her to kind of rise above the bomb she had to know she was a part of.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:19 am

I suppose it's a little unfair that this will also be the clip that gets brought up the most when Courtney Thorne-Smith dies instead of, you know, nothing.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:25 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:19 am I suppose it's a little unfair that this will also be the clip that gets brought up the most when Courtney Thorne-Smith dies instead of, you know, nothing.

Gold!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:27 am

See, that was mean. Like something Amanda Woodward would have said.

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:01 pm

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:06 pm

Even Better Than Ezra posted about Norm, for a one-off joke 25 years ago.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:30 pm

Two biggest shocks in this thread: Bob Dole and Better Than Ezra have Twitter accounts! I could of sworn Dole died 5 years ago , and I would have bet Better than Ezra ended in 1996. Pretty sure I saw them play at a music festival on campus my Freshman or Sophomore year of college. I think they were on before Cypress Hill.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:49 pm

The Better Than Ezra Twitter account (I think their lead singer?) has had a little run lately. And it's super funny.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:57 pm

Is it gooooooooooooooooooooooood?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:26 pm

It leaves me desperately wanting more.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:28 pm

Did you ever talk to Carrot Top about it?

[Laughs] No, I have not kept up with Carrot Top. No, I did not.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:32 pm

Well, then, with great fanfare, I humbly retract.