Norm Macdonald's BEST JOKE - The Dirty Johnny Joke

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  • @normshorts
    @normshorts  2 роки тому +77

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    • @AF-dn2bz
      @AF-dn2bz 9 місяців тому

      So...what does the punchline mean. Sorry. Didnt get it.

    • @chrisarseneault5617
      @chrisarseneault5617 2 місяці тому

      @@normshorts i read the book. Its awesome

    • @patrickskehill5589
      @patrickskehill5589 14 днів тому

      ..he felt pride where shame once was...

  • @eugene142
    @eugene142 3 роки тому +7619

    Thank God for the hatchery.

    • @123fray
      @123fray 3 роки тому +82

      Thank God for Norm.

    • @sonicdiablo8968
      @sonicdiablo8968 3 роки тому +241

      Or we'd all be lost

    • @3QuaNiMiTyy
      @3QuaNiMiTyy 3 роки тому +21

      1:40

    • @rw9854
      @rw9854 3 роки тому +74

      Tell the folks at home what the hatchery is

    • @thecolorsaqib
      @thecolorsaqib 3 роки тому +11

      Thank god for the hatchery

  • @buzinaocara
    @buzinaocara 2 роки тому +8765

    I actually pissed myself hearing this joke. But then I touched my pants again, and sudently felt pride where shame once was...

  • @ThomasPowellNZ
    @ThomasPowellNZ 2 роки тому +6667

    I love how Dirty Johnny tells the story like a grizzled old man

    • @cckmanofsteel2393
      @cckmanofsteel2393 2 роки тому +178

      Dirty Johnny spent half his life ridin' the trains by this point in his life.

    • @ThomasPowellNZ
      @ThomasPowellNZ 2 роки тому +46

      @@cckmanofsteel2393 a real man of the world.

    • @cckmanofsteel2393
      @cckmanofsteel2393 2 роки тому +34

      @@ThomasPowellNZ you know what time it is. Wanna know who else knew what time it was? Richard Clock

    • @03Barb
      @03Barb 2 роки тому +1

      I think you mean like a DIRTY old man

    • @Heopful
      @Heopful 2 роки тому +6

      and becky too

  • @thejkyle
    @thejkyle 6 місяців тому +1736

    I’m a teacher and told this joke at my end of the year staff party. Nobody laughed. It was my proudest moment as an educator.

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 5 місяців тому +112

      Norm would be proud

    • @harryfratzel3821
      @harryfratzel3821 5 місяців тому +105

      I told it just this Fourth of July and a group of women were pissed and one dude was hammered drunk laughing, I have to assume he knew the joke 🤣

    • @leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259
      @leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@harryfratzel3821😂😂

    • @StephanieGSM
      @StephanieGSM 5 місяців тому +53

      You told this to a room full of liberals? You have balls 😂

    • @danahaider4598
      @danahaider4598 5 місяців тому

      A good follow is the youthful porpoise joke​@@harryfratzel3821

  • @drrjim
    @drrjim 2 роки тому +1233

    "don't put all your eggs in the one basket" well God damn says the teacher, that's a good one.

    • @DavidTheRoss
      @DavidTheRoss 2 роки тому +46

      Had never been tried before

    • @mtsachs
      @mtsachs Рік тому +51

      always been my favorite part of this whole joke. "well goddamn," said the teacher.

  • @pancakewizard1533
    @pancakewizard1533 2 роки тому +3532

    "Thank God for the Hatchery" is easily my favourite part of this joke

    • @adammcgregor312
      @adammcgregor312 2 роки тому +183

      Or we’d all be lost…

    • @8OBO8
      @8OBO8 2 роки тому +141

      @@adammcgregor312 I love the way he says that. Like they're in some post-apocalyptic world and the hatchery is their only way to stay alive.

    • @peestrem31
      @peestrem31 Рік тому +80

      my favorite is the "and he felt pride where shame once was"

    • @MaximumBob
      @MaximumBob Рік тому +7

      Both phrases need to be on t-shirts

    • @joegibbskins
      @joegibbskins Рік тому +18

      @@8OBO8 or in some old timey small town where they have one industry and it’s the hatchery

  • @hellacatsFB
    @hellacatsFB 2 роки тому +5394

    "Holy god.....I don't want....but on the other hand I....made an oath to.....every child should....I suppose I gotta"

  • @b.f.skinner4383
    @b.f.skinner4383 2 роки тому +4109

    I love how the era of the class discussion abruptly went from horse and buggies to post-Vietnam war 😂

    • @baabaabaa2293
      @baabaabaa2293 2 роки тому +96

      Cos it's originally a WW1 joke.

    • @morethan3756
      @morethan3756 2 роки тому +224

      And Uncle Terry had a Glock in Vietnam......

    • @viceroyviceroy-wj7cf
      @viceroyviceroy-wj7cf 2 роки тому +395

      Thats how long Norms jokes are

    • @H4ymaker
      @H4ymaker 2 роки тому +44

      I burst out in laughter when I read your comment. Hahahahahaha I didn't even notice!! 🤣

    • @michaelcallison1157
      @michaelcallison1157 2 роки тому

      Lol exactly

  • @ethansrednaus8088
    @ethansrednaus8088 2 роки тому +718

    So many great lines in this. One underrated one is “the mud and the blood and the… glory”

    • @MrKelso85
      @MrKelso85 Рік тому +21

      This is what I was searching for … I thought he said Glory that fucking killed me 🤣🤣🤣

    • @gerardozambrano4863
      @gerardozambrano4863 11 місяців тому +6

      I think about this line once a week

    • @bobbyblank6916
      @bobbyblank6916 5 місяців тому +5

      I was waiting on "Beer", from a "Boy Named Sue"

    • @LarryHazard
      @LarryHazard 3 місяці тому +1

      Literally every phrase of the joke is a quotable

    • @pjtyra2106
      @pjtyra2106 3 місяці тому +4

      “… he had hate in his gut.”

  • @ajuiceboxxx
    @ajuiceboxxx 2 роки тому +1861

    Norms ability to carry a long winded joke from start to finish and yet still keep it hilarious the whole way through with his delivery and mannerisms was unmatched.

    • @reaper411b
      @reaper411b Рік тому +11

      It wasn't though. How do you people find that disjointed blah blah blah rambling hilarious? Took him five whole to choke that shit out and then the punchline wasn't even good.

    • @bm2332
      @bm2332 Рік тому +54

      @@reaper411b he didnt get it

    • @zulu6ix290
      @zulu6ix290 Рік тому +68

      @@reaper411bthat’s the joke. He’s known to waste airtime on what could have been a one liner. Hosts hated it. But those who know however

    • @ScottyE515
      @ScottyE515 Рік тому

      @@reaper411b You don’t belong here

    • @vladimird5280
      @vladimird5280 Рік тому +49

      @@reaper411bThe point is he constantly adds stuff on the fly which aren't in the actual joke, and these are (without his inputs) otherwise very well known jokes, the funny part is actually his fucking around (improv) in between.

  • @stefanoroberti
    @stefanoroberti 2 роки тому +6862

    Can we appreciate Stephen Merchant and how he never actually interrupted Norm

  • @griz6282
    @griz6282 3 роки тому +1539

    “…and Uncle Terry felt pride where shame once was”

    • @BradGoyvaerts
      @BradGoyvaerts 2 роки тому +50

      My favorite line. Pure poetry

    • @robertschiller5422
      @robertschiller5422 2 роки тому +14

      @@BradGoyvaerts I feel like this is the climax of the joke! it was so surprising from the plot and yes, surprisingly poetic. the moral at the end is just a sweet bonus :D

    • @igorszamaszow171
      @igorszamaszow171 2 роки тому +20

      ​@@robertschiller5422 it is the climax indeed!

    • @LizaFan
      @LizaFan Рік тому +7

      @@igorszamaszow171 Explain to the folks at home what 'ejaculate' is.

    • @Rick-Sanchez-C-137
      @Rick-Sanchez-C-137 7 місяців тому

      Dude lived life... hard 😂

  • @TJamieson-q5j
    @TJamieson-q5j 7 місяців тому +153

    The way he tells this joke is a work of art. Every pause, every mumble, every line is delivered just perfect. The funniest man who ever lived, RIP.

    • @robprendergast1722
      @robprendergast1722 5 місяців тому +1

      Calm down

    • @fourscoreand9884
      @fourscoreand9884 5 місяців тому +4

      Rob Prendergast gets involved!

    • @poopandfartjokes
      @poopandfartjokes 2 місяці тому

      He may also be the funniest man to ever die. Except for that one fella who dribbled his soccer ball into traffic.

    • @minbari73
      @minbari73 Місяць тому +1

      It just made me lose interest.

  • @Joekhaliquebrown
    @Joekhaliquebrown Рік тому +534

    As always with Norm, it’s the throwaway lines that make it. “Thank God for the hatchery”, and “I made an oath” 😂😂😂

    • @AF-dn2bz
      @AF-dn2bz 9 місяців тому

      What was the point of the punchline. missed it

    • @jayhache5609
      @jayhache5609 6 місяців тому

      @@AF-dn2bz I thought it was self-explanatory. ; )

    • @alexmartin-schael7556
      @alexmartin-schael7556 5 місяців тому

      @@AF-dn2bz Uncle Terry was drunk, killed a bunch of people at once and immediately ejaculated his pants. That is why "You don't fuck with uncle Terry when he is drunk".

  • @jairkerker2821
    @jairkerker2821 2 роки тому +544

    To me Norm is by far the most rewatchable comedian.
    This joke doesn't only get better with every repetition for a long period of time, it's also hard to not look at it as some sort of masterclass in storytelling.

    • @khester7397
      @khester7397 2 роки тому +8

      Absolutely

    • @BridgesOnBikes
      @BridgesOnBikes 2 роки тому +24

      I’ve actually memorized this joke nearly word for word, and when I tell it, there are two reactions. One is utter shock and disgust. The other is unabashed belly laughing.

    • @JH-qs7ph
      @JH-qs7ph 2 роки тому +7

      Norm is 80% of my UA-cam feed, has been for years and won’t change anytime soon.

    • @jairkerker2821
      @jairkerker2821 2 роки тому +4

      @@JH-qs7ph I miss him very much.
      I can withstand the madness of our times as long as I counterbalance it with Norm's irreplaceable humour, especially at the end of the day.

    • @Jon_Maximus
      @Jon_Maximus Рік тому +3

      ​@@BridgesOnBikesand that's how you find out which friends are worth keeping.

  • @maxallen3438
    @maxallen3438 3 роки тому +3117

    This is, honestly, the best joke I’ve heard in my entire life. The subtly and complexities at work in the construction, telling and performance of it are astonishing. Norm was, without doubt, a comic genius.

    • @brunoheggli2888
      @brunoheggli2888 2 роки тому +59

      This isnt even the best version of this joke from him!

    • @brunoheggli2888
      @brunoheggli2888 2 роки тому +25

      @@alexbaker1305 When he tells this joke to this radio guy with the curly long hair,i think hes name is Stern!

    • @brunoheggli2888
      @brunoheggli2888 2 роки тому +11

      @@alexbaker1305 Its on Howard Stern

    • @timanderson9466
      @timanderson9466 2 роки тому +1

      He really was.

    • @valouxxx5
      @valouxxx5 2 роки тому

      Same, agreed 100%

  • @LifeOfRy
    @LifeOfRy 2 роки тому +882

    This is, I believe, the best joke telling I’ve seen from Norm. The way he almost adopts a character when he gets to the Uncle Terry part and progresses through the war flashback, getting more and more ASMR and even affecting a kind of old timey war captain kind of cadence etc, not to mention the “faaaaarr from these shores” bit and then staring off into nothing when he recalls the troop abandoning him.
    It’s just so absurd it’s utterly brilliant.

    • @westwindsailer
      @westwindsailer 2 роки тому +22

      " so absurd its utterly brilliant" .
      I think that says it all!

    • @uncleterry2148
      @uncleterry2148 2 роки тому

      Check out Alcoholism is a disease by Norm.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 2 роки тому +36

      When Norm is driving the bus, you don’t know where you gonna end up. But you never ask “are we there yet”. Now that’s talent.

    • @Fantasyremix
      @Fantasyremix 2 роки тому +5

      I think he took perfection a step further when he told this joke on Stern. However, I like the deliver of the punchline better here.

    • @samuelb4140
      @samuelb4140 2 роки тому +15

      the glint in his eye, too, when 'thank God for the hatchery'

  • @takwira
    @takwira 3 роки тому +437

    I have heard this a dozen times and it still brings me to tears.

    • @Nostalgia_Addict
      @Nostalgia_Addict 3 роки тому +18

      And Doug Graves felt joy where sadness once was

    • @V-Dog55
      @V-Dog55 2 роки тому +3

      I’m sure Norm told this joke dozens of times and I’m sure every single time the joke was told differently… he had a knack for making stuff up as he went along…😂

    • @goldilocks913
      @goldilocks913 Рік тому +1

      C’mon Doug, was it ejaculate or urine, we gotta know 😂

    • @poopandfartjokes
      @poopandfartjokes 11 місяців тому

      It wasn’t tears, but ejaculate.

  • @PillzaH
    @PillzaH Рік тому +197

    Norm tells this story like he’s inventing the very concept of recollection right in front of our eyes. What a master.

  • @CanadianMason85
    @CanadianMason85 Рік тому +636

    He's like the Picasso of jokes. A normal person this bad at telling jokes wouldn't be entertaining at all but his ability to keep you interested through a crap joke is some of the most entertaining garbage I've ever seen. It's a mastery beyond most artists ability.
    "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child."

    • @shum8104
      @shum8104 Рік тому +17

      it's good storytelling and funny mannerisms in a yarn story. it's not about being good at being crap or picasso. really isn't that deep.

    • @Mack98421
      @Mack98421 Рік тому +20

      Did you just say Norm told this joke badly? That was a masterclass, you wouldn't be able to find one person on Earth that can tell it better. Not Chappelle, not Regan, nobody.
      It wasn't a crap joke it was genius, even though it was gross. The setup through punchline were hilarious and perfectly told.

    • @ekothesilent9456
      @ekothesilent9456 Рік тому

      ⁠@@Mack98421Chappelle I think could handle this kind of joke. Though I agree it’s a difficult style of comedy to pull off

    • @johnboylan3832
      @johnboylan3832 Рік тому +1

      ​@@ekothesilent9456Yeah, the not funny kind of comedy is always the hardest.

    • @ekothesilent9456
      @ekothesilent9456 Рік тому

      @@johnboylan3832 funny is subjective. You put too much value on your own opinions, to the point you think they are valuable to share on the internet. You’re a real buckaroo.

  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano 2 роки тому +2802

    Norm could be explaining the process of registering for finals and it'd be the funniest thing I've ever heard

    • @Altum8bit
      @Altum8bit 2 роки тому +1

      Somebody once told me it was not urine but infact ejaculate.

    • @GarySizer
      @GarySizer 2 роки тому +26

      With Norm I laugh so many times on the way to the punch line I don't even care how it ends.

    • @PianoMelodicaDark
      @PianoMelodicaDark 2 роки тому +17

      Yes, of course, THANK god for the hatchery!!

    • @divinelittledevil
      @divinelittledevil 2 роки тому +1

      “he could be funny reading a phone book” as i’ve heard tell

    • @lulospawn
      @lulospawn 2 роки тому +10

      "You open the virtual campus webpage and BY GOD and you enter your username and password, as you remember the youthful follies that led you to choose that of all combinations of letters and numbers to protect your access to the campus. After you shake away the sadness you click on a button that says Sign up, but there's nothing up about the task ahead..."
      and then you lost an entire minute

  • @jimmorrison4291
    @jimmorrison4291 3 роки тому +881

    It's the finest joke, made even better by the context, randomly thrown in during an interview

    • @coryc9040
      @coryc9040 2 роки тому +40

      I think he's told the same joke before. I believe he credits the ejaculate story to a real veteran he talked to on the street. I hope it's true cause it takes a mad man like Norm to work it into a joke like this.

    • @MrPink12345
      @MrPink12345 2 роки тому +20

      @@coryc9040 he did it on the Howard Stern show aswell. That version is even greater, in my humble opinion.

    • @steamedyam
      @steamedyam 2 роки тому

      @@MrPink12345 why?

    • @ExtremeBeatlesArchive
      @ExtremeBeatlesArchive 2 роки тому +24

      @@steamedyam Because she says the moral is "don't count your chickens before they hatch out of an egg." And the teacher says "Very good. Though you might want to shorten it a little."

    • @richardpowell1220
      @richardpowell1220 2 роки тому +3

      @@coryc9040 It kind of reminds me of a scene in the book Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, where police snipers are waiting to shoot the cowgirls while sporting erections. I think that book was written in the mid-70s. Maybe the book was inspired by that same veteran.

  • @johnekare8376
    @johnekare8376 2 роки тому +112

    "Thank god for the hatchery! ...or we'd all be lost." I'm dying!🤣😂

  • @bloodgoat
    @bloodgoat 2 роки тому +72

    A master story teller. It transcends the simple framework of a joke and is elevated to the supreme mode

  • @takingiteasy17
    @takingiteasy17 2 роки тому +31

    “How’d that go again?”. Bless you Norm you’ve created mored smiles than almost anyone.

  • @dpgsince85
    @dpgsince85 3 роки тому +200

    wow...finally someone has the video of this

    • @matttherrien9608
      @matttherrien9608 2 роки тому +3

      I can't believe how long it took me to come across this.

  • @Victoria-xu2nj
    @Victoria-xu2nj 3 роки тому +642

    I have tears In my eyes from laughing so hard… the way he says this joke makes it 10x better! He’s so serious!!! And the ending was PERFECT!

    • @TheMichiganFisherman
      @TheMichiganFisherman 3 роки тому +27

      I wish the person who posted this would've left the last few seconds of laughing and him apologizing for telling such a long joke 😂👍

    • @ihateyoutubecomments8100
      @ihateyoutubecomments8100 2 роки тому

      Really? Jesus Christ

    • @Roggiedodgie
      @Roggiedodgie 2 роки тому +1

      I'll bet you feel guilty being a girl and all. Maybe not. Can I have your phone number

    • @4zafinc
      @4zafinc 2 роки тому +1

      Good thing you only had tears and not pee in pants though. That would be shameful

    • @wepmajoe
      @wepmajoe 2 роки тому

      Those aren't tears at all, but ejaculate. You should feel proud.

  • @arthurkapadia4372
    @arthurkapadia4372 2 роки тому +264

    The "Now, he's not dirty in this joke..." right at the start 😂😂😂

    • @taylorjd71
      @taylorjd71 9 місяців тому +5

      Funniest line in the joke. The way he says it, he’s all serious

    • @AmbroyceHoldingsLLC
      @AmbroyceHoldingsLLC 5 місяців тому +1

      I agree. He delivered that line in a way to not seem as part of the joke, but it definitely was. An absolute masterclass at joke writing right there.

    • @EarthwormShandy
      @EarthwormShandy 3 місяці тому +2

      Then proceeds to call him "Dirty Johnny" regardless 😂

  • @WackoFromWaco
    @WackoFromWaco 9 місяців тому +26

    I re-tell my children this story every Christmas. . .

  • @johnwayne7383
    @johnwayne7383 Рік тому +22

    Best part of this was his slow pace and slight ad-libing to retell the story and hit us with the "thank god for the hatchery" lol😂

  • @AGriz3521
    @AGriz3521 3 роки тому +214

    thank you for putting the video up.. its so much better than just the audio

    • @normshorts
      @normshorts  3 роки тому +32

      No problem :)

    • @churbay1
      @churbay1 3 роки тому +1

      @@normshorts Hey why did you crop the video? Is there some kind of copyright on the original video of this joke or something? For some reason the full version of this joke only seems to be on Dailymotion which is a pity.

    • @maxtenu
      @maxtenu 3 роки тому +12

      @@churbay1 I'm pretty sure netflix owns the old Norm Macdonald Live episodes now, so unaltered clips of it probably have a good chance of getting caught and taken down

    • @churbay1
      @churbay1 3 роки тому

      @@maxtenu Ah I see. Cheers for the info.

    • @nickkerr5714
      @nickkerr5714 2 роки тому

      @@maxtenu kinda weird how we all use a platform that allows censorship in the name of copyright infringement

  • @Boro87
    @Boro87 3 роки тому +247

    This has to be the best joke ever told!

    • @bigorange000
      @bigorange000 2 роки тому +4

      It's actually an old joke.Only norm could tell it as well as he did he did, the way that he did.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Рік тому

      @@bigorange000 I would posit that Gilbert Gottfried was the only one who could tell *every* joke well though.

  • @bonbonathan
    @bonbonathan 2 роки тому +64

    Been watching this over and over. Doesn't even make sense how incredibly funny this is. The delivery, the subject matter, the subtlety 🙏

  • @timgarrow1487
    @timgarrow1487 Рік тому +23

    I haven’t laughed that hard at a joke ever. The art of telling a joke is truly mastered by this man.

  • @callumbrady88
    @callumbrady88 2 роки тому +162

    The brilliance of this joke is that his details get you so lost in the story that you forget this was being told in a classroom

    • @JeffreySmith84
      @JeffreySmith84 Рік тому +5

      And presumably the teacher knew they were in for a doozie before the tale even began.
      And the teacher refers to a child as "Dirty Johnny"

    • @odaydrums
      @odaydrums Рік тому +2

      By a child😂

  • @brandonfry1333
    @brandonfry1333 3 роки тому +256

    Norm might just have been the best ever

    • @laza6141
      @laza6141 3 роки тому +10

      at least top 3 of all time.

    • @brandonfry1333
      @brandonfry1333 3 роки тому +9

      @@laza6141 there are so many.
      Norm makes me smile and wonder where he's going + being so offensive all the time. He may not of had the #1 best stand up special at any one point in time, but he made me laugh the most over a long period.

    • @tonystarks1311
      @tonystarks1311 3 роки тому +12

      @@brandonfry1333 I don't think he was the best stand up comedian of all time, but he was the funniest human being on the planet

    • @ASJC27
      @ASJC27 3 роки тому +11

      Oh he definitely was the best ever. No one comes close to making me laugh as hard.
      Such a loss.

    • @rswindol
      @rswindol 2 роки тому +4

      Certainly my favorite.

  • @zlk718
    @zlk718 3 роки тому +166

    No one tells a story like Norm. Goddam legend now and always.

  • @seldomsceen
    @seldomsceen 2 роки тому +114

    The emotional journey this joke takes you through is what makes it so great.

    • @michaelblanchette2787
      @michaelblanchette2787 2 роки тому +2

      I like the part where all the children die

    • @brettdeacon4464
      @brettdeacon4464 2 роки тому

      We get to journey with Uncle Terry, only to be interrupted by the teacher who brings us back reality. The moral of the story: when Uncle Terry's been drinking, you don't fuck with him.

  • @samuelrichey1888
    @samuelrichey1888 2 роки тому +78

    Norn is one of the few comedians who can make you laugh simply in the delivery of the joke...his cadence, his word choice, name choice, etc., even before he gets to the punchline

    • @lemfandango
      @lemfandango Рік тому +3

      The punchline is like the tenth funniest part

    • @CaseyWinehouse
      @CaseyWinehouse Рік тому +3

      My favorite comedian, Norn Macdomald.

  • @xRxF
    @xRxF Рік тому +23

    Norm is the guy who can make you laugh just on the delivery and setup… the punchline is a cherry on top.

    • @halonone
      @halonone 3 місяці тому

      Norm tells jokes that I don't want there to be a punchline for, so I can keep listening

    • @gailtaylor1636
      @gailtaylor1636 Місяць тому

      @@halonone This one is perfect example of one I laughed 6 time before there wasn't a punchline.

  • @rw9854
    @rw9854 3 роки тому +186

    I don’t want it, but I swore an oath

  • @TheJayLordx
    @TheJayLordx 3 роки тому +121

    My all time favourite Norm joke. Told to absolute perfection.

  • @nivkejk7303
    @nivkejk7303 2 роки тому +29

    At 4:36 when he lifts his hat, you can see a big part of his hair is missing. I always wondered why he suddenly started wearing a hat... bless you Norm. Bless your heart.

  • @resqfreedom9308
    @resqfreedom9308 Рік тому +16

    Norm was absolutely the greatest comedian EVER but, let's acknowledge Steven also for allowing him to finish without interrupting like a lot of people would do!✌️🙏❤️

  • @brettdeacon4464
    @brettdeacon4464 2 роки тому +42

    The genius of Norm is that you hear his joke and laugh, and laugh harder the next day, even harder the next week and month, harder still the next year.

    • @jasperrutherford2665
      @jasperrutherford2665 2 роки тому +4

      Thank god for the hatchery...

    • @_munkykok_
      @_munkykok_ Рік тому +1

      #Hardon

    • @jaik195701
      @jaik195701 7 місяців тому

      It’s like flashbacks, except I never got any those flashbacks just another conspiracy by the big acid companies

  • @mrmactknife
    @mrmactknife 2 роки тому +332

    Norm's been gone all these months, but he's still able to make us all laugh.

    • @Hammer332
      @Hammer332 2 роки тому +7

      What a legacy.

    • @MrJmt33
      @MrJmt33 2 роки тому +10

      I was crying from the hilarious joke. Now I'm crying thinking about him being gone

    • @UnchainedEruption
      @UnchainedEruption 2 роки тому +2

      True that. He was a legend.

    • @danny7954
      @danny7954 2 роки тому +2

      Rip great one

    • @MrJmobes
      @MrJmobes 2 роки тому +2

      We're lucky.

  • @justinfuller7540
    @justinfuller7540 2 роки тому +17

    A masterclass in joke telling, best thing I’ve seen all week!

  • @nopenope2632
    @nopenope2632 2 роки тому +24

    May your soul find rest Norm, “Faaaaaaar from these shores”
    The best to ever do it

  • @TalonsOfFire
    @TalonsOfFire Рік тому +7

    This is honestly one of my favorite jokes by any comedian. At least 50% because of his delivery. Norm was one of the greats, RIP.

  • @deekk3936
    @deekk3936 2 роки тому +37

    I never thought I would miss a comedian once they passed. NMs humor was so offbeat and subtle that it was easy to miss. RIP Norm McDonald. The world did not deserve you 🥀

  • @BDUBZ49
    @BDUBZ49 3 роки тому +43

    This is like Robert Shaw's USS Indianapolis speech in JAWS. Man, does Normie ever set the mood here. My Lord.

    • @jakubcygan8265
      @jakubcygan8265 2 роки тому +6

      for real, they even both grab their baseball caps at the moment the story really gets real

    • @matttherrien9608
      @matttherrien9608 2 роки тому +2

      No distress signal had been sent! Weren't even listed overdue for a week.

  • @humbuckingstrat
    @humbuckingstrat 3 роки тому +36

    Uncle Terry felt pride where shame once was …..🤣🤣🤣🤣
    I think we’ve all been there 😫🧐😂😂
    The best Norm joke of all time !!!!?

  • @funkycoldzadina
    @funkycoldzadina 2 роки тому +37

    No matter how many times I hear Norm tell this joke I still laugh hysterically. RIP Norm. ☹️

  • @JacaboBlanco
    @JacaboBlanco 2 роки тому +2

    How have I never heard this?
    Man. Whenever I think I've heard all that exists to be heard of Norm, I find another gem.
    Thanks for posting.

  • @pigpig252
    @pigpig252 Рік тому +17

    The joke goes on just long enough that you begin to forget about the teacher and the school, and it makes it so much funnier when it snaps back

  • @whitecapmadness7181
    @whitecapmadness7181 3 роки тому +52

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • @christophergoree6357
    @christophergoree6357 3 роки тому +81

    "When Uncle Terry's been drinking you don't fuck with him."... Awww Jesus, Normie, we will miss you forever 😭

  • @tonfan
    @tonfan 3 роки тому +56

    ...My wife just asked me wtf I was cry - laughing about....RIP,Norm

  • @taylortrash
    @taylortrash 3 місяці тому +6

    i love how he added so much since the last time he told it

  • @quinncampbell9255
    @quinncampbell9255 Рік тому +8

    Lol one of my favorite parts of this norm joke his how he makes it old times. His heavy breathing and such is just so funny

  • @HereonTubeYou
    @HereonTubeYou 3 роки тому +76

    Uncle Terry sounds like a real jerk.

    • @eugener9706
      @eugener9706 3 роки тому +6

      Stalin was just as bad.

    • @Boss_Scaggz
      @Boss_Scaggz 3 роки тому +10

      @@eugener9706 ....or so the Germans would have us believe

    • @Nostalgia_Addict
      @Nostalgia_Addict 3 роки тому +4

      Nah he's a good guy

    • @Boss_Scaggz
      @Boss_Scaggz 3 роки тому +6

      @@Nostalgia_Addict yeah, he's just an old chunk of coal

    • @Stalinator03
      @Stalinator03 3 роки тому +3

      proud fella you know

  • @platinumspotlight3338
    @platinumspotlight3338 3 роки тому +92

    "Balishnikov and a couple of Glocks"

    • @kdbrown777
      @kdbrown777 3 роки тому +10

      We all know he meant M16 and 1911s.

    • @Tetus7
      @Tetus7 3 роки тому +39

      @@kdbrown777 What a terrible name for a gun. Reminds me of that national tragedy.

    • @ASJC27
      @ASJC27 3 роки тому +6

      @@Tetus7 Come on now, don’t laugh at 9/11.

    • @therealbs2000
      @therealbs2000 2 роки тому

      @@ASJC27 thats why hes the sultan bro

    • @Clemppu
      @Clemppu Рік тому +1

      Now remember, it's Dirty Johnny telling the story here. Brats these days can't separate different types of pistols or assault rifles for that matter. It's all Glock this and AK that.

  • @therichardbarrett
    @therichardbarrett 2 роки тому +15

    So glad this many other people's favorite joke as well he was literally the best comedian ever in my opinion rest in peace Norm

  • @ericshaw760
    @ericshaw760 8 місяців тому +6

    Undoubtedly one of the funniest things I've ever watched in my life. Norm was such a treasure.

  • @oldmanjenkins3860
    @oldmanjenkins3860 Рік тому +4

    I love it when he adds little tid bits to his stories, the kind that don't really further the plot but still add to the joke.

  • @xarzu
    @xarzu 2 роки тому +9

    I have watched this several times over and over and I laugh at the end each time. It fails to get old.

  • @robboss1839
    @robboss1839 2 роки тому +3

    Such a long setup and I knew it wouldn’t disappoint. I don’t laugh at much and this one was a banger. RIP to the goat

  • @DjangoWineHeart
    @DjangoWineHeart 2 роки тому +27

    It's not the destination, it's the journey. RIP NORM you made music of funny

  • @hackbrettschorsch6855
    @hackbrettschorsch6855 3 місяці тому +1

    Omg I am crying. The comic genius of the delivery of this way too long joke is out of this world.
    God, I miss you, Norm!

  • @lauriLokkeni9002
    @lauriLokkeni9002 3 роки тому +18

    There’s not another like Norm .. soooo good ❤️

  • @AlchZdot
    @AlchZdot 2 роки тому +19

    I love his delivery and reactions here much more than when he did it on HS. I love when he’s telling the story he seems to be reliving the moment.

    • @lucenceparency7870
      @lucenceparency7870 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed, this one is stronger. The Stern version lacks energy to where it's almost sad in places. This one keeps moving fast enough that it doesn't sink in, so it stays hilarious.

    • @AlchZdot
      @AlchZdot 2 роки тому +2

      @@lucenceparency7870 I agree and it just goes to show you that norm was always working hard at his craft.

    • @upstateev
      @upstateev 2 роки тому +2

      This version is so much better I almost don't like the other one somehow

  • @eb9782
    @eb9782 2 місяці тому +5

    When people talk about quarterbacks who are fearless about just sitting in the pocket for second after second waiting for the play to develop, I often think of Norm. I miss him

  • @JoelMLdf
    @JoelMLdf 3 місяці тому +1

    My favourite video, joke, pice of media, thing, moment, what ever you may call it, of all time. Its just perfect from begining to end. I know it from memory, i actually improved my english by alot by seeing Norm videos all the time for the last 5 years. The greatest.

  • @MrElementex
    @MrElementex Місяць тому +4

    "...the glory ." is the most subtle but genius part in this joke. Gets me every time

  • @surflasal
    @surflasal 2 роки тому +15

    May you all feel pride where shame once was. RIP Norm

  • @davidbae6482
    @davidbae6482 3 роки тому +51

    Oh how I wish I was Norm's grandson, sitting at his feet and listening to him tell these stories as an old man

  • @bailzzzzzz
    @bailzzzzzz 2 роки тому +22

    Thank God for Norm Macdonald, or we'd all be lost

  • @BillyMansfield87
    @BillyMansfield87 9 місяців тому +3

    I love the inconsistency 😂
    Buggy, Vietnam, Glock…
    Time periods don’t add up 😂
    Norm was the greatest!

    • @LeftIsBest001
      @LeftIsBest001 Місяць тому

      It makes sense if it's set in Lancaster county and they're actually Amish

  • @koffeandersson5212
    @koffeandersson5212 2 роки тому +6

    This is without a doubt my favorite joke of all time.

  • @blitzkrieghopAZ
    @blitzkrieghopAZ 2 роки тому +23

    “Now he’s not dirty in this joke”. Love that part.

  • @GuyIncognito764
    @GuyIncognito764 2 роки тому +8

    Hands down the funniest joke I've ever heard. I will miss this man.

  • @bigorange000
    @bigorange000 2 роки тому +5

    That delivery tho. One of my top 10 Norm jokes. I could listen to this one 1000 times, and laugh every time.

  • @davidusa47
    @davidusa47 2 роки тому +17

    I love how he tells the story a little differently for the folks at home who know what a hatchery is.

  • @charlesgriffingibson
    @charlesgriffingibson 9 місяців тому +2

    Brilliant delivery

  • @JohnSmith-vx9re
    @JohnSmith-vx9re 2 роки тому +11

    There was never and there will never be anyone, who could tell jokes, the way norm would do. The ultimate GOAT

  • @adrianfytr35
    @adrianfytr35 9 місяців тому +7

    I like how the teacher remembered her oath.

  • @kom3479
    @kom3479 Рік тому +4

    I’ve heard him tell this joke probably 50 times and it makes me laugh every time. RIP to a legend.

  • @TheBeefTrain
    @TheBeefTrain 2 роки тому +13

    Norm was a comedic genius but a great actor and story teller, too.

  • @idahohusker7655
    @idahohusker7655 2 роки тому +9

    RIP Norm. The best story teller of all.

  • @YouGotPropofol
    @YouGotPropofol 2 роки тому +45

    I laughed more during the joke than at the punchline. Norms genius was making you laugh the entire time and not really waiting on a punchline.

    • @jaym7494
      @jaym7494 2 роки тому +6

      Exactly, it’s got airs of the famous aristocrats joke by comedians for comedians. The punch line is simply the end of the adventure.

  • @PiCheZvara
    @PiCheZvara 2 роки тому +28

    Norm is the expert in these overlong, aimless, wandering, jokes with simple, dumb, ridiculous punchlines. That's the joke - that how long it takes to get to that punchline is as much the point as the punchline itself.
    I always wondered whether these are legit jokes, or whether Norm makes them on the fly and adds a lot of his own spin on them to drag them out.

  • @osborne4282
    @osborne4282 2 роки тому +60

    I like it when people actually let him tell his jokes 😂

  • @LarryHazard
    @LarryHazard 3 місяці тому +1

    The execution of this from beginning to end is beyond perfect and probably the best Norm performance I can remember

  • @afterhourscinema782
    @afterhourscinema782 Рік тому +13

    Norm breathing heavily because of his astonishing girth makes this joke all the better

  • @chuck1804
    @chuck1804 9 місяців тому +4

    Every part of this joke was exquisite.

  • @McRick2000
    @McRick2000 3 роки тому +35

    The Master.

  • @sadeghsaati1335
    @sadeghsaati1335 3 роки тому +13

    It's strange how excited I got when I saw the video of a joke that I've listened to a million times.

  • @YukonJon
    @YukonJon 2 місяці тому +3

    His delivery of the Johnny part here is even better than the Stern appearance but missing my favorite bit;
    Marjorie says “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch out of the eggs”. Teacher says “Well, you could shorten it a little”

  • @TheBrett04
    @TheBrett04 9 місяців тому +2

    There are jokes in this world that can only be told by Norm and by golly this is one of 'em.