a tribute to norm macdonald on my birthday
today is my birthday, and so i want to dedicate this day to my favourite comedian ever, norm macdonald.
norm's personality and brand were so unique in the world of comedy. this joke is one of my favourites.
Some gold plated chains would make a nice retirement gift, for a very very good slave.
incredible stuff. norm always knew the right thing to say to catch people off guard.
that moment was one of many highlights in the inaugural episode of his podcast Norm Macdonald Live. Super Dave was the perfect guest to contrast against Norm's nonchalant yet edgy comedy.
here's another one from when Norm co-hosted the YouTube Big Live Comedy Show in 2013 which is the only reason anyone still thinks of that shitty event.
Kassem: You see your face? Norm: Oh yeah it's me with a huge fat fucking face! Kassem: Yeah I didn't want to break it to you. Norm: Yeah I've been having a lot of trouble. My doctor, he said, he's not a very nice guy, he said, "Open your mouth and say oink."
Kassem: You got to get better insurance. Norm: Insurance? He was calling me a fat pig! Kassem: Well, nobody's gonna disagree.
Norm: Oo-o-ooh... Kassem... Kassem: I'm sorry. I got an acid tongue. Norm: Yeah you do you're an acid-tongued Arab.
taking Kassem's jab and turning it right back at him in an instant. great bit.
there's another segment from that livestream about a certain gentleman, i'm not gonna dignify him by saying his name but you know what i'm talking about. i heard that some of you folks aren't fans of him so i won't share the joke - don't want people to think i'm a patron of his pub or anything, no.
but yeah, Norm had some great comedy specials, i loved Hitler's Dog: Gossip and Trickery, Me Doing Standup was also excellent, i couldn't finish Nothing Special so that one's unfinished.
i've watched episodes of The Norm Show, i've watched Dirty Work AND Screwed, the only two films Norm had a lead role in. i've seen clips of his cameos as a pigeon, a slime alien and Burt Reynolds' son in Earl - which is just his Burt Reynolds character from Celebrity Jeopardy. i've read his twitter essays, his beautiful 'second death' poem that i wish more people knew about -
i've digested every major comedy bit he ever did, every one of them turned into Reddit catchphrases parroted by people way less funny than him, including myself.
some days i feel low, and i wish i was a Professor of Logic down at the University of Science. but really i'm just the moth walking into the podiatrist's office.
other days i'm great, life's great, you know, you could go to Denny's, wear a hat - good, good stuff.
sometimes i feel like i'm being whored out at work like Adam Eget offering handjobs under the Queensboro Bridge, fifteen dollars a man.
other times i got a spare fifteen dollars to spend.
it all comes and goes, but the comedy survives. i wouldn't be where i am today without the record of his comedy to make me laugh.
so thank you, Norm. you were the chunk of coal everybody loved.
by the way, yes, that is the origin of my nickname. a Norm Macdonald bit.
oh yeah and happy birthday to this idiot.
-coal