Norm Macdonald's Weekend Update - The Whole Damn Thing (Part 2)
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This video seeks to understand the meaning behind the humour presented in Macdonald's jokes, and why it does or does not hold up today.
Macdonald's version of "Weekend Update" often included references to prison rape, crack whores, and the Germans' love of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. He would occasionally deliver a piece of news, then take out his personal compact tape recorder and leave a "note to self" relevant to what he just discussed. He commonly used Frank Stallone as a non-sequitur punchline.
Macdonald repeatedly ridiculed public figures such as Marion Barry, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and O. J. Simpson. Throughout Simpson's murder trial, Macdonald constantly pilloried the former football star, often heavily implying Simpson was guilty of the brutal slaying of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. In the broadcast following Simpson's acquittal, Macdonald opened "Weekend Update" by saying: "Well, it is finally official: murder is legal in the state of California."
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Hearing Norm do update unlocks a core memory I didn't know exists. My parents use to watch SNL when I was growing up, and this takes me right back. A warm nostalgia.
How to get one to skip a 3 plus hour Norm video… you guessed it Frank Stallone
Falling asleep to this tonight, RIP Norm.
This has been pulled up so many nights while I'm relaxing, it's great, but I'm saddened. I do stand-up myself, and fantasize about meeting him...can't get enough. That last Letterman appearance gets my waterworks going every time.
In Norms voice.
It should be noted that Paul slept well on his Temperpedic piller, waking up alive. Paul found that being alive is the goodest thing there is. And uh it's not like being alive is so good, it's that it's soooo bad to be dead. Compared to being smothered in dirt...
A year later, I’m falling asleep to this too. RIP Norm
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Best update ever with Norm. He actually used “fake” news then.
you're very observant.
I thought dan ackroyd was vreat. Not.
Yeah we can see the even Trump was a fan of Norm.
President Trump and Norm actually have very similar comedy. Saying factual things in a funny way that other people are scared to say.
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the best ever on the SNL news desk!!
rip, the best to ever do it ❤️
Not quite, Dennis Miller is #1
The genius of Norm, was his carefree delivery regardless of what he was saying. He had his material well thought out, in advance. His style is admired by many. Very unique creative Genius.
Perfect comment. Thank you and have a gr8 day.
Love the static Frank stallone pic. LOL
Not really the same without seeing his face, because his expressions were part of his delivery. His expression could make you laugh as much as the jokes. His comedy was about truth. He said it was not a good idea, or really truthful, to make fun of someone who you completely disagreed with politically. I think he was a libertarian or at least a conservative.. He was a big fan of George W. Bush. I think he also wrote a lot of the comedy for The Norn Show. I only wish he had shared with the world that he was dying of cancer. It was a shock to a lot of people.
on the other hand it allows the opportunity to perceive his resemblances to both adam carolla and jack palance
RIP GOAT
Another Canadian comic gem! You’re a legend Norm. You will be sorely missed but always remembered with a huge laugh.
Who is the other one?
j/k😂
I am gutted!!!
The best evah!! Love you Norm!! 😢
Most accurate and honest news reporting in the modern era. A sane, hilarious and reasonable man from the long past zenith of western civilization. Thanks for the memories, Mr. Macdonald.
yep 75% of what he does in this recording wouldn't be _allowed_ now.
Thank you Norm for making me laugh !!!
' Goodnight sweet prince.
Confession; I did not like Norm at first. I really liked Dennis Miller. Kevin Nealan was dry (took me a while). After a few episodes I warmed up. Now, he is up there at the top for me. Such a cruel world; Norm has left and OJ still remains, sipping drinks in the shade at the Golf Course, edit; day dreaming and gloating about how he got away with it, but deserves more Love. Norm HAD to laugh at that one:)
Take no prisoners norm , savage af
Norm is so savage. That's why he is loved so much.
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He was a charming and gentle savage :)
how dare you call norm a savage
@@danyurr5304 @1:14:00 your not fooling me, I know you love Norm.
" It used to be when someone died you'd say "Oh,that old man died." Now its "He lost his battle." Uh,what a loser that guy was.The last thing he did was lose.He was fighting a brave battle but at the end I guess he got kind of cowardly.But you gotta give it to the battle cancer..Also,and I'm sure that when you die,the cancer also dies.So that to me is not a loss but a draw."..Norm Macdonald...
well said Norm
It’s so telling that when I read this joke to myself, i giggle ever so slightly. But put these words into the mind of Norm MacDonald and I can’t stop laughing.
That Richard Gere joke is 🔥
I always thought he was funny but since his death I can’t quit watching is old clips! The guy was truly a genius! ❤️
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Same here
Death? Thats funny I didn't even know he was sick.
You know you are old when you listen to Norm’s fake news and not only get all the references but also laugh
I'm super young, I don't get any of the references, and I still laugh. I can only imagine how much funnier it is when you do understand it.
I definitely love that these jokes work even if you don't get the references (1. They are well written enough as fake news so as to make sense hearing them for the first time, and 2. They are universally funny and accessible), but oh it is a lot of fun to listen and remember those times and occasionally to remember seeing Norm do this live. I miss when live TV mattered!
Winona Ryder is in trouble
I'm not old but I get the references
I don't know if you guys are history buffs or not, but, uh...you can learn a lot about the 90's by watching Norm Macdonald Weekend Update videos.
Well played
One of Norm's jokes: "I'm not afraid of Iraq, Iran, or North Korea. The one country I'm afraid of is Germany. I don't know if you guys are history buffs, but they went to war against the entire world, TWICE, and it was CLOSE."
I want to go back there and stay
🥺 I've never cried over a "celebrity' death before. This one hurt.
God speed you bastion of free speech.
@Found Home-Movies All of the above and Eddie Van Halen. Shocked by their untimely departures.
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So 😥 😔 😟
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It's sad loved Norm
Thanks for putting this together. I had a mundane, hours-long home project to do and this was just what I needed to play in the background. Made it a lot easier--
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This is great, especially with Frank Stallone. Seems to go along with every joke, related or not. Cracks me up every time. 🤣🤣🤣
Kinda sucks that there's no video. His face is a huge part of what sells the joke.
Who would have thought at the time that GI Jane was going to result in the dialogue that lead to Will Smith's infamous slap to Chris Rock, a former SNL cast member himself? Crazy days...
I gotta sit here and stare at Frank Stallone for three hours?
You guessed it!
Hahaha
My mom had this same photo and it was signed by him.
I was listening while working; I didn’t even notice until half way through.
Only if you want to be entertained
Thank you for uploading this
“In response the Jews made it snow in New York during April” 😂😂😂😂😂
Funniest man alive.
Rest in peace 🙏
I am gutted right now
And who is the man on the screen? You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
Genius
…………Or so the Germans would have us believe.
Which proves Germans love David Hasselhoff.
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Comedic genius. Rest in Peace.
The funniest comedian on the planet just passed ...Rip Norm Macdonald ..gone 2 soon for all of us .
He was so savage, and he was so funny..
@@AndreRNG I feel like I should know it. But my exhausted brain can’t pull it up. I send my youngest back to the Navy tomorrow so I’m just enjoying the last night with him.
@@mza2195 I fell asleep with my phone in my hands, my apologies
@@AndreRNG oh, it’s all good!
@@mza2195 Best of luck to your youngest in the Navy!
I fell asleep watching snl and woke up 2 hours in on this video but now I’m intrigued
I used to look forward to watching Weekend Update every Saturday night/Sunday morning right after commercial break around 12:03AM. Love him now more than ever. RIP Norm. ❤
No one, living or dead, will ever be funnier than Norm MacDonald.
He was the best comedian who has ever lived. And no one who has yet to be born, is gonna be funnier than Norm.
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I loved him too but c mon
Brutal spot on timeless jokes wink wink about slick willard and Killary..
Love you, Norm. Forever.
RIP Norm,.... not only funny but prophetic news.
RIP? I didn't even know he was sick.
This is a good compilation
Are you not familiar yet of moving picture?
This video would be better served to those who watch it to provide some actual video. I seek to understand why this is not the case. Incidentally, Norm was a genius.
The reason this is audio only?
You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
Then Scott, do your own.
Thanks man, I’ve listened to part 1 multiple times already.
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47:54 FOR YEARS I thought I imagined this joke.
The Michael Jackson joke at an hr and 55 mins. Lmao
I am a idiot for never knowing Norm existed until a week ago. I saw a short and loved him instantly and before watching anything else I looked for any tours coming up in the UK. Elation to devastation within 5 minutes. He was on another level.
Yeah, he was pretty epic...
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How is it possible you had never heard of norm?? Don’t buy that at all
No you're an idiot for not knowing an comes before idiot not a
@@jonathankral6787You can buy it or not I don't give a shit.
Sound quality 👍. Norm is great as usual - jokes are spot on 👍. No visuals 👎.
The ol Chunka coal is now a Diamond 💎. P.s. And that OJ fella, Mann I tell ya the more I heard about em i mean...this Guy's A REALJERK!!
R i p Norm we miss you!
I gotta sit here and look at frankie stallone for 3hrs?
I'm reading a book and listening to this
Rest in peace, Norm. Glad to see that the Stallone brothers are still with us.
Legend
One of the best. RIP
we lost a great one
Hi! I've made a version of your two Norm videos in which I've removed all of the hiss and audio noise that was audible in the background. I was hoping to get the file to you so you can post a clean version of this. You can find me in the 'About' section of my channel. If you're not interested in posting it yourself, I'll be happy to put it up, crediting these two videos as the source.
Please please post it
@@efender30 I will, I just have to give this channel a couple of days to decide if they want it first, since it's based on their upload!
Sorry it took me so long to respond. Absolutely go ahead! Do tell me how you did it though lol
@@Sanimation24 I'll put it up now! I edit videos using the simple progams Videopad and Wavepad - with VP I was able to strip out the audio track and save it as a new file, then with WP I used noise reduction to grab the hiss from a part of the track with no other sound, then removed that sound from the rest of the file. Then I just reencoded them back together!
4:58 Hockey Night in Canada theme!
You've guessed it: Frank Stallone!
This is good
There is no greater honor than a comedian to get his own cartoon character using the same name.
Damn Bob Dole is good. I heard him speak, but I never saw his lips move.
Norm said a lot of crazy stuff back on the day
Back on the day he did say a lot of crazy stuff.... Back on the day.
The hammer joke is hilarious. Most people didnt realize Mc Hammer was on death row records. He ran with pac and snoop and kurupt and nate dogg and all the rest while they all shared a label.
41:00 such a funny impression 🤣 #mlb #snl #joebuck
Turd Ferguson forever! We miss you, Norm. Pure genius.
I love that Norm didnt give a shit.
The China jokes were prophetic.
They were an observation that Clinton was working for China's interests not ours. That is how long ago this sell out began and who initiated it.
Point of fact Chinese money was what he was originally supposed to be impeached about. Then they discovered the entire Democratic and many Republicans had taken China campaign money
@@gpwcowboy Nixon opened China to the West.
Thank you.
Hockey Night in Canada theme. Awesome.
whoever you are
I love you
You guessed it...Frank Stallone.
R.I.P.
Fall 1997 was definitely an edgier, darker Norm...
You guessed it- Frank Stallone
Much love.
If you have to “seek”. To understand Norm’s humor, you won’t succeed. The comedian was so obvious the occasional little chuckle Norm created was many times met with disappointed expectations. There in the laugh.
Awesomeness 👌 👏 👍
Saw first bit, hilarious and irreverent
Perfect for this society 🤣
If you watch this long enough, the static image appears to move!
I will never forget that april snowstorm...
I had no money. I was a teenager coming home from a punk show at the Rat, but needed to be home for easter.
I took a taxi from boston and jumped out and ran . Nobody could see 4 inches from your face anyway. Thank you Taxi Driver.
I forgot how great he was! Brilliant writer and comedian.
“She loves to lie”…..the most brutal truth.
I kinda see where Anthony Jeselnik got some of his humor. Norm and David Spade.
I think Norm surpassed George Carlin in using brute honesty in their humor. I admire that. I think Joan Rivers' honesty about M.O. cost her life. Maybe George went early, too. Tim Russert? Anybody? Norm? Anybody?
Kavorkian was an ironic tale, he was committed to assist those who were dying with dying "peacefully", but after receiving a terminal diagnosis of kidney cancer, he fought like hell to live and died of a thrombosis issue... Lol. Irony.
You forget that people wanted to make their own choices as to how to die...with dignity. Dr. Kevorkian didn't want to die, at least not in pain. Those people who insisted on endless years of life support? If their family members who were in comas truly believed they had a chance of reviving and had expressed that opinion without bankrupting their families-go for it.
But for two sides of a family (spouse vs parents), knowing how much everything costs?
Very few inmates on Death Row willingly go down. In the state systems, it takes 15-20 years. What happens to those who are innocent? A very few have waived their appeal options (the Oklahoma bomber (168 victims) plus other federal Death Row inmates.
It's difficult to understand suicide. I think sometimes they're selfish if they aren't sick. Had a co-worker who left a note saying it was his wife's fault. He always claimed she was mentally ill, but who sets up a scenario in their house for the wife to find?
People also function like they'll live eternally. We know better. I would like for everyone to live HAPPILY. But getting out of here alive? Not a reasonable option.
People wanted him to help them pass.. He was a godsend.
Leno doesn't know where my German secret Car is... though, I think it's under a bridge.
BEST JOKES of the 1990s!!!!!♥
Thanks, it tough now a days all these people and their fancy book learnin. This makes it easier. I wonder if this Norm fella still does these new segments?
13:56 I don't even know why that's funny but, as usual with Norm, it is.
13:46
It’s hilarious
1:16:20 The reason for Frank Stallone's image!
10:31
This might be Norm's earliest recorded cancer joke.
Good job norm is awesome
The iPokerOuter
I fell asleep and woke 2 and a half hour in this video
Huge norm fan. Love Collin and Michael as well
The whole damn thing has part two?
If Jost and che told these jokes on air I might watch the show
Jost said that Norm was the reason he wanted to do Update...proving that Norm MacDonald was far from perfect.
They don't have Jim Downey and Frank Wolf.
Oh Norm ❤️😂❤️😂❤️😂
Not a huge fan of Norm’s weekend update tenure. Where I thought Norm excelled was when he played off others, most notably Conan or ‘90’s Dennis Miller. His gift was spontaneous ad-lib humor. The interview with Conan and Courtney Thorne-Smith where Norm hijacked the conversation is probably the most enjoyable bit I’ve ever witnessed on TV.
My my, how the times have changed...