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NFT: Norm Macdonald's last set ever on Letterman

Moondawg : 5/16/2015 12:02 pm
Hilarious as always, but unexpectedly very very sweet.
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brilliant set  
tommy boy : 5/16/2015 12:28 pm : link
He did seem a bit high
RE: brilliant set  
BlackLight : 5/16/2015 12:45 pm : link
In comment 12288952 tommy boy said:
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He did seem a bit high


He's never not seemed that way to me.
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JayBinQueens : 5/16/2015 12:48 pm : link
In comment 12288968 BlackLight said:
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In comment 12288952 tommy boy said:


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He did seem a bit high



He's never not seemed that way to me.


Actually thought he was more sober here than normal.

Funny set
RE: brilliant set  
Moondawg : 5/16/2015 12:50 pm : link
In comment 12288952 tommy boy said:
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He did seem a bit high


He often comes off that way, but he's not a user. I think that when he is a little nervous, he does this smile/laugh thing.
+1  
aquidneck : 5/16/2015 12:57 pm : link
really, really entertaining. And heart too!
Always liked Norm  
PaulBlakeTSU : 5/16/2015 1:39 pm : link
has some killer TV appearances. But when did he turn into Robert Foster?
RE: brilliant set  
You'reMyBoyBlue!! : 5/16/2015 1:56 pm : link
In comment 12288952 tommy boy said:
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He did seem a bit high


I've heard multiple comedian friends of Norm swear he doesn't drink or do drugs but everyone just assumes he does because of his normal demeanor and speech.
Norm McDonald?  
Doomster : 5/16/2015 2:37 pm : link
Are you freakin' kidding me?

He should get down on his hands and knees and praise the guy who invented the applause/laughter sign, or there would be dead silence.....
RE: Norm McDonald?  
GMenAllDay : 5/17/2015 5:14 am : link
In comment 12289120 Doomster said:
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Are you freakin' kidding me?

He should get down on his hands and knees and praise the guy who invented the applause/laughter sign, or there would be dead silence.....


I couldn't understand half of what he was saying.

Shit was pathetic. Pandering to the crowd. WTF?

You want to piss in your pants from laughter? Watch Chris Delia's White Male-Black Comic. Now that is funny.
Comedic taste is subjective, I guess  
Moondawg : 5/17/2015 8:26 am : link
But here's what Dave said to the audience after Norm's set. He is pretty knowledgeable about comedy,right?

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I don't know what to tell you because that is as fine of a stand-up performance as you're ever going to see.
dunno about it being the finest  
fkap : 5/17/2015 8:54 am : link
but I thought the comedic portion of it was a cut above average.

but as stated, it's a matter of taste. I've watched countless routines that many people raved about, but I was left wishing I had spent my time watching grass grow.

Could have done without the lump in the throat bit. Dave's retiring, not dying.
RE: Comedic taste is subjective, I guess  
GMenAllDay : 5/17/2015 1:02 pm : link
In comment 12289706 Moondawg said:
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But here's what Dave said to the audience after Norm's set. He is pretty knowledgeable about comedy,right?



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I don't know what to tell you because that is as fine of a stand-up performance as you're ever going to see.



So because Letterman bug ups his own act, he is to be believed??

If YOU say so....
When you're hyping  
PaulBlakeTSU : 5/17/2015 1:07 pm : link
up a guy like Chris D'Elia at the expense of Norm MacDonald, it's time to take a step back.
Norm is a hilarious dude  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 5/17/2015 1:09 pm : link
but he's got the type of style that you love or hate. I've always been impressed by how smart and real the guy comes off.

This wasn't very funny, it was just a touching tribute from Norm to a guy who helped him find his path in life.
RE: Norm McDonald?  
schabadoo : 5/17/2015 7:15 pm : link
In comment 12289120 Doomster said:
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Are you freakin' kidding me?

He should get down on his hands and knees and praise the guy who invented the applause/laughter sign, or there would be dead silence.....


A standup comic using applause signs?

Yeah, this make sense.
Love Norm...  
Dunedin81 : 5/17/2015 7:42 pm : link
definitely polarizing, but I thought his Weekend Update was the best, bar none. And Dirty Work was much funnier than a number of movies that got more attention.
haters gotta hate  
RasputinPrime : 5/17/2015 7:45 pm : link
thanks for the link. Its easy to mock those that have actually put some skin in the game.
Chris d'elia's only good work  
KWhite2250 : 5/17/2015 8:50 pm : link
Was on a short lived tbs show called dorm daze as the pothead 8yr college guy. After that he has accomplished zero, unless you count being on terrible shows like Whitney or being Justin Biebers favorite comedian. Norm destroys him
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