Why did Norm MacDonald keep cancer a secret? Comedians talk about why and his legacy
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Comedians mourn the loss of Norm MacDonald, and discuss why he may have kept his cancer a secret, hints in his death album, and discuss his unique joke style, his legacy and genius on a bonus episode of panic attacking
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“ when my dad died of a heart attack he had fallen off the bed. People would try n comfort me.... they’d say ‘ he’s n a better place now!’...... better place? .... he WAS on the BED..... Now he’s on .... THE FLOOR!!!” - Norm
They said don’t worry, he had a heart attack in his sleep, he probably felt nothing. I said really? His heart attacked him when he was asleep and he didn’t wake up? Cause I wake up if my cat walks across my belly.
If you strip away the comedy - NM was still a treasure - profound, thoughtful, honest, and adorable - a great man.
He talked about what a hero actor Richard Farnsworth was when he kept his cancer a secret and took his own life without anybody knowing...I'd say that's where Norm got the path he took...I have to say Robin Williams death also hit me hard but Norm was a tough loss...he went out with such dignity and he laughed literally in the face of death...RIP
yeah great point
Love how these guys said "and he's old". They really think that 61 is old. Guess I would have when I was FIFTEEN as well.
old...er
@@PanicAttacking Perhaps "seasoned" would have made your point better in the context you were speaking.
@@PanicAttacking dont explain
61 is old, you’ve just been conditioned by an increasing human life expectancy to think otherwise. We’re only built to live till 40ish. Science and medicine have come a long way, but they still haven’t improved quality of life at older ages.
He didn't want a sympathetic response to his comedy. A principled, thoughtful guy.
Also, as Gabor Maté explains, many damaged people keep their suffering entirely to themselves, see also: Lou Gehrig, Gilda Radner
Norm is on the Mt. Rushmore of Comedy
100%
We should be celebrating his life not grieving his death. He’s somewhere in heaven feeding baby dolphins. RIP
amen to that!
Norm would beg to differ ua-cam.com/video/KaRQ6gOCH9E/v-deo.html
In death he became a hundred times cooler that he never even spoke about his cancer.
He is and will always be the Gold Standard. He left us with so much laughter.
grateful that he can live on with his wealth of wonderful material
Nobody in the history of the world has been as consistently funny as Norm. RIP Norm
hands down!
That bit in the clip you showed where he says "My aim is to not die".... He'd done the whole "why don't they cure death" bit before but seeing it then, when he surely knew he didn't have long left, man that's brutal. It's like a punch in the gut. How totally Norm to keep it secret in order to not ruin his comedy.
Look at his work since his diagnosis.
If you think the Moth joke was a long set up…
Still laughed more than I wept.
I didn’t even know he was sick. 😂
he was a unique original bold comedian. I will miss that guy.
Too bad the climate alarmists banned that old chunk of coal
Sad day for comedy 😢!
seriously!!!
Who's actually dumb enough to not like the podcast though
Easy - it's because he was brave.
nice to hear ppl who love nrorm chat about it awesome cast!!
thanks so much!!
He found out in 2013 but if any of these guys were real friends, they wouldn't miss the changes over the years. The bloat from steroids (never looked fat) the weight loss, the hair loss, the grey skin at times, the lack of sparkle in those eyes. He was tired, even if you don't know it's cancer, it's something.
Clearly on medication. My mom barely could hold a thought on fentanyl , he kept it together better than anyone else but the slip-ups were there.
@@myflatlineconstruct it was sad, but he planned his end it seemed to some degree. He did what he could for money, online etc. He downsized his home, had limited furniture etc. and someone said moved closer to the hospital because he doesn't drive. (he missed being near comic place) His mom and family must have been some comfort but it always sucks.
He kept it secret because cancer isn't funny and he never wanted to miss a laugh. If we knew he had cancer, well, there it is.
I was instantly brought to tears when I heard about Norm McDonalds passing. This has only happened one time before and that was Dale Earnhardt Sr. passed they were both masters of there crafts RIP Norm thank you for the laughs .
Cancer is no joke ?
He's funny and "he's OLD" Imqagine a seasoned comic being funny. Who knew-Sheesh.
It's definitely easier to "fall into hack" like they said, as comedians age.
Which I guess is not a response to what you just said........ Whoops.
Norm was a treasure.. thanks for talking about this today. Much needed 🖤
thank YOU
Guys you mentioned you had a friend who had tickets - do you know when he was supposed to tour this year?
some of the dates are still on ticketmaster - he was supposed to start this week :(
Just saw this, searching for Norm MacDanold stuff. Now that I've stopped crying.
bro on the right looks like Ryan Reynolds identical twin; and Ryan 's greedy fetus, took all the good genes from him. So fucked up Ryan Reynolds. Someone hold him accountable!So.fucked up. Ps: not being a troll, just try a joke. In case the hater regular viewers come for me.
He didn't want sympathy laughs.
If people felt sorry for him, it would have ruined his jokes.
My favorite Norm joke is the one about his uncle and the goat
Who are these comedians?
his podcast show and netflix talk show were the best thing I've seen in the genre..see you on the other side Norm.
“You parlayed it into a comedy special”
One of my best friends died from cancer in June. Same thing. Did not tell anyone. It's hard.
That time Norm was really nice to a heckler who said he didn't like that material about death?
Thinking about Norm's perspective now. Absolutely wonderful man.
If I was dying of cancer there's no way I'd go out and tell everyone. I hate it when people feel sorry for me for anything, I can't stand pity.
Hits hard
First time viewer. Great video.
Rest Easy Norm.
OJ calls it a dead issue. Lol
The same reason I do.
"Why'd they take Norm MacDonald away"
...cuz he made too many jokes about OJ.
Man, Mark and Joe look really different.
Bowie with the sympathetic butt shot. 😆 r.i.p. Norm Macdonald
lol special cameo