Norm MacDonald Interviews Jim Downey

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  • @scromtrulescent
    @scromtrulescent 4 роки тому +94

    In 2005 I was an intern at SNL... most writers kept to themselves and seldom interacted with us. However, on show nights, I would stand just outside Lorne's office and watch the show with Jim Downey. He was open, approachable, and loved to joke around. I recognized him from a few 90's sketches, but only later realized how influential he's been.

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/KodqIPMbyUg/v-deo.html

    • @vhscopyofseinfeld
      @vhscopyofseinfeld Рік тому +5

      That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing

    • @billbally4419
      @billbally4419 Рік тому

      Who are u

    • @garpfunkel2876
      @garpfunkel2876 Рік тому

      That's very cool.

    • @nicknoga564
      @nicknoga564 Рік тому +18

      @@billbally4419 well that’s just it… I was just some kid interning there. Lorne’s assistants would stick me outside his office to sort of restock his beer/wine and pour glasses for VIP guests. Usually I was invisible to those high-profile types… but Jim Downey saw fit to chat with me for whatever reason. (I think because I’d made a reference to an old sketch he’d done ten years before). He made a point to remember my name, include me in conversations he was having with other writers, etc. They were little gestures that meant a lot to me… gestures few other staffers were generous enough to make.

  • @SidelerMN
    @SidelerMN 3 роки тому +106

    19:12 every once in a while I come back to this to listen to Gary’s call. I love how much Norm enjoys his question for Jim. God damn, gonna miss you Norm

    • @eddy87su
      @eddy87su 3 роки тому +20

      That was the most genuine laugh I ever heard from Norm. You can tell that Norm really liked the guy cause he reminded him of his people back home. He even has that thick Canadian/northern Midwest accent)

    • @harshailapakurty
      @harshailapakurty 3 роки тому +7

      That caller was delightful and I completely agree with the laugh 😊

    • @harshailapakurty
      @harshailapakurty 3 роки тому +10

      “If you’re gonna do four in a row, you’re not gonna have much time for pokin around the fire” oh Normie

    • @Existence_Predicate
      @Existence_Predicate 3 роки тому

      What did he mean?

    • @nathanielmilner6646
      @nathanielmilner6646 2 роки тому

      I do the exact same thing!!

  • @chrismoseley349
    @chrismoseley349 Рік тому +15

    I love the "change" sketch Jim did. It was a sketch about a bank and he spent like two minutes talking about different combinations of change they could give out. F'ing hilarious.

  • @zg9445
    @zg9445 Рік тому +35

    I wish I could have called in to ask Jim where he gets his ideas from 😂😂😂

    • @MrVisde
      @MrVisde Рік тому +7

      “What’ve you got poking in the fire?” is the next best question 😂

  • @Densemankat
    @Densemankat 12 років тому +160

    Had no idea Jim Downey was the "I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul" guy from Billy Madison.

    • @812DirtyJ
      @812DirtyJ 6 років тому +19

      also, one of the bums in Dirty work

    • @lordmonty9421
      @lordmonty9421 3 роки тому +5

      I knew that. I totally knew that. Jim Downey rocks.

    • @king_draculakid6711
      @king_draculakid6711 3 роки тому +5

      He’s also in There Will Be Blood. :)
      RIP NORM

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie 3 роки тому +1

      He wrote the famous First CityWide Change Bank sketches and is in those too. I was so stoned the first time I saw those in 1991 and laughed so hard at its absurdity that I thought I had gone insane... ua-cam.com/video/CXDxNCzUspM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/KodqIPMbyUg/v-deo.html

    • @murderc27
      @murderc27 2 роки тому +1

      @@lordmonty9421 okay, easy fella.

  • @zrayburton
    @zrayburton 27 днів тому +1

    This is extraordinary radio thank you for sharing this.

  • @saaketh83
    @saaketh83 2 роки тому +8

    A real meeting of the minds. Like for real. Miss you norm, love you Jim.

  • @mightisright
    @mightisright 10 років тому +68

    This is basically a precursor to Norm's podcast. So funny.

    • @luukeluketer1024
      @luukeluketer1024 7 років тому +9

      He's just a cursor now .......Letterman 25th July.....

    • @BigNorm69
      @BigNorm69 11 місяців тому

      ​@@mackhomie6he is now

  • @Roy__Batty
    @Roy__Batty 7 років тому +45

    “So Jim, whaddaya got poking around in the fire?”

    • @edmcboy7746
      @edmcboy7746 7 років тому +11

      That was pretty funny but a better question would have been to ask him where he gets his ideas from. To each his own, I suppose.

    • @Roy__Batty
      @Roy__Batty 7 років тому +3

      Ed McBoy “Ed McBoy” is fucking amazing

    • @edmcboy7746
      @edmcboy7746 7 років тому +4

      Yes, it is. Carl Reiner coined it during his Norm Macdonald Live episode. It's genius.

    • @francisdaly1757
      @francisdaly1757 3 роки тому

      Sounds like something Norm would ask

  • @jthunderstriker
    @jthunderstriker 12 років тому +31

    This is great. 2 geniuses having a conversation.

    • @albertfish1227
      @albertfish1227 3 роки тому +4

      Real meeting of the the mindddd.

    • @craggles7538
      @craggles7538 Рік тому +3

      Are they good at math or something?

    • @synchc
      @synchc Рік тому +1

      Yeah, there's a real stream of consciousness going on.

  • @chasedwards9626
    @chasedwards9626 Рік тому +18

    Norm using his opportunity as guest host to troll his old friend and corner him into saying something sexist is so classic.

    • @synchc
      @synchc Рік тому +6

      This is probably the best chemistry I've ever seen from Norm. You can tell these two have an absolutely solid gold history, friendship and a profound respect for one another. Almost everything Norm says he's either baiting Jim, trying to derail him or sharing an in-joke and Jim's just ploughing on, trying to be professional and not laugh. Jus' two ol' lumps of coal with 1000 carat cores and a gold nugget of an interview for posterity.

  • @Sh0n0
    @Sh0n0 Рік тому +9

    19:59 is basically the origin of eget’s ‘where do you get your ideas from question

    • @seanwade8188
      @seanwade8188 Рік тому

      I wonder if that was a set up by Norm, a genuine question, or just a random funny guy

    • @bmh18172
      @bmh18172 6 місяців тому

      In a Loveline appearance a radio caller asks Norm where he gets his ideas from and Norm responds “how did you come up with that question? Same way, just thinking of stuff”

  • @dashrirprock
    @dashrirprock 9 років тому +81

    At 30:56 Norm asks, "Who was the funniest guy ever on Saturday Night Live?"
    Downey eventually begins naming names...
    Norm finally says, "That's interesting you didn't mention a woman."
    Downey: "Oh, I thought you said 'the funniest guys'?"
    Norm: "No, I said 'the funniest performers.'"

    • @daviddavid1972
      @daviddavid1972 7 років тому +2

      point?

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 7 років тому +4

      david wood it's sorta funny

    • @Wingoball69
      @Wingoball69 7 років тому +15

      Really dude? its a joke, you're watching a norm macdonald interview. If u don't see the humor in mr dashriprock's comment then you probably shouldn't be here.

    • @murderc27
      @murderc27 5 років тому +1

      david w Is that supposed to be a takeoff from the joke or are you really that stupid?

    • @SOS-School_Of_Survival
      @SOS-School_Of_Survival 5 років тому +14

      He's a provocateur

  • @Kuristophã
    @Kuristophã 5 місяців тому

    To whom it may concern I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

  • @Daniel-RunToRoyal
    @Daniel-RunToRoyal 12 років тому +39

    So ahhh Jim, ahhh what do you got poking in the fire?? LOL!!!!!

    • @gaylordmcgillicuddy8745
      @gaylordmcgillicuddy8745 6 років тому +11

      I almost thought that was a planted call.
      It was just too perfect lol...

  • @maya-em4mr
    @maya-em4mr 7 років тому +5

    Jim May God Have Mercy On Your Soul Downey

  • @RoryMonaghan
    @RoryMonaghan 11 років тому +52

    It's a pity Jim doesn't do more acting himself. His Dead Pan delivery is excellent

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/KodqIPMbyUg/v-deo.html

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription Рік тому +1

      Seriously. His bit part in Billy Madison features some of the best deadpan comic delivery I’ve ever seen.

  • @FlanzShirt
    @FlanzShirt 10 років тому +42

    It's a true credit to Norm (though his fans already know this) that all of the significant Harvard Lampoon writers LOVE Norm. Jim, Steve O'Donnell, Conan....Funny people know funny. Norm is the best of the best.

    • @ImnotNorm
      @ImnotNorm 7 років тому +18

      Flanz Shirt You don't have to be from ivy league schools to know what's funny

    • @Gush27
      @Gush27 7 років тому +3

      Love your videos! Great to see you on all of these Norm videos, nice to know there's a small community of us starving for Norm content. What's your favorite podcast episode? Mine is the Andy Dick and Todd Glass interviews.

    • @nostalgiajunkie
      @nostalgiajunkie 5 років тому +1

      I'm not Norm I mean he’s known as a comedian’s comedian so it would make sense to refer to really funny people who’ve gone on record listing him as a favorite. Don’t simplify things, comedy can get complicated, especially when you’re dealing with norm or other Kauffman-esque comedians. A lot of the times the fact that the audience doesn’t understand IS the joke

    • @bmh18172
      @bmh18172 Рік тому

      @@ImnotNorm rare comment

  • @WillHerndon
    @WillHerndon Рік тому +8

    23:13 Norm pretending to praise Kristen Wiig "I saw her doing something on Update, I dunno what it was but she talked real fast? Man, she's good" lmao

  • @VincentAgostino-gy6hr
    @VincentAgostino-gy6hr Місяць тому

    There’s nothing better than the Dennis Miller show without having to listen to Dennis Miller…

  • @TheMitchyevans
    @TheMitchyevans 3 роки тому +8

    30:54 Norm asks who the funniest guy on SNL was, then traps him a minute later by saying he asked who the best performer. A good gag, and he had Downey stumbling over himself.

  • @Bd951
    @Bd951 3 роки тому +2

    The amount of jokes and sketches this guy has written over the years is probably staggering.

  • @madforit2
    @madforit2 6 років тому +33

    That guy who rang in on 19:25 is hilarious

    • @pennystocklocks
      @pennystocklocks 2 роки тому +6

      Norm 100% set that up

    • @seanwade8188
      @seanwade8188 Рік тому +1

      “What you got pokin’ in the fire?”

    • @madforit2
      @madforit2 6 місяців тому

      @@pennystocklocks It sounds like it is a set up but I'm not sure. Think it could be genuine

  • @rockitmorton
    @rockitmorton 10 років тому +42

    Name five great women writers on Saturday Night Live...... Hey you want to take a call from Joel!

    • @rockitmorton
      @rockitmorton 4 роки тому

      @Aramis3737 Great idea! I completely understand what you're referring to 24:45

  • @utopian3d
    @utopian3d 4 роки тому +10

    Norm: name 5 great woman writers.
    Downey: uhhhhhhh

  • @jomamackdaddy
    @jomamackdaddy 3 місяці тому +2

    Norm didn't get fired, he said if you fire Downy, I'm done.

  • @kaithongsavanh3649
    @kaithongsavanh3649 5 років тому +3

    Jim Downey worked with Norm at that duo also did the “Celebrity Jeopardy” skits. It was Norm and Jim who wrote all those.

  • @grands1am
    @grands1am 12 років тому +16

    I listened to this just because I'll listen to anything with Norm, but now I know that Jim Downey is the guy who did the hilarious Grayson Moorhead Securities commercial from SNL.

    • @adamcoe
      @adamcoe Рік тому

      If My Wife Calls

  • @BunnyMan456
    @BunnyMan456 7 років тому +12

    Jim is apparently Robert Downey Jr.'s uncle.

  • @ludwigfan3013
    @ludwigfan3013 6 років тому +13

    I had a life, a house, cars, respect in the community, suddenly it was all taken away. I think I finally realized how low I sunk. One day I was at my daughters soccer game, she lives with her mom, when I was standing on the sidelines and a cop came up and asked me to move along. That's when it hit me, I'm not even a human be...

    • @jewfroDZak
      @jewfroDZak 4 роки тому +10

      Heres your two dollars!

  • @JaneDoe-zr4px
    @JaneDoe-zr4px 8 років тому +31

    I adore Norm on tv and in movies but would love him to do more radio. Love his intelligence, voice and sleepy/mellow quality. Also when he's in his super-sleepy-Xanax mode, he gives major ASMR tingles. Norm rules.

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 7 років тому +2

      Jane Doe he gives major asmr tingles? what in the hell does that mean

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 7 років тому +6

      Aha I was just typing that same question when I saw my own comment from two months ago

    • @Dhardy316
      @Dhardy316 Рік тому

      I would love him to do more radio also!!

  • @luukeluketer1024
    @luukeluketer1024 10 років тому +10

    Wow...Jim Downey knows his shit inside out.........

    • @Roggiedodgie
      @Roggiedodgie 7 років тому +3

      Until he starts praising Obama

    • @natwolf687
      @natwolf687 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Roggiedodgie Oh, you're like that.

  • @david_4739
    @david_4739 19 днів тому

    "Yeah yeah, I got one for him too..."
    No idea if that was meant to be funny, but it's the perfect set up for what comes next.

  • @mischiefmikeyo
    @mischiefmikeyo 7 років тому +12

    norms laugh when that caller asks what jims got going is the funniest part of this. must be fun being famous and having people ask you idiotic questions

    • @seanwade8188
      @seanwade8188 Рік тому

      I thought the caller did that as a joke, I hope so cos I thought it was hilarious

  • @KingMinosxxvi
    @KingMinosxxvi 4 роки тому +10

    Obama was such a great salesman Americans forgot the war was going on.

  • @aliofly
    @aliofly 6 років тому +8

    7:00 Norm already noticing in 2008 that 'fake news' had been co-opted

    • @Roescoe
      @Roescoe 3 роки тому

      And calling out the female double standard

    • @opaljk4835
      @opaljk4835 Рік тому +1

      @@Roescoethe female double standard…which one?

    • @Roescoe
      @Roescoe Рік тому

      @@opaljk4835
      "That's interesting you didn't mention a woman."
      Downey: "Oh, I thought you said 'the funniest guys'?"
      Norm: "No, I said 'the funniest performers.'" He knows they're not any good in comparison to guys, but that's not funny.
      So uh Double standard? HAHA you must be out of your mind.

    • @opaljk4835
      @opaljk4835 Рік тому

      @@Roescoe comparing woman to each other vs comparing guys to each other is a double standard?

  • @LeeKav
    @LeeKav 3 місяці тому +1

    Downey said on Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast that he got his first computer in I think 2013, so he would keep up being a luddite another 5 years. Impressive.

  • @flowerpt
    @flowerpt Місяць тому +1

    Hilarious that he disses the 1985 cast which featured Dennis Miller on Update.

  • @johnwalsh6998
    @johnwalsh6998 4 роки тому +3

    I really, really want to fix that image box around Downey so it’s lined up with Norm’s.

  • @josephkelley8641
    @josephkelley8641 4 роки тому

    Posting below made me recall the beautiful, classy, hysterical Marilyn Suzanne Miller - who taught
    comedy-writing around NYC for those lucky-enough to get in. (Monday night 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - the great
    Joe Minion a few seats away).
    .

    • @josephkelley8641
      @josephkelley8641 4 роки тому

      Marilyn being the former Head Writer of SNL - a real hottie from the Midwest - I think Marilyn was
      working for Kresge's when she decided she'd become a comedy writer. Kresge's.!!!

    • @josephkelley8641
      @josephkelley8641 4 роки тому

      Kresge's being the Rite-Aid of its' time - though not a chain - very East Coast.

  • @johnlilly0
    @johnlilly0 3 роки тому +8

    I'd say Jim Downey's commentary about Hillary Clinton's failure to take Obama seriously (at around 11:00) both is correct and eerily foreshadows her fate as a candidate against Donald Trump in 2016. Weird--but not surprising given that Jim Downey is an astute observer and analyst of lots of stuff in my experience.
    Anyway, like a lot of people I'm watching this because I'm missing Norm MacDonald, and also because UA-cam apparently knows that about me and keeps shoving his stuff down my throat. To my great delight, I might add.

  • @Mr_Never_Sad
    @Mr_Never_Sad 3 роки тому +4

    Here’s a fun fact that I just learned Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr’s uncle.

    • @pennystocklocks
      @pennystocklocks 2 роки тому

      haha yeah that guy who called was a real jerk

  • @quiet1234
    @quiet1234 10 років тому +27

    Norm is such a troll. But his friends get it, as you can tell with the way Jim handles the interview, anyone else would think norms being a rude interviewer but his friends know that hes just joshin em :)

    • @normmacdonaldrules4602
      @normmacdonaldrules4602 8 років тому +6

      +quiet1234
      My name is Josh and FUCK YOU!

    • @MichaelStarkey
      @MichaelStarkey 6 років тому +2

      They are friends and writing geniuses. The whole show is a gag, and on fire.

  • @andrewforce6516
    @andrewforce6516 11 годин тому

    Downey was a genius. Maybe the best comedy writer in SNL history.

  • @MelBrewer
    @MelBrewer 5 років тому +4

    Hard to believe Downeey when he says the heavy drug use stopped in season 3. Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Belushi all had bad drug problems throughout their time on the show, which the living ones admit to.

    • @pts5217
      @pts5217 3 роки тому +4

      Thought the same thing. It seemed to end more like after 4/5 years. Lorne Michaels started cracking down after Belushi got really out of control.

  • @mpoukanouka6622
    @mpoukanouka6622 3 роки тому +6

    I love how even the first 15 minutes of them bloviating about politics is practically a lame half arsed bit, because that's what the Dennis Miller crowd usually wants to hear

  • @peterd5843
    @peterd5843 4 роки тому +3

    "what you got pokin' in the fire?"

  • @somarriba333
    @somarriba333 Рік тому +1

    Now I am smarter for listening to this.

  • @JoJaDaRu
    @JoJaDaRu 12 років тому +7

    Great upload, this is what youtube is all about. Not some stupid vlog.

    • @00001Rob
      @00001Rob 4 роки тому +1

      They still suck 7 years later 😁

  • @tobyrucker
    @tobyrucker 5 місяців тому +2

    How could he not list Phil Hartman on the first tier?

  • @thomasipkiss8793
    @thomasipkiss8793 Рік тому +1

    They are like brothers

  • @veespa_
    @veespa_ 4 роки тому +5

    “...he has a question I’ve always wanted to know about!”
    “yea, hey Jim, I am really curious & have always wondered... where do you get your ideas from?”

    • @mattbowman9526
      @mattbowman9526 4 роки тому +1

      Frank Stallone

    • @pj545
      @pj545 3 роки тому

      Super Dave's response to this is so damn funny!

  • @MrVisde
    @MrVisde Рік тому +4

    Jim: “Pat was a man. Anyone who watched the show can very clearly see that…”
    Norm: “Oh, because Farley said it was a woman…”
    Jim: “Yup, she could be. I can see that. Maybe…”
    😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @apachedisco
    @apachedisco 9 років тому +17

    Norm is a genius. Crazy bat-shit peeing in jars kinda cra cra. I love him.

    • @strangerinthealps5874
      @strangerinthealps5874 7 років тому +1

      Peeing in jars LOL

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 7 років тому +2

      D WMS stern has said more than once that norm told him he pees in bottles at home, but norm always kind of ignores it or does his "whaaaaaat?" until stern moves on

    • @DrDebD
      @DrDebD 6 років тому

      Good God why?

  • @josephallen9261
    @josephallen9261 7 років тому +6

    The call at about 19:10 was beautiful. If it was a set-up, it was impressive. (gotta be another comedian? a friend of norm's?)

    • @zenoftupac9096
      @zenoftupac9096 6 років тому +1

      Sounded like Chris Farley’s Brother ( Kevin Farley )

    • @nicholaskothari8150
      @nicholaskothari8150 3 роки тому

      one the biggest laughs from Norm i've heard... so funny!

  • @ENigma-um8zw
    @ENigma-um8zw 2 роки тому

    The Iran contra bit had me rolling so hard

  • @kirkstable
    @kirkstable 3 роки тому +1

    Real stream of consciousness

  • @jairkerker2821
    @jairkerker2821 4 місяці тому

    Not your typical neurotic writer who needs that applause of confirmation.
    Just a very, very, very funny guy landing in the exact right profession and timeframe to team up with Norm of all people - to rebel against their own show.
    Celebrating unparallelled retardation and an almost statistical need for some jokes to not land, a true conspiracy that fascinates me more with every rewatch.
    The joke had to work for you and me _and against_ some people backstage or higher up.
    Watching those Updates through that lense is truly something else altogether, like fatherly lessons of life stuff.

  • @badad0166
    @badad0166 2 місяці тому

    8:31 Don't forget Clinton playing sax on Arsenio. In Ray Bans...

  • @hazerebitaraf
    @hazerebitaraf 11 років тому +3

    Bani Sadr alive, and currently lives in France; Ghotbzadeh, however was executed for conspiracy shortly after the revolution.

  • @bigLdrones
    @bigLdrones 6 років тому +1

    I’m all cleared up on the Pat thing.. finally

  • @EkafEmanresu
    @EkafEmanresu 6 років тому +12

    19:12 lol this guy

    • @IWantSomethingNew
      @IWantSomethingNew 5 років тому +7

      The guy's going to remember forever that he made Norm crack up! Not a small achievement for a common man calling on the radio!

    • @johnnycoolguy9554
      @johnnycoolguy9554 2 місяці тому

      So uh Jim, whaddya got pokin’ in the fire?

  • @josephkelley8641
    @josephkelley8641 4 роки тому +6

    "Best UPDATE in the history of Comedy, not just SNL."
    I get a little twinge because of my love/respect for the great Chevy Chase.
    Who just blew-up in front of our eyes - took over - cover of Tim, Newsweek - if he
    got any hotter he'd have exploded (taken about 100 people with im).
    -But Norm and Jim - yeah, something very very special - in fact Lightning.
    -Norm and Jim proved that LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE TWICE
    cuz they went-for-it-, went hard, hit hard - took no prisoners - and at the exact moment
    in time when Political Correctness STARTED.
    In fact Norm MacDonald was (pc's) it's very first VICTIM.
    But it just made Norm greater.
    not richer maybe - but Norm's about Truth not Legal Tender.
    .God Bless Norm, Jim Downey and Chevy - (deep bows)
    .

  • @krisschaefer876
    @krisschaefer876 8 років тому

    best 'Update' ever...

  • @ToxicCityOfficial
    @ToxicCityOfficial Рік тому

    After listening several times I can confirm that the caller at 20:00 is the great Sid Youngers

  • @mosskey
    @mosskey 3 місяці тому

    19:59 I'm going to remember that phrase

  • @theducksneezes4987
    @theducksneezes4987 6 років тому +3

    Name Five great women writers 24:44

  • @MsElke11
    @MsElke11 7 років тому +7

    Jim Downey.... the second most important person behind SNL, according to Dennis Miller. He served as writer for 32 years on SNL... brother of Robert Downey Jr. and a HARVARD GRAD. Not bad for someone who isn't easily recognizable!

    • @thebrazilianatlantis165
      @thebrazilianatlantis165 6 років тому +9

      "brother of Robert Downey Jr." No.

    • @josephdykes1820
      @josephdykes1820 Рік тому +1

      ​@thebrazilianatlantis165 yeah, junior is not Jim's last name

    • @JackTempest94
      @JackTempest94 9 місяців тому +1

      Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr.'s Paternal Half Uncle.
      Jr's Father was Born Robert Elias. His father died, then his mother married someone by the name of Downey. Who adopted Robert Elias, changing his name to Robert Downey. They had Jim Downey a few years later.

    • @zrayburton
      @zrayburton 27 днів тому

      @@JackTempest94 very interesting

  • @kmcg6444
    @kmcg6444 5 років тому +1

    Prescient points re: Obama vs Hilary the first time (about 10 minutes in).

  • @pizzapizza9091
    @pizzapizza9091 3 роки тому

    True interviewer. With out a desk...

  • @greenvelvet
    @greenvelvet 4 роки тому

    If Jim Downey and Norm Macdonald started a podcast about American foreign policy. I would listen to that religiously.
    to be honest if they started a podcast talking about anything I would listen to it

  • @pennystocklocks
    @pennystocklocks 2 роки тому +1

    20:00 Norm Losing It LoL...

  • @NetCerpher
    @NetCerpher Рік тому

    What happened to Jim? Just saw him on Conan’s pod. Hard to believe it’s visibly him.

    • @seanwade8188
      @seanwade8188 Рік тому

      He was cursed with the side effects of a long period of time

  • @mattfinleylive
    @mattfinleylive Рік тому +1

    Jan hooks was great.

  • @Guntherthefool
    @Guntherthefool 5 років тому +3

    I could watch/listen to a whole video of just norm trying to pronounce Arab names and words.

    • @APOLLO-dy8rc
      @APOLLO-dy8rc 5 років тому +1

      Those names weren't Arab, they were Iranian

    • @Guntherthefool
      @Guntherthefool 5 років тому

      @@APOLLO-dy8rc sorry for my ignorance but it was only half ignorant as I also want to hear him pronounce Arabic names. I could listen to him trying to pronounce Farsi or Arabic names all day

  • @angelmanfredy
    @angelmanfredy Рік тому

    I called the number but no one answered. 😢

  • @quincee33
    @quincee33 12 років тому +4

    Norm is from Ottawa, he knows politics. He has a brother Neil who hosts The 5th Estate on CBC.

  • @timadamson3378
    @timadamson3378 Рік тому +1

    Freed the hostages? That happened immediately once Reagan was elected.

    • @boeing_opal
      @boeing_opal 9 місяців тому

      Yeah his understanding of the whole thing is uh a little off base

  • @edmcboy7746
    @edmcboy7746 7 років тому +2

    Jim's prediction about Casey Wilson didn't quite pan out.

  • @pennystocklocks
    @pennystocklocks 2 роки тому +1

    you think norm had people call in

  • @boeing_opal
    @boeing_opal 9 місяців тому

    Downey's interpretation of Iran-Contra is completely nuts lol. Doesn't even mention the cocaine trafficking

  • @ifyouseekade
    @ifyouseekade 3 роки тому +4

    32:20 Jim "I hate women" Downey

  • @ShutdownWellspanMedical
    @ShutdownWellspanMedical Рік тому

    Satins instrument he hit that on the head it is

  • @scottprice6927
    @scottprice6927 3 роки тому

    Norm could've done this as a career a la Miller, Corolla, others. He was too funny to get a bs interview show going. Downey is his favorite person so he's into it here

  • @zg9445
    @zg9445 Рік тому

    Here’s your two dollars!

  • @treasurechest2951
    @treasurechest2951 2 роки тому

    Norm does ask who's the funniest *guy* 30:55 then gaslights Jim for not answering with a woman

  • @DizKord1600
    @DizKord1600 6 років тому +1

    TIL Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr's uncle

  • @ComedyJakob
    @ComedyJakob 4 роки тому +2

    Hey I hope you're not related to the Roberts Downeys
    Well, he's their brother and uncle so

  • @Justcarlosdiaz
    @Justcarlosdiaz 5 місяців тому

    I love this interview but i really hope jim downey knows how much Norm actually cares about him because hes kinda brutal with him haha

  • @bcast9978
    @bcast9978 4 роки тому

    The real estate man.

  • @beterbutz
    @beterbutz 7 років тому +5

    This is Robert Downey jrs uncle

  • @pburnzzz9260
    @pburnzzz9260 6 років тому +1

    '7.00, "Fake News"....If they only knew what it would mean in the Trump era

  • @trevorphillips5201
    @trevorphillips5201 11 років тому

    Agreed. I hate people do impressions of funny stuff. Impossible to find Christopher Walken Census and Cow bell.

  • @amirbostani734
    @amirbostani734 5 років тому

    Bani Sadre is alive, and lives in France Norm.

  • @lpowers
    @lpowers Рік тому

    Norm was a big fan of Bani-Sadr.

  • @johnisaacdavey
    @johnisaacdavey 9 років тому

    anybody know what Jim Downey's IQ is?

  • @ili626
    @ili626 3 роки тому

    I’m surprised Jim Downey placed Belushi in the “second tier” of talent. Anyone else surprised? ..or have I been overrating Belushi?... or underrating Ackroyd & Murray etc?

  • @Josh1billion
    @Josh1billion 2 роки тому

    "Norm Macdonald was the funniest man to ever live" -people with a propensity to tell the truth
    "no" -liars

  • @sageantone7291
    @sageantone7291 5 років тому

    Who's with Norm?

  • @handfullocheez
    @handfullocheez 11 років тому

    you have it backward