Norm Macdonald on WWTBAM, in 9 mins.

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  • @googelle7555
    @googelle7555 Před rokem +8403

    Unfair advantage. The producers had no idea that Norm is a graduate of the University of Science.

    • @Donsploitation
      @Donsploitation Před rokem +325

      There are levels to comments. This here is Norm tier

    • @chubbypapaya
      @chubbypapaya Před rokem +252

      He didn't know the musical one bc he owns a doghouse

    • @billpetersen298
      @billpetersen298 Před rokem +18

      They would do, some kind of, background check. To set up, the questions.

    • @TheBehm08
      @TheBehm08 Před rokem +34

      That’s a great university there

    • @mohitmasih4131
      @mohitmasih4131 Před rokem +70

      You’re one of them gays aren’t ya

  • @dickenstom
    @dickenstom Před 2 lety +709

    People who knew him always said he was the smartest guy in the room but acted the dumbest

    • @andyt9181
      @andyt9181 Před 2 lety +12

      Great advice. You can spot the sharks much easier.

    • @shirogami4224
      @shirogami4224 Před 2 lety +2

      @Basketball American it was obama

    • @danterosenberg7506
      @danterosenberg7506 Před rokem

      @@shirogami4224 does that have something to do with the video where he smoked pot in college?

    • @GreySkullification
      @GreySkullification Před rokem +1

      I know I am really the one that's retarded here but betelgeuse is a star... ? - honestly cannot hear the sarcasm here.

    • @devinmccloud
      @devinmccloud Před rokem +4

      @Basketball American Norm said it many times. That was his secret to comedy.

  • @Nopperabou
    @Nopperabou Před rokem +504

    It's worth remembering that Norm was addicted to gambling. So it's cool he didn't take the guess because he knew the children could lose out.

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 Před rokem +11

      @@Monterey96 Or he could've taken a guess and lost them nearly half a million dollars. He didn't know.

  • @nicholaswolfe86
    @nicholaswolfe86 Před 7 měsíci +306

    Sucks he didn't win the $1M. Reminds me of that tragedy.

    • @lostalone9320
      @lostalone9320 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Oh yeah, I remember the one.

    • @DannyD_88
      @DannyD_88 Před 7 měsíci +13

      9 11. . .

    • @Floowood
      @Floowood Před 7 měsíci +12

      That would be a terrible name for an airline company

    • @g3nj1
      @g3nj1 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@DannyD_88 never forget.. like that one guy in the original post. The only reason I remember is because some people were dancing on that day.

  • @Abdulrahman-jp7pe
    @Abdulrahman-jp7pe Před 2 lety +2794

    “the guitar used to record the entire Layla's album sold for almost half a million”
    Norm: “that’s very un-interesting”
    LEGEND

    • @orimengu
      @orimengu Před 2 lety +24

      @@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 wtf this is a WWTBAM video

    • @catofdeath8177
      @catofdeath8177 Před 2 lety +16

      @@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 Believing in god makes as much as sense as believing in the Easter Bunny. At least bunnies are real, though.

    • @3tradio399
      @3tradio399 Před 2 lety +12

      @@catofdeath8177 This is what happens to those street preachers when they inevitably catch covid… they spam CZcams comments from their hospital beds.

    • @orimengu
      @orimengu Před 2 lety +5

      @@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 yeah I think I'll pass

    • @hthree7857
      @hthree7857 Před 2 lety +3

      _sigma male theme plays in the background_

  • @funmachine694
    @funmachine694 Před 2 lety +6873

    “I drink a lot of salad dressing.”

  • @leonardoh.dasilva864
    @leonardoh.dasilva864 Před 10 měsíci +241

    "That's very uninteresting..."
    What a perfect line and timing. Norm MacDonald will always be irreplaceable.

  • @dickbaum9137
    @dickbaum9137 Před rokem +564

    Norm was the best at making people think he was stupid and then totally surprising them in the funniest way, didn’t even matter that he did that constantly.

  • @vagabond0078
    @vagabond0078 Před 2 lety +1594

    Norm is so fucking cool man chewing gum and looking like a boss

    • @TheEggwolls
      @TheEggwolls Před 2 lety +17

      @Arzak Heston or the “that’s very uninteresting” comment

    • @vegetamegadisk
      @vegetamegadisk Před 2 lety +9

      The gum chewing made this unwatchable

    • @elcucuygarage
      @elcucuygarage Před 2 lety

      Gum? I thought that was Paul Newman. Yknow. The popcorn.

    • @Daniel-om4ce
      @Daniel-om4ce Před 2 lety +24

      @@vegetamegadisk jeez, how does something so little bother you so much

    • @nobodyspecial675
      @nobodyspecial675 Před 2 lety +1

      I think he's just chewing some nicotine gum to take the edge off things.

  • @benwesley5260
    @benwesley5260 Před 2 lety +1161

    I loved how Norm would think.
    Regis: “Do you wanna walk?”
    Norm: “..what?”
    *Norm thinks Regis wants to go for a casual stroll mid TV show*

    • @sean5028
      @sean5028 Před 2 lety +16

      Norm really had a unique mind didn't he

    • @blank1383
      @blank1383 Před 2 lety +51

      I thought that he heard it as a threat to break his legs.

    • @primus7882
      @primus7882 Před 2 lety +8

      @@blank1383 Regis is a mafia boss confirmed

    • @e.r3196
      @e.r3196 Před 2 lety +1

      AH?!

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul Před 2 lety

      @@blank1383 LOL

  • @SpecialJay
    @SpecialJay Před 2 lety +293

    He played possum with everyone his entire life. He was always the smartest guy in the room.

  • @swish007
    @swish007 Před 6 měsíci +115

    "that's very uninteresting" he's like a comedy tactical nuke

    • @ericparrish1515
      @ericparrish1515 Před 2 měsíci +1

      This is how I spell relief but busy people can't read SHIT unless they get paid to look for a minute.

  • @johneyhelm6226
    @johneyhelm6226 Před 2 lety +1170

    such a shame i started to become a fan of his only a couple of months before his passing. takes a true genius to convince others they’re not a genius while simultaneously being a genius; comedically or not. rip to a legend

    • @liams5056
      @liams5056 Před 2 lety +5

      Same

    • @liams5056
      @liams5056 Před 2 lety +6

      Like actually

    • @Lucifronz
      @Lucifronz Před 2 lety +9

      For me it happened literally right after he died. I never got his comedy from the bits I saw of him and now that I'm watching him I can't believe I never watched him religiously before.

    • @JoseGarcia-ql6jg
      @JoseGarcia-ql6jg Před 2 lety +7

      If you get a chance, watch some episodes of Mike Tyson’s Mysteries. Norm is the voice of Pigeon, he is hilarious.

    • @jaidaniels905
      @jaidaniels905 Před 2 lety +5

      Fully agree. I never fully got into him myself, because I always felt like he was deeply closeted gay man.

  • @douggieharrison6913
    @douggieharrison6913 Před 2 lety +203

    "If it were for me I'd keep going, but eh.....gimme the hundred dollars."
    This dude is unparalleled

  • @emilyf1700
    @emilyf1700 Před 6 měsíci +115

    “Wow that’s very uninteresting” had me CACKLING

  • @factsoveremotions6035
    @factsoveremotions6035 Před rokem +161

    Norm was so impressive, he even fought cancer to a draw.

    • @derpysean1072
      @derpysean1072 Před rokem +18

      He was so closeted that he basically won against his own homosexuality.

    • @stephenmanuel9860
      @stephenmanuel9860 Před rokem +5

      I didn't even know he was sick!

  • @chadmoore6661
    @chadmoore6661 Před 2 lety +268

    A genius that plays the part of an idiot, he was always a brilliant fella

    • @xLatinAssazzin
      @xLatinAssazzin Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/yzDa_qvPCHE/video.html

    • @joshfotsch3314
      @joshfotsch3314 Před 2 lety +1

      Ah yes we only take so much from his arts and techniques now, but this helps . RIP Norm

  • @hamstersmailman5517
    @hamstersmailman5517 Před 2 lety +2666

    Norm wasting his audience lifeline is so so norm
    Edit: wow that’s a lot of likes!! come and mess with the Christian spam account below

    • @SkinManJim
      @SkinManJim Před 2 lety +97

      He pretty much wasted every lifeline lmao

    • @JustinCoasters
      @JustinCoasters Před 2 lety +16

      He didn't know anything about Musicians so he probably really didn't know

    • @andrewhart9913
      @andrewhart9913 Před 2 lety +25

      @@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 That's true, but I don't know how many people are going to take that seriously on a comment section of a video unrelated to spirituality

    • @Scatmanseth
      @Scatmanseth Před 2 lety +11

      @@praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 I try to repent of my sins all the time. I recommend an examination of conscience every day. That said, is quoting scripture here the best way for evangelizing? Or might it turn off more people who could otherwise be open to conversion?

    • @wesjanson6979
      @wesjanson6979 Před 2 lety

      @@andrewhart9913 norm was a christian man i don't think he'd disagree with the spirit of what this guy is trying to do

  • @igloozoo3771
    @igloozoo3771 Před 7 měsíci +96

    The smartest guy in the room who people think is the dumbest

  • @jasonlloyd3335
    @jasonlloyd3335 Před 6 měsíci +112

    Really pleased Norm got the chance to show just how smart he actually was. His whole career he was a master of pretending to be the dumbest man in the room when he was normally the smartest.

    • @KaySquay
      @KaySquay Před 6 měsíci +7

      Fun fact his birth name is Norm Ally

  • @bryankenzienuguid4901
    @bryankenzienuguid4901 Před 2 lety +479

    Norm could’ve won without any of the lifelines if he hadn’t doubted himself😅

    • @xxrookyxx
      @xxrookyxx Před 2 lety +41

      If Regis didnt try to psych him out every other answer

  • @EdgeOspina
    @EdgeOspina Před 2 lety +276

    He got every single question right. He hesitated a couple of times so he used the lifelines to be sure, but he was always right. Just amazing.

  • @nickyCage94
    @nickyCage94 Před 7 měsíci +67

    i love how he’s playing this like a game of poker

    • @styxrakash4639
      @styxrakash4639 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Always the gambler

    • @occono3543
      @occono3543 Před 6 měsíci +8

      That was Norm's mistake here but what makes it so compelling. Regis didn't know the answers here. Norm said in interviews later he mistakenly got into a blackjack/poker mindset and was trying to read him. Whereas Regis didn't know Norm and thought he was just a dumbass comedian because that's his act. So what we're watching here is Norm thinks he's playing poker face with a casino dealer and Regis thinks a dumbass gambling addict is screwing around with charity money impulsively.

  • @maniacmcgee5992
    @maniacmcgee5992 Před rokem +170

    This is all the more poignant because Norm was a degenerate gambler. He turned away a chance to gamble for 1 million dollars cause he knew he was playing for kids. The self-control...

    • @goblinoide
      @goblinoide Před rokem +11

      That's poignant, very poignant. Poignant!

    • @twistedladder3506
      @twistedladder3506 Před rokem

      Look it up

    • @maxsecrest
      @maxsecrest Před rokem +1

      7:14 "you've got a little gambler streak in you" Regis had no idea...

  • @BKNY84
    @BKNY84 Před 2 lety +194

    Norm bringing Kato Kaelin is absolutely hilarious. They had only known each other for 15 days when Norm called him a few weeks before and asked him if he would like to be part of his never ending OJ gag... Not 15 years! LOL

    • @jordanflynn8999
      @jordanflynn8999 Před 2 lety +15

      Hahaha that's funny as fuck, typical of norm to do some shit like that

    • @WhitneyHaverstock
      @WhitneyHaverstock Před 2 lety +1

      Oh cool! Neat to know that, thanks! 😁

  • @osamaali5201
    @osamaali5201 Před 2 lety +804

    When you realise my man Norm Was actually a genius and had good memory.
    and always stayed in act of this stupid insane comic man for performances

    • @patrikivic2695
      @patrikivic2695 Před 2 lety +7

      A genuus? Was he good at math?

    • @jp-sn6si
      @jp-sn6si Před 2 lety +28

      @@patrikivic2695 he knew a lot of basic trivia and that makes him a genius american.

    • @alfieburrows6672
      @alfieburrows6672 Před 2 lety +16

      @@patrikivic2695 you don't have to be good at maths to be a genius

    • @regulardoginacoat9690
      @regulardoginacoat9690 Před 2 lety +44

      @@jp-sn6si norm was a math prodigy actually. and he was canadian not american. don't speak ill of the dead

    • @DJ_Mooster
      @DJ_Mooster Před 2 lety

      @@jp-sn6si He was born in fucking Quebec

  • @JudahMaccabee_
    @JudahMaccabee_ Před rokem +110

    I can't believe no one commented on how he boldly chewed gum on live TV throughout the entire show

  • @neilmurray8920
    @neilmurray8920 Před 3 měsíci +90

    This was the first time Norm let it loose that we has actually smart as fuck and just always playing at being dumb lol.

    • @MH-Tesla
      @MH-Tesla Před 3 měsíci +11

      Yup. Guy was a genius. Funny as hell too.

    • @goodbot8526
      @goodbot8526 Před 3 měsíci

      There are other times as well. Rarely when he talks about mathematics and life, he lets it out that he is very well read. But he thinks that giving it away would stop making him funny.

  • @billowchuck3398
    @billowchuck3398 Před 2 lety +98

    He technically got every question right

  • @llaurita2
    @llaurita2 Před 2 lety +125

    “I’m not gay so I don’t know Broadway shows”. We love you Norm.

  • @joelcarver8932
    @joelcarver8932 Před 2 měsíci +97

    Norm wasn't playing the quiz, he was playing poker with Regis.

  • @fateriddle14
    @fateriddle14 Před měsícem +58

    5:08 By far the best part. Which Norm later admits he kinda like Madrid for the answer but wasn't sure, but he knew 100% Lisbon's not, and he knew how the show works. So he baited them to keep only Madrid & Lisbon. That's crazy genius on the spot.

    • @markymark443
      @markymark443 Před měsícem

      It’s supposedly random though which answers get eliminated by the 50:50

    • @watchingyoutube5093
      @watchingyoutube5093 Před 23 dny

      where did he admit this? I'd love to see the clip

  • @RandomOne1999
    @RandomOne1999 Před 2 lety +175

    Norm was legitimately pissed lmfao but he was trying to play it off

    • @luckyducki
      @luckyducki Před 2 lety +3

      Nah he seizes every opportunity to troll

    • @anthonyj.gonzalez5019
      @anthonyj.gonzalez5019  Před 2 lety +6

      I found out about this ep. b/c, when it aired, my father et. al. watched it while I was in a different room, where I did not hear the show but did hear Dad say, "Oh, he's pissed!"

    • @mtjanglefins781
      @mtjanglefins781 Před 2 lety +3

      Well, Regis was acting all weird. If he just did his job and hosted the show, there wouldn't have been an issue. But Norm does do a great job of making the guy holding the mic feel very uncomfortable.

    • @nathanielwilliams8985
      @nathanielwilliams8985 Před 2 lety

      @@mtjanglefins781 yeah that’s the point lol to make people second guess themselves. It’s not like Norm didn’t have the choice to answer it, he just played it safe

    • @HonestlyBenjamin
      @HonestlyBenjamin Před 2 lety

      Oh, hey Jim Pickens, please don't kill me

  • @albundy9793
    @albundy9793 Před 2 lety +1101

    Anyone else feel the host really tried to make norm second guess himself on that million dollar question?

    • @stylinskinnies
      @stylinskinnies Před 2 lety +23

      i think he was excited the he might have done it

    • @sporkcunt8100
      @sporkcunt8100 Před 2 lety +49

      Of course that’s his job

    • @albundy9793
      @albundy9793 Před 2 lety +24

      @@sporkcunt8100 yea I figured but you’d think he would calm down because it’s for charity.

    • @BowHunter87
      @BowHunter87 Před 2 lety +112

      I heard Norm say that the show is insured whenever someone wins the million dollars, so winning half a million is actually the worst outcome for the network.

    • @hubbabubba5177
      @hubbabubba5177 Před 2 lety +98

      @@BowHunter87 it makes sense that Regis wouldn't know the answers before hand, so I really think he was trying to get the most for the kids. Norm has a beautiful way of appearing dumb, and it seemed like he was just throwing out a random answer so Regis wanted to stop him and get the money to charity.

  • @fonroo0000
    @fonroo0000 Před 8 měsíci +73

    2:21 "i drink a lot of salad dressing" is a wild line no matter the context lmaao

  • @getthelyricsright3889
    @getthelyricsright3889 Před měsícem +52

    You can tell he's a gambler at the end

    • @Riskijay55
      @Riskijay55 Před měsícem +9

      they always quit before hitting it big

  • @alexelmaleh3076
    @alexelmaleh3076 Před 2 lety +729

    Man he was so goddamn smart

    • @dogol284
      @dogol284 Před 2 lety +4

      “was”
      :(

    • @MrAatami
      @MrAatami Před 2 lety +12

      He really was, but random knowledge and keeping up with the news is very much one of the more important parts of being a comedian. Also he reported news, mostly to make fun of people and the news itself, but still.

    • @zzzzzz-ti2rv
      @zzzzzz-ti2rv Před 2 lety

      My boy was wicked smart!

    • @brendanhazel8965
      @brendanhazel8965 Před 2 lety

      @Michael Pitou I don't think it was for views. I think it was for charity.

    • @dragon___
      @dragon___ Před 2 lety

      @Michael Pitou or so the Germans would have you believe

  • @FoxtheImpersonator
    @FoxtheImpersonator Před 2 lety +357

    Norm Macdonald simply speaking “Betelgeuse, that’s up in the sky?” Had me rolling! 🤣

    • @stevenhetzel6483
      @stevenhetzel6483 Před 2 lety +3

      It's actually a "Red Giant", one of the brightest in the sky. Like 50 something times larger than our sun, in the Orion constellation.

    • @zakir2815
      @zakir2815 Před 2 lety

      @@stevenhetzel6483 it's a lot more than 50 times the volume of the sun

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 Před 2 lety

      @@zakir2815 how much more? They said 50 something, and 59 times is a lot more than 50 times. Be specific or shut up lol

    • @crusty_
      @crusty_ Před 2 lety +5

      @@rockyevans1584 617,1 million km wide, 700x the size of the sun, 20x the mass of the sun

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 Před 2 lety +1

      @@crusty_ appreciate the specificity, dang thing is quite voluminous.

  • @ryanspengler4877
    @ryanspengler4877 Před rokem +70

    Seeing the 50/50 moment as it happened is something I will never forget.
    You know, the more I learn about this Norm Macdonald guy, the more I miss him...

  • @tacoconch7678
    @tacoconch7678 Před rokem +136

    I remember seeing this when it aired. It was legendary! But was so pissed when Regis talked him out of the million dollar question.

  • @C0wb0yBebop
    @C0wb0yBebop Před 2 lety +94

    Telling Regis “that’s uninteresting” was an Alpha Chad move. Damn I loved your style and brilliant mind Norm. Will be missed greatly

  • @grant5603
    @grant5603 Před 2 lety +84

    Norm like he’s sitting at the poker table the whole time

  • @sr-ty7gb
    @sr-ty7gb Před 10 měsíci +122

    Norm not winning the million kind of reminds me of that tragedy.

    • @xmj78x
      @xmj78x Před 10 měsíci +16

      Walking through the blood and bones to find his brother

    • @tigrantumanyan8545
      @tigrantumanyan8545 Před 10 měsíci +13

      @@xmj78xhe was in northern Canada

    • @Kancerru
      @Kancerru Před 8 měsíci +1

      Oh you mean the one named after that airline?

  • @darrenfreyauthor
    @darrenfreyauthor Před rokem +62

    "The guitar he used to record the entire Layla album sold for almost half a million dollars."
    "That is very uninteresting." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ohnobro4760
    @ohnobro4760 Před 2 lety +79

    *“My charity today is the palm beach tennis and golf resort”* there was only one Norm Macdonald.

    • @ozfugs
      @ozfugs Před 2 lety +3

      What makes that even more funny is it's a joke from his Burt Reynolds playing Jeopardy sketch

  • @Jerbraska
    @Jerbraska Před 2 lety +88

    This is prob. the most entertaining contestant the show has ever had. Almost felt like an SNL sketch😂😂

  • @nanu421
    @nanu421 Před rokem +52

    Norm was the smartest guy in the room pretending to be the dumbest - Conan O'Brien

  • @paulcampbell8696
    @paulcampbell8696 Před rokem +88

    As a person who believes Norm was a legitimate genius, not just in comedy, I have a hunch Norm knew most of these answers immediately, but chose to milk the show for every comic opportunity he could muster, which is the kind of thing Norm would do, which is why I love Norm.
    Not to mention the fact that he rarely acts the least bit surprised when he's told he was right.

    • @jcbaber7521
      @jcbaber7521 Před rokem +3

      You're 100% correct.

    • @intercoursehandguns851
      @intercoursehandguns851 Před rokem +2

      What, was he good at math or something?

    • @jkt4748
      @jkt4748 Před rokem +9

      @@intercoursehandguns851 Norm graduated at 14 from high school, then went right into college where one of his majors was actually math. You could say he knew math...

    • @schmeegledorf
      @schmeegledorf Před 6 měsíci +1

      ⁠@@jkt4748”what was he good at math or something?” Is what Norm said in response to someone in the SNL writing room saying they thought that Matthew Perry was a genius.

    • @jkt4748
      @jkt4748 Před 6 měsíci

      @@schmeegledorf Dude, you need to chill the fuck out. Your in a comment thread where a year ago, you went after another username. Now you’re coming at me with the same f’king attitude when I actually responded to you back when and gave you facts. Now you’re throwing Mathew Perry Rip- into the equation for what purpose exactly? And yes, when Matt hosted SNL he told the entire writing crew that his skits would be called “ Matt talk” to which Norm-Rip without missing a beat said “ you mean sarcasm?”

  • @matthewseanmclachlan
    @matthewseanmclachlan Před 2 lety +54

    "Wow, that's really uninteresting." The delivery of that line. Legend.

  • @tylerstanley7155
    @tylerstanley7155 Před rokem +51

    They did Norm dirty on that last question. He had the million on lock.

  • @zacharycudizio8151
    @zacharycudizio8151 Před 6 měsíci +57

    I watched this live as a kid and was pissed off for 2 days straight that Norm didn’t get to answer that final question. Come to think of it I’m still pretty upset😂. What a legend.

    • @Vesdus
      @Vesdus Před 5 měsíci +2

      I'm still upset about it!

  • @marcvskulper2874
    @marcvskulper2874 Před 7 měsíci +108

    Even a man of Norm's caliber is humble by a lack of confidence. What a perfect person. Other than, ya know, the cancer.

    • @simplesimon4561
      @simplesimon4561 Před 7 měsíci +22

      I think he would of laughed at that joke

    • @baddog6003
      @baddog6003 Před 7 měsíci +8

      Norm and the cancer had a draw, it was too close to call.

    • @nomad2629
      @nomad2629 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@simplesimon4561I don't think he would because he's dead you know you got to watch for cancer because it'll kill you know

    • @xrphoenix7194
      @xrphoenix7194 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Cancer?

    • @SGEnjoyer
      @SGEnjoyer Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@xrphoenix7194 that's how our fella passed away a couple years back
      if you aren't super familiar w him I recommend watching some of his stand-ups or some voice acting he did, his deadpan was as good as it gets

  • @oussamagharbi5419
    @oussamagharbi5419 Před 2 lety +66

    this guy is very sharp and smart the way he thinks and talks what a legend

  • @grizzlywhisker
    @grizzlywhisker Před 5 měsíci +53

    "I drink a lot of salad dressing" -Norm Macdonald

  • @mrpancake8889
    @mrpancake8889 Před rokem +71

    bro norm got legitimately robbed at the end, dude was making faces every time he said greenbrier

  • @russellmcgraw777
    @russellmcgraw777 Před 9 měsíci +44

    Dude was smarter than anyone knew.

    • @justingreen4450
      @justingreen4450 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Letterman knew, and Letterman was smarter than anyone.

  • @Webberjo
    @Webberjo Před 2 lety +102

    Norm: I'll use my phone a friend.
    Regis: Who do you want to call, got an astronomy buff there?
    Norm: No, I have a *friend* though.

  • @Orxbane
    @Orxbane Před 2 měsíci +89

    He really did know the musical answer, after all, he was highly closeted

    • @mirkomarjanovic3234
      @mirkomarjanovic3234 Před 2 měsíci +5

      What do you mean? He isn't gay.

    • @Orxbane
      @Orxbane Před 2 měsíci +39

      @@mirkomarjanovic3234 Exactly, he was a deeply closeted gay man

    • @user-us2zg5uy5c
      @user-us2zg5uy5c Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@mirkomarjanovic3234it was a bit of his.

    • @mirkomarjanovic3234
      @mirkomarjanovic3234 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@Orxbane 🤣

    • @acidpoptart4270
      @acidpoptart4270 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@mirkomarjanovic3234 He was really really closeted dude. Like he wasn't gay but like deep deep deep deep deep deep deep down there was some gayness lol

  • @raygreeko
    @raygreeko Před rokem +74

    This guy could’ve been a professor of logic

  • @miamitten1123
    @miamitten1123 Před 2 lety +92

    3:38 _”Thats…very uninteresting”_ lol 😂

  • @halonostalgiatheater7440
    @halonostalgiatheater7440 Před 2 lety +85

    I feel like nobody expected him to be this smart

    • @dillonc4589
      @dillonc4589 Před 2 lety +4

      I feel like nobody gave a fuck about him until he passed away. Everyone just comes out of the woodworks as if they praised him all the time.

    • @halonostalgiatheater7440
      @halonostalgiatheater7440 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dillonc4589 did you not know who he was before he died?

    • @dillonc4589
      @dillonc4589 Před 2 lety

      @@halonostalgiatheater7440 of course I did

    • @halonostalgiatheater7440
      @halonostalgiatheater7440 Před 2 lety +20

      @@dillonc4589 then why do you think nobody else did

    • @WhoCares-_-.
      @WhoCares-_-. Před 2 lety +2

      @@dillonc4589 what? Almost everybody knew who this man was .

  • @idiotidiot5821
    @idiotidiot5821 Před 8 měsíci +47

    He legit didnt even need the lifelines lol

  • @arkitcomedy3851
    @arkitcomedy3851 Před rokem +79

    Every single time he used a lifeline he already kinda knew the answer, and on the last question that he walked out on, he woulda guessed the right answer. Norm might give off the silly comedian fool image, but he studied mathematics and philosophy in college at just 16, the guy's a genius.

  • @roguetoken5640
    @roguetoken5640 Před 2 lety +70

    Just the fact he's chewing gum on national television is great.

  • @itbemeeeegs8776
    @itbemeeeegs8776 Před 2 lety +66

    norm, the HUUUGE gambler, walked away with 500,000. that shows how much this man really cared about getting that money to his charity.

    • @occono3543
      @occono3543 Před 7 měsíci +2

      He actually admitted later, he really only chose the charity because he wanted to meet Paul Newman and thought it would get him a meeting. Norm actually did decide not to ask for it when the charity sent him a thank you letter because he legitimately felt bad about the insincere original motive. Probably one of the few times Norm broke Kayfabe when he talked about it.

  • @joshuaschalesky
    @joshuaschalesky Před rokem +101

    "Do ya wanna walk?"
    "What?"

    • @mescaliiiiine
      @mescaliiiiine Před rokem

      Dirtbag sees Norm about to answer right for a million and convinces him to leave with half. Infuriating.

  • @hectormugwump5530
    @hectormugwump5530 Před rokem +63

    Norm just naturally oozed an almost inhuman level charisma. Top guy, sorely missed.

  • @burgermeister30
    @burgermeister30 Před 2 lety +63

    I love how everyone thinks its staged. Norm was always the smartest guy in the room.

    • @breed4659
      @breed4659 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, if you pay attention to the stories Norm tells, and the way he speaks, you can tell he is highly intelligent and well educated. Its clear that he reads a lot, is religious, obviously witty and funny, and hes smart enough to realize that he needs to play the dumb guy to be funny, even if hes actually the smartest person in the room.

    • @muffinman2946
      @muffinman2946 Před 2 lety +7

      @@breed4659 Religiosity isn't really correlated with intelligence as far as I know.

    • @Smrda1312
      @Smrda1312 Před 2 lety

      @@muffinman2946 it is

    • @muffinman2946
      @muffinman2946 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Smrda1312 A quick google search proves the opposite.

    • @Smrda1312
      @Smrda1312 Před 2 lety

      @@muffinman2946 Lol use your brain instead of google next time

  • @Fibonaccisghost
    @Fibonaccisghost Před 2 lety +63

    Regis played off Norm like a champ. Great chemistry. Norm does well with old guys.

  • @mindgoblin2509
    @mindgoblin2509 Před rokem +59

    If you're reading this do yourself a favor and watch the full video (it's about 26 minutes). Norm's comedic timing is destroyed with this cut up version.

  • @conz000
    @conz000 Před 4 měsíci +84

    you just know that's 3 pieces of niccotine gum

  • @arelyssgg
    @arelyssgg Před 2 lety +82

    "I'm not gay, so I don't know much about Broadway musicals."

  • @Emapten
    @Emapten Před 2 lety +85

    I love how he chews gum on a popular tv show and doesnt give a fuck

    • @gabrieleporru4443
      @gabrieleporru4443 Před 2 lety

      How unconventional this fellow

    • @friedrichvolkmann
      @friedrichvolkmann Před 2 lety

      He was on camera for half an hour for sure. I wonder if kept chewing on the same gum all that time or if he spat it out during a commercial break and then pulled a replacement out of his pocket.

    • @KingofClubsMCDLXXXVIII
      @KingofClubsMCDLXXXVIII Před 2 lety +3

      he's chewing the gum cause he's nervous, cause he does care about the children. norm was genuinely a great guy

  • @rudymurillo4844
    @rudymurillo4844 Před 11 měsíci +93

    The degenerate gambler in Norm wanted to strangle Regis in that last question.

  • @larrysellers7891
    @larrysellers7891 Před 8 měsíci +47

    Regis got a 50 grand bonus for saving ‘em a cool half million.

    • @occono3543
      @occono3543 Před 8 měsíci +3

      The million is paid out by the insurance agency, not by ABC.

  • @archeus.
    @archeus. Před 2 lety +58

    This guy's charisma is unmatchable

  • @cluckendip
    @cluckendip Před 2 lety +69

    "that's very uninteresting" the gall to say that on quiz show haha i love it

  • @tomtalks23
    @tomtalks23 Před měsícem +57

    Norm didn't get the musical question right because he was gay, he got it right because he was deeply closeted

  • @the57student
    @the57student Před rokem +73

    That time Regis robbed Paul Newman's charity of 500k. RiP Norm!

    • @ho0t0w1
      @ho0t0w1 Před rokem

      Thought the exact same thing

  • @TheBehm08
    @TheBehm08 Před 2 lety +58

    Norm: “there’s not a dude in the back going 😆 right?”
    Regis: “no”
    Dude in the back: 😆

  • @DomR1997
    @DomR1997 Před 2 lety +95

    6:37 that woman looks legitimately upset that he's doing so well lmao

    • @indyrevoly3060
      @indyrevoly3060 Před 2 lety +8

      the look you give someone when they don't appreciate the useful purpose joke

    • @_samuelajayi
      @_samuelajayi Před 2 lety +8

      It's a state of unbelief... I do it all the time.

    • @DomR1997
      @DomR1997 Před 2 lety +6

      @@_samuelajayi Her lack of faith is why she she'll fade into the annals of history! Jk lol, we all fade away in the end.

    • @davidgaskins2589
      @davidgaskins2589 Před 2 lety +1

      That's vivica fox

    • @_samuelajayi
      @_samuelajayi Před 2 lety +2

      @@DomR1997 too deep man... too deep.

  • @snowysquirrel9790
    @snowysquirrel9790 Před 6 měsíci +35

    Rest in Peace, Norm. You were truly, wonderfully, one of a kind. We miss you.

  • @dlracer2
    @dlracer2 Před 6 měsíci +37

    Norm was a genius. And he didn't care if anyone else knew it. Pure class.

  • @bradwurst8141
    @bradwurst8141 Před rokem +78

    That nicotine gum wasn't doing shit after the 3rd question

  • @VividWilson
    @VividWilson Před 2 lety +62

    He even has the crowd laughing like it's his own show

  • @redumbrella6832
    @redumbrella6832 Před rokem +43

    He's playing this game like it's poker I fucking love it

    • @8thlvlMage
      @8thlvlMage Před rokem +1

      Deductive reasoning is a big part of both so it makes sense.

    • @ijemand5672
      @ijemand5672 Před rokem

      He was a comedian just messing around

  • @viktor-rp7xl
    @viktor-rp7xl Před 7 měsíci +52

    regis was probably told to spook norm on the last question

  • @larocdokarnap3227
    @larocdokarnap3227 Před 2 lety +123

    Dude knows more then he knows

    • @Philo-ul2uq
      @Philo-ul2uq Před 2 lety +30

      He played the "Wise Fool". He was completely dedicated to the craft of comedy. He was extremely intelligent, but played dumb.

    • @josh18230
      @josh18230 Před 2 lety

      Well he was a co-writer for Roseanne and it was constantly citing random philosophical books in his act on the down low.

  • @VladTheInhaler..
    @VladTheInhaler.. Před 2 měsíci +53

    *options are 60s, 70s, 80s guitarists*
    Norm: you follow any of this new music?

    • @d3maccus
      @d3maccus Před 2 měsíci +8

      i know regis missed the joke...or it was new to Regis lol

    • @ItIsWhatItIs-dz3cu
      @ItIsWhatItIs-dz3cu Před 2 měsíci +1

      Reminds me when my grandpa was ranting about "this horrible modern music!!!" and they were literally playing Mke Jager who is like 2 years younger than him max😂

  • @johnkunkel5946
    @johnkunkel5946 Před 3 měsíci +44

    He was testing Regis every question to see if he'd give anything away. I'm sure Regis had to be extra on top of his game for this one.

    • @MrMark-lw5us
      @MrMark-lw5us Před 3 měsíci +5

      he gave him a few hints with his body language/remarks up until the million to be fair. I think because it was for charity

  • @boatsandhoes4346
    @boatsandhoes4346 Před 3 měsíci +40

    I’m glad to see everyone’s coming back to watch Norm again! The man’s a legend

  • @FuccBoyega
    @FuccBoyega Před 2 lety +150

    “You’ve got a little gambling streak in you”. Oh yeah Regis

  • @strangebrew1231
    @strangebrew1231 Před 5 měsíci +49

    Norm kept playing this like it was poker by trying to "read" regis as if that means anything

  • @Ditrix88
    @Ditrix88 Před 2 měsíci +63

    Regis saved the network half a million with a single facial expression. No wonder he was the top dog.

    • @Grizabeebles
      @Grizabeebles Před 2 měsíci +8

      I'm pretty sure Regis knew the answer to the million dollar question because he had a membership there.

    • @VladTheInhaler..
      @VladTheInhaler.. Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Grizabeeblesand they tend to give easy questions when they know the prize is going towards a charity. All those questions would’ve been before 250k on a regular episode

  • @dachikurcxalia7201
    @dachikurcxalia7201 Před 4 měsíci +92

    he was a deeply closeted gay man, of course he knew the broadway answer

  • @sealsonsaturn
    @sealsonsaturn Před 2 lety +63

    actually really surprised how smart he was. rip

    • @L.Reeves
      @L.Reeves Před 2 lety +28

      It takes a genius to consistently act as dumb as norm does

    • @cemaydn9284
      @cemaydn9284 Před 2 lety +2

      It takes a lot of knowlegde to make new jokes all the time

    • @sealsonsaturn
      @sealsonsaturn Před 2 lety +3

      @@cemaydn9284 very true, i guess i never realized how much comedians need to know in order to make jokes, not just pop culture but actual knowledge. newfound respect for the art

  • @SamuraiX6288
    @SamuraiX6288 Před 2 lety +106

    It’s so sad how no one talks about how he basically won millionaire. Norm was a deeply closeted person. Closeted homosexual and genius lol.

  • @JackieDaytona1776
    @JackieDaytona1776 Před rokem +31

    Honestly one of the best performances in HWTBAM history, he essentially got a million with no lifelines. I'd be mad if I was him I walked away, his instinct was right the whole game

  • @timmccaughey540
    @timmccaughey540 Před 5 měsíci +50

    Knowing what a gambler was, telling Norm he WOULD have won must've really burned his ass lol

    • @topophil
      @topophil Před 5 měsíci +3

      Yeah I think he wasn't really happy in that moment lol

  • @FireSignd
    @FireSignd Před 2 lety +54

    This man was a comedy legend, he carried every The Middle episode he was part of.
    Kinda sad to see such a great guy go so soon. Smart and funny.

    • @paullayfield
      @paullayfield Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, he was so young when he played Brick Heck.