Norm Macdonald Collection on Letterman, Part 4 of 5: 1999-2000

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2019
  • 22. March 22, 1999. Promotes "The Norm Show." With Don King (here in sync).
    23. September 21, 1999. 'The Norm Show," Season 2. (Now called "Norm.")
    24. February 16, 2000. Backstage Show with guest-host Tom Snyder. (Deleted: a remote with Dave and Richard Simmons and a Top Ten list with Demi Moore.)
    25. February 25, 2000. "Norm."
    Links to all Parts:
    Part 1: The Early Years, 1990-95: • Norm Macdonald Collect...
    Part 2: 1996-97: • Norm Macdonald Collect...
    Part 3: 1998: • Norm Macdonald Collect...
    Part 4: 1999-2000: • Norm Macdonald Collect...
    Part 5: 2003-15: • Norm Macdonald Collect...

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  • @kevindrago2701
    @kevindrago2701 2 года назад +123

    After watching about one hour plus of these Norm on Letterman clips, I’m convinced Norm was letterman‘s absolute favorite guest

    • @m.a.4949
      @m.a.4949 2 года назад +24

      He said that also. Not a secret.

    • @Huelogy
      @Huelogy 5 месяцев назад +5

      And warren zevon

    • @gregdebaggis5032
      @gregdebaggis5032 Месяц назад

      💯 Warren said on the show that Dave was the best thing that ever happened to his music. ♥️​@@Huelogy

  • @clydeg4274
    @clydeg4274 2 года назад +179

    “I feel like I care about your career more than you do! Is that possible?”
    I think that’s totally possible Dave 🤣

    • @justinthomas5723
      @justinthomas5723 Год назад +6

      The only celebrity that truly didn’t give a shit about money and acclaim. Only what was truly funny and provocative. I miss him

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 Год назад +6

      I’m into music, and came to realize Norm Macdonald was to comedy as John Frusciante is to rock guitar. Except Norm never failed/sabotaged on purpose out of spite (O.J. thing wasn’t really that) both never learned to drive a car. The craft was always top priority, and the business side was secondary, and money was always willing to be sacrificed in the pursuit of creating the best thing they could at the time.

    • @markonino12
      @markonino12 4 месяца назад

      ??

  • @bandit6272
    @bandit6272 2 года назад +719

    Props to Letterman for standing by his bro.
    Norm was one of the most naturally funny people ever born. RIP

    • @murderc27
      @murderc27 2 года назад +17

      And sincere, humble, especially for a celebrity. Sorry...

    • @bandit6272
      @bandit6272 2 года назад +10

      @@murderc27 "sorry"....you must be Canadian. 😁 no offense

    • @murderc27
      @murderc27 2 года назад +12

      @@bandit6272 Nah, Floridian, which according to the memes makes me like the opposite lol. "Sorry" was like me figuratively wiping tears away, I guess. Lol man I'm just still bummed Norm's gone, and here's my outlet.

    • @timmytommy69
      @timmytommy69 2 года назад +6

      He can see the tragedy of being given life, and how it is not so hyped up as your think it is because it means i have to die.

    • @michaelmccay123
      @michaelmccay123 Год назад +1

      @andrion waser he was a household name in the 90s and probably still is to anyone but zoomers

  • @jameslutian1977
    @jameslutian1977 2 года назад +214

    I've watched every Norm clip 100x over, and for my money him telling Dave about getting drunk is the best bit he's done. It's just one perfect zinger after another, all in the context of a ridiculous story. You'll never see this kind of genius on TV ever again.

    • @zee8980
      @zee8980 2 года назад +7

      i agree

    • @stefanoroberti
      @stefanoroberti 2 года назад +5

      Amen

    • @cameronwitmer
      @cameronwitmer 2 года назад +19

      For my money, blue is the best color in the rainbow.

    • @drummersantana
      @drummersantana 2 года назад +26

      He was on fire. "Gay guys are so on top of the latest thing, when they have sex, they don't even use a lady!" lmao

    • @davedecker1725
      @davedecker1725 2 года назад +2

      @@drummersantana 😂

  • @nickflionis6341
    @nickflionis6341 4 года назад +137

    "good news, your not paralyzed from the neck down, your knee is responding to me hitting it with a hammer" is pure gold

  • @skatchmo
    @skatchmo 2 года назад +461

    When Dave says "That sky rage" in passing, and the crowd gives him an applause break was a telling moment. Dave comments "No, I don't think so" as the applause starts because he knows full well that it wasn't much of a joke at all. Hacks just want laughs. The greats respect the craft. That moment sticks out every time I watch this.

    • @cameronwitmer
      @cameronwitmer 2 года назад +29

      Yup I always pick up on that too

    • @jameslutian1977
      @jameslutian1977 2 года назад +49

      He's almost embarrassed by it.

    • @alexlarkins4218
      @alexlarkins4218 2 года назад +13

      That was an apt assessment.
      Well done sir!!

    • @lucasvarela9632
      @lucasvarela9632 2 года назад +7

      Time stamp?

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 2 года назад +44

      All quite true, but I'm guessing that If the same quip gets the same response and he's only gabbing with Paul, he would take it gladly. The real crux of it is that he doesn't want to upstage the guest by collecting applause like that unless it was a great line. (Norm's plane joke a second earlier had just fallen a tad flat.) Respect for the guest. People in showbiz mentally keep score on things like that meticulously, and remember for all eternity if they've been slighted in the minutest way. I'm Kent Brockman and this has been my two cents.

  • @logoseven3365
    @logoseven3365 2 года назад +254

    Dave is an audience member like the rest of us. He just has a fantastic seat.

  • @xavariusquest4603
    @xavariusquest4603 2 года назад +224

    Having Don King come out as "the manager" is awesome. That fact that he's still kickin it at 90 is amazing.

    • @JmO-ee1bi
      @JmO-ee1bi 2 года назад +43

      Still bobbin n weavin, still robbin n theivin

    • @rolandtomassi3486
      @rolandtomassi3486 2 года назад +17

      Yeah hard to believe he’s not in jail

    • @xavariusquest4603
      @xavariusquest4603 2 года назад +9

      @@rolandtomassi3486 I always wondered how he "managed" that. But he always was a slick business man. I never respected him but there's that tiny part of me that kinda liked him...I don't know why or how to explain it...I just did.

    • @robbieturok4676
      @robbieturok4676 2 года назад +10

      He wasn't 90 back then. Hes 90 today. Back then he was in his 60s

    • @xavariusquest4603
      @xavariusquest4603 2 года назад +15

      @@robbieturok4676 "The fact that he's still kicking it at 90 is amazing." I wrote this. It is in the present tense indicated by the use of "still" and " is". They indicate that he is in his 90s now...and I find 8t amazing that someone who has lived on the edge throughout his adult life is still thriving and surviving. So, I think I'll stick with what I wrote as accurate and grammatically correct.

  • @rellgreen6558
    @rellgreen6558 2 года назад +221

    Dave was NOT the affectionate type, but he loved Norm. His continued support of Norm is so heartwarming.

    • @AlwaysPeacefulMaDeuce
      @AlwaysPeacefulMaDeuce 2 года назад +7

      Greatness knows greatness!

    • @mikhailtonikov
      @mikhailtonikov Год назад +5

      I don't know if you are a history buff or not, but Letterman is like Nixon.

    • @glennvastine4118
      @glennvastine4118 11 месяцев назад +1

      I agree……why couldn’t have been Dave that died?

    • @TGBS1
      @TGBS1 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@glennvastine4118Good god, Glenn.

    • @glennvastine4118
      @glennvastine4118 10 месяцев назад

      I HATE IT when great stand ups die!!!!!!!

  • @daviswhite3591
    @daviswhite3591 2 года назад +381

    David Letterman, Don King and Norm Macdonald all doing their jobs in one place at the same time is solid gold history.

    • @Sarcasmo48
      @Sarcasmo48 2 года назад +18

      What a great way to put this.

    • @leonardhetle998
      @leonardhetle998 Год назад

      Awesome

    • @user-gz5ip4hw3i
      @user-gz5ip4hw3i Год назад +9

      I have a new goal in Life. We'll all have to be who we are. However, I'd love to be just a little more like Norm Mcdonald...

    • @brassteeth3355
      @brassteeth3355 Год назад +1

      ​@@user-gz5ip4hw3i 😂.
      😅
      L

    • @gc6888
      @gc6888 Год назад +2

      Norm was a comedic genius- It was a sad day when the world lost Norm McDonald.

  • @stevehaff6630
    @stevehaff6630 3 года назад +344

    It's taken me twenty years to figure out why Norm Mcdonald is the funniest man alive
    It's because he has no ego outside of what is funny.
    Norm. U r a genius

    • @m.willems7030
      @m.willems7030 3 года назад +20

      Yup. The joke and laughter are primary. Everything else is just material to be used.

    • @anthonysteen56
      @anthonysteen56 3 года назад +24

      @@m.willems7030 the crowd’s laughter is secondary, norm’s is primary

    • @m.willems7030
      @m.willems7030 3 года назад +1

      @@anthonysteen56 shut up Anthony.

    • @RepeatedFails
      @RepeatedFails 2 года назад +4

      This is the best way I've ever heard it explained, even from his friends and contemporaries

    • @mohnjarx7801
      @mohnjarx7801 2 года назад +5

      Way to jinx the poor fella

  • @vinko8237
    @vinko8237 4 года назад +140

    "I made AVOCADO, I know what BOOT is!"
    Great Norm, even in such tiny details

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 3 года назад +30

      "I didn't come all the way up here to have sex with ole Harold Delaney".

    • @rubytuesday247
      @rubytuesday247 2 года назад +2

      That line was hilarious

    • @mmmmm1113
      @mmmmm1113 2 года назад +4

      @@rubytuesday247 ole Harold Delaney. I do t think I’ll ever forget that name now 🤣😭

  • @sidDkid87
    @sidDkid87 3 года назад +96

    12:30 ... *the Don King bit was priceless!!!*
    *"he put the C in comedy, he put the L in levity!!!"*

  • @cjschmitt4882
    @cjschmitt4882 2 года назад +40

    Dave sticking up for Norm is the best thing Dave has ever done!

  • @garyolshan4177
    @garyolshan4177 2 года назад +205

    Norm was one of the funniest comics on the planet. He will deeply missed.

    • @slidesear
      @slidesear 2 года назад +5

      Deeply deeply missed.

    • @julioochoa8444
      @julioochoa8444 2 года назад +16

      And deeply buried as a deeeply closeted man.

    • @j.s.thomasesquire2388
      @j.s.thomasesquire2388 2 года назад +5

      Funny, generous, tied with cancer...Norm Macdonald.

  • @AC2237
    @AC2237 2 года назад +327

    "Don, Shouldn't you be out fixing fights?"...fucking killer line...

    • @wyliestivers2634
      @wyliestivers2634 2 года назад +16

      I'm srill laughing out loud over that one.

    • @themikelynchband7240
      @themikelynchband7240 2 года назад +44

      I’m still reeling from the “…if you fix a fight, you do not go to the judges” line.

    • @AC2237
      @AC2237 2 года назад +13

      @@themikelynchband7240 pure Genius

    • @agentorange81
      @agentorange81 2 года назад +11

      I was very sick , and still laughed at that

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 2 года назад +2

      Meh...
      Kind of low hanging fruit.

  • @chakreshsingh
    @chakreshsingh 2 года назад +36

    His passing away feels like a personal loss.

  • @PushTheStart
    @PushTheStart 2 года назад +483

    Been binging these lately... then I found out about Norm's passing. Really sad. Thank you for uploading these videos so we can still have Norm bring smiles to our faces.

    • @wes11bravo
      @wes11bravo 2 года назад +17

      You and me both, brother. Laughing my ass off at Norm's effortlessly brilliant stories at work, back at home, etc.

    • @lordofthestings
      @lordofthestings 2 года назад +8

      Same here.

    • @alientube1984
      @alientube1984 2 года назад +4

      What? He died?... Idekhws 😳

    • @susanbahry9469
      @susanbahry9469 7 месяцев назад

      I also did not find norm until he was gone. So sad and too soon

  • @p2dar2daag90
    @p2dar2daag90 3 года назад +142

    “If you fix a fight, you do not go to the judges, amirite?”

  • @Zannathin
    @Zannathin 2 года назад +186

    I love how hard Dave laughs when Norms says “if you fix a fight you do not go to the judges; am i right?”

    • @1nvisible1
      @1nvisible1 2 года назад +5

      *True in MMA to this day.*

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 2 года назад

      Where in this clip does this happen?

    • @CircuitRider
      @CircuitRider 2 года назад +1

      @@GigaBoost around 14:00

    • @terryballsack69
      @terryballsack69 Год назад

      @@1nvisible1 tell me what mma fights have been fixed lmao

    • @wbaranful
      @wbaranful Год назад

      I think MMA is still honest. Those guys are too crazy devoted to stain their vocation

  • @nicholashylton6857
    @nicholashylton6857 2 года назад +203

    I will miss you, Norm. You made my youth that much happier.

    • @bennovotny4813
      @bennovotny4813 2 года назад +14

      he served a youthful porpoise

    • @coltonchase392
      @coltonchase392 2 года назад

      How much happier

    • @ethanginn3338
      @ethanginn3338 2 года назад

      @@bennovotny4813
      Oooo

    • @scottw.8030
      @scottw.8030 2 года назад

      @@bennovotny4813 the

    • @businesscat4435
      @businesscat4435 2 года назад +2

      I've never cried when a celebrity died, but I did when I found out about him dying. Looking back on all these previous performances make me cry too.

  • @kevinrhea7332
    @kevinrhea7332 4 года назад +214

    The more this don giller fella uploads the more I care for him he seems like a fine man

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 2 года назад +74

    You'd be hard-pressed to find a guest as dynamic and unpredictable as Norm. One of the greatest.

    • @LK-dx2oq
      @LK-dx2oq 2 года назад +6

      I completely agree!!!
      Norm was the best!!! Best story teller ever!!! He would start out telling a story suck everyone in then wrap it up in a total spoof. He never left me without a laugh. I love this guy!!! So sad he’s gone!!! He will never be forgotten by me!!! I have never been one to idealize someone. However, I did idolize Norm. He’s my favorite comedian ever!!! He will be missed!!!

    • @suzannegreene5461
      @suzannegreene5461 2 года назад +3

      @@LK-dx2oq Totally agree!!

    • @donnawebster4310
      @donnawebster4310 9 месяцев назад

      Chris Elliot is a close second!

  • @synthesis12
    @synthesis12 3 года назад +220

    Man, I miss late night shows that were actually funny. Norm is the best, and Dave was awesome too.

    • @jessallen7756
      @jessallen7756 2 года назад +16

      Everything these days is woke political bullshit

    • @ufafgd
      @ufafgd 2 года назад +13

      @@jessallen7756 The Jimmy's and Stephen suck. The sad thing is their condescending audiences fall for this garbage. Nothing but leftwing socialistic ideas couched as jokes. I think Steve Allen, Jack Parr, or Carson would roll over in their graves. With time these late night idiots will go away. Their ratings will fall, and the networks will find someone else, hopefully a person of morals and common sense to take their place.

    • @jessallen7756
      @jessallen7756 2 года назад +14

      @@ufafgd you may not know this, a few days before Carson died, David Letterman must've known the end was near and during his monologue he said that Carson had been ghost writing jokes for his show since his retirement from the Tonight Show....Letterman wanted him to get a little credit that he himself never asked for.......And you are spot on.....You can go political, but you have got to keep it even.....You can't even stomach what gets put out now....

    • @ufafgd
      @ufafgd 2 года назад +5

      @@jessallen7756 How true.

    • @samseven5260
      @samseven5260 2 года назад +12

      Yes indeed!! Believe it or not... there was a late night show recently with humans dancing around in syringe costumes.

  • @derrikferguson3219
    @derrikferguson3219 3 года назад +136

    What I like about Norm - he’s actually funny!

  • @johndutchman
    @johndutchman 2 года назад +130

    I love when Norm scrunches his arms together, like a giddy little kid .. which, he is.

    • @johndutchman
      @johndutchman 2 года назад +25

      @@billyjackbuzzard Your counter-argument is devestatingly compelling.

    • @nicomoreno5028
      @nicomoreno5028 2 года назад

      I couldn't agree more

    • @stratplayer4562
      @stratplayer4562 2 года назад

      @@nicomoreno5028
      Qwerty

    • @jackhammer7824
      @jackhammer7824 2 года назад +1

      His grungy skill at humor, show the respect!

    • @Halofan4001
      @Halofan4001 2 года назад

      @@johndutchman lmao

  • @jharvable
    @jharvable 3 года назад +200

    Dave always announced his name like Mac was his middle name.

    • @SuperImmenseGaming
      @SuperImmenseGaming 3 года назад +22

      Norm Mac.. Donald

    • @jbird4754
      @jbird4754 3 года назад +11

      But Mac IS the way that it should be pronounced 🤷‍♀️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

    • @billbrasky8904
      @billbrasky8904 3 года назад +2

      Brilliant observation, Jim.

    • @themrreepodcast4201
      @themrreepodcast4201 2 года назад +7

      It's funny cause Norm enunciates words the same way.

    • @ourtime-downhere6931
      @ourtime-downhere6931 2 года назад +1

      He started out with McDonald and as the years went by he kept putting a little more Mac on the Donald.

  • @cindymyers8143
    @cindymyers8143 2 года назад +26

    Letterman always knew Norms talent that's why he had him on his last show and made a Netflix show for Norm. RIP Legend!

  • @LuisMartinez-sv4yd
    @LuisMartinez-sv4yd 2 года назад +25

    That last clip at the end where Letterman tells Norm that’s he’s genuinely funny (1:05:20), looked like Norm was getting choked up a little. Shows how much Norm loved Dave.

  • @amybates4519
    @amybates4519 2 года назад +166

    I miss him soo much already. Been binge watching everything Norm MacDonald. It must be the end of times.

    • @BVaxter
      @BVaxter 2 года назад +7

      So much material I been binge watching too

    • @pozloadescobar
      @pozloadescobar 2 года назад +12

      Me too. I feel guilty I didn't watch more before he passed. Norm gives me nostalgia for the world before it turned anti-comedy

    • @warnerpinchback1252
      @warnerpinchback1252 2 года назад

      @@BVaxter TIs is o ok jib btihe and ib

    • @jamesminger4241
      @jamesminger4241 2 года назад +5

      I’m just thankful for all of the work that Norm gave us.

    • @amyanttila1617
      @amyanttila1617 2 года назад +2

      Same!

  • @drprofessorpowersport
    @drprofessorpowersport 2 года назад +25

    "ever since I started working with Don my careers been going excellent" 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

  • @hankhicks8046
    @hankhicks8046 3 года назад +93

    i returned to my first love of doing nothing and then I hung around for awhile

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 Год назад +3

      At 75, I have been doing hardly anything, since I retired over 10 years ago!...It is just amazing, to not be a slave to the clock!

  • @romie426
    @romie426 2 года назад +29

    What a sweet guy. He loved letterman unlike anybody I’ve ever seen on there. God bless ‘em

  • @roberj568
    @roberj568 2 года назад +26

    He had such a beautiful smile, even as he aged

    • @guscox9651
      @guscox9651 2 месяца назад

      Keep in mind the weight he put on was largely due to the cancer/ cancer treatment

    • @tcme11
      @tcme11 23 дня назад

      He never lost the dimples.

  • @aaronrodriguez110
    @aaronrodriguez110 3 года назад +44

    Don King coming out is literally better than ANYTHING in the past 7 years of late night tv.

    • @davedecker1725
      @davedecker1725 2 года назад

      Don King would shoot his mother in the face for a dollar.
      Iron Mike Tyson

    • @chrismercer96
      @chrismercer96 5 месяцев назад

      I didn't even know he was gay

    • @aaronrodriguez110
      @aaronrodriguez110 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@chrismercer96 oh ho ho ha... ha.... oh, you.

  • @makethisgowhoosh
    @makethisgowhoosh 2 года назад +63

    The wallet joke is one of Norm's best ad libs. Dave had it coming, he was stepping all over Norm's delivery.

    • @hotdog9262
      @hotdog9262 11 месяцев назад +5

      one of his best god damn it was funny

    • @TheRicardfranca89
      @TheRicardfranca89 10 месяцев назад +1

      When is it?

    • @nickpagano7134
      @nickpagano7134 9 месяцев назад +3

      first part of your statement is correct, it was one of the best by both men, the entire sequence. The 2nd part is idiotic. It was perfectly played by both. No stepping over existed. It almost never is in any internet losers comments who reads waaaaaaaaay too much into short clips of things he has no idea about.

    • @nickpagano7134
      @nickpagano7134 9 месяцев назад

      @@TheRicardfranca89 start around 20:20

    • @makethisgowhoosh
      @makethisgowhoosh 9 месяцев назад +7

      @@nickpagano7134 You really shouldn't drink and comment. It's clear they were both reacting to each other and Letterman wasn't letting him do his prepared bit and he was stepping on his lines. That's why Norm gave him the zinger that certainly wasn't scripted, and Dave's reaction was genuine and obvious annoyance. That's my opinion, you don't have to be a schmuck about it.. That's it, no more discussion needed, but feel free to have the inane last word.

  • @ScarletEdge
    @ScarletEdge 2 года назад +28

    Having Norm as a guest must have been like an easy day at job. You just invite him and let him do what he does best. He will take you places.

  • @lukemomblow9945
    @lukemomblow9945 2 года назад +21

    Hearing letterman say he hopes his kid to turn out like norm is pretty cool to watch especially after his last appearance on the show

    • @fink7968
      @fink7968 2 года назад +1

      @@billyjackbuzzard his kid will also turn out dead to be fair, as will yourself and I.

  • @kanealson5200
    @kanealson5200 4 года назад +95

    Highlights
    0:36 Dave voicing support for Norm and his new show
    3:21 'Life is Beautiful' Movie
    5:59 Why Norm doesn't drive
    7:15 Norm gets his bike stolen
    11:04 Talking about the 'Norm' show
    12:40 Don King
    18:02 Dave is barren
    19:11 Disney World ( Animals don't wear pants )
    21:08 Norm's zinger
    25:49 A retrospective of Norm's appearances
    26:50 Quintuple bypass surgery
    32:15 Getting fired, being a quisling
    32:59 Drinking Whiskey
    34:22 Erectile dysfunction/Bob Dole
    34:46 Norm's mustard story
    38:36 Norm's impression of Dave
    42:00 Vacation and Ol' Harold Delaney ( Where I live btw ;)
    49:30 Abs
    50:36 Door to door salesman
    54:23 Dave returns after heart surgery
    56:49 Gambling
    58:15 Psychiatrist
    1:00:01 First time getting drunk
    1:05:20 Norm is funny

    • @paulcolbourne9112
      @paulcolbourne9112 4 года назад +13

      These are invaluable. Especially when showing the clips to people who don't know.

    • @ourtime-downhere6931
      @ourtime-downhere6931 2 года назад +1

      So pretty much the entire video, lol. It's nice to have a reference to the specific jokes but whenever I have time I'll watch the entire thing.

  • @mauricefrontz8570
    @mauricefrontz8570 2 года назад +37

    Watching Dave and Norm in these segments is like listening to two jazz artists who've known each other for a long time playing and improvising together.

    • @heatherperleberg7816
      @heatherperleberg7816 Год назад +2

      To me, it's like 2 comedians having a conversation

    • @CraigLumpyLemke
      @CraigLumpyLemke Год назад

      @@heatherperleberg7816 It's 2 comedians WORKING. It's not two buddies just chatting. They're moving a few million dollars per minute. Professionals demonstrating decades of practice their craft, just like Maurice's jazz musician analogy. And just like everything else in life, if you practice enough you make it look simple.

    • @heatherperleberg7816
      @heatherperleberg7816 Год назад +1

      @@CraigLumpyLemke To me, it's like 2 comedians having a conversation

  • @ShawnFerrell
    @ShawnFerrell 10 месяцев назад +6

    Norm was amazing, he downplayed his intelligence, downplayed his illness, and just entertained people with jokes that were genuinely golden.

  • @jorgespinha
    @jorgespinha 2 года назад +44

    “Let’s move on Norm” oh god! That’s really crazy funny!

    • @marccas10
      @marccas10 2 года назад +10

      Letterman's timing is impeccable.

    • @willywonka7812
      @willywonka7812 2 года назад +1

      @@xFALL3Nx93 yeah man. Holocaust jokes were entirely suitable material for light entertainment broadcast television shows in the 90s.

    • @AlexRasengan1337
      @AlexRasengan1337 2 года назад

      @@xFALL3Nx93 That's the joke idiot.

    • @teocantsleep4611
      @teocantsleep4611 2 года назад +1

      He surely stopped the stream of consciousness going on there.

  • @mariesmith8454
    @mariesmith8454 6 месяцев назад +6

    Loved Norm McDonald. Not always the material so much, but it amazed me how he could say the most outrageous things with a perfectly innocent look & a grin on his face. He was just naturally funny no matter what he said & just so likeable as himself.

  • @donnawebster4310
    @donnawebster4310 3 года назад +38

    It's a toss up. Norm's hilarious stories vs Dave's laughing at Norm's hilarious stories

  • @RyanPelley1
    @RyanPelley1 2 года назад +24

    I was never a big viewer of Dave, but even as a youngster, it was so noticable how much he loved having Norm on the show. I can't recall Dave laughing as much and as hard as he did with anyone else like he did with Norm.

  • @Meester_Smeeth
    @Meester_Smeeth 3 года назад +44

    I never realized how awesome Don King is as a promoter

  • @ashleyham3501
    @ashleyham3501 2 года назад +54

    I miss Dave. Him & Ferguson were the only ones worth watching. RIP Norm, you were the best... and can we just acknowledge how unbelievably good looking Norm was? That smile, those dimples and sparkling blue eyes.

  • @davidinstronghold
    @davidinstronghold 2 месяца назад +3

    Letterman’s loyalty to his friendship with Norm is so refreshing to see

  • @paulinemuthena6545
    @paulinemuthena6545 2 года назад +14

    There is so much rapport and open admiration and love between Norm and Dave. Norm gives Dave this fixed intense gaze ,a look of such love and appreciation, you cannot help feeling these two are buddy friends.

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 Год назад +3

      Dave was known to be a bit of a tyrant to his staff...but he was very considerate of his friends...He paid for his comedy friend George Miller's expensive final illness...in the case of Norm, Dave had him on the show Norm's TV debut!...Norm never forgot that, and his tearing up was for real at the end of his final monologue for Dave.`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

  • @katherinea.rodgers8366
    @katherinea.rodgers8366 4 года назад +109

    Thank you, Don Giller, for uploading these wonderful clips of Norm. In all my years I don't think that there has ever been a comedian as adorable, good looking as Norm!!

  • @marky.mark.g
    @marky.mark.g 3 года назад +50

    21:08 "Maybe if you had a few more dollars in your wallet, you'd have a kid."

    • @semerhi
      @semerhi 3 года назад +7

      What an amazing line!

    • @suzannegreene5461
      @suzannegreene5461 2 года назад +3

      They’re both so quick with their zingers!

    • @m.a.4949
      @m.a.4949 2 года назад

      The quickness there ..

  • @CapitalJJ
    @CapitalJJ 2 года назад +21

    20:26 "A big, giant, god-awful lookin' thing"
    I love Dave's response..."It's his wallet"

  • @rebeccacommanda9333
    @rebeccacommanda9333 2 года назад +14

    I loved this man. So human, the most natural comedian. Said what he thought. Never mean. Wish I met you.

  • @debbieramsey-hanks3757
    @debbieramsey-hanks3757 2 года назад +21

    I loved the way he laughed while telling his jokes and the look of charm, impish delight and sheer joy registered across his face. How does it go, " Oh! Norm we hardly knew you. Thank you for sharing all you share with everyone. Christmas gift of laughter 2021

  • @George-pf8zb
    @George-pf8zb 2 года назад +27

    When Norm started talking about Don being a great manager... Dave 'n Don shut that down before Norm might deliver a punch line. 😇

  • @ChristopherJohn4389
    @ChristopherJohn4389 2 года назад +15

    I'll never stop watching Norm.

  • @patrickkeane2067
    @patrickkeane2067 2 года назад +18

    Fecking legend.
    Just got into Norm last few months. Not sure how I never heard of him before. Me having my head up my hole suppose. But good god his brilliant.
    The last episode with Dave nearly made me cry. And I'm no crier.
    I'm just old lump of coal , I am .

    • @Tonyhouse1168
      @Tonyhouse1168 Год назад

      Watch Norm on Conan. He was brilliant.

    • @timothygraff9464
      @timothygraff9464 Год назад +1

      Better late than never. Norm is the absolutely best of these last few generations!

    • @jamesewton9315
      @jamesewton9315 Год назад

      Lucky ! I've been binging norm since he passed. No one ever more naturally effusive and hilarious

  • @fredroehl7812
    @fredroehl7812 3 года назад +200

    Don King promoting norm had me dying when Dave asked if he should be out fixing fights lol 😶 Dave hated him coming out hahaha yeah good stuff

    • @urban1413
      @urban1413 3 года назад +8

      I’m pretty sure that was preplanned sir.

    • @jameskearns6642
      @jameskearns6642 3 года назад +12

      Mike Urban even if so, I think they created some real tension.

    • @kjp2006
      @kjp2006 2 года назад +18

      @@urban1413 im not so sure since david doesn't often go to rehersals so I wouldn't be surprised if Norm sprung it on him. Plus, that's also classic norm fashion

    • @wailal-ghamdi8857
      @wailal-ghamdi8857 2 года назад +2

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      @aaronm.massengale5305 2 года назад

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  • @janisarmstrong4924
    @janisarmstrong4924 2 года назад +23

    Norm, you were so self effacing and down to earth. So much enjoyment you gave to others. Thank you. Rest In Peace.

  • @cockpitdrummer
    @cockpitdrummer 2 года назад +16

    Norm stitching up Don King with the comment about not going to the judges is beautiful

  • @SNESdrunk
    @SNESdrunk 3 года назад +219

    Bringing out Don King seriously gave me flashbacks to the 80s era of Dave. Brilliant stuff

    • @TrevRockOne
      @TrevRockOne 3 года назад +16

      Fancy seeing you here, SNES Drunk. Keep up the good work.

    • @dylprof
      @dylprof 3 года назад +6

      Love your channel! I know you genuinely want me to have a good rest of my day!

    • @mikedx42
      @mikedx42 3 года назад +1

      Sneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @johnc1963
      @johnc1963 3 года назад +2

      @@mikedx42 es Drunk!

    • @raymondhorton9668
      @raymondhorton9668 2 года назад +1

      haven’t laughed this much in a long time!!! Thanks!!!

  • @jeffreyfarrugia5433
    @jeffreyfarrugia5433 Год назад +16

    Greatest guest ever, may not have had the greatest on screen success, but that title is his undoubtedly! a great honour for such a great man :)

  • @CheyennefromTaos
    @CheyennefromTaos 2 года назад +7

    Yes, Norm...
    With u here, LIFE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
    Thank you. 💜

  • @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney
    @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney Год назад +9

    I genuinely believe that Letterman likes Norm, and loves his material. That's high praise.

  • @DracoPadilla
    @DracoPadilla 11 месяцев назад +11

    1:05:00 My favorite Norm moment of all time. The way he gets so excited about getting roasted is the best thing ever.

  • @KingMinosxxvi
    @KingMinosxxvi 3 года назад +22

    That Don King bit is absolute genius

    • @KingMinosxxvi
      @KingMinosxxvi 2 года назад +1

      @@billyjackbuzzard "Am I sure!?" That a COMEDY bit is GENIUS.....Well I took the bit to Stanford and then to MIT and they have come to a broad consensus the the bit is in fact........drumroll........................a COMEDY BIT....and pure genius. "AM I SURE?!" ridiculous ridiculous....

    • @KingMinosxxvi
      @KingMinosxxvi 2 года назад

      @@billyjackbuzzard Billy jack what on earth are you on about?!

  • @darthbigred22
    @darthbigred22 2 года назад +8

    "Don shouldn't you be out fixin' fights?"
    Letterman was always good for a hard ball kick to his guests

  • @thatjayne
    @thatjayne 2 года назад +36

    I miss Tom Synder! I used to watch him every week night after Carson. Sure I was always late to work the next morning … but always well worth it. RIP Norm. 💙

    • @piezaclave393
      @piezaclave393 2 года назад +4

      Takes me back.. RIP Tom & Johnny. Time sure flies.

    • @cobramcjingleballs959
      @cobramcjingleballs959 2 года назад +2

      Don’s channel (this one) has a lot of Snyder, whenever he overlapped with Dave.

    • @TroyBlackford
      @TroyBlackford 2 года назад

      I never cared for Tom Snyder but good for you guys!

    • @michaelmisczuk8149
      @michaelmisczuk8149 2 года назад +2

      Yes, Snyder was excellent.

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 Год назад +1

      @@TroyBlackford Snyder was excellent, if you could forgive his baseline arrogance...He was very risible with his funny guests!...that is a sign of a good person.

  • @funkymonkey299
    @funkymonkey299 2 года назад +9

    Don King understood the assignment 😂👏

  • @bobsmith1292
    @bobsmith1292 2 года назад +27

    I love how much Dave has his back. He was so ahead of his time.

    • @roberj568
      @roberj568 2 года назад +2

      He recognised the talent

  • @tbx59
    @tbx59 4 года назад +157

    One of the all-time greats, should have had the hour after Letterman.

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 3 года назад +21

      Nah, youtube was his best medium. Success kills comedy. His netflix shows were crap, his youtube shows were the highlight of youtube for a decade. "I took six months off to do that bit".

    • @firepower782
      @firepower782 3 года назад +2

      Oh Lord yes that would have been the best!!!

    • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
      @ilovebrandnewcarpets 3 года назад

      Oh wow that would have been awesome. Never even thought of that.

    • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
      @ilovebrandnewcarpets 3 года назад +8

      @@mikearchibald744 Yah, his netflix show was terrible, and I'm a huge Norm fan. Could be my blind love for the guy, but I think he would have been awesome as a late night talk show host in the 90's/early aughts.

    • @shembob3601
      @shembob3601 3 года назад +3

      @@ilovebrandnewcarpets Chevy Chase, Letterman and Michael Keaton episodes were all great. I thought all the episodes were pretty good though

  • @thomdrolet2624
    @thomdrolet2624 2 года назад +38

    The amount of respect and love Norm clearly had for Dave is awesome. He got Norm to stop the uncomfortable holocaust jokes with no push back.

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 Год назад

      The only guy who could possibly leash him

  • @brainsqueegee2
    @brainsqueegee2 2 года назад +67

    Don King hyping Norm is one of the funniest things ever.

  • @marcelolibermandeloreto5252
    @marcelolibermandeloreto5252 7 месяцев назад +7

    Man Norm is like an angel he was special in this world

  • @Jt7166
    @Jt7166 Год назад +6

    “If you fix a fight you do not go to the judges” I can’t remember seeing Dave laugh that hard before😅

  • @debbieramsey-hanks3757
    @debbieramsey-hanks3757 2 года назад +6

    Another gone too soon. We need him in 2021. Such wonderful stories and. Letterman supportive of him since. Thanks for sharing such wonderful episodes from the beginning..

  • @alisonlindholm1169
    @alisonlindholm1169 4 года назад +136

    These Norm uploads are greatly appreciated. His only appearance I haven't seen in full is from 2003, so I'm really looking forward to part 5. Thanks Don!

  • @Eric-eq3jx
    @Eric-eq3jx 2 года назад +41

    Thank you so much for compiling these clips together, I’ve been binging these since I heard the news of his death, norm was something else alright, greatest comedian, and seeing clips with him and my favorite talk show host makes me really happy

  • @mrgrillsmg
    @mrgrillsmg 3 года назад +52

    You can tell they genuinely love each other. I miss this kind of television.

    • @derrikferguson3219
      @derrikferguson3219 3 года назад +6

      Late shows absolutely suck now. They used to be fun.

    • @fisty539
      @fisty539 2 года назад

      @@derrikferguson3219 john oliver and james corden put the coffin in the nail for me. No longer a brit

  • @CircuitRider
    @CircuitRider 2 года назад +7

    I love the interview with Tom Snyder… Norm always was a big fan of Tom’s and it seems the admiration is mutual. RIP to both, legends

  • @jamesprior2496
    @jamesprior2496 Год назад +8

    You can tell Letterman really 'gets' MacDonald's humor. Both are comic geniuses!

  • @rosaliedill7088
    @rosaliedill7088 6 месяцев назад +6

    These 2 were great together. Rest in peace, Norm. ❤️

  • @user-eo9dc5gs8k
    @user-eo9dc5gs8k 5 месяцев назад +3

    Norm was my favorite comedian ❤
    RIP

  • @jenniferk4923
    @jenniferk4923 2 года назад +11

    Those dimples though ❤️

  • @spuzzlightyeartoo
    @spuzzlightyeartoo 4 года назад +52

    Still watching. Man, the repoire Dave and Norm have is off the charts. They love each other. The last :first time drunk" story was the best thing ever from the Late Show.

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 Год назад +1

      Norm and Conan also seemed to be super-compatible!...Norm's stories and freelancing on Conan's show were every bit as funny as his powerful Dave performances.

  • @jdion79
    @jdion79 2 года назад +10

    God bless you, again for posting this high quality Norm/Letterman content. Also, good lord the Tom Snider stuff is so funny and heart-warming.

  • @teresacroft7409
    @teresacroft7409 4 месяца назад +2

    So glad to see someone as talented as the legendary David Letterman recognizing what a talent Norm was. Dave stood up for him. Miss Norm's comedy. Thankful we can still watch clips of him

  • @djentlegiant739
    @djentlegiant739 2 года назад +24

    The Holocaust stuff was so dark, yet hilarious. Norm dances that line so well. That was a really intelligent, well-crafted joke...

    • @nathanwilliams4005
      @nathanwilliams4005 2 года назад +1

      @@billyjackbuzzard Except it was.

    • @astilealavatica1404
      @astilealavatica1404 2 года назад

      @@billyjackbuzzard Why are you here at all? Does your starfish pucker at every possible contradiction you can fabricate? Here...seven minute read...keep you busy for half hour.
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    • @astilealavatica1404
      @astilealavatica1404 2 года назад

      @@billyjackbuzzard Still with us? After seeing one too many negative comments from you I had to say something...you have a problem.

  • @harryanders2877
    @harryanders2877 2 года назад +13

    Master of storytelling. I see the brilliance of Norm. RIP.

  • @billyraybar
    @billyraybar 3 года назад +24

    “... that would be really cool .. because mustard is hard to get out” - Lmao . Best talk show guest of all time. Bar none.

  • @Savagemister
    @Savagemister 3 года назад +26

    The more I see of this guy, the more I like him.

  • @juliasturgman2351
    @juliasturgman2351 2 года назад +22

    He was so humble and was very funny with perfect comedic timing and did so with very little cursing. A unicorn who is already missed. Norm is making the angels laugh.

    • @dangerismyusername
      @dangerismyusername 2 года назад +4

      Love Love Love Norm!!! But maybe you should not venture past David Letterman and Conan interviews if you are concerned about language. My family’s Christmas gift is going to be an evening of Norm Videos and the book to follow. Have to be selective which ones they see but that will be the best Christmas gift they ever receive!!

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 Год назад

      And it is oddly fitting, that Norm embraced Christianity, despite his rowdy, off the wall humor..I would have assumed he was Agnostic.

  • @charliecelta4036
    @charliecelta4036 2 года назад +6

    15:22 Don making Norm jump is comedy gold!❤️‍🩹I spend nights and days watching all I can of Norm. So great…so missed.🥲

  • @CWB342
    @CWB342 2 года назад +7

    No man could make "yeah" as funny as Norm could. One word gets a chuckle.

  • @MGiordano
    @MGiordano Год назад +2

    These are so great. It's so different now, but back then Letterman was so influential. No RUclips, No Social Media, Just Letterman and Leno.

  • @mmmmm1113
    @mmmmm1113 2 года назад +9

    Thank you so much for this compilation. It had me literally in pain laughing… shedding a tear on occasion… it was …. HUMANITY. Something we all have to aspire to in the coming months.

    • @mmmmm1113
      @mmmmm1113 2 года назад

      That’s fighting words to a Canadian.
      I am in no way associated with Justin Trudope.

  • @stevetemple8826
    @stevetemple8826 4 года назад +37

    Norm is just plain crazy. One of the greatest comics of all time.

  • @OLAPbrap
    @OLAPbrap 2 года назад +12

    Don's whole schpiel about how big Letterman's heart is, how he should be commended, being true Americana, etc. -- that 100% had to be written by Norm as a sincere expression of gratitude for all of Dave's help over the years, especially during trying times.
    Very clever of Norm to use Don King's large personality and gift for rhetoric to his advantage, otherwise Norm probably wouldn't have been able to completely express his appreciation without Dave minimizing the credit he deserved by saying things like "Aww, there's no need to thank me."

  • @treystone1993
    @treystone1993 2 года назад +8

    Norm Macdonald is just a genuinely funny human being. It seems effortless for him to make you laugh. Thanks for the vid, great compilation.

  • @paulreider8321
    @paulreider8321 2 года назад +81

    only Norm could make a joke about his own father's bypass surgery & death and it be funny...Norm ~ fearless, irreverent and a comedic genius...RIP Norm miss you forever

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic 2 года назад +7

      It was actually true too.

    • @Rateptaker
      @Rateptaker 2 года назад +3

      Well it's true that only Norm could make a joke about his father's bypass surgery and death

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 года назад +5

      Dang, I was hoping Norm’s Dad lived longer. At 58 years old I had a quintuple bypass. 3.5 years ago, still going strong. Maybe it was that great Canadian socialist medicine that did him in. Norm hid his own cancer for ten years. What a stoic, great, funny man.

    • @dangerismyusername
      @dangerismyusername 2 года назад +3

      Wish Norm had as many years as his dad did. Miss him!! It’s almost physically painful, especially when you see him as David Letterman is ending his show.