Norm Macdonald on various Morning Shows - Compilation
Norman Gene "Norm" Macdonald is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made appearances on shows including The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He starred in The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five-part miniseries 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He is noted as a favorite talk show guest of David Letterman, Howard Stern, Dennis Miller, and Conan O'Brien. His brother is Canadian journalist Neil Macdonald, of CBC News.[3][4]
Macdonald was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada,[2] and raised in Ottawa, Ontario.[citation needed] Macdonald has a brother, Neil Macdonald, who is a journalist with the CBC.[4]
Career[edit]
Macdonald's first performances in comedy were at stand-up at clubs in Ottawa. He appeared at the 1987 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.[5]
Saturday Night Live[edit]
Macdonald joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) television program in 1993, where he performed impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Charles Kuralt and Bob Dole, among others. Following Kevin Nealon's departure from SNL, Macdonald anchored the segment Weekend Update. Chevy Chase, the first anchor of Weekend Update, has quipped that Macdonald was the "best Weekend Update anchor since - well - Chevy Chase".[6] Current Update anchor and head writer Colin Jost named Macdonald as a primary influence on Jost's own work behind the "Update" desk, explaining that Macdonald's tone was one that Jost grew up with in high school.[7]
Macdonald's version of Weekend Update often included repeated references to prison rape, crack whores and the Germans' love of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. Macdonald would occasionally deliver a piece of news, then take out his personal compact tape recorder and leave a "note to self" relevant to what he just discussed. He commonly used Frank Stallone as a non sequitur punchline. Macdonald repeatedly ridiculed public figures such as Marion Barry, Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Throughout Simpson's trial for murder, Macdonald constantly pilloried the former football star, often heavily implying Simpson was guilty of the brutal slaying of his wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. In the broadcast following Simpson's acquittal, Macdonald opened Weekend Update by saying: "Well, it is finally official: murder is legal in the state of California."
During the February 24, 1996, episode, Macdonald made a controversial joke about the sentencing of John Lotter, one of the two men who committed the notorious murder of Brandon Teena: "In Falls City, Nebraska, John Lotter has been sentenced to death for attempting to kill three people in what prosecutors called a plot to silence a cross-dressing female who had accused him of rape. Now this might strike some viewers as harsh, but I believe everyone involved in this story deserved to die."[8][9]
After the announcement that Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley planned to divorce, Macdonald joked about their irreconcilable differences on Weekend Update: "She's more of a stay-at-home type, and he's more of a homosexual pedophile." He followed this up a few episodes later with a report about the singer's collapse and hospitalization. Referring to a report of how Jackson had decorated his hospital room with giant photographs of Shirley Temple, Macdonald remarked that viewers should not get the wrong idea, adding, "Michael Jackson is a homosexual pedophile." The joke elicited audible gasps from some audience members. He responded to this by saying, "What? He is a homosexual pedophile."[10]
Another uncomfortable moment occurred during the April 12, 1997, show (host Rob Lowe, musical guest The Spice Girls), wherein, during a Weekend Update story about Tabitha Soren, he accidentally coughed in the middle of a sentence and, live on the air, muttered, "What the fuck was that?" The audience applauded, and Macdonald laughed the error away (saying at one point "My fare
"There's a real stream of consciousness thing going on here Norm." "Yeah, its called conversation."
He was 100% on that day
Then “Cehck it out” on the graphic after that, not the best show
Why do you keep saying "stream of consciousness"?
GOLD !
"...yeah it's called conversation".... That is definitely a top 10 perfect timed Norm response. I love how she burst out laughing and had to cover her face. Other contenders of the top of my head: - "...I bet the 'board' is spelt B-O-R-E-D" - "...Maybe the worst gimmick a comic ever had"
It's so odd seeing the hosts not laugh at Norm but the staff in the studio are going crazy.
cuz they aint getting it
That's because they are always nervous they are going to lose their jobs if they respond incorrectly, working those shows must be hell being a facade (I took a dark turn there haha. PS - Beach Combers kzhead.info/sun/g6aumcVvaat-gWw/bejne.html
@@figureitoutpunk Those are my thoughts exactly. The way Norm comes on any show that had the guts to have him and almost proudly proclaim that he got fired from SNL and talks about the head of the network, and then names him. Holy moly, dangerous stuff. They are walking through minefields when they reply or even laugh at his quips about it.
Maybe they're the smart ones? 🤔
@@BirdOfHermes8381 did you watch the clips??? jesus what an infantile suggestion.
"I know I'm from Canada but I'm still a human being." That was great.
"hey, this fits perfectly with my desire to meet Paul Newman"
How no one busting out laughing really trends with my perception of Utah
"I talked it over with my, uh, Lord and I decided it was a venal thing I'd done..." Gold
+TorontoLarrivee Pure gold.
God and polygamy jokes in Utah! Wow.
i learned a new word today. Norm hit em with the accuracy
I thought I heard "venial", which also works in context.
It was indeed "venial".
probably the most naturally funny person ever
Xian #
Don rickles.
No filter.
I believe he had a nice doghouse.
Yes! As they used to say 20 years ago, don't censor yourself! You can't do that today AND stay out of jail! @@jburron
"Colder than a..... Colder than a.....Colder than a vampire's demeanor..." I genuinely laughed for 5 mins straight, with tears in my eyes LOL :'D
At the very least, I had to pause the video until I stopped laughing :D
It was surprisingly cerebral.
rxp56 how tf would you know if he did or not
Σοφοκλής Τόλε We all live together. They're the worst housemates ever - always arguing
That was funny, but no where near Norm's funniest joke. Nobody laughs for 5 minutes straight at a "colder than a" joke.
"I'm from Canada, but you know, I'm still a human being. It's not like we evolve differently." 😂
…. Norm calling him a Moron in a “ Nice” C🇨🇦NADIAN way…🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🇨🇦Rest in Peace “You ‘ol Piece of Coal!”👏🏻❤️🇨🇦
Colder than a vampires demeanor.
JJ Plunkett and hotter than a two dollar pistol
Norms genuine personality even on national talk shows is fuckin inspiring. "Yeah that's good for 6 pages" lmao
So damn honest!!
4:08 "Listen, I don't want people to show up to my show if their great-aunt has walking pneumonia." LOL
Not just aunt, great aunt. Brilliant.
Oh god I laughed so hard... and just silence from the audience.
I keep coming back to this clip for that, blows my mind how funny that was!
Also, 07:57: "There's a real stream of consciousness-thing happening here Norm." - "Yeah, it's called conversation." Didn't miss a beat. Haha!
None of those damn Battleaxes even chuckled. What a shame
Hahaha... intentionally confusing Dustin Hoffman with Philip Seymour dying of a heroin overdose, making the host reeeaaallly uncomfortable. Love it.
You've gotta admit that the host handled that super well. I would have laughed so fucking hard.
Give us the time where it happens so we don't have to watch 36 minutes to find it.
Sutibu San 21:10
No, he's his son.
billweir1745 it’s at 13:00
"My condolences go out to Dustin Hoffman" "Philip Seymour Hoffman" " - Who's that?"
good luck to you Dustin. 😁😘
Norm is so intelligent and quick ..He destroys all if you take a verbal shot or try to match wits..If this was an Olympic event he would be our Michael Phelps.
"Well i mean, I'm just in the lazy river. What am i suppose to do if no one else around me can swim or even stay afloat. C'mon man, this is the lazy river we're talking about here. Did you expect me to help them out or somethin'." I'm Norm MACdonald. Wait am i suppose to say who I am at the end of a quote?... .... .... .. ... . . .. .. . . . ...
Just any Olympic event - Phelps is one hell of a shot-putter
Funny thing is no one will realize you are Canadian until now mr Brian G
Who dat?? American asking, sorry.
Cause he loves the devils lettuce that dirty dog
"Why do you keep saying stream of consciousness?" "I just- I, I..." **cuts to commercial* Riveting.
What a god. Lol. “I found myself three beautiful wives.”
"Who is Relic?" was actually a really funny line. The confusion over Dustin Hoffman and Philip Seymour Hoffman gave him the courage to ask who the subject of the previous joke was that he laughed at
It was all a joke man.. The Hoffman confusion + the Relic line.
You didn't need to know relic to laugh at norm getting swindled into kissing a guy called relic for a part in some show that he calls the new breed of the beachcombers, whatever that is
@@jpm199 yeah any Canadian who watched tv in the 70s or 80s knows Relic and the beachcombers. It’s a show about a guy who owns a boat, and he goes along the pacific coast everyday and picks up floating logs that he can sell. Yeah this was on TV in Canada for 18 years. 18 years.
@@rogerc23 and people wonder why so many comedians come from Canada
Once you start clicking on Norm McDonald videos, it’s hard to stop! Such a funny guy!
Also, try Norm Macdonald videos. They're good, too.
Norm is such a damn charmer
A date rapist? Well, to be really successful you’d at least have to be charming enough to get women on dates. That’s already levels above me.
I love seeing people interviewing Norm freak out when he says something edgy.
lol Norm actually gives away the plot twist to Dirty Work 15:35
Lol "If you like OJ Simpson you can like me".." Oh sure he may have his foibles" Goddamn Norm always makes me laugh.
Just when I thought I ran out of norm viewing material, you go and do this!
yes what a great surprise
And totally redeem yourself!
JayWard413 ahhh beat me to it
You and me should start a brotherhood of people who’ve seen every bit of norm material online numerous times.
Woman uncomfortably says: "This is some real stream of conscousness Norm" Norm: "Yeah, it's called conversation" Perfect. He doesn't suffer fools.
When in the vid please
Norms honesty and freedom scare small minded women.
07:57
@@JM-co6rf fucking hell calm down
@@JM-co6rf got a real resentment of women thing going on there
Norm was a comedians comedian 😂 the awkwardness he causes for people brings me great joy
Is Norm the funniest man to have ever lived? He’s gotta be on the podium!
That's a comment I can stand behind.
Who else bursted out laughing when he said Amy Schumer was the funniest person alive
Sarcasm is great
He is forcing those poor hosts to agree lol
Hey, who else is funnier than Amy Schumer?
This is gonna age bad when she is dead
@@rfichokeofdestinyNobody... Except for dudes....
This video is like a moving abstract painting. It's great.
Haha why is it like a moving abstract painting?
"Well, good luck to ya Dustin!"
I'm sorry but Norm is the single most funny dude that ever lived. I very rarely laugh out loud for real while watching funny stuff but Norm legit kills me. "Yeah im from Canada... but I'm still a human being. It's not like we evolved differently" He's always got a rebuttal for everything and he's smarter than almost everyone who interviews him. Theres nobody else like him.
Norm is an absolute legend. Tough to be this genuinely funny on Morning Shows.
Norm is the only guy that makes my belly hurts cause he makes me laugh too much.
three ultra fake women can not figure out how to talk to one very real Norm.....I found this interesting to watch.
Norm takes off his hat during interview, classy :)
"It brings me great peace" The jelly roll! 😂😂😂😂😂
"Stream of consciousness" triggers me immensely! I had a professor in college degrade my narrative essay by calling it a "stream of consciousness." Voice and perspective are the hallmarks of narrative writing. My essay was from the view point of my pet turtle, so I intentionally left out human thinking characteristics like reflection and prediction. I never explicitly wrote that he was a turtle either, but unveiled more of the turtle's physical characteristics as the story progressed. It was very turtley. I resubmitted it next term and got an A, because people like discovering that they are a turtle. The moral of the story is that feminists ruin everything.
Ok norm
She must have thought it was a roast beef on a hard roll
You still have your essay? I wanna read it
She ruined it cause she was slow, not feminist. You think youd have known that from your essay research.
@@ElectricBrown1 i think she was nervous and didn't know what to make of norm, not necessarily slow. Conversation can resemble a stream of conciousness but if guarded enough i guess it shouldn't qualify as a stream so much as a stream dammed
Norm: "Writing my biography is hard." Also Norm: "My biography is bullshit."
People who pretend to have personalities, who don't actually have personalities, never know what the fuck they're supposed to do with Norm MacDonald.
Norm saying Amy Schumer is the funniest person in the world is the best piece of sarcasm I've ever heard.
7:05 "No, I know I'm from Canada but I'm still a human being" haha
First clip- hosts... *crickets* me: DYING
That was Norm driving! I heard he's never driven a car, but there he was driving a small vehicle.
I just came from a previous Norm clip where Adam Corolla was railing Norm for not being able to drive to come do his podcast. Damn this man gives me sheer joy.
It’s colder than a vampires demeanor
"I think Amy Schumer is the funniest person in the world. Not funniest woman, person" lololol
I always thought Norms news was more real than the "real" news. at least he was truthful.
The original troller! He does it right to their face! They have no clue that they are being pranked! Brilliant!!
norm is like the protagonist of the film idiocracy, except it's set in modern times
Whoever wrote "CEHCK IT OUT," I know the bible says judge not lest ye be judged, but whoever wrote that, that guy... that guy's a real jerk!
Yeah, c'mon. Ever heard of spell cehck?! Sheesh, some people, ha
It was probably a dirty Swedish-German...
it's like inviting Led Zeppelin to an elementary school party.
"yeah a little bit but there's no ghosts" is one of the funniest things ever 😂
Why do you keep saying stream of consciousness? Lol!
“Surprisingly Cerebral” Perfect way to describe Norm
Norm's finest sweatpants for the morning shows!
yeah it's called conversation
Jesus can people ever NOT bring up the weekend update or SNL with Norm? He must get sick of that
What does your hate for Jesus have anything to do with this video?
Kyle I know it blows my mind that various interviewers always waste time asking him about one bit he performed years ago when we all just want to know where he gets his ideas from.
Exactly
@@cordbullard3643 Jesus Christ, it's a figure of speech.
I think Norm must love it. He's mad a career out of being fired from SNL.
"You'd think if you're a polygamist you wouldn't have time for other stuff."😁♥️😘
Really rare videos , cool Collection dude from So many channels , as a norm fan this is better than streaming .
I had never heard of Beachcombers before, but now I know Relic. Thanks Norm.
Dirty Work is so underrated.
RIP Dustin Hoffman.
rainman ?????
He's gone??? Wow, have I been under a rock?
I guess so. It was a bit in this video.
Dustin Hoffman is *not* dead.
Hoffman isn’t dead, but his career may as well be. He’s been charged with serious sexual assault allegations.
Jellyrolls bit had me howling. He is so damn funny.
He has to be one of the most real people on the planet....He is always true to himself.
Thanks a lot for compiling these !
Thank you...THANK YOU for uploading this.
Thx for uploading these more obscure clips of Norm that i hadnt seen before. The bit about Relic from the Beachcombers was hilarious.
That polygamy bit is gold 🤣1:53
Awesome. A couple of these I haven't seen
is nice english
Master Yoda is that you?
That first interview was brutal
Great editing and export quality. Please do many many more videos in the future. Yay!
OMG ROFL Don Rickles "KALAWALALALA....and everybodys sucking sand?!"
Norm=brutal honesty.
"Venal" intentions... Learned new word today. Thanks Norm
Did Bob Sagat just say he plowed into a man hole?
😂
If you've ever seen some of Sagat's comedy, he's one of the dirtiest most disgusting. I don't mind dirty jokes but he grosses me out.
Wow before he even started talking I thought that looks like Quentin Tarantino. I always knew who Norm was but not like his fans do and I’m starting to realize he is like a hidden genius with all of his layers
Dreams about jellyrollls hmm what might that mean LOL.
Norm is my favorite KZhead comedian. Jim Carrey said Norm is his favorite when he goes on KZhead to look for comedy and I AGREE
I made a real weird laugh during the jellyrolls thing. I've never heard that laugh from myself.
Gay
"You guys like jelly rolls?" 😂
Norm is just a stone cold genius.
Dirty Work is one of my all time favorite comedies.
Dang, Thanks Norm, now I'm binge watching The Beachcombers.
Watch out for that Relic character though
It's gonna be -11 in Medicine Hat on Friday. Grab the swimming trunks!!!
85dime, it's cold
look at those Canadian temps!!!! Really is the frozen north.
jaim haas, the Calgarry bit? Freezing - 17, - 20, their still human beings though, right?
Real meeting of the mind in these clips.
Nobody: News station spell checkers: CEHCK IT OUT
God that interview about relic was fucking hilarious.
Canada, the most un-international country in the world. Lmfao
One should never try to be funny around Norm (bob saget), it's just not going to work unless you laugh with him like the guy in Calgary.
+ThingsAreLookingUp Norm has such a respect for Saget that during his roast (which he denied at first) he mad clean jokes and did not dig into him. I do agree Norm is funnier but Bob was part of his insperation.
when he said dustin hoffman i swear he was thinking of matt hoffman lmfao
Hey.. You’re not I’m not Norm ...
The weather streaming during the Calgary interview. Holy shit.
New York 516 it's Celsius
@@ancientdolphins8700 A couple of weeks ago we had -30 F daily highs for 6 straight days.
It's hard to tell when Norm MacDonald is drunk, and when his brain is practicing for inebriation.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks he's got this strange drunk persona. I believe that he doesn't drink, but man if he doesn't remind of my drunk uncle from Northern Minnesota.
@@obscurebandfan it's Xanax
He doesn’t drink, it’s his Xanax
Drunk on the elixir of living life to the fullest, maybe. Give the man some credit, he battled with cancer and it ended in a draw.
13:20: me at least once a day lol
Its sorta like Ghostbusters.....yeah except there are no ghosts.
I miss this man. So much...
Relic in a hotel room. Hahaha
Norm is the greatest...
Scott Fee kept up with Norm really well! Miss him in Calgary
Norms the greatest. Love that Guy!
10:00 you can tell Norm actually likes this news reporter because he’s surprisingly intelligent and understands Norm’s humor