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1/ MacDonald died? Oh man.
First of all, I wish there was a website to find out if I'm allowed to publicly like a dead guy. Like a list of crimes so I know how to calibrate the right mix of sad, or happy, that he's dead.
[Please do that in Norm's voice]
First of all, I wish there was a website to find out if I'm allowed to publicly like a dead guy. Like a list of crimes so I know how to calibrate the right mix of sad, or happy, that he's dead.
[Please do that in Norm's voice]
2/ Certain people who're called "an [artist]'s artist" usually are extremists in that craft, and often unrecognized by all but a niche audience. In comedy, one of my areas of expertise, that doesn't always yield someone I personally enjoy.
3/ E.g. I detest Andy Kaufman's comedy because, for me, the barely disguised intend was cruelty. Other comedians work for "their time" like Lenny Bruce who I wish I found funnier than I do.
MacDonald was in that category.
(and this comment is great)
MacDonald was in that category.
(and this comment is great)
#NormMacdonald Collection on Letterman, Part 1 of 5: The Early Years, 1990-95
#NormMacdonald Collection on Letterman, Part 2 of 5: 1996-97
#NormMacdonald Collection on Letterman, Part 3 of 5: 1998
30 years ago I was on a one-nighter outside of Toronto with #NormMacDonald and another comic. It was a holiday Monday and the bar had been packed since noon with people drinking.
When it was time for the show, the owners didn't kick anyone out - meaning the audience was mostly very drunk people. The other comic and I did fine, both having acts that were palatable to such an audience.
As the headliner, it was Norm's turn. The audience was even drunker by then and took an instant dislike to him. Norm was fearless in such matters and even enjoyed bombing - seeing how far he could push things.
61.01/ Week sixty-one, Sept. 11-17, 2021, thread begins here.
Week 60 below
Week 60 below
61.02/ I am a fan of the professional sport of American Football and, as a child of Pittsburgh, a particular avid supporter of the #Steelers. I apologize ahead of time for some intemperate comments that may be made during the season which could be non-sequitur for non-NFLers.
61.03/ From last night at the #Mets-Yankees game, a scandal that Fox's cameras lingered on that hateful flag. Ironically it symbolizes the way 9-11 was perverted by corrupt bad-actors from day one.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Twitter user who exists only to shit on other people's posts for no apparent reason; the #TwitterShitter.
