Norm Macdonald Returns to Television!

yeah thats otm

his comedians/coffee/cars is great

it's not otm because he's one of the few good/funny standups in the world

that seems to be the narrative his entire career - he's one of the funniest guys on the planet but there really isn't a great vehicle for him to showcase his talents. he was good on Weekend Update, Dirty Work is alright, his stand-up is hit-and-miss, his Sports Show was good but kind of awkward...none of it is as funny as him going on Conan and doing the Sully bit

I haven't consumed tons of Norm MacDonald content but he was on the Roast of Someone or Other and did a bunch of miserable roast jokes off of a website to a nonplussed crowd and I think that alone is a peak achievement in comedy.

I'm almost certain he's got some miserable political opinions though.

hm I said "miserable" twice grr

yea that was truly mind blowing. "Bob Saget's got a face like a flower....yeah, a CAULIFLOWER!" was the hardest I've ever laughed during any of those roasts

Greg Giraldo is here. He has the grace of a swan, the wisdom of an owl, and the eye of an eagle—ladies and gentlemen, this man is for the birds!

I've not been that impressed by Norm the Comedian. That is, his written bits or his standup, per se. He just seems like a genuinely funny person, no matter what he's doing.

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 31 August 2018 20:34 (two hours ago) Permalink

yeah thats otm

his comedians/coffee/cars is great

― lee guacamole (darraghmac), Friday, 31 August 2018 21:54 (one hour ago) Permalink

I think the impression he gives that he’s not doing a craft is fact the craft

*is in fact

so this guy has some bad opinions

and some funny jokes

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-norm-macdonalds-new-talk-show-wont-target-trump-1141832

I listened to one of his standup albums recently and I agree he's generally funnier on talk shows and such rather than doing standup per se -- his rhythm just doesn't work as well with the echoey mic and the constant theater laughter.

the rape/raping bit from ccc wasn't the best of his times

this seems like an unwise thing for him to have said just before his show debuts.

I still think his weekend update era was classic, as was his standup at the time; but I haven't had any time for him for ages.

his funniest joke to me: "do you ever lie for no reason? 'hey, did you see that movie with meryl streep and the horse?' "...... yes'"

'me doing standup' is very funny

yea I guess one thing about Norm is that he's an old-school type of comedian, his goal is to make you laugh, not be some sort of "divine truth teller" who has a well-thought out and informed opinion on every subject under the sun. his comedy is funny in some part because his conclusions are so obviously wrong. watching him talk about sports is pretty illuminating, he's so captivating and often comes at it from a great angle, but at the end of the day his predictions are often hilariously off.

I had looked on [Roseanne's] Twitter feed once in a while. I really couldn't understand her because I am not that worldly in politics.

Once again another country not sending us their best.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-norm-macdonalds-new-talk-show-wont-target-trump-1141832

― Pesto Mindset (Eazy), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 22:13 (fifty-seven minutes ago) Permalink

I don't get why this is even a question that has to be asked -- does every tv show now have a responsibility to "target trump"?

pretty much everything in 2018 boils down to "what does this guy think of Trump"

actually in context in the full article what mcdonald says isn't so surprising to me, TBH.

i like comedy that eschews politics if it's funny

yes. and that is exactly how it should be. xxp

If you don't take a futile, preaching-to-the-choir stance on Trump, you stand with Trump

Maybe every album that comes out should also be required to have an anti-trump song.

It is not at all the same for musicians, but: any "comedian" who doesn't address Trump/distances himself from the most moronic US prez ever, is a shit comedian. #controp

Terrible opinion

my god ye'd give a fella hope yet

xp to lbi sad!

You would say that, yes

xp

as soon as you require a political stance from yr comedy youre the enemy

or yr music or yr movies or yr anything

possibly even yr politics

def yr friends

It is not at all the same for musicians, but: any "comedian" who doesn't address Trump/distances himself from the most moronic US prez ever, is a shit comedian. #controp

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:25 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you must be really funny

wait so yr friends are yr enemies I'm confused

xp

Not really. All (comedy) is politics anyway. Comedians aren't the enemy, they're faux friends most of the time.

you must be really funny

― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Wednesday, September 12, 2018 1:28 AM (twenty-six seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

..

norm should read the hilarious ILX politics threads on his show

He should stop making rape jokes first and foremost. After that we can invite him to ilx.

Everything is political!

Being apolitical is political

and acceptable!

and in some cases preferred, even

but the case is very specific. politics in comedy can be good. norm explicitly putting politics into his comedy would be awful. clearly the person complaining that colin kaepernick brought politics into his football is terrible. but the person complaining that norm macdonald is not explicitly putting politics into his comedy show is also (much less) terrible.

wait so yr friends are yr enemies I'm confused

xp

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 23:29 (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nah
its that ppl with whom i disagree with politically are certainly not automatically 'enemies'

I think the impression he gives that he’s not doing a craft is fact the craft

― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Friday, 31 August 2018 23:05 (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes btw....tho he does imo do it with a sideways look, its not completely deadpan

stewart lee draws attn to the same thing which is different again, performing v deliberately that he is not performing, called back enough routine after routine that its a loop at this stage

A) Norm tells funny stories sometimes.

B) Norm is exactly the kind of uninformed moron who would support Trump. But because *we* like him, that's ok.

C) Fuck Norm.

does he support trump

There's a bootleg of one of his standups where the audience asks if he voted, and he says, nah, besides, he's Canadian. To which he adds, "Yeah, if you thought your vote was pointless..."

I don't know why Trump won. One reason was KellyAnne Conway, who is one of the most charming and lovable people I've ever seen.

— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) December 29, 2016

I have heard him talk about trump and i do not get the impression he’s a big trump supporter.