"It's exactly like a real place, except it's ridiculous"
@seanreynolds4786 жыл бұрын
this guy is the funniest ever...how the hell can a cat have stress...hes got a big promotion coming up...
@ronnietoots67976 жыл бұрын
+ronnie toots that cat story is one of Norm's best aling with Professor of logic and andy tge Swedish German
@hugonongbri81005 жыл бұрын
Sean Reynolds lmao at 8:35 did he just say hes a good man? Referring to his cat?
@thegreekdeal47475 жыл бұрын
@@thegreekdeal4747 "He's a great man" is one of Norm's fallback lines. It's like a verbal tic.
@Funkopedia5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my ex wife's parents house.
@ikeyasector5 жыл бұрын
I love when he finishes the cat story he instinctively goes "nehh he's a good man" about a cat.
@charliekrawitz59615 жыл бұрын
Lmfao didn’t notice that till now
@andybroberg70844 жыл бұрын
OMG YAAS😂😂😂
@youknowwhom21613 жыл бұрын
I believe in another interview he is talking abt his former boss and how he got fired over the phone... And conan just ask something and he goes "Naahh, he is a good man, you know" and conan calls him out for tht
@youknowwhom21613 жыл бұрын
@@youknowwhom2161 It was Letterman the day he got fired and Letterman called him a quisling
@adamrudofker62203 жыл бұрын
@@adamrudofker6220 what no.. i think it was a business man or something.. do u have a clip that tells that its letterman?
@youknowwhom21613 жыл бұрын
Norm Macdonald's life is like an audition to be an old man.
@NxDoyle5 жыл бұрын
Nx Doyle this comment is underrated
@wheezyfox804 жыл бұрын
@@jasmincenteno4953 you should ask him if he wouldn't mind laying down on top of you.
@bradsmith78624 жыл бұрын
@@bradsmith7862 haha believe me I would if I could lol
@jasmincenteno49534 жыл бұрын
HAAANH?
@HolkHugan4 жыл бұрын
GO BACK 2 MEXICO
@tankjohnson58574 жыл бұрын
“What’s the cat number?” “Just hang up the phone!” My favorite part.
@dillonholloway19875 жыл бұрын
I love how Norm’s bits are completely chaotic, you never know if they’re completely random, if there’s a punchline, whether it’s the end of story or there’s more to it, what’s intended and what’s not... - it’s basically like random guy talking random stuff but it’s bizarrely hilarious.
@pepa0076 жыл бұрын
I love that chaotic, seemingly random aspect, too, but they're definitely planned. He told the same story to Conan with pretty much all the same punchlines.
@Dayvit785 жыл бұрын
Your name, Josef, is a joke.
@TheAdamfee5 жыл бұрын
Josef is Hebrew for "cunt"
@TheAdamfee5 жыл бұрын
@@TheAdamfee is that some kind of antisemitic tourette you have man?
@glumOr5 жыл бұрын
This Adam fee guy is a real jerk
@ericmorreo16145 жыл бұрын
"This other character...he comes out of the bathroom. You know? He was in the bathroom?" *holds eyesight, pauses, checks to see if audience understands this concept, waits for this new and important information to be assimilated*
@Shazbut-he3ne6 жыл бұрын
Shazbut01 He's parodying how other people tell stories, and tells like 5 stories in between the stories.
@Katya_Lastochka6 жыл бұрын
masterpiece, he is a genius
@famigliao4 жыл бұрын
Now I feel like i'm missing something about this part
@jimdexter93434 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@taylorjd714 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Bob coming out the bathroom
@Chrono_Punk4 жыл бұрын
I have recently been diagnosed with a chronic disease that keeps me immobile most of the day, but watching Norm has given me joy. I wish I could thank him personally.
@Yourthoughtsplease5 жыл бұрын
Jamison Cheney oh, a college man! 😂😆😂
@Yourthoughtsplease5 жыл бұрын
You just did, pretend I'm him.
@koobesq5 жыл бұрын
G M Note to self, too posting comments on KZhead. 😂😂😂
@Yourthoughtsplease5 жыл бұрын
@@Yourthoughtsplease don't stop posting, jamison cheney doesn't matter in the scope of things....I appreciate your input
@mattbergseid91965 жыл бұрын
Hope you're doing alright. Good luck.
@this1just1in5 жыл бұрын
"It feels like there's a yak on my chest" - The cat
@michaelmeara67765 жыл бұрын
Michael Meara Lol
@ryanc98884 жыл бұрын
hey I saw that line earlier but I forget the bit. that's one of his uncles or something? or the heart attack bit I'm guess probably.
@maxonmendel57574 жыл бұрын
@@maxonmendel5757 no his impression of johnny carsons 911 call when he had his heart attack
@michaelmeara67764 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmeara6776 reminds me of that national tragedy
@hashmash124 жыл бұрын
That cat should have attacked it's heart first. The heart only knows violence.
@natedogg41164 жыл бұрын
"I keep it on a platonic level, ya know?" - Haha so great
@dubnessIII6 жыл бұрын
I love how even though he's explaining everything as though Jay doesn't know what any of it is, he doesn't come across as patronizing, but more bewildered and hoping for someone to commiserate with over how strange the world is. Very unique delivery style.
@ZapDash2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly summed up
@bosbeats Жыл бұрын
He has to "be the idiot" to do so. Hence the SHOCK 😱 !! that an animal hospital even exists. 🤭😉
@leegoddard2618 Жыл бұрын
commiserate is one hell of a word. kudos
@Livender Жыл бұрын
thought leno was playing the straight man in this clip
@Hassan-zw9tb Жыл бұрын
Fellow Canadian ...his brother esteemed anounncer Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..CBC..Always gut splitting humour ! God bless you Norm....
@dennisjack78908 күн бұрын
One of the things I love about Norm on late night shows is you get to see what the hosts’ real laughter is like as opposed to their usual affection.
@binkymagnus2 жыл бұрын
affectation i believe is the word.
@rwhirsch11 ай бұрын
That being said, Leno’s laugh is HILARIOUS. So good.
@thomasc26809 ай бұрын
To hear Leno laugh so genuinely to Norm's material and shtick raised him in my estimation. I thought - he knows something special when its there.@@thomasc2680
@patois2318 ай бұрын
"Alright, alright. What's the cat number?" Genius.
@kingbrutusxxvi5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you think he's finished but he's not
@Thunda19866 жыл бұрын
And sometimes you think there's more to the joke but he's finished.
@2mrspencer5 жыл бұрын
He's been finished since he met his wife.
@CornyBum5 жыл бұрын
And sometimes he's finished and you think he's not, and then he's not and you think he is.
@gatortoob5 жыл бұрын
That's what she said.
@lironamdour45115 жыл бұрын
I've heard this story before on other shows and it actually does go on from where he ended here
@jamesbrousseau27365 жыл бұрын
Interesting...the Seinfeld episode "The Merv Griffin Show" where George hits a squirrel and has to take it to an animal hospital where the doctors then give him 30 minutes alone with the squirrel aired on November 6, 1997. This episode of the tonight show was on Jay Leno's 47th birthday, which was April 28, 1997. So the Seinfeld writers very much could've been inspired by this exact Norm story.
@CJL15676 жыл бұрын
Plus Norm actually says earlier in this very interview that the cat belonged to his buddy that left to work on Seinfeld....🤔
@markforan31946 жыл бұрын
Hahah, what a mindfuck.
@ajnode6 жыл бұрын
That's absolutely insane ahaha, good call! What a trip
@Chris-pk6ot6 жыл бұрын
holyfuuk
@Edgun99a5 жыл бұрын
Chris L if you were watching Mad About You, Seinfeld, and Friends in real time, they all had many overlapping storylines.
@thejasonbischoff5 жыл бұрын
Norm is the comedian that makes other comedians laugh😂
@henryc10005 жыл бұрын
It Was So Sudden To Me.. When I Learned Norm Macdonald Past Away. I Never Cried In Such A Way.. I Out Wardly Balled. It Was Just So Easy To Connect With Him. ( even if it was through television )
@joelluongo74192 жыл бұрын
@@joelluongo7419 I feel this. Norm's passing was a gut punch to me, especially losing Rush L the same year. Few other celebrity deaths impacted me like those two, along with Robin Williams and Prince... all of whom I found myself shredding tears for in a way which surprised me.
@1SqueakyWheel2 жыл бұрын
@@joelluongo7419 me too, I think because he helped through my depression years ago, I felt close to him. He believed in God and I remember wondering if he was okay in afterlife. And the day he died exactly while thinking that I got a spam call from Los Angeles California. I’ve never had a spam call from LA before or since the day he died. I’m from Philly.
@domcruise274 Жыл бұрын
"My cat is in deep trouble" Only Norm can utter a sentence like this 😂😂😂
@optimisticcosmic4 жыл бұрын
I keep it at a platonic level bahahaha
@fatmanimal67276 жыл бұрын
"he took me to this place called an animal hospital, I swear to God they actually have these" why do I love him so much
@briandawkins71086 жыл бұрын
Happiness is finding a Norm clip that you have not seen before! I love this! Norm and Jay!
@4862cjc Жыл бұрын
4:43 "I came home, and I go: 'Okay.'" Underrated bit of classic Norm bizarreness
@martmeijer103 жыл бұрын
😂
@louiefelipemurphy3 жыл бұрын
Dude this Norm guy is the real deal. Makes you feel good about life
@musicjunkie4215 жыл бұрын
Subscribe to 'I'm not Norm' for all the lols'
@philliphayden27275 жыл бұрын
Yes he does
@noonecares514 Жыл бұрын
Rip
@Youtubecansuckmycock Жыл бұрын
I didn't even know he was sick
@nicosmind311 ай бұрын
Nobody can set a hook and reel in like Norm can.
@DaHamburglarGT6 жыл бұрын
Nice point.
@JattRube5 жыл бұрын
That's more of a statement really...
@matterbob5x4 жыл бұрын
@@matterbob5x you re a genius
@therunningsloth69154 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace, Norm. Thanks for the laughs!
@Rich-wi7dn2 жыл бұрын
One of these two is a comic genius.
@suffern634 жыл бұрын
suffern63 And the other has a four letter name
@anguishingquark4 жыл бұрын
@@anguishingquark boooo
@jrico67914 жыл бұрын
J Rico6 Nah but he’s a good guy
@anguishingquark4 жыл бұрын
And you guessed it, Frank Stallone
@amreview56164 жыл бұрын
Leno is a comic legend, just because you were too young to get him doesn't change that. There's a reason he got the highest ratings of any of the late night show guys
@rohunsaigal25764 жыл бұрын
I'm so thankful for Norms path in life. He has brought me endless laughs.
@merisonola6 жыл бұрын
I see 333, 999, 777, each day
@justmayo60972 жыл бұрын
@@justmayo6097I see your mother naked each day
@asdfsdfsdf511410 ай бұрын
Go beat off Lol.
@SCARLEMSCARS7 ай бұрын
It's wonderful when Norm's recounting some moments of quick thinking that spanned a few seconds at most but turns it into 30 seconds of making sure we're caught up on some of the most obvious parts of his winding tale.
@CornyBum5 жыл бұрын
You have a words to say way with
@kenkuchnicki90122 жыл бұрын
RIP Norm. Amazing comedy - awesome personality. Gone too soon.
@theodoreboosalis2 жыл бұрын
"I keep it at a platonic level." My new favorite Norm quote.
@yuothineyesasian3 жыл бұрын
I recognize that pig - that’s Kichner Leslie’s girlfriend!
@ata58556 жыл бұрын
Dont go touching Kitchener Leslie's girlfriend
@xanderristmae50434 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@karthikmunishamaiah26894 жыл бұрын
Well done sir. Well done
@karthikmunishamaiah26894 жыл бұрын
Ded😂☠️
@youknowwhom21613 жыл бұрын
His delivery is untouchable....the man is a fucking GENIUS, one of the most talented comedians on the planet. ...I use Turd Ferguson to fill out bullshit online surveys
@digiplantabsales77826 жыл бұрын
I miss Burt, went to his ranch with an old time girlfriends, petted a newborn bear cub...Burt is another tongue in cheeek guy, not for everyone......
@ronnietoots67973 жыл бұрын
i woke up drunk once with the taxi receipt signed by me as Ralph Wiggum
@calixa2 жыл бұрын
Craig ferguson was ok..it was that fuckin stupid robot that that made the show go downhill
@briankinnear13142 жыл бұрын
I am SCREAMING 🤣
@aaltomatic2 жыл бұрын
You’ve filled out surveys before?
@oldironsides41072 жыл бұрын
I fucking love Norm. He’s like the old man that’s constantly rambling out old stories that run into each other and never stop, except every bit of it is hilarious.
@jon007693 жыл бұрын
I like how Norm milks every moment for a laugh, even the simple confirmation of 2 weeks at the very end.
@BrianHencheyShow2 жыл бұрын
So great watching Norm make Jay laugh for real. Not fakey showbiz laughing. Tickled the guy, is what he did.
@HewittH6 жыл бұрын
That's what Norm does. Comedians love and laugh at Norm. Sadly a lot of people don't get his humor. It's more about his chaotic and spastic delivery that's just pure fun.
@tedjohansen16345 жыл бұрын
No, it's fake and he's not funny. The only one with a hint of genuine amusement is himself.
@toxxygen24245 жыл бұрын
Mike Tang - so you’re saying that this guy who is in showbiz is not exactly like this all the time? I think you’re on to something here. He is worshipped by the biggest names in comedy as a genius, but I’m going with Ted Johansen, a KZhead commenter...nailed it chief. Good thinkin.
@adamwyker48005 жыл бұрын
@@toxxygen2424 you're fake and not funny.
@salaciouspancakes4 жыл бұрын
@@toxxygen2424 So you're here why? That would be like me going to CNN and telling them how stupid the libtards are. Quite pointless. They already know they're stupid.
@nathanwilliams40052 жыл бұрын
Love that he recycles stories between Leno, Letterman and Conan. Still always super funny each time.
@smar31676 жыл бұрын
After these things aired, people would basically never see them again. So it made a lot more sense then. Now everything is online to be rewatched for all of history.
@Archman23126 жыл бұрын
Stephen Mar LMAO I know.
@damnmuggle6 жыл бұрын
its bits from their stand ups, its what every comic does. People still think its random stories they are sharing, but almost every time a comedian does a late night show they just use a few jokes from their stand up Isnt as fun if you know their stand up routines already, esp ppl unlike Norm that do lots of specials but really it makes sense cause they are only on these shows to promote themselves and to do that you use your best jokes
@Rowsy915 жыл бұрын
@@Rowsy91 it works for Norm cause the joke itself is rarely the point, the comedy usually comes from his crazy rambling on the way to the punchline.
@Funkopedia5 жыл бұрын
It's so weird how that's true. Like every single time I hear it. I never get tired of it lmao.
@Vespyr_2 жыл бұрын
Totally unique style to tell a story. The faces, the smiles, the way he makes a pause, and then continues talking. One of a kind.
@santi37582 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Norm. You will be missed, brother.
@kevinnelson662 жыл бұрын
Norm is such a pro. So fun to watch.
@NorrinRadd776 жыл бұрын
He sure lights up the room.
@pearlmax5 жыл бұрын
pearlmax and he didn’t have a lighter or anything , somehow just somehow through sheer tyranny of will he could somehow light a room
@jimmydivicio8385 жыл бұрын
This is where Seinfeld got the Squirrel episode with the vet saying: ""you have 30 minutes""
@roadhockey5 жыл бұрын
nice catch! wow
@josephaether3775 жыл бұрын
I always loved how a lot of people don't get Norms humour, yet his peers love him. Funny people know funny.
@praxis61724 жыл бұрын
Yep, and I think that’s why norm mentions at the 4:20 mark that the guy who gave him the cat ‘is working on the Seinfeld show now’. I think norm wanted to get on record that a writer for Seinfeld got this joke from him.
@mikek97023 жыл бұрын
Fred Stoller was his friend who wrote for Seinfeld. Norm interviewed him when he had his podcast/KZhead channel. Unfortunately Norm deleted his channel, but you might still find the episode on youtube.
@calessel31392 жыл бұрын
Norm is the master of complex jokes disguised as anecdotes.
@alphaofthebetas47808 ай бұрын
Perfect analysis of Norm's comedic style
@Darin.Pearson6 ай бұрын
Probably did indeed happen though all of it
@roddydykes70534 ай бұрын
What a storyteller!!! That story had me smiling and laughing from the first word to the last. What a tragic loss :( RIP
@madfish3692 жыл бұрын
I like how Jay's bandleader can be heard. laughing his butt off!
@curbozerboomer17736 ай бұрын
“It’s just like a real place, but it’s ridiculous.”
@TheMetatron3335 жыл бұрын
There was never anybody more effortlessly funny. God bless, we miss you Norm. 🙏
@dubsc.268410 ай бұрын
At the end, all I could hear in my head was norm saying, “I gotta get back and feed them hogs”
@jrich90175 жыл бұрын
Now I have the image of Norm pretending to be the old guy in the photo
@kenkuchnicki90122 жыл бұрын
And finishing the cat story with "but he's a good man" 😁😂😂
@potorrero4 жыл бұрын
A norm interview I've never seen...awesome!
@jamesjoseph12496 жыл бұрын
@Susan Fudge If this wasn't worth watching, I really don't know what is
@BeyondSideshow5 жыл бұрын
Norm: "There's this cat hospital. I swear to god they have them." Simply the best. 🍀🌹🍀
@anthonybrock94352 жыл бұрын
Norm told comedy like a jazz musician. The difference between jazz and many other forms of music is that what comes out is spontaneity on top of a plan, rather than just a plan. Jazz musicians know the melody, but play with it in real time to make it feel loose. Norm knew the key concepts of a story he has to narrate leading up to a punchline or joke, but he plays with the journey there, each time in a slightly different way. Then the third element was he was authentically edgy in real life. Before he "got cancelled" for ridiculous reasons, he willfully lost his podcast's sponsors for the sake of comedy. Before that he willfully got himself fired at SNL for the sake of comedy. Then he returned to the show and sabotaged the show in his monologue as his revenge lol! Before all that back in the 80's he toured America with Sam Kinison at the height of Sam's insanity. Before that he was a highschool dropout that spent nearly a decade doing a mix of blue collar work like logging, and even straight up street crime with jail stints! He gambled away his life savings 3 separate times! The man was good friends with a legit country outlaw like Billie Joe Shaver and was raised on a rural Ontario farm by a very old dad and his World War 2 buddies around. The man even faced a decade of cancer and his own death without ever bringing it up or seeking sympathy. His life could and probably should be a movie. A genius, a clown, and a wildman, all competing inside the same head. Will never be another like him.
@Hollowsmith2 жыл бұрын
How exactly did he “get cancelled” What are you referring to?
@ironmike58122 жыл бұрын
How I would love to see such a Norm Macdonald movie!
@etisoppo2 жыл бұрын
@@ironmike5812 His Netflix show "Norm MacDonald Has A Show" was not renewed specifically because he made comments on Howard Stern using "the r word" (meaning a mentally challenged person) that created a huge backlash. This happened around 2019 or 2020.
@Hollowsmith2 жыл бұрын
That's totally mentally challenged they would do that
@petestanton19452 жыл бұрын
@@ironmike5812 he said retard in an interview and everyone went full retard over it.
@lukecooke52602 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest storytellers of all time.
@miketheyunggod25343 жыл бұрын
He totally cracked Leno with the 911 bit. Norm's just great
@rafaelalbertoderasfunes19103 жыл бұрын
"So my neighbor, you know... Bill...." followed by that twinkle in Norm's eyes. #NormIsTheBestThereEverWasOrWillBe
@jeremymullins12945 жыл бұрын
"Do you have a cat!?" That line kills me everytime
@axiom46945 жыл бұрын
"No, I don't love them, but I have one." "I keep it at a platonic level, y'know?" 🤣
@HungryTacoBoy2 жыл бұрын
I adore his humor. RIP Norm ❤️
@lefreakful2 жыл бұрын
Love hearing Jay and Kevin authentically laugh hysterically. "You can't wait for like 5 minutes, you know. You can't ponder it: 'what's my last name?'
@danfran132 жыл бұрын
When you say Kevin, which Kevin?
@bosbeats Жыл бұрын
The band leader
@wvjeepguy8178 Жыл бұрын
Bless You Norm, Rest & Salutes !! We will see you in the Aurora !!
@TheYukonnahanni2 жыл бұрын
He was such a great storyteller. Norm, you are dearly missed.
@LordStanley9411 ай бұрын
And we didn't even know he was sick!!!!!!!!
@vangroover190311 ай бұрын
@@vangroover1903Yes...in a very weird way, it may have been Norm's final, ultimate joke--of a more cosmic nature...when you think about it, our lives are so brief, and mostly meaningless, that life itself is sort of a sick joke.
@curbozerboomer17736 ай бұрын
Norm finishes the sick cat story another time on Conan's show. Its great how a joke like this has multiple punch lines, and Norm is able to cut the joke short and still get it to work.
@jakemaslak317310 ай бұрын
“I got a life to get back to” RIP
@johnlegend30812 жыл бұрын
''He comes out from the bathroom.. He was in the bathroom.'' Lmfao classic Norm
@donniebrasco73055 жыл бұрын
Ahead of his times. He’s a comedian that will be more appreciated now then he was back then!
@pitsburg114 жыл бұрын
Kevin's laugh is solid real. Always better when it's genuine. Norms the man !
@howardmccauley78784 жыл бұрын
This Bob Kendal guy is hilarious! Anybody know if there’s a KZhead channel with a bunch of Bob Kendal clips???
@fishsquishguy18334 жыл бұрын
try the I'm Not Bob Kendal channel
@mr.nicely91452 жыл бұрын
"I keep it platonic". Norm is the best.
@xedasxedas2 жыл бұрын
Anytime u can make Leno laugh like a child is a good day
@Tootswilligers2 жыл бұрын
8:35 “He’s a good man.” He was just talking about his cat before this.
@murderc275 жыл бұрын
About the doc
@madforit23 жыл бұрын
Man I loved Norm Macdonald, he was a comic genius, and I’m glad we have these clips to watch❤️
@happygirl14472 жыл бұрын
I truly miss him, he was amazing!❤
@lloydredwing9049 Жыл бұрын
Comic genius. I've been a fan since that first time I saw him on Letterman
@spincellar2 жыл бұрын
So great to hear these classic norm stories in new ways. Legend.
@shirtstealer866 жыл бұрын
i had a cat that had a heart attack once. when he was recovering he told me he had eaten way more pepperoni than he had led me to believe. lying bastard...
@samanthaallega46885 жыл бұрын
so it wasn't the promotion...
@etme10005 жыл бұрын
Yeah never trust a cat. Man, a cat had murdered my brother.
@chainsawbrainsraw5 жыл бұрын
:D
@andybroberg70844 жыл бұрын
Never trust a pussy.
@mikebradshaw64842 жыл бұрын
The cat story was delicious for lack of a better word absolutely fantastic
@Chris-kq9lb6 ай бұрын
Norm was the funniest I hope he’s in heaven telling jokes & in peace…
@chrishall98802 жыл бұрын
I don't love my cat but I have one. LOL
@rf84795 жыл бұрын
miss Norm on SNL, he was too cool for that show anyway
@scottharrison33916 жыл бұрын
Weekend Update use to be for silly jokes about the news, not political grandstanding.
@Paulafan55 жыл бұрын
@@Paulafan5 you just liked it better when it was jokes about Bill Clinton. They make jokes about the president.
@MrRyan-wu4jx11 ай бұрын
The 'Bob Kendall' joke is very much underrated.....
@slimmcutty3 жыл бұрын
What a sense of humor. One of a kind, hysterically funny and clean.
@lancelotlink39072 жыл бұрын
This is classic Norm - in stitches the whole time!
@Kingfish1795 жыл бұрын
Every time I catch a clip of Norm I laugh hard and feel better about things. God Bless Norm!
@danielvanness6936 Жыл бұрын
Love life Missing the greats today 😢 To think the world was blessed with these amazing people.
@BMWMTEAM15 ай бұрын
I'll never stop watching Norm
@ChristopherJohn4389 Жыл бұрын
One of the things about this man is how aware he is of the so called codes and ways of humans and how confident he is of making fun of them. he really enjoyed when people got uncomfortable on his jokes because he had literally no filter. RIP
@adityasingh51592 жыл бұрын
Yup...check out his ESPY Awards appearance as the host...talk about sheer bravery!..Several of his jokes absolutely stunned his audience, who were mostly made up of professional jocks--who have limited abilities to appreciate such cutting-edge humor!..Norm just did not care a whit if he pissed off his audience! If there is a God (Norm was actually a Christian!), I am pissed off at the deity for taking this brilliant comic from us, and making him suffer from cancer for ten years!
@curbozerboomer17736 ай бұрын
I've heard him tell this plane story 4 times now, and it's still brilliant.
@jimmylangdon61216 жыл бұрын
Yes...slightly different each time...but funny as hell!
@curbozerboomer17736 ай бұрын
Hearing Kevin Eubanks' infectious laughter off camera takes me back to the wonderful '90's.
@shuroom578 ай бұрын
Simply said, he is irreplaceable😢❤
@cameron933876 ай бұрын
Only Norm can make a grown man laugh like a girl. Jay Leno at 5:47.
@jwdahlen6 жыл бұрын
Nah, it's just Leno being Leno. But Norm is great at making people burst in laughs, yeah.
@snraijuu5 жыл бұрын
Bahaha
@zenwheat5 жыл бұрын
😆
@Life_with_Christ_and_balance3 жыл бұрын
That comment is now considered a hate crime
@kneeman662 жыл бұрын
BOB KENDLE FOR PRESIDENT!
@whatajerk6 жыл бұрын
Thought it was Kendall.
@mackmasters3256 жыл бұрын
Definitely Kendall
@bronsky14105 жыл бұрын
Kindle 😏
@YoungEducationUSA5 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm what’s my last name
@joewellindowd56645 жыл бұрын
Im from sweden, seen this 100 times just how intelligent and funny he is RIP Norm
@wilhelmxxx1 Жыл бұрын
Just brilliant. Total control, perfect timing. Never steps out of character.
@RogerOnTheRight Жыл бұрын
Stress? Yeah like my cat has a big promotion to worry about, lol
@kaithongsavanh36495 жыл бұрын
OMG. As I rewatch these Norm appearances on Lenno, I crack up more than ever. Seriously funny and day-improving, maybe life-improving.
@sporadically4 жыл бұрын
Best ever. The guy makes me cry
@drunvert2 жыл бұрын
Love Kevin having a belly laugh everytime there was something funny. Great sidekick.
@DDM74064 жыл бұрын
Hosts seem to have a hard time with Norm because they need to just let him talk and follow along. He pretty much does their work for them
@geofox94844 жыл бұрын
That was so funny. I'd thought I'd see all Norm stuff on KZhead. Thanks for posting.
@claudec25886 жыл бұрын
Whenever I’m a little bit down, I just pop on a Norm interview and it brings me right back up.
@ericbrucker4 жыл бұрын
One of the great comedic storytellers. His stories all seem to be true and of the moment whereas lots of others’ are memorized bits.
@michaelg46644 жыл бұрын
Had the same experience sort of with my cat, went and visited him at the vet’s. One thing I will never forget was how happy that cat was when I brought him home. God bless you Norm and thank you for your life with us.
@TheSagerider2 жыл бұрын
Norm's reaction to leno's plane story. Priceless.
@james-kc7xk6 жыл бұрын
Why did Jay feel the need to tell that story? You gotta let the guest shine.
@vanmoody4 жыл бұрын
Van PastorMan it’s called conversation
@alvareo924 жыл бұрын
@@alvareo92 Norm is the guest though. If they were just talking in the green room or at a restaurant then I can see what you are saying. Johnny did not tell lengthy stories, but allowed the guests to tell their stories.
@vanmoody4 жыл бұрын
It was a terrible story to begin with.
@mandarian874 жыл бұрын
what do you mean? he laughs because it's a funny story.
@APAL8803 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for the clip!
@mellowtube Жыл бұрын
The man was hilarious and unique AF. RIP Norm.
@mattditch51992 жыл бұрын
His humor could touch you at a very human level...his stories, mostly made up, could draw you in, in a very believable, totally relatable way. He found great humor in the more mundane aspects of our daily existence. He was just unique, and I do not believe that any future comedian will be able to copy his style, and his witty insights. Carlin could do this, in a more "in your face" way. Norm did not rely on shocking language, etc.
"It's exactly like a real place, except it's ridiculous"
this guy is the funniest ever...how the hell can a cat have stress...hes got a big promotion coming up...
+ronnie toots that cat story is one of Norm's best aling with Professor of logic and andy tge Swedish German
Sean Reynolds lmao at 8:35 did he just say hes a good man? Referring to his cat?
@@thegreekdeal4747 "He's a great man" is one of Norm's fallback lines. It's like a verbal tic.
Sounds like my ex wife's parents house.
I love when he finishes the cat story he instinctively goes "nehh he's a good man" about a cat.
Lmfao didn’t notice that till now
OMG YAAS😂😂😂
I believe in another interview he is talking abt his former boss and how he got fired over the phone... And conan just ask something and he goes "Naahh, he is a good man, you know" and conan calls him out for tht
@@youknowwhom2161 It was Letterman the day he got fired and Letterman called him a quisling
@@adamrudofker6220 what no.. i think it was a business man or something.. do u have a clip that tells that its letterman?
Norm Macdonald's life is like an audition to be an old man.
Nx Doyle this comment is underrated
@@jasmincenteno4953 you should ask him if he wouldn't mind laying down on top of you.
@@bradsmith7862 haha believe me I would if I could lol
HAAANH?
GO BACK 2 MEXICO
“What’s the cat number?” “Just hang up the phone!” My favorite part.
I love how Norm’s bits are completely chaotic, you never know if they’re completely random, if there’s a punchline, whether it’s the end of story or there’s more to it, what’s intended and what’s not... - it’s basically like random guy talking random stuff but it’s bizarrely hilarious.
I love that chaotic, seemingly random aspect, too, but they're definitely planned. He told the same story to Conan with pretty much all the same punchlines.
Your name, Josef, is a joke.
Josef is Hebrew for "cunt"
@@TheAdamfee is that some kind of antisemitic tourette you have man?
This Adam fee guy is a real jerk
"This other character...he comes out of the bathroom. You know? He was in the bathroom?" *holds eyesight, pauses, checks to see if audience understands this concept, waits for this new and important information to be assimilated*
Shazbut01 He's parodying how other people tell stories, and tells like 5 stories in between the stories.
masterpiece, he is a genius
Now I feel like i'm missing something about this part
Brilliant
I thought it was Bob coming out the bathroom
I have recently been diagnosed with a chronic disease that keeps me immobile most of the day, but watching Norm has given me joy. I wish I could thank him personally.
Jamison Cheney oh, a college man! 😂😆😂
You just did, pretend I'm him.
G M Note to self, too posting comments on KZhead. 😂😂😂
@@Yourthoughtsplease don't stop posting, jamison cheney doesn't matter in the scope of things....I appreciate your input
Hope you're doing alright. Good luck.
"It feels like there's a yak on my chest" - The cat
Michael Meara Lol
hey I saw that line earlier but I forget the bit. that's one of his uncles or something? or the heart attack bit I'm guess probably.
@@maxonmendel5757 no his impression of johnny carsons 911 call when he had his heart attack
@@michaelmeara6776 reminds me of that national tragedy
That cat should have attacked it's heart first. The heart only knows violence.
"I keep it on a platonic level, ya know?" - Haha so great
I love how even though he's explaining everything as though Jay doesn't know what any of it is, he doesn't come across as patronizing, but more bewildered and hoping for someone to commiserate with over how strange the world is. Very unique delivery style.
Perfectly summed up
He has to "be the idiot" to do so. Hence the SHOCK 😱 !! that an animal hospital even exists. 🤭😉
commiserate is one hell of a word. kudos
thought leno was playing the straight man in this clip
Fellow Canadian ...his brother esteemed anounncer Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..CBC..Always gut splitting humour ! God bless you Norm....
One of the things I love about Norm on late night shows is you get to see what the hosts’ real laughter is like as opposed to their usual affection.
affectation i believe is the word.
That being said, Leno’s laugh is HILARIOUS. So good.
To hear Leno laugh so genuinely to Norm's material and shtick raised him in my estimation. I thought - he knows something special when its there.@@thomasc2680
"Alright, alright. What's the cat number?" Genius.
Sometimes you think he's finished but he's not
And sometimes you think there's more to the joke but he's finished.
He's been finished since he met his wife.
And sometimes he's finished and you think he's not, and then he's not and you think he is.
That's what she said.
I've heard this story before on other shows and it actually does go on from where he ended here
Interesting...the Seinfeld episode "The Merv Griffin Show" where George hits a squirrel and has to take it to an animal hospital where the doctors then give him 30 minutes alone with the squirrel aired on November 6, 1997. This episode of the tonight show was on Jay Leno's 47th birthday, which was April 28, 1997. So the Seinfeld writers very much could've been inspired by this exact Norm story.
Plus Norm actually says earlier in this very interview that the cat belonged to his buddy that left to work on Seinfeld....🤔
Hahah, what a mindfuck.
That's absolutely insane ahaha, good call! What a trip
holyfuuk
Chris L if you were watching Mad About You, Seinfeld, and Friends in real time, they all had many overlapping storylines.
Norm is the comedian that makes other comedians laugh😂
It Was So Sudden To Me.. When I Learned Norm Macdonald Past Away. I Never Cried In Such A Way.. I Out Wardly Balled. It Was Just So Easy To Connect With Him. ( even if it was through television )
@@joelluongo7419 I feel this. Norm's passing was a gut punch to me, especially losing Rush L the same year. Few other celebrity deaths impacted me like those two, along with Robin Williams and Prince... all of whom I found myself shredding tears for in a way which surprised me.
@@joelluongo7419 me too, I think because he helped through my depression years ago, I felt close to him. He believed in God and I remember wondering if he was okay in afterlife. And the day he died exactly while thinking that I got a spam call from Los Angeles California. I’ve never had a spam call from LA before or since the day he died. I’m from Philly.
"My cat is in deep trouble" Only Norm can utter a sentence like this 😂😂😂
I keep it at a platonic level bahahaha
"he took me to this place called an animal hospital, I swear to God they actually have these" why do I love him so much
Happiness is finding a Norm clip that you have not seen before! I love this! Norm and Jay!
4:43 "I came home, and I go: 'Okay.'" Underrated bit of classic Norm bizarreness
😂
Dude this Norm guy is the real deal. Makes you feel good about life
Subscribe to 'I'm not Norm' for all the lols'
Yes he does
Rip
I didn't even know he was sick
Nobody can set a hook and reel in like Norm can.
Nice point.
That's more of a statement really...
@@matterbob5x you re a genius
Rest In Peace, Norm. Thanks for the laughs!
One of these two is a comic genius.
suffern63 And the other has a four letter name
@@anguishingquark boooo
J Rico6 Nah but he’s a good guy
And you guessed it, Frank Stallone
Leno is a comic legend, just because you were too young to get him doesn't change that. There's a reason he got the highest ratings of any of the late night show guys
I'm so thankful for Norms path in life. He has brought me endless laughs.
I see 333, 999, 777, each day
@@justmayo6097I see your mother naked each day
Go beat off Lol.
It's wonderful when Norm's recounting some moments of quick thinking that spanned a few seconds at most but turns it into 30 seconds of making sure we're caught up on some of the most obvious parts of his winding tale.
You have a words to say way with
RIP Norm. Amazing comedy - awesome personality. Gone too soon.
"I keep it at a platonic level." My new favorite Norm quote.
I recognize that pig - that’s Kichner Leslie’s girlfriend!
Dont go touching Kitchener Leslie's girlfriend
Awesome
Well done sir. Well done
Ded😂☠️
His delivery is untouchable....the man is a fucking GENIUS, one of the most talented comedians on the planet. ...I use Turd Ferguson to fill out bullshit online surveys
I miss Burt, went to his ranch with an old time girlfriends, petted a newborn bear cub...Burt is another tongue in cheeek guy, not for everyone......
i woke up drunk once with the taxi receipt signed by me as Ralph Wiggum
Craig ferguson was ok..it was that fuckin stupid robot that that made the show go downhill
I am SCREAMING 🤣
You’ve filled out surveys before?
I fucking love Norm. He’s like the old man that’s constantly rambling out old stories that run into each other and never stop, except every bit of it is hilarious.
I like how Norm milks every moment for a laugh, even the simple confirmation of 2 weeks at the very end.
So great watching Norm make Jay laugh for real. Not fakey showbiz laughing. Tickled the guy, is what he did.
That's what Norm does. Comedians love and laugh at Norm. Sadly a lot of people don't get his humor. It's more about his chaotic and spastic delivery that's just pure fun.
No, it's fake and he's not funny. The only one with a hint of genuine amusement is himself.
Mike Tang - so you’re saying that this guy who is in showbiz is not exactly like this all the time? I think you’re on to something here. He is worshipped by the biggest names in comedy as a genius, but I’m going with Ted Johansen, a KZhead commenter...nailed it chief. Good thinkin.
@@toxxygen2424 you're fake and not funny.
@@toxxygen2424 So you're here why? That would be like me going to CNN and telling them how stupid the libtards are. Quite pointless. They already know they're stupid.
Love that he recycles stories between Leno, Letterman and Conan. Still always super funny each time.
After these things aired, people would basically never see them again. So it made a lot more sense then. Now everything is online to be rewatched for all of history.
Stephen Mar LMAO I know.
its bits from their stand ups, its what every comic does. People still think its random stories they are sharing, but almost every time a comedian does a late night show they just use a few jokes from their stand up Isnt as fun if you know their stand up routines already, esp ppl unlike Norm that do lots of specials but really it makes sense cause they are only on these shows to promote themselves and to do that you use your best jokes
@@Rowsy91 it works for Norm cause the joke itself is rarely the point, the comedy usually comes from his crazy rambling on the way to the punchline.
It's so weird how that's true. Like every single time I hear it. I never get tired of it lmao.
Totally unique style to tell a story. The faces, the smiles, the way he makes a pause, and then continues talking. One of a kind.
Rest in peace, Norm. You will be missed, brother.
Norm is such a pro. So fun to watch.
He sure lights up the room.
pearlmax and he didn’t have a lighter or anything , somehow just somehow through sheer tyranny of will he could somehow light a room
This is where Seinfeld got the Squirrel episode with the vet saying: ""you have 30 minutes""
nice catch! wow
I always loved how a lot of people don't get Norms humour, yet his peers love him. Funny people know funny.
Yep, and I think that’s why norm mentions at the 4:20 mark that the guy who gave him the cat ‘is working on the Seinfeld show now’. I think norm wanted to get on record that a writer for Seinfeld got this joke from him.
Fred Stoller was his friend who wrote for Seinfeld. Norm interviewed him when he had his podcast/KZhead channel. Unfortunately Norm deleted his channel, but you might still find the episode on youtube.
Norm is the master of complex jokes disguised as anecdotes.
Perfect analysis of Norm's comedic style
Probably did indeed happen though all of it
What a storyteller!!! That story had me smiling and laughing from the first word to the last. What a tragic loss :( RIP
I like how Jay's bandleader can be heard. laughing his butt off!
“It’s just like a real place, but it’s ridiculous.”
There was never anybody more effortlessly funny. God bless, we miss you Norm. 🙏
At the end, all I could hear in my head was norm saying, “I gotta get back and feed them hogs”
Now I have the image of Norm pretending to be the old guy in the photo
And finishing the cat story with "but he's a good man" 😁😂😂
A norm interview I've never seen...awesome!
@Susan Fudge If this wasn't worth watching, I really don't know what is
Norm: "There's this cat hospital. I swear to god they have them." Simply the best. 🍀🌹🍀
Norm told comedy like a jazz musician. The difference between jazz and many other forms of music is that what comes out is spontaneity on top of a plan, rather than just a plan. Jazz musicians know the melody, but play with it in real time to make it feel loose. Norm knew the key concepts of a story he has to narrate leading up to a punchline or joke, but he plays with the journey there, each time in a slightly different way. Then the third element was he was authentically edgy in real life. Before he "got cancelled" for ridiculous reasons, he willfully lost his podcast's sponsors for the sake of comedy. Before that he willfully got himself fired at SNL for the sake of comedy. Then he returned to the show and sabotaged the show in his monologue as his revenge lol! Before all that back in the 80's he toured America with Sam Kinison at the height of Sam's insanity. Before that he was a highschool dropout that spent nearly a decade doing a mix of blue collar work like logging, and even straight up street crime with jail stints! He gambled away his life savings 3 separate times! The man was good friends with a legit country outlaw like Billie Joe Shaver and was raised on a rural Ontario farm by a very old dad and his World War 2 buddies around. The man even faced a decade of cancer and his own death without ever bringing it up or seeking sympathy. His life could and probably should be a movie. A genius, a clown, and a wildman, all competing inside the same head. Will never be another like him.
How exactly did he “get cancelled” What are you referring to?
How I would love to see such a Norm Macdonald movie!
@@ironmike5812 His Netflix show "Norm MacDonald Has A Show" was not renewed specifically because he made comments on Howard Stern using "the r word" (meaning a mentally challenged person) that created a huge backlash. This happened around 2019 or 2020.
That's totally mentally challenged they would do that
@@ironmike5812 he said retard in an interview and everyone went full retard over it.
One of the greatest storytellers of all time.
He totally cracked Leno with the 911 bit. Norm's just great
"So my neighbor, you know... Bill...." followed by that twinkle in Norm's eyes. #NormIsTheBestThereEverWasOrWillBe
"Do you have a cat!?" That line kills me everytime
"No, I don't love them, but I have one." "I keep it at a platonic level, y'know?" 🤣
I adore his humor. RIP Norm ❤️
Love hearing Jay and Kevin authentically laugh hysterically. "You can't wait for like 5 minutes, you know. You can't ponder it: 'what's my last name?'
When you say Kevin, which Kevin?
The band leader
Bless You Norm, Rest & Salutes !! We will see you in the Aurora !!
He was such a great storyteller. Norm, you are dearly missed.
And we didn't even know he was sick!!!!!!!!
@@vangroover1903Yes...in a very weird way, it may have been Norm's final, ultimate joke--of a more cosmic nature...when you think about it, our lives are so brief, and mostly meaningless, that life itself is sort of a sick joke.
Norm finishes the sick cat story another time on Conan's show. Its great how a joke like this has multiple punch lines, and Norm is able to cut the joke short and still get it to work.
“I got a life to get back to” RIP
''He comes out from the bathroom.. He was in the bathroom.'' Lmfao classic Norm
Ahead of his times. He’s a comedian that will be more appreciated now then he was back then!
Kevin's laugh is solid real. Always better when it's genuine. Norms the man !
This Bob Kendal guy is hilarious! Anybody know if there’s a KZhead channel with a bunch of Bob Kendal clips???
try the I'm Not Bob Kendal channel
"I keep it platonic". Norm is the best.
Anytime u can make Leno laugh like a child is a good day
8:35 “He’s a good man.” He was just talking about his cat before this.
About the doc
Man I loved Norm Macdonald, he was a comic genius, and I’m glad we have these clips to watch❤️
I truly miss him, he was amazing!❤
Comic genius. I've been a fan since that first time I saw him on Letterman
So great to hear these classic norm stories in new ways. Legend.
i had a cat that had a heart attack once. when he was recovering he told me he had eaten way more pepperoni than he had led me to believe. lying bastard...
so it wasn't the promotion...
Yeah never trust a cat. Man, a cat had murdered my brother.
:D
Never trust a pussy.
The cat story was delicious for lack of a better word absolutely fantastic
Norm was the funniest I hope he’s in heaven telling jokes & in peace…
I don't love my cat but I have one. LOL
miss Norm on SNL, he was too cool for that show anyway
Weekend Update use to be for silly jokes about the news, not political grandstanding.
@@Paulafan5 you just liked it better when it was jokes about Bill Clinton. They make jokes about the president.
The 'Bob Kendall' joke is very much underrated.....
What a sense of humor. One of a kind, hysterically funny and clean.
This is classic Norm - in stitches the whole time!
Every time I catch a clip of Norm I laugh hard and feel better about things. God Bless Norm!
Love life Missing the greats today 😢 To think the world was blessed with these amazing people.
I'll never stop watching Norm
One of the things about this man is how aware he is of the so called codes and ways of humans and how confident he is of making fun of them. he really enjoyed when people got uncomfortable on his jokes because he had literally no filter. RIP
Yup...check out his ESPY Awards appearance as the host...talk about sheer bravery!..Several of his jokes absolutely stunned his audience, who were mostly made up of professional jocks--who have limited abilities to appreciate such cutting-edge humor!..Norm just did not care a whit if he pissed off his audience! If there is a God (Norm was actually a Christian!), I am pissed off at the deity for taking this brilliant comic from us, and making him suffer from cancer for ten years!
I've heard him tell this plane story 4 times now, and it's still brilliant.
Yes...slightly different each time...but funny as hell!
Hearing Kevin Eubanks' infectious laughter off camera takes me back to the wonderful '90's.
Simply said, he is irreplaceable😢❤
Only Norm can make a grown man laugh like a girl. Jay Leno at 5:47.
Nah, it's just Leno being Leno. But Norm is great at making people burst in laughs, yeah.
Bahaha
😆
That comment is now considered a hate crime
BOB KENDLE FOR PRESIDENT!
Thought it was Kendall.
Definitely Kendall
Kindle 😏
Hmmmmm what’s my last name
Im from sweden, seen this 100 times just how intelligent and funny he is RIP Norm
Just brilliant. Total control, perfect timing. Never steps out of character.
Stress? Yeah like my cat has a big promotion to worry about, lol
OMG. As I rewatch these Norm appearances on Lenno, I crack up more than ever. Seriously funny and day-improving, maybe life-improving.
Best ever. The guy makes me cry
Love Kevin having a belly laugh everytime there was something funny. Great sidekick.
Hosts seem to have a hard time with Norm because they need to just let him talk and follow along. He pretty much does their work for them
That was so funny. I'd thought I'd see all Norm stuff on KZhead. Thanks for posting.
Whenever I’m a little bit down, I just pop on a Norm interview and it brings me right back up.
One of the great comedic storytellers. His stories all seem to be true and of the moment whereas lots of others’ are memorized bits.
Had the same experience sort of with my cat, went and visited him at the vet’s. One thing I will never forget was how happy that cat was when I brought him home. God bless you Norm and thank you for your life with us.
Norm's reaction to leno's plane story. Priceless.
Why did Jay feel the need to tell that story? You gotta let the guest shine.
Van PastorMan it’s called conversation
@@alvareo92 Norm is the guest though. If they were just talking in the green room or at a restaurant then I can see what you are saying. Johnny did not tell lengthy stories, but allowed the guests to tell their stories.
It was a terrible story to begin with.
what do you mean? he laughs because it's a funny story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for the clip!
The man was hilarious and unique AF. RIP Norm.
His humor could touch you at a very human level...his stories, mostly made up, could draw you in, in a very believable, totally relatable way. He found great humor in the more mundane aspects of our daily existence. He was just unique, and I do not believe that any future comedian will be able to copy his style, and his witty insights. Carlin could do this, in a more "in your face" way. Norm did not rely on shocking language, etc.