I was an intern on Conan during this time. I got to meet Norm that day, and watch them shoot that little segment in front of a portable blue screen they set up in front of the curtain where Conan would do his monologue. I remember him doing a few takes and saying "...is... is this funny...?" to the segment producer lol
Agreed. Letterman and Conan both laugh hysterically when Norm is a guest--like they do with no other comedian. He's very much a comedian's comedian. And, like you say, a genius.
apparently he used to be a stand in just hanging around the studio incase a guest couldnt make it, which is why hes on so much but also not always pushing something he is doing which works and makes it even better. What a stand in eh :)
I'm firmly, unshakingly, whole-heartedly convinced that Norm is the most deeply intelligent comedian in American history. His style is playful in the way that a 9-year-old is playful with an ant under a magnifying glass. He just owns it. Nothing trips him up. He is ALWAYS in total control of his audience's next reaction. I'm just in awe of him.
Neal Myers-Perry I didn't say he was American. I said "in American history." Norm has made his name, his fortune, his fan-base, his family and his legacy in America. His stand-up was in Canada, but New York and Hollywood are his adopted homes, and he's not a political blowhard. So we're happy to have him ;-)
I totally agree. It's amazing. The way he wanders around a joke, to fit his audience, and the way he caters to whomever he's speaking. He might be genius.
I agree 100%! But, I personally feel that the punchline is watching the ill-prepared unsuspecting rubes absolutely lose their mind after Norm has told them a 10 minute "joke" that has gone absolutely nowhere. It seriously takes a lot of talent to get someone that angry with you and not have them haul off and punch you. He was awesome! What a guy!
There’s a difference between telling jokes, and speaking in joke, where you’re fully immersed in that state of mind fearless and calm. Big difference. Robin Williams and Bill Hicks and Chappelle are like that too.
@@joeyvanostrand3655the punchline is.. Even his wife could've landed. He's not trolling everyone he was trolling sully. The plane landing is the punchline. The us airline... Air Lyin. Is another punchline.
The man doesn't buy his own wife a plane ticket and makes her stand for the whole flight, because they are saving up for "the thing." Even though he's the pilot and could've easily pulled some strings so she could sit. It's perfectly flippant and so Norm :)
I was born in 1990 and I always got him cuz I'm the bomb. When I was 12 my friends and I would do impressions of him from Billy Madison. His lazy slur.
+Gavin James Canadians are the kings of deadpan. I can see it not getting popular until the 90's lol. Who else can spend 5 minutes telling a joke, in-depth, about a moth.. where the punchline is simply "the light was on" and get a laugh?
@@keithwald5349 in Danville, Ca. ? I think I heard he lives there. I live in Concord, Ca. Knowing the family, that's so cool. Must feel a little surreal in a way.
@@rickmontana416 Leo Frank was NOT black, so clearly that wasn't what he was referring to. I would guess he meant Wayne Williams, who some people erroneously believe is innocent, given that case is referred to as The Atlanta Child Murders...
Took me awhile to appreciate Norm. I actually didn't care for him on SNL. Now? Far and away the best comedian in my opinion. And I normally hate to rank anybody or anything. Miss him dearly.
I'd say he was funny and had an interesting style and delivery that's unique. I wouldn't call him brilliant. He hits but also misses a lot. Certainly off beat, quirky and very funny and witty at times.
Loved it when Norm talked about him & many other comedians doing a comedy benefit for the Ronald McDonald House Charities,the benefit was making money hand over fist then Norm said it dawned on him"hey!wait a second, just how big of a house does this fuckin' clown need?!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Norm was completely an act the hell are you talking about. At 4:09 he stops himself from saying 'bindle' so he doesn't look smarter than Conan because it would kill the illusion. He's basically the low-key 90s version of Andy Kaufman.
Tribute to one of the greatest comedians of our generation. In his own words, his battle with cancer was a draw. “I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that if you die, then the cancer also dies at the same time. “That to me is not a loss. That’s a draw.” RIP Norm...
Moron. He had a longer and more successful career than most comedians, is heralded by most of his peers as a comedy genius and legend, and all media right now are filled with tributes to him. "Blah blah blah is underrated" is one of the laziest comments on social media and is almost always made by people who are 100% wrong.
Weird. Is it just me or did his stock slightly go up recently? I know I've been looking him up a lot but he did just recently go on Letterman and there are a lot of newly posted videos. Maybe his podcast has helped a bit.
"One of the funniest people I've ever met" you can tell Conan meant every word. David Letterman and Louis ck have said the same thing along with many other comics. The public might not always understand Norm's humor but for those who do he is a comic legend.
I love how his buildup to jokes are usually funnier then his punchline for them. Gives him a lot of freedom with his jokes since he isn't worried about making sure the Punchline is the big laugh instead he just focuses on making sure the entire joke is funny from start to finish like the moth joke he tells its so long that he has to make sure to remind the audience what's happening again towards the end just so they understand the punchline.
Wise Wolf Tony Norm’s genius is that the buildup is funnier than the punchline, and then he often explains the joke again after, which is even funnier than the buildup! I don’t think there is another comedian who has the timeline and delivery to get away with what he does so well.
He is one of my favorite comedians. He does shit that wouldn't be funny if done by any other person in his profession. The most unique delivery I have ever seen. He is one of a kind.
There's a video called "Conan & Norm Macdonald Cook With Gordon Ramsey" which shows what happened next after this clip, you should def check it out if you already haven't!
Norm Macdonald is a gem; a pure legend. Other comedians can make us laugh, and some can make us reflect while we laugh, but I've never smiled so much in my life as when I hear some of the art that is Mr. MacDonald's work. I bet I'm not alone.
Jay Schmidt, if you honestly find him to be a pure legend, you should really pay him the respect of crediting him rather than just stealing his sentiment and attempting to claim it as your own.
As always, his absurd humor masks a savage critique of modern culture. "Sully" was the same guy before the mishap on the Hudson, yet nobody would want to see a movie about him then. The world is full of amazing people who nobody cares about just because they haven't had a horrendous near-tragic incident yet.
Norm is brilliant he can tell a 10 minute joke with little punchlines all along the way before he destroys with an ending. Norm also has this likable appeal. I feel like he's inviting us to operate at his level.
John Thomas Boy, that may be true. I’m no comedian, but sometimes when telling a story and someone interrupts with something stupid, I bring them or their stupid comment into the story, often completely derailing it, with the intent of not-friendly commentary of their comment, interrupting, or their inability to shut up and listen. But I’m not a particularly nice person. Maybe Norm is...
My favorite thing is that he talks like he's a total burnout and maybe not very smart, and he always has that grin on his face, so people underestimate him, and it's a terrible mistake
"Him and his wife...Laurie Sungleberger - what was their name again? I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago!" There's so much great stuff in the whole story, but this plus conan's resigned reaction is my favourite part.
Norm correctly predicted the nature of the Conan/Leno debacle and the Sully Movie. Too bad his "guys jumping off the top of buildings" investment didn't work out quite so well.
Norm was talking about Jay getting his own talk show which would air before Conan's Tonight show after Jay would (be forced to) leave the Tonight show. Norm was just joking around Jay outfoxing Conan because everyone was hoping it would be a win-win situation. (Please dont start a Conan/Leno flame war, I love both of them and the whole disaster was NBC's fault)
US suicide rates are higher now than anytime since the First Great Depression. That these rates are so high is an indicator that we're currently in the beginning or middle of the Second Great One. "Jumping off buildings" is clearly a euphemism for suicide.
@@tarico4436 Things change. History doesn't repeat, it rhymes. The economy is booming right now (don't get me wrong, we're looking at a bubble), and the reason why people are killing themselves is different than in the Great Depression. The problem today is complex but it's mostly a symptom of inequality not seen since the Gilded Age. I dread what will happen when the economy inevitably does turn south, but the truth is by the time we recover from that we will be staring the effects of climate change right in the face.
So sad that Ill never get to see any of his shows live or have gotten the chance to shake this man's hand and told him how his jokes have helped me laugh my way through some tough times. Rest in Peace Norm. I miss you already..
I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but the credits for Norm's Sully movie include the following people as members of the cast: Fred Willard (another comic genius), Sigourney Weaver, Ben Burtt (the sound designer for the original Star Wars trilogy), and John Ratzenberger ("Cliff" from Cheers).
Gonna miss Norm so much. So unique. There was no comedian even remotely close to him in terms of style. My biggest regret? We'll never get to see what 80+ year old Norm would've been like...tell me that wouldn't have been fantastic?? Norm @Rickles age?? Would've been something to behold😓
"On behalf of uhh... US Air..... line" *Norm smirk - I've seen this clip like 20 times, but for some reason that moment struck me as particularly funny this time.
The thing about Norm Macdonald, he has me falling off the bed laughing at something, that were it anyone else would have me cringing in horror. It is not even so much the joke/punchline as it is his delivery. The man is a treasure.
Frank Stallone is an abortion that lived. He'd be parking cars at the La Brea Hertz location if not for his bro. And don't bring up his lame ass "music career". Another example of Hollywood nepotism.
Norm McDonald is the best ever at setting up a joke , it's an amazing thing to watch how he casts the line , patiently waits and waits and just when you least expect it, Yanks the line sets the hook and reels you in. brilliant
I was an intern on Conan during this time. I got to meet Norm that day, and watch them shoot that little segment in front of a portable blue screen they set up in front of the curtain where Conan would do his monologue. I remember him doing a few takes and saying "...is... is this funny...?" to the segment producer lol
Wait, that's not a set?
Oh, you mean the Sullenburger segment?
Shit, I never knew he was in Chicopee. That’s just an hour away. I feel like I missed everything
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"I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago...."
Fucking Norm man
Him messing up the bit is funnier than most comedians actually pulling off their routines. He's the best.
"...him and his wife....Laurie Sungleberger...what was her name? "
Conan's reaction to that is just priceless. He has this "Oh my God, I'm done" look on his face.
Brian Douglas one of the few people Conan genuinely loses it and that's how you know Norm is genius!
Agreed. Letterman and Conan both laugh hysterically when Norm is a guest--like they do with no other comedian. He's very much a comedian's comedian. And, like you say, a genius.
I love how Norm just goes on Conan just to be on, not to promote anything.
He promoted his shows at the end
apparently he used to be a stand in just hanging around the studio incase a guest couldnt make it, which is why hes on so much but also not always pushing something he is doing which works and makes it even better.
What a stand in eh :)
@@nicestguyinhouse6112 source?
@@gregh5061 Sully Sullenberger
@@chadchambliss4949 the airport pilot that norm met at the airport? Sounds like a jerk!
"On behalf of US Air...line" That pause between air and line sums up why I love Norm
*I PLAY SULLY*
“I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago.” 😂. Norm always will be the absolute best! RIP
He never wrote shit! That's why he was so good!
@@jpboileau5473 You can't make a movie without a script JP. Even I know that.
@@jpboileau5473 he also never gave a fuvck. A God among men
He wrote the bit 25 minutes earlier and still had two videos to go with it.
"His wife. Uhhh... Laurie...Sungleberger..." :-)
"I met him in...where'd I meet him? Airport!"
jcollie719 ...it was a Sbarros...lmao!
Mark the time, please.
@@Brainbuster ok
@@slazerlombardi Thank you.
Just a master of what do you call it?? Um ,,
I loved Norm’s gleeful, mischievous, childlike quality. Like a naughty kid who likes shocking people.
Oui
well stated CuyZy
parrot
As dennis Miller once said many MANY years ago... "like a profane child"
Well said CutZy
I'm firmly, unshakingly, whole-heartedly convinced that Norm is the most deeply intelligent comedian in American history. His style is playful in the way that a 9-year-old is playful with an ant under a magnifying glass. He just owns it. Nothing trips him up. He is ALWAYS in total control of his audience's next reaction. I'm just in awe of him.
He's Canadian.
Neal Myers-Perry I didn't say he was American. I said "in American history." Norm has made his name, his fortune, his fan-base, his family and his legacy in America. His stand-up was in Canada, but New York and Hollywood are his adopted homes, and he's not a political blowhard. So we're happy to have him ;-)
He's a fearless comedian, I always treasure people who just don't care if a joke lands or not. Subversive humor at its best :-)
Who cares where he´s from. He´s just the best english-speaking comedian.
I totally agree. It's amazing. The way he wanders around a joke, to fit his audience, and the way he caters to whomever he's speaking. He might be genius.
Norm can just troll everybody and never actually tell a joke and I laugh the whole time.
I agree 100%! But, I personally feel that the punchline is watching the ill-prepared unsuspecting rubes absolutely lose their mind after Norm has told them a 10 minute "joke" that has gone absolutely nowhere.
It seriously takes a lot of talent to get someone that angry with you and not have them haul off and punch you. He was awesome! What a guy!
Norm was never not telling jokes
There’s a difference between telling jokes, and speaking in joke, where you’re fully immersed in that state of mind fearless and calm. Big difference. Robin Williams and Bill Hicks and Chappelle are like that too.
Yeah, his mind is like a rusty steel trap, that still works when you are clowning around with it.
@@joeyvanostrand3655the punchline is.. Even his wife could've landed. He's not trolling everyone he was trolling sully. The plane landing is the punchline. The us airline... Air Lyin. Is another punchline.
'We're saving up for the thing.'
Beyond amazing Norm line.
That was so subtle and brilliant at the same time
So glad I'm not the only one who heard and loved that :)
Be honest with you, I don't get it.
Watch more Norm.That specific line highlights Norm's ability to be funny as fuck while giving zero effort. That's why that line is hysterical Norm.
The man doesn't buy his own wife a plane ticket and makes her stand for the whole flight, because they are saving up for "the thing." Even though he's the pilot and could've easily pulled some strings so she could sit.
It's perfectly flippant and so Norm :)
I love the “I just wrote this bit twenty-five minutes ago” I spit out my cookies. Norm, there will never be another like you - pure joyful genius.
level of fucks given: zero
"Every 10 years some red-headed rube..." hilarious
Fuck you
@@bergerbeer69 What?
Thetruepianoman you heard him
@@bergerbeer69 why? Is that a reference or something
What i think is someone deleted a comment
The best part is the Norm 'look', he gives Conan that eye look, and he knows he's onboard for the ride. Brilliant. RIP.
You’re just copying what Conan said on his pod yesterday cmon man
@@thechovanone my thoughts exactly
holy shit he brought kitchner lesley back i dont think conan even recognized it
Kitchener Lesley's wife looks like a pig.
Not his wife, Kitchener Lesley's lady.
+David Taylor 👍
Kitchener, Ontario has one of the biggest Oktoberfests. Not that you care, lol. Just thought i'd throw that tidbit of useless trivia inthere.
@@quincee3376 and you tell us in November? See you next year!
"You will literally say anything. It doesn't matter to you,does it?" Sums Norm up pretty well.
Mark the time, please.
@@Brainbuster 4:55
And yet every time it ends perfectly well
He pretends to be a stupid person while cracking people up, might be the most genius move in comic history.
When I was young, I never found him funny. I was an idiot back then.
Haha same
I was born in 1990 and I always got him cuz I'm the bomb. When I was 12 my friends and I would do impressions of him from Billy Madison. His lazy slur.
+Gavin James
Canadians are the kings of deadpan.
I can see it not getting popular until the 90's lol.
Who else can spend 5 minutes telling a joke, in-depth, about a moth.. where the punchline is simply "the light was on" and get a laugh?
+Steve Frank Nicely put
+Steve Frank lol me too. i hated him on snl but he's so funny.
“Lori Sungleburger” 😂
Lol it's like hes not even trying
I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago
I grew up across the street from the Sungleburgers. Great family. Very courageous.
I knew it was coming and i still threw my back out laughing
@@keithwald5349 in Danville, Ca. ? I think I heard he lives there. I live in Concord, Ca. Knowing the family, that's so cool. Must feel a little surreal in a way.
I saw him live in Atlanta. He opened with "Have you guys framed any more black guys for children's murders?"
Is that a Leo Frank joke?
Could be both and probably less famous cases.
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@rickmontana416 Leo Frank was NOT black, so clearly that wasn't what he was referring to. I would guess he meant Wayne Williams, who some people erroneously believe is innocent, given that case is referred to as The Atlanta Child Murders...
@@oz6909 No, could NOT be, as that does not concern a black guy being framed for a child's murder.
I am a Brit in Canada and didn't get Norm at all. But having watched him for about 10 hours over the last week I now understand how brilliant he was.
I relate it more to impeccable timing he was great either way
Took me awhile to appreciate Norm. I actually didn't care for him on SNL. Now? Far and away the best comedian in my opinion. And I normally hate to rank anybody or anything. Miss him dearly.
Norm was himself. No act, no pretence, no b.s., like him or don't, Norm didn't care one way or the other. He was brilliant.
A Canadian, with those attributes? There is a first time, for everything.
I'd say he was funny and had an interesting style and delivery that's unique. I wouldn't call him brilliant. He hits but also misses a lot. Certainly off beat, quirky and very funny and witty at times.
Loved it when Norm talked about him & many other comedians doing a comedy benefit for the Ronald McDonald House Charities,the benefit was making money hand over fist then Norm said it dawned on him"hey!wait a second, just how big of a house does this fuckin' clown need?!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Norm was completely an act the hell are you talking about. At 4:09 he stops himself from saying 'bindle' so he doesn't look smarter than Conan because it would kill the illusion. He's basically the low-key 90s version of Andy Kaufman.
Tribute to one of the greatest comedians of our generation. In his own words, his battle with cancer was a draw.
“I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that if you die, then the cancer also dies at the same time. “That to me is not a loss. That’s a draw.”
RIP Norm...
In other words......"The Cure, for Cancer, is Death." Thanks, Norm (RIP). I had no idea.
Spot On Norm .,. #FukCancer
It's obvious the government took him out because he let this cure for cancer out of the bag. 🤣😂🤣😂
Dealing with effing cancer. Long live Norm.
if i have to read this one more time im gonna vomit ...... legit under every , EVERY norm video by now . i miss the dude and know the "bit" but jeeez
My favorite comedian ever. Underrated eccentric genius.
Absolutely. He'll always be my favorite.
Moron. He had a longer and more successful career than most comedians, is heralded by most of his peers as a comedy genius and legend, and all media right now are filled with tributes to him. "Blah blah blah is underrated" is one of the laziest comments on social media and is almost always made by people who are 100% wrong.
@@tinetannies4637 you know that comment was made atleast 6 years ago right?things were different,RIP a genius.
He was never underrated by the people who mattered.
There was nothing normal about Norn❤ rip
Kitchner Leslie! He used this guy in another story in Conan years ago
Kitchner Leslie was the railroad cop that beat up hobos!
@@SubmissionGrappler83 oh boy he was tough he would beat them to death.
@@strengthandmasculinity By God, Kitchner was tough
MrPhathix Yey girlfriend**
@@iamprimoreyes Right sorry, Kitchener Leslies lady!
I appreciate this Norm streak, man. His name is pretty much the only thing I type in youtube for months now.
Same here.
No shit. Me too. I've been on a Norm rampage the last month.
I rediscovered Norm. WTF he just seems so ...whats the word?.... Funny? : ) Love his podcast
Weird. Is it just me or did his stock slightly go up recently? I know I've been looking him up a lot but he did just recently go on Letterman and there are a lot of newly posted videos. Maybe his podcast has helped a bit.
All that i think. I do believe he could be the Tony Bennett of comedy so to speak
Just that he could appeal to a younger audience
Norm is probably a genius. He is VERY smart. I think he just plays a fool in order to be more personable/approachable. Brilliant!!!!
Totally agree. He feigns ignorance so you let your guard down which is what makes his jokes so special. He's so gifted at timing and delivery.
"One of the funniest people I've ever met" you can tell Conan meant every word. David Letterman and Louis ck have said the same thing along with many other comics. The public might not always understand Norm's humor but for those who do he is a comic legend.
well said!
Here because of the podcast? Me too 😂
Which podcast?
Gone too soon.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
A friggin men
"I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago!" lmao
I’m happy conans podcast brought me here. This was great.
I love Norm, he is very unconventionally funny. "They'll drive your head, Like the over ripe cantaloupe it looks like."
I love how his buildup to jokes are usually funnier then his punchline for them. Gives him a lot of freedom with his jokes since he isn't worried about making sure the Punchline is the big laugh instead he just focuses on making sure the entire joke is funny from start to finish like the moth joke he tells its so long that he has to make sure to remind the audience what's happening again towards the end just so they understand the punchline.
I never noticed this before
Wise Wolf Tony Norm’s genius is that the buildup is funnier than the punchline, and then he often explains the joke again after, which is even funnier than the buildup! I don’t think there is another comedian who has the timeline and delivery to get away with what he does so well.
He is one of my favorite comedians. He does shit that wouldn't be funny if done by any other person in his profession. The most unique delivery I have ever seen. He is one of a kind.
Thanks I guess.
I've read books..... Made me laugh out loud. Anybody else it wouldn't have been funny at all
"Where'd I meet him...? Airport!" Norm, the gold standard, we miss you.
Norm doesn’t get enough credit for being a comedic genius.
We need more people like him who just don’t give a shit.
Hey, I dont. Do you think ol Conan will put ME on?
What an unbelievable talent. Easily one of the funniest guy's in the world.
*guys
@@bulliwoody3674 thank you 😂 saved me the trouble
Pretending to not know what deficit is despite having a tremendous grasp on Advanced mathematics, the most Norm thing ever. ❤
Conan: "so you're afraid of these hobos?"
Norm: "Well of course I am!"
😂
I love how at the end Conan was telling Norm to stay put so he can make his next guest not boring
There's a video called "Conan & Norm Macdonald Cook With Gordon Ramsey" which shows what happened next after this clip, you should def check it out if you already haven't!
I remember watching this when it first aired and my friends and I STILL quote this segment to this day. It was absolutely ridiculous.
Norm Macdonald is a gem; a pure legend. Other comedians can make us laugh, and some can make us reflect while we laugh, but I've never smiled so much in my life as when I hear some of the art that is Mr. MacDonald's work. I bet I'm not alone.
Norm can make you laugh and cringe all at the same time.
I like his pig jokes, they are sick LOL
Jay Schmidt, if you honestly find him to be a pure legend, you should really pay him the respect of crediting him rather than just stealing his sentiment and attempting to claim it as your own.
You are not alone my friend. He is my favorite comedian, without a doubt.
i love how the band played "I started a joke.." by the Bee Gees for Norm. so appropriate !!
Didn’t recognize their version. Had to listen a few times until I heard the melody
"It's nice to have you back Norm....you bring joy to so many people" - Conan O'Brien
So do you Conan!
Nah, conan doesnt
I love how he'll say something silly, and then just look at who hes talking to and smile 🤣
As always, his absurd humor masks a savage critique of modern culture. "Sully" was the same guy before the mishap on the Hudson, yet nobody would want to see a movie about him then. The world is full of amazing people who nobody cares about just because they haven't had a horrendous near-tragic incident yet.
Norm is brilliant he can tell a 10 minute joke with little punchlines all along the way before he destroys with an ending. Norm also has this likable appeal. I feel like he's inviting us to operate at his level.
John Thomas Boy, that may be true. I’m no comedian, but sometimes when telling a story and someone interrupts with something stupid, I bring them or their stupid comment into the story, often completely derailing it, with the intent of not-friendly commentary of their comment, interrupting, or their inability to shut up and listen. But I’m not a particularly nice person. Maybe Norm is...
My favorite thing is that he talks like he's a total burnout and maybe not very smart, and he always has that grin on his face, so people underestimate him, and it's a terrible mistake
Sad but true the thing about humanity's yearn for tragedy.
BUT THE MAN IS GREAT! Just discovered him - fell in love immediately 😁
"It pretty much lands itself."
Genius.
"Him and his wife...Laurie Sungleberger - what was their name again? I wrote this bit 25 minutes ago!" There's so much great stuff in the whole story, but this plus conan's resigned reaction is my favourite part.
Norm correctly predicted the nature of the Conan/Leno debacle and the Sully Movie. Too bad his "guys jumping off the top of buildings" investment didn't work out quite so well.
Norm was talking about Jay getting his own talk show which would air before Conan's Tonight show after Jay would (be forced to) leave the Tonight show. Norm was just joking around Jay outfoxing Conan because everyone was hoping it would be a win-win situation. (Please dont start a Conan/Leno flame war, I love both of them and the whole disaster was NBC's fault)
There's still time.
US suicide rates are higher now than anytime since the First Great Depression. That these rates are so high is an indicator that we're currently in the beginning or middle of the Second Great One. "Jumping off buildings" is clearly a euphemism for suicide.
Mr Nobody no it was Leno’s fault. You’re not much of a fan if you don’t remember.
@@tarico4436 Things change. History doesn't repeat, it rhymes. The economy is booming right now (don't get me wrong, we're looking at a bubble), and the reason why people are killing themselves is different than in the Great Depression. The problem today is complex but it's mostly a symptom of inequality not seen since the Gilded Age. I dread what will happen when the economy inevitably does turn south, but the truth is by the time we recover from that we will be staring the effects of climate change right in the face.
So sad that Ill never get to see any of his shows live or have gotten the chance to shake this man's hand and told him how his jokes have helped me laugh my way through some tough times. Rest in Peace Norm. I miss you already..
Poor you
@@ReedtechIndustries does someone need their shit-filled diaper changed?
Rest In Peace Norm. We'll miss our endlessly long jokes
How can he rest in peace, with all that dirt chucked on him forever?
You know he hated that!
What a brilliant bit, and most of it he put together on the spot. His good-natured teasing of Conan's "situation" is also hilarious.
I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but the credits for Norm's Sully movie include the following people as members of the cast: Fred Willard (another comic genius), Sigourney Weaver, Ben Burtt (the sound designer for the original Star Wars trilogy), and John Ratzenberger ("Cliff" from Cheers).
More than Conan's nonchalant jokes, I enjoy Conan laughing, frustrated or bewildered by Norm's audacity.
"A groan is close to a laugh"--Dave Attell
"I was struggling for an ending for a long time." LOL
Thanks for all the laughs, Norm! Sad day.
We miss the hell out of you already , Norm. So sad. Funniest standup comic on the planet.
Barring 95% of the world, of course.
He's the comic for old souls.
Gonna miss Norm so much. So unique. There was no comedian even remotely close to him in terms of style. My biggest regret? We'll never get to see what 80+ year old Norm would've been like...tell me that wouldn't have been fantastic?? Norm @Rickles age?? Would've been something to behold😓
I'll be watching Dirty Work tonight. RIP.
This guy is a riot
+Karthik Nair He's basically the most underrated comic of the last twenty years, haha.
+TheBeans That moth bit.. I can't get over it.
I worked at a Comedy Club for awhile and am so lucky to have been able to see him twice. Theres no one like Norm. RIP
Norm had such a massive brain. If he didn't, 90% of his material wouldn't have worked
norm man!!
funniest man on the planet
No one to replace Norm. He was a treasure.
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Priceless Norm expression at 5:12 after he says: a lovely good-bye to you for getting a promotion...
Funny I was reading this comment when the video was at 5:08. So it synced up with what you said. Lol
"You bring joy to so many people!" True story Conan.
Here, because of the Live Conan Needs a Friend podcast W/Ed Sherran.
Talk about a classy guy, I laughed my ass off for years watching Norm and had cancer for 9 years and never made it public.
"You know what I would invest in? Guys jumping off buildings"... I couldn't stop laughing at that 🤣 Norm is brilliant!
6:31
LMFAO
"Well.. I ee ooh er har?.. well"
+Steve Robinson
1:30
I'm putting together a book, The Condensed Norm MacDonald.
Lmao
ahh, so kitchener leslie became the very thing he tried to combat. Very interesting...
Atkins Paints The World! Officer Leslie became the thing he hated. 😂
Well done Hector
Well, a man Grows!!👌
After uncle hector took his wife Leslie took to the drink
Ha u get it
Little did we know that in 2016 the movie Sully is finally being released. He must of gotten that re shoot of the Hudson
Must have.
He will be missed. Loved his dry delivery
I miss Norm so much already that just thinking there’ll be no more new Kitchener Leslie stories depresses me
I don't know why but I got the biggest laugh when Sully let his wife land the plane. A totally nonsequiter love story. We will truly miss you Norm.
"It pretty much lands itself"
The awkward pats on the back he gave her. A love story for the ages, lol. RIP Norm.
"On behalf of uhh... US Air..... line" *Norm smirk - I've seen this clip like 20 times, but for some reason that moment struck me as particularly funny this time.
He was the best and most underappreciated. ❤️
RIP Dear Norm. He is the best and will live in our hearts forever.
The thing about Norm Macdonald, he has me falling off the bed laughing at something, that were it anyone else would have me cringing in horror. It is not even so much the joke/punchline as it is his delivery. The man is a treasure.
Reminds me of that tragedy
5:53 “I met him in a…. Where’d I meet him? Airport!” Made me cackle
I'm addicted screaming and crying with laughter and tears oh I love Norm
I have been watching lots of Norm Macdonald videos, in fact I'm addicted.
RIP, what a great comedian he was.
I’ll miss you Norm
Might be one of my low key fave Conan spots
"I told you it's cheaper! We're saving up for the thing!"
I watched this in a coffee shop, and "We're saving up for the thing!" is the moment that one of the servers came over and literally asked me to leave.
RIP Norm, I'm truly heartbroken. I blame Frank Stallone.
You guessed it
Frank Stallone is an abortion that lived. He'd be parking cars at the La Brea Hertz location if not for his bro. And don't bring up his lame ass "music career". Another example of Hollywood nepotism.
Norm consistently makes Conan laugh so hard and i love it
I always imagine Norm as a hostage negotiator. He'd be great at taking the bad guy's mind off the crime. Thanks - Lumpy
Man, I can't believe how much of Norm's humour I've missed over the years. Thank goodness for youtube algorithms!!
Too soon :(
You're so right. CZcams is the best thing about the internet
You can see Norm getting up to leave and Conan tells him to stay. He clearly loved having that guy there.
Norm is amazing. I love his "note to self" schtick.
"Welcome my friend Norm"
A lot of showbiz types say things like that but I truly believe Conan when he says that
Saw the "Sully" movie trailer with Tom Hanks, and immediately had to come here!!!
I have to admit I enjoyed him cracking up Conan more than anything. He would make the other comedians laugh. I think that was genius.
I will forever be a Conan fan if only how he treated and respected Norm.
Norm McDonald is the best ever at setting up a joke , it's an amazing thing to watch how he casts the line , patiently waits and waits and just when you least expect it, Yanks the line sets the hook and reels you in. brilliant
Two of my favorite people 👏 RIP Norm youll be truly missed
I love how norm foreshadowed his Kitchener Leslie joke that he would later do on another appearance. “Ahh you’ll know all about it”
The way he gets up to walkaway and then stands there and conan says, "where are you going?" lmfaoo
Absolutely my favorite comedian. Thank you, Norm, for making life better. RIP.