I'm listening to the joke and thinking, "What's the punchline going to be?" Then he goes the most obvious route which makes it that much funnier. Brilliant.
I’ve watched this so many times. Don’t think I realized until this last one, that Norm chuckles sometimes not because of what he is saying but because he senses Conan’s commitment to the bit is waning
When Norm was starting out and he bombed he would shake every audience member's hand to stick it to them on the way out because he knew they were suckers who were not in on the joke.
The cost of the operation reminded me of a joke I heard on Weekend Update (not Norm). "A woman paid $3000.00 for a kidney transplant for her dog...which was only $2500 more than the whole dog transplant."
But Norm was so great on Letterman & Kimmel too. I do agree Norm did shine on Conan. Such a star ⭐️ miss Norm a lot. I imagine how he would be today in these crazy sensitive times. He would be so funny. ☮️💟✝️
@@angelaoehley809 In today's times? He only passed away less than a year ago. He made jokes about coronavirus and LGBTQ+ and a bunch of other stuff relative to the current moment. I do get what you're saying though, his comedy cut straight through all the bs and today there seems to be as much bs as ever
My favorite appearance was when Courtney thorn smith was promoting a movie with carrot top and the comedic genius and timing was probably my favorite non scripted talk show moment of all time. That one or when he was on the view
Two lighthearted guys that managed to stay that way all the way through the stuff that they didn’t know was in front of them. RIP Norm. “We’re on cable by now” yes you would be eventually Conan, and you did it even better there.
@@AllisonChains64 Conan O'Brien has turned into/been revealed as a leftist loon. Not as insane as Andy Richter but pretty insane. He helped culturally cancel Norm in 2018. He allowed Richter to take ten minutes out during the Norm 'tribute' podcast to talk about how problematic one of his old mining town jokes from 10 years ago was. He allowed the censorship of the word 'ret@rds' in an uploaded Norm clip the day after he died. And during his uploading spree of classic Norm clips in HD, carefully avoided uploading any of the (hilarious) ones in which he did un-PC jokes. The only exception was the censored Courtney Thorne-Smith clip mentioned, bc he had to upload it and the un-PC bit was minor in the clip and could be edited. The full-on jokes involving gays, midgets, race, anything un-PC, he didn't upload and will never upload. Meanwhile he has no problem uploading in HD old Dave Chappelle appearances where he does endless anti-white material and wears a black power t-shirt.
Almost as beautiful as Elvis. And just as humble and unaffected by fame. A real man and a beautiful one in many ways. And super intelligent without ever having to show it. Love him.
There is a video of Norm telling the cat story on Leno, he didn't get to finish it! I enjoy watching all of his material, but Norm with Conan just always works the best.
In a 1997 episode of "Seinfeld" called "The Merv Griffin Show", George finds himself in exactly the same situation, except that, in George's case, he's not visiting his cat at the veterinarian's office, he's visiting the squirrel he hit with his car. George is even given the same 30-minute time limit. Coincidence?
@@micahwest5347 That joke didn't even end properly. Norm took way too long with the story and Leno had to cut him off before he got to the punchline ("the good news is, it's just a cat!")
@@cruz1ale yes. Both renditions have their highlights. Glad he never shared it on fallon. That lowlife wasn’t worthy of Norm’s magnificence and probably would have ruined it with fake laughing at the wrong parts and more interruptions.
Norm tells some jokes that are supposed to bomb and he gives the vibe that he enjoys that more than killing it I imagine him as kid being more excited to show his folks the report cards when he got got a couple F rather than showing them a report card when he did well He just enjoys the reaction people have when they think he is bombing. It's a good luck figuring me out assholes😅 Imagine a comedy tour featuring Norm Macdonald and Andy Kaufman 😅😅 We just weren't worthy of it
So right! The way he sets up his jokes he can’t lose. I’m often left wondering “did he mean for that one to bomb or did it really just bomb”. Only he would know the difference… and the fact that he doesn’t seem to care makes it even better.
It made me so happy to see the Lucky Number 7 story on here too. I love that one! Happy Birthday, Norm! Since you are undoubtedly in Heaven, maybe you’ll get the princess treatment and get 2 cakes!🥳🎂🎂❤️
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Young Norm was a handsome man. I’m not gay, though… just deeply closeted.
I’m not gay!
I think you guys are gay
Tell the fellas at home what deeply closeted means
Do you own a dog house?
You are
Didn't even know Norms cat was sick....
Well.. you’re in for a big surprise now..
lmao
Well that comment aged well.
👏😂
He was a private person to the end…
"I have killed less people than that, I'm not even a doctor." lmao
Man, I miss Norm. Just happy that I can watch endless videos of him on RUclips.
Johnny Carson too.
Check out his gig on bed and breakfast.
It helps. : )
Yeah, endless videos. And you can watch them endlessly.
Which is the only way you ever knew him in the first place.
"I didnt know you could eat flowers". The way Norm delivered that punchline was so subtile. It took me half a minute to realise that was the joke.
Ok?
@OneIssueVoter This is bait, Right?
“Damned if he didn’t come in seventh”😂😂😂
I’ve been on a Norm rabbit hole for years, and this is the first time I’ve heard that one!
Ive been telling this one for a fair few years now. Always goes down well.
I'm listening to the joke and thinking, "What's the punchline going to be?" Then he goes the most obvious route which makes it that much funnier. Brilliant.
“The cat had an operation, it was $4000. I could buy a hundred cats for that.” 😂😂😂
I’ve watched this so many times. Don’t think I realized until this last one, that Norm chuckles sometimes not because of what he is saying but because he senses Conan’s commitment to the bit is waning
When Norm was starting out and he bombed he would shake every audience member's hand to stick it to them on the way out because he knew they were suckers who were not in on the joke.
The best is when conan tries to go along with where norm is heading and norm just shuts him down before immediately heading in that same direction
As soon as "The Rosie O'Donnel show premiered today..." came out of Norm's mouth when he looked off Conan, you know he was going in for the kill.
I didn't understand the 'i didn't you could eat flowers' joke. Please explain
he’s making fun of rosie o’donnell for being fat by implying that if people are sending her flowers, it must be because she likes to eat them
You mean for the easy cheap joke?
@@stutzbearcat5624 Found Rosie O'Donnel's best friend over here.
@@danielm4114
I just hate lazy humor.
It's just a cat
I didn't even know you could eat flowers
Two instances of pure timing!
It was a defective a cat.I couldn't get near him, he was delirious. Who knows? He could've thought I was a mouse 😅🤣
The cost of the operation reminded me of a joke I heard on Weekend Update (not Norm). "A woman paid $3000.00 for a kidney transplant for her dog...which was only $2500 more than the whole dog transplant."
Not good delivery by you. I could've laughed at this for hours, now thanks to you I missed on a great joke.
Not often I find a clip of Norm I haven’t seen, he’s a scholar and a gentleman.
And a sexual predator
Yeah...he went to that University of Science over there!!! LOL!!
I was at this taping and I've been thinking about it all day. Damn. Sad.
Damm that must have been fun.
It was just A CAT
@@teodelfuego This is the comment that deserves all the thumbings.
My favorite Norm appearance on any talk show. Still can’t believe he’s gone
But Norm was so great on Letterman & Kimmel too. I do agree Norm did shine on Conan. Such a star ⭐️ miss Norm a lot. I imagine how he would be today in these crazy sensitive times. He would be so
funny. ☮️💟✝️
@@angelaoehley809 In today's times? He only passed away less than a year ago. He made jokes about coronavirus and LGBTQ+ and a bunch of other stuff relative to the current moment.
I do get what you're saying though, his comedy cut straight through all the bs and today there seems to be as much bs as ever
I know :( All the good ones are leaving us!
My favorite appearance was when Courtney thorn smith was promoting a movie with carrot top and the comedic genius and timing was probably my favorite non scripted talk show moment of all time. That one or when he was on the view
@@mikebell2162 Yes that one and when he tells the story, also on Conan, about being checked into rehab by a fat bearded guy.
I'm sorry but that cat story had me wheezing with laughter 😂🤣😆😅
Are you human?
I forgive you
Why would anyone apologize for that?
Well the cat was wheezing too, I’m sure.
Get a life
He had a big promotion coming up 😂😂
The cat story is told in a much better way on Leno.
Nah, His chemistry with Conan was off the charts
The only one that could match it was the great Letterman
@@thisisyashdoshi yeah. Wish he told it the same way on Conan
@@adalbertoramirez3151 Not an issue of chemistry, he just did the story better on Leno. Leno and his bandleader's reaction also helped.
@@adalbertoramirez3151 letterman a great a hole is what he is
Watching somebody do what they truly love for a living. Beautiful.
Evil Norm enjoyed attacking people sexually
Whenever I see a sign or ad for "Free Kittens", I try to channel my inner Norm and say, "Hey, I'll take a sack of those".
I forgot about that sevens joke. That's great.
Trump 2020 🇺🇸
@@Americanson24 no
@@Americanson24 Yes.
@@derrikferguson3219 lmao
@@Americanson24The American flag really sells it.
I have a weak head, I haven't been working it out. But he had the head of an athlete.
Norm fanatics know that he told a modified version of this story 20 years later with Leno!
"I'll be damned if he didn't come in seventh"
If you get Norm you love him. I love Norm! so f*cking hilarious!!
Two lighthearted guys that managed to stay that way all the way through the stuff that they didn’t know was in front of them. RIP Norm. “We’re on cable by now” yes you would be eventually Conan, and you did it even better there.
Conan didn't stay lighthearted. He's Conan Without Borders. Conan the Cancel Culture Man.
@@HockeyNationHD What the hell are you on about?
@@AllisonChains64 Conan O'Brien has turned into/been revealed as a leftist loon. Not as insane as Andy Richter but pretty insane. He helped culturally cancel Norm in 2018. He allowed Richter to take ten minutes out during the Norm 'tribute' podcast to talk about how problematic one of his old mining town jokes from 10 years ago was. He allowed the censorship of the word 'ret@rds' in an uploaded Norm clip the day after he died. And during his uploading spree of classic Norm clips in HD, carefully avoided uploading any of the (hilarious) ones in which he did un-PC jokes. The only exception was the censored Courtney Thorne-Smith clip mentioned, bc he had to upload it and the un-PC bit was minor in the clip and could be edited. The full-on jokes involving gays, midgets, race, anything un-PC, he didn't upload and will never upload. Meanwhile he has no problem uploading in HD old Dave Chappelle appearances where he does endless anti-white material and wears a black power t-shirt.
@@HockeyNationHD Sure, pal.
@@AllisonChains64 good counterargument, bud
I love how Conan sets up Norm’s jokes.
Hahaahaahhaaah he always knew how to bring norman in his full form 😂😂
Nobody was better with Norm than Conan.
I wish Conan joins Norm in Hell. They both suck
God bless Norm Macdonald.
Norm has always been a favorite of mine… never seen this. RIP
HE IS NOT A GOOD DOCTOR🤣🤣🤣🤣 Bless this segment
That numbers bit. A true genius
That Rosie joke was golden!
The song playing at the beginning as he walks on is “Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)”, most notably recorded by Frank Sinatra.
You know who else plays music and is named frank? Frank stallone
@@theroamingokie5438 you guessed it
"I'm not on crack!"
Okay, so what happened?
"Dennis Rodman headbutted me - on the TV, he headbutted me on the TV!"
That Dennis Rodman joke is genius
Almost as beautiful as Elvis. And just as humble and unaffected by fame. A real man and a beautiful one in many ways. And super intelligent without ever having to show it. Love him.
Norm's cool too.
He did looked like Elvis riggt? Same expressions
@@raveoreynolds6049 haha I was going to say "that's a real nice thing to say about a cat."
I actually commented this same exact thing on another video! He did look like a 50's Elvis! He was a very, very handsome man. ❤
He is more attractive than Elvis
There is a video of Norm telling the cat story on Leno, he didn't get to finish it! I enjoy watching all of his material, but Norm with Conan just always works the best.
Leno stepped on the end of both of Norms jokes in that appearance. Jay Leno is a moron
WTF, the Vet didn’t even ask Norm if the cat had a family history of heart disease.
Best actor for uh for the wind
Thanks for filming this with your zapruder camera
Norm’s command of the audience is outstanding
He could have gone "gah gah gah" for the rest of the interview, that Rosie O'Donnell joke was worth the price of entry!
Norms the only guy who can break connans defence
RIP Norm 🖤
“Ahhh… Rosie’s a good man…”
In a 1997 episode of "Seinfeld" called "The Merv Griffin Show", George finds himself in exactly the same situation, except that, in George's case, he's not visiting his cat at the veterinarian's office, he's visiting the squirrel he hit with his car. George is even given the same 30-minute time limit. Coincidence?
I thought the same thing I've seen every Seinfeld episode 500 times.
here's the clip! ruclips.net/video/iphaqY9sV9w/видео.html
The guy Norm mentions, Steve Koren, was a Seinfeld writer at the time
Probably. I have heard other comedians due similar bits years before both of these.
@@simontreanor8700When did he mention that?
That coke commercial was straight out of 1950
That 7 joke was hilarious!!!
Anytime someone says they’re a cat person, I tell them this story
I swear I've heard this story before but he said "I didn't know cats even had hearts"
Someone else in the comments says he told the same story on Leno twenty years later, so maybe that’s even you heard it.
I swear Norm could read the phone book and make a bucket of gravel laugh.
I think the writers on seinfeld took some bits from Norm's cat story when George Costanza ran over the squirrel.
I was going to reply to this in a similar way, but I figured I’d look to see if someone else caught it, a total ripoff…
The good news is, its just a cat
The cat story was way funnier on Leno. The best aspect of Norm's jokes is when he's meandering.
Very funny, uderviewed clip of Norm
Sadly, We now know Norm was the sick cat and what a cool cat he was…
Nice😅
"The good news is, it's just a cat!" 😂😂😂
He really didn't even say "hello" and then went right for the kill.
Norm was a very handsome guy, sure do miss him
The cat joke was refined to perfection later on Leno.
Link please?
@@Catholicophobia ruclips.net/video/KTyTdKlh9Tk/видео.html go to 3:45
@@micahwest5347 That joke didn't even end properly. Norm took way too long with the story and Leno had to cut him off before he got to the punchline ("the good news is, it's just a cat!")
@@cruz1ale yes. Both renditions have their highlights. Glad he never shared it on fallon. That lowlife wasn’t worthy of Norm’s magnificence and probably would have ruined it with fake laughing at the wrong parts and more interruptions.
@micahwest5347 lol didnt norm got banned from fallon because he got his staff crying because something stupid he said :p snowflake city
That cat joke is pure gold
If you can’t handle me at the human sacrifice, then you don’t deserve me at the bountiful harvest that will result!
…so you know, I pay him.
I gave him like eight bucks….
Nice. Everclear on SNL this week.
RIP norm
I'm sorry, Mr. Macdonald, but I'm going to borrow that lucky number seven story
Love these guys.
His sitcom was hilarious. I remember his character talking about how fat his nephew was.
Norm: "He got a pony for Christmas ...he ate it!"
The perfect guest really..
twister was 1996?? holy shit!... now i feel really old!
Not me man, denial is great.
@@SaumBodhi you got that right buddy
When you saw that grin, you just knew it was coming!
There’s less frames in this video than time Norm has left to live..
Bad news: 20% chance of survival...
Good news: It's a CAT..! It's got 9 lives..!
I went to the hospital and everyone was on crack
One of the best ones!
The master of puppets, i can never get enough.
Yeah that "cat joke" didn't quit land on the Conan show, jesus.. (with the context of seeing it performed on the David Letterman show)
RIP Normy miss u buddy
Saw him live once… no words.
Norm tells some jokes that are supposed to bomb and he gives the vibe that he enjoys that more than killing it
I imagine him as kid being more excited to show his folks the report cards when he got got a couple F rather than showing them a report card when he did well
He just enjoys the reaction people have when they think he is bombing.
It's a good luck figuring me out assholes😅
Imagine a comedy tour featuring Norm Macdonald and Andy Kaufman 😅😅
We just weren't worthy of it
So right! The way he sets up his jokes he can’t lose. I’m often left wondering “did he mean for that one to bomb or did it really just bomb”. Only he would know the difference… and the fact that he doesn’t seem to care makes it even better.
Norm had two teachers for parents and graduated high school at 16. I doubt he had many Fs to show them.
@@tafttheraft5314 thats because he didnt gave a F
@@oosthakker F you sir
@@DarkMuj love you too buddy
Norm was such a genius. They said he was the comedian’s comedian.
We all need to start a norm super fan club. I have a feeling we will along fine. Ya'll can come over for a chicken
Sign me up!
I love that jungle fowl. Bust out the BBQ sauce.
It made me so happy to see the Lucky Number 7 story on here too. I love that one! Happy Birthday, Norm! Since you are undoubtedly in Heaven, maybe you’ll get the princess treatment and get 2 cakes!🥳🎂🎂❤️
the funny thing was that there were only six horses in the race....
💯🤣👌Norm the best 👌
I’m gonna miss that ole lump of coal!
RIP Norm
two legends
Real
NORM WAS A NATIONAL TREASURE. AIDS SUCKS BIG TIME. I STILL MISS NORM ALOT.
We'll never find out how Norm spent his summer😔😔
Oh he was racing and chasing and keeping up the joneses.
Man Norm MURDERED Rosie!!!! WOW!! hahaha
Apparently flowers are fattening
I didn't even know that people in the US don't get sick. That is sick man!
They do get sick, they're just expected to pay for it or suffer.
Savage opening
Norm is charming every time he deliberately tells a bomb
This video wasn’t long enough.
Koren made this into a Seinfeld episode with a squirrel
Norm and his shoe 😂
Great poke @ Rosie....there's a joke in there somewhere.
Love this story, the version on Leno is the best.