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RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 3:38 pm
by nvr
One of my favorite comedians.
https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdo ... 234833212/

Disinvited from the View (on Bill Clinton, "I thought it was a matter of record!" [that he was a murderer]):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3PP_SWHUQQ

Norm, saving the interview, roasting carrottop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0WayC7jW0

The moth joke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJN9mBRX3uo

There were so many others.
He'll be missed.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 4:00 pm
by gradles21
He was my favorite comedian by far. This is my favorite joke of his

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 4:57 pm
by Lizzy60
I’ve never heard of him, but I’ve seen the internet explode with news of his death. So gradles21 posts an example of his jokes, and I think, well gradles21 seems like a cool dude based on his participation on this forum so I’ll check it out.

First of all, not funny.
Second, I knew the punchline long before he delivered it.
Third, a gay joke. From a deeply-closeted gay man (according to many comments online today). Totally not funny.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 5:10 pm
by hyloglyph
Lizzy60 wrote: September 14th, 2021, 4:57 pm I’ve never heard of him, but I’ve seen the internet explode with news of his death. So gradles21 posts an example of his jokes, and I think, well gradles21 seems like a cool dude based on his participation on this forum so I’ll check it out.

First of all, not funny.
Second, I knew the punchline long before he delivered it.
Third, a gay joke. From a deeply-closeted gay man (according to many comments online today). Totally not funny.
Lol

He never said he was gay. He said he was deeply closeted.

Lol

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 5:28 pm
by nvr
Lizzy60 wrote: September 14th, 2021, 4:57 pm I’ve never heard of him, but I’ve seen the internet explode with news of his death. So gradles21 posts an example of his jokes, and I think, well gradles21 seems like a cool dude based on his participation on this forum so I’ll check it out.

First of all, not funny.
Second, I knew the punchline long before he delivered it.
Third, a gay joke. From a deeply-closeted gay man (according to many comments online today). Totally not funny.
You may be missing the irony, word play, impromptu fabrication, and bad delivery that's all part of the joke which he was known for.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 7:54 pm
by Aprhys
Funniest. Man. Ever. When I was stuck in a hospital bed after my heart attack I sat and watched Norm Macdonald videos on YouTube for four days straight. At one point the nurse ran in and thought I was headed towards another heart attack I was laughing so hard. I would have died happy.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 14th, 2021, 9:23 pm
by Great8
He was the best! Loved to watch videos of him. If you haven't seem him do SNL News, please do. So whitty.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 15th, 2021, 7:51 am
by gradles21
nvr wrote: September 14th, 2021, 5:28 pm
Lizzy60 wrote: September 14th, 2021, 4:57 pm I’ve never heard of him, but I’ve seen the internet explode with news of his death. So gradles21 posts an example of his jokes, and I think, well gradles21 seems like a cool dude based on his participation on this forum so I’ll check it out.

First of all, not funny.
Second, I knew the punchline long before he delivered it.
Third, a gay joke. From a deeply-closeted gay man (according to many comments online today). Totally not funny.
You may be missing the irony, word play, impromptu fabrication, and bad delivery that's all part of the joke which he was known for.
You nailed it.

Sorry Lizzy, his comedy style isn't for everyone, my wife doesn't think he's funny either.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 23rd, 2021, 8:38 pm
by gradles21
Here's another one that I really like, very timely since we just had the 20 year 9/11 anniversary.

Re: RIP Norm MacDonald

Posted: September 26th, 2021, 8:02 pm
by PPS
You should mourn for the prophets and saints you murder daily with your stubbornness, before you mourn for vain celebs.

Guess you'll have to retrace every step of sin you committed.

You won't get any respect in Heaven.