@@dizzlebizzle8424 Jeez I never knew that was her in that movie, but now that you mention it, It was. I'll have to re-watch. That was like 1987 I think.
What a sense of humor Courtney has. Plays off it and Conan sets up Norm perfectly. Her humility is her confidence and her reaction takes the joke to another level.
I remember one time when Norm was doing Weekend Update on SNL he did a story about a stripper who stabbed a patron at her strip club because he called her 'fat'. Norm said police are still on the lookout for the woman and are warning people in the area that she should be considered "armed and extremely fat."
@@frankgifford207 yep Don Omier, the president of NBC, was best buddies with OJ and Norm kept ripping him every week. Norm repeatedly crushed OJ Simpson every week. Thank you Norm. He told the truth and Hollywood didn't like it.
bill burr is up there on my list. just because he speaks like most people think.... norm does not speak the way most people think, but he is funny still
Check out craig ferguson from the late late show. I enjoy norm the same way i enjoy craig they are masters of the craft performing in unorthadox manners lol
RIP Norm we love you man! You always bring tears to my eyes laughing but today it’s tears of sadness. We lost a comedic genius today everyone. Let’s all go back and watch everything he’s done to pay some tribute. We’ll miss you Norm. I’ll hear your new jokes in Heaven one day. RIP
The real shocking thing about this video is that Norm didn't accuse Andy of being one of the tourists taking pictures of the restaurant (or offering other services for which a Swedish-German turn a quick buck).
3:35 - I love this part how Norm just completely distracts Conan with his hilarity... Conan is a really underrated comedian, he plays the perfect counterpart to Norm in this interview 7:05 Norm kills it and just gets to watch everyone, and Conan (who is extremely funny in his own right) just in stitches at what he's just said. I was 10 when this aired but I still regret not seeing it live
at around 4:13 as Conan says “Put carrot top back up” you can hear 2 voices from the crew saying “she just did”. I’ve watched this clip so many times and never noticed until now.
@@DIEGOSHAY Indeed. You can see the producers meeting before the casting: "Guys, we made so much fucking money over the last years so we need to do something so we can get artistic tax returns.." "We could cast Carrot top?" "Fucking brilliant!"
So long Norm. Thanks for putting a smile on my face so many times. In a world of such intense cruelty you were a refreshing soul that made life bearable. In the name, honor, and love of Jesus Christ I ask God the Father to accept you into His heavenly kingdom. Father, Norm brought happiness to the saddened. He shed light on the darkened. He touched the hearts of the hardened. All examples of Jesus like qualities. Hallelujah. Peace and love to all.
@@eiebsrebla The movie was bad, but Courtney's TV career has flourished. She's worked steadily on network TV for her entire life since then. She no doubt has a lot more money than Norm.
The brilliance of this is that he was not playing off her, he was playing off how nervous Conan was because she had an odd reputation. She loosened up instantly and Conan collapsed!
Shockingly (to me) Norm passed away today (9/14/21). I came here to watch this video in a lame attempt to pay tribute to one of the funniest people of his or any time. Go make God laugh, Norm. He could probably use a good chuckle or two right now.
Courtney is absolutely gorgeous and her pretty bossy toes are icing on the cake. Was never aware of norm until when I was listening to a local rock station and they mentioned his death so they turned me on to this clip. I had tears in my eyes after I watched this clip. RIP.
The serendipity of this whole thing is just amazing. Norm and Courtney are the guests, Norm is talking with Conan backstage about CarrotTop (hmmm...), Courtney just happens to have made this movie with CarrotTop. Well, even if it was all a setup, it is still funny as hell and I love re-watching this. I can see Conan biting his lip when he brings up CarrotTop, he definitely knows that Norm is getting ready to let loose. And of course, the topper of them all, after the "Do something with that, you Freak", Norm comes back with the Chairman of the B.O.R.E.D. If Conan was as old then as he is now, he might have wet his pants. But he's a good guy. Great Stuff!
Moments like this are the only reason I'd watch a talk show. I don't care about anyone promoting anything or a musical guest. I want hear deep stories, funny riffing moments, and/or off-the-wall guests. You get that more with long-form radio shows, sadly.
With all the praise going to Norm (and rightly so) I'd like to point out that "It's like nine and half weeks... but carrot top." is an extremely underrated line! 🤣
conan: chairman of the board... there, do something with that, you freak. norm: i bet the bored is spelled, b-o-r-e-d ref: (waves his arms) penalty! targeting, on the defense! #13 is ejected! lmfao!!! this is one of the most awesome hijackings of a talk show interview. if there were a top ten made of such things, norm would dominate the top five.
I want Christopher Walken to do some kind of audio book, where he just does long form Norm jokes. I just think that would be one a helluva thing for a fella to listen to, y'know?
@@Sixstringman I think you're confused. It's not a ban. Hilarious it OFFENDS you that society progresses and doesn't freely use offensive words. Go say the n word non stop in black neighborhoods, if you're white. Enjoy.
@@noahhurley-abelew6536 Society "progresses"...oh is that what we're doing? Hah. Humor is dead because everyone is "deeply" offended and outraged over nothing and gets off on the power of pouting about it on their social media accounts.
She had no idea that this appearance would be the most enduring work of her career.
depends who you are, i'll always think of Revenge of the Nerds first because....i was a young boy then ;)
Eerie
@@dizzlebizzle8424 I only know here from Two and half men. I had to google to make sure it was her.
@@timothysmith4863 SHE IS SMOKING HOT.
@@dizzlebizzle8424 Jeez I never knew that was her in that movie, but now that you mention it, It was. I'll have to re-watch. That was like 1987 I think.
R.I.P Norm i genuinely can't believe we'll never see you telling a convoluted story that makes me laugh til I can't breathe.
He really was fantastic and it's a shame he had to exit stage so early 😢
Yeah, this one hurts.
I can't believe Conan allowed the "non pc" words to be edited out when he reposted this masterpiece. Sickening.
Just found out recently about his passing... sad indeed.
Hey Rosie god bless u ur so right
What a sense of humor Courtney has. Plays off it and Conan sets up Norm perfectly. Her humility is her confidence and her reaction takes the joke to another level.
Yeah you can tell she's real comfortable with who she is. She went along with this, no ego, whatsoever. That's class right there.
I remember one time when Norm was doing Weekend Update on SNL he did a story about a stripper who stabbed a patron at her strip club because he called her 'fat'. Norm said police are still on the lookout for the woman and are warning people in the area that she should be considered "armed and extremely fat."
Hahaha! A perfect example of the genius of Norm MacDonald.
@@jmama7366 No guarantee he wrote that joke
@@varuntheestallion yes there is. Jim Downey and norm wrote update by themselves.
@@varuntheestallion Norm was fired because he could not leave OJ alone on weekend update after he was told not to do anymore jokes about Simpson
@@frankgifford207 yep Don Omier, the president of NBC, was best buddies with OJ and Norm kept ripping him every week. Norm repeatedly crushed OJ Simpson every week. Thank you Norm. He told the truth and Hollywood didn't like it.
Norm on Conan is always my favorite host/guest combo, it's always an epic disaster that somehow turns out as one of the best interviews
bill burr is up there on my list. just because he speaks like most people think.... norm does not speak the way most people think, but he is funny still
Check out craig ferguson from the late late show. I enjoy norm the same way i enjoy craig they are masters of the craft performing in unorthadox manners lol
Man, had to rewatch this after hearing about his death. RIP, Norm.
"she's a beautiful lady and a talented, nice, talkshow guest.." 😂😂😂
@burteriksson norm is the best in making people feel uncomfortable 😂😂😂
Greatest 8 min on late night television ever.
“Do something with that you freak”! Norm responds with comedy gold!!
I pop in and watch this every few months. Its worth it for the soul. 😂😂😂😂
RIP Norm, this clip will still cheer me up even if it is now tinged with sorrow.
23 1/2 years later..... damn, still a masterpiece! Courtney.... you were many a man's dream.
RIP Norm we love you man! You always bring tears to my eyes laughing but today it’s tears of sadness. We lost a comedic genius today everyone. Let’s all go back and watch everything he’s done to pay some tribute. We’ll miss you Norm. I’ll hear your new jokes in Heaven one day. RIP
Pure gold. I could watch this a million times.
This ranks as one of the funniest moments on television ever
Nonsense.
Yes it does
Absolutely.
Certainly in talk show history
Chairmen of the Bored.. Oh that never gets old
Norm wasn't just hilarious he was absolutely spot on. Chairman of the Board killed her movie career. RIP.
I think it's spelled Bored.
Nonsense: she made another fortune on Allie McBeal.
R.I.P. Norm Macdonald. It breaks my heart we'll never get another moment like this on a late night talk show.
Courtney is genuinely cracked up by Norm, which makes it even better.
Yep thank God her ego didn't get in the way. She loved it she thought it was hilarious.
I think she died inside. What was she supposed to do: SHE JUST QUIT TV FOR A CARROT TOP VEHICLE.
And carrot top is a crackhead.
And also creeped out. She's sitting as far away from him as possible 🤣
ya nah her body language says otherwise
This was awesome chemistry and Courtney seems like a really cool lady
Not to mention a talented nice talk show guest.
And a great lay.
I rewatch this video at least once a month. This was one of the best interviews of all time.
Norm's finest clip right here.
ronjon83 there’s also his Oscar Pistorius segment.
Outside of his podcast, I agree
television history's finest clip right there
It really is 😂😂
@@beatmet2355 yea thats on another level bro... shots fuckin fired lmfao
Norm is hilarious & Courtney is such a good sport she genuinely enjoyed his quips & comebacks
I love you Norm -- the funniest man ever! Your talk show appearances on Conan and Letterman and Stern are already legendary. RIP.
He broke Conan and the audience with the spelling but the real genius of the joke was how fast he came up with it, he will be missed.
The real shocking thing about this video is that Norm didn't accuse Andy of being one of the tourists taking pictures of the restaurant (or offering other services for which a Swedish-German turn a quick buck).
R.I.P. Norm. Thanks for this moment and countless others.
I watched this like 30 times, always kills me
3:35 - I love this part how Norm just completely distracts Conan with his hilarity... Conan is a really underrated comedian, he plays the perfect counterpart to Norm in this interview 7:05 Norm kills it and just gets to watch everyone, and Conan (who is extremely funny in his own right) just in stitches at what he's just said. I was 10 when this aired but I still regret not seeing it live
u see the wheels turning after conan said do something with that u freak! classic...
Conan had the same joke in this head and cued Norm up. When you think about it it isn't much of a reach.
@@tristramcoffin926 nop, after all these years of conan clips, i know wat a genuine laugh by conan looks like
@@tristramcoffin926
Or, he just said something before he properly thought it through.
@@tristramcoffin926 Yeah, it was a bit obvious. I was surprised it took Norm that long. The best part was Courtney laughing at it.
@@cloudliu I'd still laugh if I knew it was coming, maybe more from the anticipation
Had no idea this existed until today and I was tears. Perfect delivery by Norm, RIP!!
One of my favorite videos on RUclips.
igano same my man
Omg Norm... rest easy sir. I can't believe you battled this for over 9 years & kept working. Just know you will be missed & forever loved!
this is my new favorite thing
Gold!
The title of this video should be Norm Macdonald (and Courtney Thorne-Smith) Interview - 5/15/1997
The best talk show guest ever. Not. Even. Close. RIP Norm
you will be missed, Norm. Thank you and R.I.P.
When I lived in L.A. I walked on Melrose Place and just vaguely was amused but it never crossed my mind to take pictures of the restaurant.
at around 4:13 as Conan says “Put carrot top back up” you can hear 2 voices from the crew saying “she just did”. I’ve watched this clip so many times and never noticed until now.
Norm is LEGEND!!!
Chairman of the 'Bored' turned out actually true! A total box office flop. Norm was right in his prediction of box office poison.
Doesn't exactly take a psychic to figure out a movie starring Carrot Top will bomb.
@@DIEGOSHAY Indeed. You can see the producers meeting before the casting:
"Guys, we made so much fucking money over the last years so we need to do something so we can get artistic tax returns.."
"We could cast Carrot top?"
"Fucking brilliant!"
What do you expect? Carrot top was in it.
It made 18x its budget so not so much
@@DIEGOSHAY Correct. She must've taken that role simply for the paycheck, because who didn't know that was going to be a turkey?
I love this clip, it's my favorite clip of all time.
So long Norm. Thanks for putting a smile on my face so many times. In a world of such intense cruelty you were a refreshing soul that made life bearable. In the name, honor, and love of Jesus Christ I ask God the Father to accept you into His heavenly kingdom. Father, Norm brought happiness to the saddened. He shed light on the darkened. He touched the hearts of the hardened. All examples of Jesus like qualities. Hallelujah. Peace and love to all.
Pure magic, you can’t script that.
If she was in her prime she would make a badass Black Canary. Her look is spot on.
You are a Legend! Best comment I’ve ever seen Anywhere Period!!!🏅🏆🥇
The actual funny thing is, Norm was spot on. The film was box office poison, and her career ended right after it.
She was on Ally McBeal for five seasons, and According to Jim for eight seasons. She's quite well off.
Johann Sebastian Bach Just looked it up on IMDb, it gets a 2,4. That’s terrible, that’s one of the worst rated movies on there, I think.
@@eiebsrebla The movie was bad, but Courtney's TV career has flourished. She's worked steadily on network TV for her entire life since then. She no doubt has a lot more money than Norm.
she was on the NORM SHOW too
@@mauriciocastillo7074 do u have a link to a video to that?
The brilliance of this is that he was not playing off her, he was playing off how nervous Conan was because she had an odd reputation. She loosened up instantly and Conan collapsed!
rest in peace, norm. you have been and will always be a beautiful gift to us all.
He became my hero on Weekend Update. Godspeed, Norm!
Enjoy this in its raw form. Team Coco posted this to "Honor" Norm after his death and cut out "Retard" from Norms jokes.
Agree bro, can’t rewrite history
RIP Norm MacDonald....This is one of my favorites in talk show history.
RIP Norm. This is one of my favorite things he did
I love this and will miss Norm. I will miss his insanely beautiful personality.
My favorite is when Conan has to look at his notes to remember her name.
Someone pointed me to this clip in honor of Norm. First time I've ever seen it. Had real trouble breathing at the end.
Shockingly (to me) Norm passed away today (9/14/21).
I came here to watch this video in a lame attempt to pay tribute to one of the funniest people of his or any time.
Go make God laugh, Norm. He could probably use a good chuckle or two right now.
7:35 Making a beautiful woman actually hold her belly in a fit of laughter. Now, thats a satisfaction.
My 20th viewing or so but I'm still giggling like a little girl.
Rip norm. One of the best.
Norm accepted Conan's challenge and Delivered The Goods!
Here in honor of Norm _ literally crying laughing after the ending.
Legendary....
Courtney is absolutely gorgeous and her pretty bossy toes are icing on the cake. Was never aware of norm until when I was listening to a local rock station and they mentioned his death so they turned me on to this clip. I had tears in my eyes after I watched this clip. RIP.
The serendipity of this whole thing is just amazing. Norm and Courtney are the guests, Norm is talking with Conan backstage about CarrotTop (hmmm...), Courtney just happens to have made this movie with CarrotTop. Well, even if it was all a setup, it is still funny as hell and I love re-watching this. I can see Conan biting his lip when he brings up CarrotTop, he definitely knows that Norm is getting ready to let loose. And of course, the topper of them all, after the "Do something with that, you Freak", Norm comes back with the Chairman of the B.O.R.E.D. If Conan was as old then as he is now, he might have wet his pants. But he's a good guy. Great Stuff!
I love that Conan was genuinely cracking up
RIP Norm ... at 61 yrs old ... proof that only the good die young.
I’m here to see classic Norm. RIP.
this just does not get old
This is the greatest moment in television history.
Moments like this are the only reason I'd watch a talk show. I don't care about anyone promoting anything or a musical guest. I want hear deep stories, funny riffing moments, and/or off-the-wall guests. You get that more with long-form radio shows, sadly.
The 90s were great in one show you have; Courtney Thorne-Smith in jeans and leather 😍😍😍, Norm one of best of best 😂😂😂 and Collective Soul 🎵🎵🎵
Best couch segment in talk show history. RIP Norm
Norm can’t even seem to appreciate how hilarious he is
Her career didn't die here. Well done.
Just her movie career
Funniest interview i have ever seen. R.I.P Norm you will be missed
the stuff of legends
Whenever I need to cheer up, a Norm video is the place to go to.
Man what comedy genius... Just gold
Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of this episode
She's so pretty and funny!
Conan almost fell off his chair 😂
With all the praise going to Norm (and rightly so) I'd like to point out that "It's like nine and half weeks... but carrot top." is an extremely underrated line! 🤣
R.I.P. to one of the Greatest Legends of the Business.
Always a good time with Norm!
conan: chairman of the board... there, do something with that, you freak.
norm: i bet the bored is spelled, b-o-r-e-d
ref: (waves his arms) penalty! targeting, on the defense! #13 is ejected!
lmfao!!! this is one of the most awesome hijackings of a talk show interview. if there were a top ten made of such things, norm would dominate the top five.
Norm and Don Rickles could hijack any segment they ever appeared on.
I'll always remember this as Norm's funniest bit. RIP Funny man
Norm is a legend.
Chairman of the Bored is one of the best lines in talk show tv history.
R.I.P. Norm, one of the best appearances.
Rest in peace my sweet Norm…😢
BEST INTERVIEW EVER
"Chairman of the Board" has a IMDB rating of 2.3. It really is "Chairman of the Bored."
I love how Conan and Courtney both push him into the chair at the same time
3:29, I am so glad we could say 'retard'.
I want Christopher Walken to do some kind of audio book, where he just does long form Norm jokes. I just think that would be one a helluva thing for a fella to listen to, y'know?
That can never be produced. It would be too powerful and thus end all life on earth.
You can't tee up a joke any harder than that and Norm smashed it! B - O - R - E - D!
remember when you could say retard without twitter pretending you just murdered someone? RIP Norm
Yes. Don't miss it. What a weird way to live life, obsessing over this.
@@noahhurley-abelew6536 "sticks and stones may break my bones but words can hurt my feelings so we need to ban them"
@@Sixstringman I think you're confused. It's not a ban. Hilarious it OFFENDS you that society progresses and doesn't freely use offensive words.
Go say the n word non stop in black neighborhoods, if you're white. Enjoy.
@@noahhurley-abelew6536 Society "progresses"...oh is that what we're doing? Hah. Humor is dead because everyone is "deeply" offended and outraged over nothing and gets off on the power of pouting about it on their social media accounts.
I was so in love with her on Melrose... So pretty.
7:01 Courtney knows Norm is going to take up the challenge and is waiting for it.