Why Norm MacDonald is awesome
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Why Norm MacDonald is awesome
Aside from the fact that he was in one of the funniest movies of the 90's, Dirty Work, and that he was fired from SNL for making OJ jokes, he also delivered what has to be the greatest 10 minutes in Roastology history:
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Absolutely brilliant stuff. Up there with anything Andy Kaufman ever did.
Why isn't he in any movies these days? He's 100 times funnier than Dane Cook.
Also, if I may say so, he actually looks better now than he did in his prime. Am I the only one who thinks he resembles a young Burt Reynolds? With real hair!
I would love to see a Dirty Work II. And they better make it in a hurry because Artie Lange may not be around much longer.
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Absolutely brilliant stuff. Up there with anything Andy Kaufman ever did.
Why isn't he in any movies these days? He's 100 times funnier than Dane Cook.
Also, if I may say so, he actually looks better now than he did in his prime. Am I the only one who thinks he resembles a young Burt Reynolds? With real hair!
I would love to see a Dirty Work II. And they better make it in a hurry because Artie Lange may not be around much longer.
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Re: Why Norm MacDonald is awesome
He was very funny in the Duece Bigelow movies, please Rob Schneider make a Duece Bigelow 3.
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It only took a few seconds before the other comedians realized what he was doing. He played it well, reading off the cards was a nice touch.
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He was a guest on the talk show I produce a few months ago. He's nice, but very weird. Very hard to have a "serious" conversation with him.
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He's always a great guest on the Stern show.
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That 1st video was painful to watch.
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Maybe it's just me, but I feel like in the past few years, something happened to him. He seems a lot slower on the uptake now than he used to be.
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He's always a great guest on the Stern show.
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Great stuff.
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I'm glad the dais was getting his routine, because I sure as hell wasn't. I don't remember this from the broadcast ... and apparently for good reason.
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Dane Cook is corny.
I'll take Martin Lawrence, Katt Williams, Chris Rock and the rest of Kings of Comedy.
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I love Norm. Saw Dirty Work opening weekend and loved it even then, love it now.
Thanks for posting that Stern interview; I wound up watching all six parts. Hilarious.
Thanks for posting that Stern interview; I wound up watching all six parts. Hilarious.
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His Conan appearances are pure brilliance too.
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Welcome to 18 months ago in another forum.
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Every joke he told was classic vaudeville stuff. Any comedian worth his salt would get, and appreciate, the homage, while all the newbie poseurs would be totally lost. Genius.
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I'm convinced there are two kinds of people in the world: people who think that bit from the roast is one of the most hilarious things ever and people who think it was thoroughly unfunny. I am firmly in the first group.