― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 20:46 (twenty years ago) link
as for the talk shows, those are SOOOO not-spontaneous. the host is usually just feeding lines to their guests. it's entertainment. the real chitchat happens during the commercials.
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 20:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:00 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:02 (twenty years ago) link
But in what context? I think what threw you is that you thought that Norm had cast aside his "stage persona" when talking to you off-stage. But suppose he wants to keep it on the entire time he's in the club; no matter where he goes in the club, his role is the performer. Same with on TV talk shows. In other words, it may not be a matter of genuine vs. non-genuine as much as whether you're Norm McDonald or "Norm McDonald."
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:08 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:21 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:28 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
― kirsten (kirsten), Thursday, 30 October 2003 01:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 30 October 2003 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
I hate this show. I will not watch it next week. I feel betrayed. Especially since the last show he had in development (for CBS), which DIDN'T EVEN GET TO PILOT stage was an Odd Couple ripoff where he would have been paired with JON LOVITZ. NOW that would have been impossible to fuck up.I even like Norm Macdonald's movies, which are very shitty. But I hate A MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER.
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 15:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 October 2003 15:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 15:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 October 2003 15:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 15:27 (twenty years ago) link
but in defense of hooper, i was flipping back and forth between that and tv carnage volume two and nothing beats that Three's Company / scat montage. nothing.
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 October 2003 17:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 17:49 (twenty years ago) link
Fuckin' Norm. I think he's the funniest guy, but sheesh, his "legit" stuff sucks.
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 30 October 2003 18:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 18:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 30 October 2003 19:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 October 2003 19:49 (twenty years ago) link
dude needs more work. also, can't say this is surprising - "However, on the January 2, 2008 episode of The O'Reilly Factor, Macdonald stated that he is "very pro-life, but against the death penalty". He also revealed that he supports John McCain for president in the 2008 US Presidential Election"
― gershy, Saturday, 2 February 2008 20:34 (sixteen years ago) link
i was just thinking of him today cuz one of the episodes of fairly odd parents where he plays a genie was on . he should do more cartoon work. he plays norm the genie, of course.
― scott seward, Saturday, 2 February 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Norm Macdonald returns to returning to television!!
Watched his new "Sports Show" last night. A little bit hit and miss, but 100% Norm. I think it'll warm up, he seems to enjoy himself.
This sketch he did with Blake Griffin was probably the highlight of the show and it's fucking hysterical imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIyybvoyY1U
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 15 April 2011 04:25 (thirteen years ago) link
woot! Let's hope this show lasts longer than that Murray brothers golf show from a few years back (which was also awesome!)
I <3 Norm, he's like Mike Nelson, in that he keeps his politics out of his humour (although I don't think he's as conservative as ol' MJN).
― No pop, no style -- all simply (Viceroy), Friday, 15 April 2011 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't give a shit about sports at all but I laughed! Love Norm.
― GLOWER METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 15 April 2011 05:14 (thirteen years ago) link
we've been talking about this on 77 just fyi
― J0rdan S., Friday, 15 April 2011 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link
i dont understand what 77 is...isnt like the ILX freemasons or water buffaloes or something?
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 15 April 2011 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
you should join tbh
― J0rdan S., Friday, 15 April 2011 05:27 (thirteen years ago) link
is there an audition
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 15 April 2011 05:33 (thirteen years ago) link
no Request Access to 77 Borad
― J0rdan S., Friday, 15 April 2011 05:34 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 15 April 2011 05:48 (thirteen years ago) link
He was on Bill Simmons's podcast earlier this week and did an impression of Gordon Lightfoot singing "Maggie May". Tears.
I'd ask to go on 77 but I'm afraid of what I'd find there.
― Bryan, Friday, 15 April 2011 06:26 (thirteen years ago) link
at this point it's mostly just ppl talking about going to the store or w/e the fuck
― J0rdan S., Friday, 15 April 2011 06:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh. How's it for Canadians?
― Bryan, Friday, 15 April 2011 06:32 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzGTAFu-XaM
kind of bizarre - norm's fixation with cock.. i went to see him do standup last year and he spent 20 minutes of his act discussing a cock going into an ass - there was no joke no punchline, he just wanted to talk about it... he was drunk during that show and seems like he is drunk in this interview..zwartepiet412 4 months ago
― dylannn, Friday, 15 April 2011 06:45 (thirteen years ago) link
son of a
― T.S. Eliot-themed roach fetish porn (silby), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I saw him do 10 amusing mins in front of Sarah Silverman in LA last week. ("I'm not that strict a vegetarian. I eat pork... but no vegetables.")
― joyless shithead (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
I saw him to 2 hours last Friday. Very funny overall. He did the strict vegetarian bit and let it drag on a bit but it was pretty funny.
― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
“And, finally, to bury the lede, TBS is also working with Norm Macdonald on an unscripted series called Norm Macdonald Is Trending that literally just sounds like a show where Norm Macdonald reads the Internet out loud to you. That… sounds pretty good, actually.”
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 17 May 2012 05:18 (eleven years ago) link
Would watch that.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:18 (eleven years ago) link
Would watch it, rewind it, and watch it again
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:23 (eleven years ago) link
Seriously. It could just be called Norm MacDonald Talks About Stuff and I'd be all over it.
― Bob Bop Perano (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
I guess it feels like everyone is misunderstanding Whiney here, he's talking about how the work of a comedian is interpreted and how/where it "lives on." Sure, one could just ignore it, that's totally a valid choice.
But I'd guess most people would agree that, on some level, it can be interesting to talk about how someone's body of work is received.
― intheblanks, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 03:21 (eight months ago) link
well not amongst the biggest dipshits in the YouTube comment section
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 03:22 (eight months ago) link
I guess it feels like everyone is misunderstanding Whiney here
read that again and possibly consider whether "everyone" misunderstanding something is not actually a signifier of whether the point is well made or possibly just wrong altogether
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 06:04 (eight months ago) link
My point is pretty unassailable if you’ve spent five minutes on the aforementioned subreddits and YouTube comment sections
― sean paul akerman (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 06:35 (eight months ago) link
So that’s why it didn’t make sense
― H.P, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 06:52 (eight months ago) link
Anyway, thank you intheblanks
― sean paul akerman (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 07:03 (eight months ago) link
not saying you're wrong whiney im saying its a weird angle to insist on, its a small angle but insofar as it goes sure revisionism from youtube comments is a wild beast and whence it takes us none living can say
im not sure anybody misunderstood the point but it isnt afaict the discussion ppl were having?
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 07:27 (eight months ago) link