The delivery, the voice, the balance of vulgar/"classy", the long-form jokes that he would tell... he truly had a style of his own that no one else in today's comedy world really tried to replicate.
I would often go on YouTube binges where I'd watch sets, interviews he had with Conan, podcasts he did/was on... he was just so damn good at dropping bombs out of nowhere and making you burst out laughing. I just recently saw his "Dog the Bounty Hunter" comments on Dennis Miller after Dog was outed as a racist, just the way he effortlessly destroyed was just different.
This one really stinks. I was such a big fan of his. He was just way too young. RIP Norm, you were a legend.
I saw him a bunch of years ago at the Nokia Theater
in midtown. I always liked him, but thought he was a little hit or miss, but seeing him live gave me a real appreciation for his talent. He did so much improvising, and you can see him going off on a tangent. Some times it didn't work, but far more often it did. Very sad news, a really talented guy. RIP and fuck cancer.
one of the few funny comedians that was left IMO. Too many try to be politically correct, which results in them not being very funny, to put it mildly.
one of the funniest comedians I've ever seen live. Patrice another. Greg Giraldo was also hilarious. Sadly, I've yet to see Chappelle. Saw Jim Breuer and didn't laugh once. Jim Norton is great live too.
one of the few funny comedians that was left IMO. Too many try to be politically correct, which results in them not being very funny, to put it mildly.
I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure... if you die, the cancer also dies at exactly the same time. So that to me is not a loss; that's a draw. It's not like... the cancer's going to jump up and go, "Arrrgh I fucked Uncle Bert's wife, where is he? I won fair and square."
upset over this. Dirty Work is always playing in this house once a week on top of other stuff he was in
Me and my buddy reference and quote from that all the time.
It's one of my favs too. It's so cheap low budget looking and juvenile and politically incorrect and Norm was (admittedly) a terrible actor. The critics *hated it* but I love it for those exact reasons.
Dirty Work was unwisely edited from an R to a PG-13 to compete with Godzilla which opened the same weekend. The part you referenced was altered in post, they overdubbed him saying something else.
Also the porn movie title screen in the theater was (poorly if you noticed) changed. The original one was some parody of Harry Potter but I liked the "Men In Black: Who Have Sex With Each Other" better
My Boss, Mom, most of my relatives texted me yesterday day.
I’m such a huge Norm fan that my coworkers and family comforted me like he was family, which in a way he was. A truly awesome comedian - many will miss him.
RE: R.I.P. He and Patrice were my favorite comedians.
There's a great interview where Artie talks about hanging out after a show with Patrice and Mitch Hedberg, and how he is somehow the last one standing. Seemed like he's been doing really well for awhile, I hope he keeps it up.
"It was revealed today that OJ Simpson told police
The rapid weight gain, sometimes sounding completely out of it (slurring, etc.) even though he claimed to not drink or do drugs. I imagine he needed and used prescribed painkillers to carry on like that for so long.
I sincerely doubt I will ever laugh again as hard as I did at Norm over a decades long career.
RE: Just speculation, but cancer kind of explains some of his appearances
The rapid weight gain, sometimes sounding completely out of it (slurring, etc.) even though he claimed to not drink or do drugs. I imagine he needed and used prescribed painkillers to carry on like that for so long.
I sincerely doubt I will ever laugh again as hard as I did at Norm over a decades long career.
You're absolutely right. I had a hunch something was wrong with him because he looked and sounded terrible; years older than he really was, his face was bloated and he had a hard time speaking and thinking and speaking as quickly and concisely as he used to
RIP Norm
Dirty Work may be one of the funniest movies ever made
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Norm stealing the show on Conan - ( New Window )
The delivery, the voice, the balance of vulgar/"classy", the long-form jokes that he would tell... he truly had a style of his own that no one else in today's comedy world really tried to replicate.
I would often go on YouTube binges where I'd watch sets, interviews he had with Conan, podcasts he did/was on... he was just so damn good at dropping bombs out of nowhere and making you burst out laughing. I just recently saw his "Dog the Bounty Hunter" comments on Dennis Miller after Dog was outed as a racist, just the way he effortlessly destroyed was just different.
This one really stinks. I was such a big fan of his. He was just way too young. RIP Norm, you were a legend.
Apprently he's had it for ten years but never told anyone because he wanted attention only for his comedy.
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No.
God, I loved Patrice on the O&A show. Guy was so funny
Norm Macdonald on Germany - ( New Window )
He didn't give a damn.
He didn't give a damn.
Yeah. How quickly that changed over night.
-- Norm Macdonald on cancer
Read this and more from the pages of her new book "I'm An Idiot"
Me and my buddy reference and quote from that all the time.
It's one of my favs too. It's so cheap low budget looking and juvenile and politically incorrect and Norm was (admittedly) a terrible actor. The critics *hated it* but I love it for those exact reasons.
Artie Lange outlives everyone else from that cast.
RIP
Couldn't have said it better. Damn, this hurts.
FUCK Cancer ...
I turned 60 in May of this year.
RIP MR. MacDonald.
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RIP
Dirty Work was unwisely edited from an R to a PG-13 to compete with Godzilla which opened the same weekend. The part you referenced was altered in post, they overdubbed him saying something else.
Also the porn movie title screen in the theater was (poorly if you noticed) changed. The original one was some parody of Harry Potter but I liked the "Men In Black: Who Have Sex With Each Other" better
I grabbed tix and it was a really terrific show by both.
RIP Mr. McDonald
I’m such a huge Norm fan that my coworkers and family comforted me like he was family, which in a way he was. A truly awesome comedian - many will miss him.
Who would have thought Keith outlived Charlie? We plan and fate laughs.
There's a great interview where Artie talks about hanging out after a show with Patrice and Mitch Hedberg, and how he is somehow the last one standing. Seemed like he's been doing really well for awhile, I hope he keeps it up.
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I sincerely doubt I will ever laugh again as hard as I did at Norm over a decades long career.
I sincerely doubt I will ever laugh again as hard as I did at Norm over a decades long career.
You're absolutely right. I had a hunch something was wrong with him because he looked and sounded terrible; years older than he really was, his face was bloated and he had a hard time speaking and thinking and speaking as quickly and concisely as he used to