"Men Full of Promise" - Oscar Pistorius

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  • Опубліковано 24 бер 2022
  • Norm 2/2: Norm speaks about Men of Promise - such as Jacques de Gauthier de Gatineau and Oscar Pistorius
    Conan Season 4 Episode 89: May 21, 2014: Norm Macdonald, Mackenzie Davis, Veruca Salt
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  • @doctrinmontreal
    @doctrinmontreal 3 місяці тому +1259

    Oscar Pistorius may have been an alleged murderer, but I’ll tell you one thing he was not: a legged murderer.

  • @MrEzekiel1982
    @MrEzekiel1982 Рік тому +3126

    I’ve seen Norm get to a lot of dead ends and recover but “you know a man grows…” may be the most brilliant

    • @ConanVictor
      @ConanVictor Рік тому +4

      Ay nigra

    • @sfonylx
      @sfonylx 11 місяців тому +108

      I honestly think Norm said it on purpose. Always two steps ahead.

    • @TA-tg1cf
      @TA-tg1cf 10 місяців тому +57

      @@sfonylx at 3:03 he set it up. Brilliant

    • @TA-tg1cf
      @TA-tg1cf 10 місяців тому +79

      @@sfonylx he did it ALL on porpoise

    • @sfonylx
      @sfonylx 10 місяців тому +4

      @@TA-tg1cf 😄

  • @constantreader7483
    @constantreader7483 Рік тому +1938

    I only regret that we never got to see Norm as an actual old man.

    • @pooriasheikhi5042
      @pooriasheikhi5042 6 місяців тому +31

      Damn... that was deap

    • @carlodave9
      @carlodave9 5 місяців тому +115

      He skipped from lanky nasal-talking 20-something, to baritone backwoods geezer before he was 40. We was robbed of Old Man Norm.

    • @HalConick
      @HalConick 5 місяців тому +81

      I’d say we did. He knew he was dying. Norm embraced his full transition into Grandpa Norm in those last years. He seemed so at peace and care-free.

    • @sollognelle2929
      @sollognelle2929 4 місяці тому +6

      I don't knew i was goin to cry again.

    • @quainejohnson4808
      @quainejohnson4808 4 місяці тому +12

      To be fair he's always acted like an old man

  • @rg3412
    @rg3412 5 місяців тому +733

    “Allegedly…. Also, really.” Brutal, and re-usable!

    • @kozhikkaalan
      @kozhikkaalan 3 місяці тому +7

      Hahahahaha. "And re-usable" is great and reusable too

    • @witchking6787
      @witchking6787 Місяць тому +1

      That's what I thought, "I'm gonna have to stick that one in my back pocket".

    • @wungabunga
      @wungabunga 6 днів тому +1

      Though not in a court of law, my God!

    • @mikeyboy1234567
      @mikeyboy1234567 3 дні тому

      He didn't shoot his girlfriend, just like OJ did t murder his ex wife.

  • @Havok259
    @Havok259 Рік тому +1252

    "You're not a biped" kills me.

  • @morehumanthanyou
    @morehumanthanyou Рік тому +1154

    My God, his transition from Oscar to Jacques is the most beautifully non-connected thing i've ever seen.

    • @knowsmebyname
      @knowsmebyname 8 місяців тому +75

      It serves a youthful porpoise.

    • @joshuapeterson2366
      @joshuapeterson2366 5 місяців тому +5

      @@knowsmebyname😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @maximilianschulz6455
      @maximilianschulz6455 5 місяців тому +5

      Is that even a real person?

    • @tomgrus604
      @tomgrus604 4 місяці тому +11

      I've only ever seen the second half, but damn, that transition was masterful!

    • @BowlCrossy
      @BowlCrossy 4 місяці тому +5

      @@knowsmebyname Youthful porpoise.

  • @mitch_sorenstein
    @mitch_sorenstein 8 місяців тому +508

    The way Norm falls out of his chair and shakes Andy's hand, you know he took that as a massive compliment.

    • @fenwayify
      @fenwayify Місяць тому +28

      Andy has never been a dunce, nor an empty vessel. He's always caught the astute folly of Norm and Conan. He was well-suited as a sidekick, much more substantive than Ed McMahon. I've always felt a little sad for Andy, that he may have regretted that he hasn't done enough with his life...I could see him in a dramatic role and be surprisingly convincing...

    • @Leonisel
      @Leonisel Місяць тому +2

      @@fenwayifyhis show was really funny too, shame it didn’t last

    • @RespectProcess
      @RespectProcess 29 днів тому

      @@fenwayifyshut UP

  • @highestsettings
    @highestsettings 11 місяців тому +1314

    I'll be real.
    I'm with Norm on that. His cardiovascular system didn't need to pump oxygen as hard, he didn't need to train his ankles or calves, and he genuinely had actual fucking springs for legs.
    He DID have an unfair advantage.
    The murdering I can live with, but cheating is unforgivable.

    • @lepari9986
      @lepari9986 10 місяців тому +401

      Worst thing about Oscar Pistorious is the hypocrisy.

    • @ryanfox2478
      @ryanfox2478 9 місяців тому +238

      the more i learn about this oscar pistorious guy, the more i don't care for him

    • @knowsmebyname
      @knowsmebyname 8 місяців тому +24

      The spring thing is obvious isn't it?

    • @BouncyBrown
      @BouncyBrown 5 місяців тому +35

      also, weren't his blades longer than his legs? longer legs are definitely an advantage.

    • @T25de
      @T25de 5 місяців тому +33

      Some say the hypocrisy was the worst part

  • @thomaskorycinski5763
    @thomaskorycinski5763 11 місяців тому +455

    “Something Wile E Coyote would order” is my favorite line

    • @stabyourcat
      @stabyourcat 4 місяці тому +18

      For some reason it flies under the radar. Love that line.

    • @evansevansevans1
      @evansevansevans1 Місяць тому +1

      It’s the word order that is so funny. Like he went on Amazon.

  • @Barberfrog
    @Barberfrog Рік тому +1018

    "Well you know, a man grows." is the best bit of this entire segment. Funniest man who ever lived.

    • @mayedalshamsi
      @mayedalshamsi Рік тому +3

      I don't get it. What does that have to do with the last name changing?

    • @HeraldJohnson
      @HeraldJohnson  Рік тому +62

      Growth is one of the manners in which things change.

    • @clayton229
      @clayton229 Рік тому +87

      @@mayedalshamsi The joke is basically that it's an absurd comment. Norm accidentally changed the last name of the guy in the joke. Instead of acknowledging that or explaining it, he said "a man grows" which is kind of a literary, fortune-cookie-esque way of saying that people change over time.
      But generally that sort of thing refers to someone growing emotionally or growing in wisdom. Not someone changing their last name.
      It's the sort of joke that isn't particularly funny when you explain it, but it's fantastic as an off the cuff response to Conan pointing out that he made a mistake.

    • @mayedalshamsi
      @mayedalshamsi Рік тому +28

      @@clayton229 - Thank you for that explanation! I'm sure it's less funny now that I've had to have it explained to me, but I'd take that over not understanding the joke at all, any day. 😜

    • @harbinger_9152
      @harbinger_9152 Рік тому +8

      I’ve used this line and it kills

  • @jaredhaas4168
    @jaredhaas4168 4 місяці тому +318

    I am reasonably confident that Norm liked Andy's idea so much that he did, in fact, take someone on a 4 mile hike to show them a dog turd.

  • @grahamdonaldson9069
    @grahamdonaldson9069 5 місяців тому +343

    He takes us on these long journeys on Porpoise.

    • @TimonofIlford
      @TimonofIlford 4 місяці тому +17

      And we have a whale of a time.
      Sorry, just seven words. Norm would have spun it out to several minutes of comedic majesty.

    • @tripmcquagg4969
      @tripmcquagg4969 Місяць тому +1

      @@TimonofIlford10/10 for effort anyway haha. Man he was the best.

    • @torchmark66
      @torchmark66 27 днів тому

      @@TimonofIlford Don't sell yourself short, my friend! That was eight words.

  • @linkage432
    @linkage432 Рік тому +476

    The way Norm falls out of his chair to Andy’s retort is the best

    • @pats5375
      @pats5375 5 місяців тому +69

      Yes! I've never seen Norm laugh that hard! He loved that analogy from Andy and even shook his hand soon after. That's big praise coming from Norm! 😅

    • @landon4278
      @landon4278 4 місяці тому +16

      @@pats5375 Yes. Norm is usually only left to laugh at his own jokes, and give the audience a side eye as an indication that they should laugh too. I thoroughly enjoyed Norm getting a belly laugh for once.

    • @Optim40
      @Optim40 4 місяці тому +4

      Hes just trying to recover from the beat down hes getting from conan and andy if youre astute like that. Thinking about it any other way is off.

    • @GameTime-yj6qv
      @GameTime-yj6qv 3 місяці тому +6

      I absolutely loved that part and the fact Norm felt he had to shake Andy's hand. Talk about giving approval. Awesome.

    • @billmartinson4205
      @billmartinson4205 2 місяці тому +8

      @@Optim40 Norm didn't "try to recover from a beat down." Throughout his career he actively pursued subverting expectations, told bad jokes on purpose, and wasn't afraid to walk an entire room. Going into this Conan appearance, Norm absolutely knew his shaggy dog story had a terrible punchline -- puns are the worst -- and when Andy fearlessly jumped on it with a hilarious rejoinder, Norm was genuinely delighted. The handshake was respect, not recovery.

  • @chadparsons50
    @chadparsons50 Рік тому +210

    I live in Gatineau, Quebec, I'm sure there's a Jacques around here somewhere.

    • @etiendre
      @etiendre Рік тому +14

      Hello fellow québécois

    • @MehYam2112
      @MehYam2112 3 місяці тому +28

      Just don’t pin your hopes on him

    • @chadparsons50
      @chadparsons50 3 місяці тому +6

      @@MehYam2112 nice.

    • @ButtPins
      @ButtPins 3 місяці тому +4

      hey I'm from Gatineau too!

    • @Stanzi18
      @Stanzi18 3 місяці тому +1

      I hope he's out there serving a youthful Porpoise.

  • @cmase1991
    @cmase1991 7 місяців тому +156

    "Take your time, as long as you want. But get the hell outta here!" - As long as you want is the funniest damn thing Norm was able to slip in there

  • @graemecreegan6749
    @graemecreegan6749 Рік тому +179

    Conan: “No one is going with you on this !”
    Norm (internal): “precisely”

    • @thetruthexperiment
      @thetruthexperiment Рік тому +12

      I dunno. Conan even joking around that it’s weird to not like that guy enrages me. He wore springs and bullied people to let him compete with people who were not allowed to wear springs. Yes, that is the kind of person who is so full of themselves that they’ll shoot their girlfriend. I called it years before. Never liked that guy. If he allowed the other participants to wear springs then maybe. No. Seriously. The Paralympic runners who ran with the modern prosthetics of the time were known to be much faster than people with legs. Which means if Jocko could do it, then everyone with no legs should have been allowed. But only he was allowed and he could obviously run way faster because he had springs for legs. Anyone who liked that guy was a complete moron.

    • @graemecreegan6749
      @graemecreegan6749 Рік тому +9

      @@thetruthexperiment yeah man, Pistorius is so lame 😁

  • @aldersmoke1
    @aldersmoke1 2 місяці тому +37

    The fact that Norm so thoroughly won over both Conan and Letterman tells you all you need to know about just how brilliant he was.

    • @dp1582
      @dp1582 2 місяці тому +3

      The man was a true comedic genius he reached deep into peoples minds and not everyone got it but to those that did he was the best truly.

  • @simon4187
    @simon4187 Рік тому +157

    “4 mile hike to show you a dog turd” It’s the journey, not the destination

    • @nomnom112
      @nomnom112 5 місяців тому +5

      Andy clearly has never been on a hike

    • @chadparsons50
      @chadparsons50 3 місяці тому +5

      Underrated comment.

    • @apollobro91_2
      @apollobro91_2 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm pretty sure Oscar hasn't been on a 4 mile hike either, not with those rob9t legs. He'd probably fall down face-first into the dog turd, which is what he deserves for all those races he cheated in.

  • @spontaneousphil3175
    @spontaneousphil3175 Рік тому +176

    “I had no problem with the murder.”
    😂😂😂😂

    • @alvareo92
      @alvareo92 4 місяці тому +4

      Well, it was tragic, at the time

  • @DBEENE123
    @DBEENE123 Рік тому +109

    Andy’s comment after the youthful porpose joke is the sugar on top.

    • @khester7397
      @khester7397 Рік тому +8

      The most "youthful porpoise" the German swede ever served.

  • @CrStrifey
    @CrStrifey 5 місяців тому +42

    'I started to travel to here and there...and to here again'.

  • @lonewolfe2502
    @lonewolfe2502 3 місяці тому +34

    " I don't have a problem with the MURDER."
    What a delivery. 😂

  • @CaptainCologne
    @CaptainCologne 5 місяців тому +37

    After the punchline Norm’s “Now I believe…” and the explosion of facial expressions that go with it was the pay off.

    • @jakelover1731
      @jakelover1731 4 місяці тому +7

      I love post-punchline riffs like that. I think what I like most about it is it's very risky if the punchline doesn't get a laugh. Because then the riff is just a half-sentence that you have to keep going.

    • @CaptainCologne
      @CaptainCologne 4 місяці тому +3

      @@jakelover1731Agreed. It gets funnier the more I watch it, the way he plays innocent and darts his head back and forth at Conan and Andy.

    • @RaulCastillo
      @RaulCastillo 2 місяці тому +3

      The faces he makes when Conan calls him out on changing the name.

  • @prashantnegi007
    @prashantnegi007 2 роки тому +159

    wow full clip. Only segments of this were on UA-cam before. Thanx. Not only are you a scholar and a gentleman, but you must have a lot of doghouses.

  • @daniel.s.stefanov
    @daniel.s.stefanov Місяць тому +13

    "I'm serving a youthful porpoise" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville 5 місяців тому +76

    Seen this a half dozen times and it gets me every time. We pinned our hopes on you Jaques De Gatinau!

    • @kyon813
      @kyon813 3 місяці тому +3

      Or de Gauthier.

    • @torchmark66
      @torchmark66 27 днів тому +2

      @@kyon813 Hey. A man grows.

  • @random-nz7dy
    @random-nz7dy 5 місяців тому +124

    3:30 "well, you know, a man grows" 😂😂😂😂 one of my all time favorite Norm lines.
    No one but Norm could deliver it like that.

  • @crancelbrowser5478
    @crancelbrowser5478 3 місяці тому +13

    I absolutely love how at 6:30 Andy so succinctly sums up Norm's comedy that Norm falls out of his chair and has to shake Andy's hand. Idk how, but Norm always managed to come off as a class act while also playing a total fool. His acknowledgement of Amdy's searing read on him is part of what makes him so entertaining and lovable.

  • @edwardh1003
    @edwardh1003 2 роки тому +198

    Herald Johnson, you're a scholar and a gentleman for uploading this. 👍

    • @GarthKnight1884
      @GarthKnight1884 4 місяці тому +2

      Whether Herald knows it or not. He's found a youthful porpoise.

  • @kvps27
    @kvps27 Рік тому +87

    He really loved the dog turd joke!

    • @krugbit9642
      @krugbit9642 Рік тому +22

      It was more of a comment, really.

    • @Jagar_Tharn
      @Jagar_Tharn 3 місяці тому +2

      @@dejuren1367 That's not hate for Andy, it's referencing a line from Norm MacDonald Live.

  • @MrCWL
    @MrCWL 2 місяці тому +14

    That little shrink when he realises he mixed up the last name, that is what i love about Norm so much. He was such an honest kid just trying to have fun, it was so endearing. Was really painful to learn he passed away but like a dear grandfather i will always come back to watch these videos and remember Norm and his kindness and fun with people. Missed always

  • @mjr_schneider
    @mjr_schneider 2 місяці тому +19

    No one else tells jokes quite like Norm did. He’s the only person I’ve seen intersperse punchlines throughout his ramblings that way. Genuinely the most unique voice in comedy.

  • @jaakkoeskola2871
    @jaakkoeskola2871 2 дні тому +2

    ”Man grows” broke Conan. What a legend he was. Kid me not - I fall asleep with Norm compilations!

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 Рік тому +37

    conan just can't contain himself whenever norm is on the show lol

  • @badfdsify
    @badfdsify Місяць тому +4

    norm absolutely LOVED that needle from Andy after his story lmfao. I love to see him genuinely laugh at a joke, it's rare someone gets one over on him

  • @jebwatson
    @jebwatson 4 місяці тому +20

    Not many people could go on Conan and just tell a 40 minute story for a pun. Mr McDonald was a legend.

    • @galenburghardt3272
      @galenburghardt3272 2 місяці тому +3

      And he did it more than once - IMO his moth joke is the best joke I've ever heard. It's poetry, "I no longer love my son, I no longer love him because when I see his face all I see is the same cowardice I see whenever I look into a mirror" - just outstanding

  • @riverjao
    @riverjao 4 місяці тому +25

    Until Conan reminded us, “There’s only one like him…”. So true ❤️😢❤️

  • @G4rm0nb0zi4
    @G4rm0nb0zi4 2 місяці тому +8

    I love that at the end of it all, it was good ol' Andy Richter The Swedish-German, who got Norm to fall out of his chair laughing.

  • @rosscockcroft5662
    @rosscockcroft5662 5 місяців тому +59

    The worst thing about Oscar Pistorius was the hypocrisy…

  • @stephengrigg5988
    @stephengrigg5988 2 місяці тому +6

    "I feel that one of the basic requirements of being a sprinter, is having legs"
    ....... it's hard to articulate why he's the greatest comedian of all time

  • @heliopyre
    @heliopyre Рік тому +43

    those blades were objectively superior for running than actual legs.

  • @Uarehere
    @Uarehere 2 місяці тому +8

    5:17 Conan's expression here is the best!! 😄

  • @jasonnoble3971
    @jasonnoble3971 Рік тому +47

    The smartest comedian ever.

  • @LucasTOrz
    @LucasTOrz Рік тому +33

    He definitely loves Andy's joke more

    • @sandworm9528
      @sandworm9528 Місяць тому +3

      I love how much he enjoyed that 😂

  • @Chunkieta
    @Chunkieta 4 місяці тому +39

    The amount of gold from Norm during this single appearance (his entry bit and gypsy Jack Macdonald, the 1-min-audition, Pistorius, Jacques De Gautier/Gatineau, his messing with Mackenzie Davis) is staggering

  • @peterhoffmann502
    @peterhoffmann502 2 місяці тому +8

    Norms long form dad jokes are the fucking greatest

  • @piercewilson4029
    @piercewilson4029 4 місяці тому +19

    The 4 mile hike to show you a dog turd line is pretty great

  • @joshhynes8518
    @joshhynes8518 8 днів тому +2

    The three of them. Classic. Miss it all

  • @Talkitrhrough
    @Talkitrhrough 3 місяці тому +4

    After he says “Ottawa” and Conan gives an exhausted look

  • @markoverwater2179
    @markoverwater2179 Місяць тому +3

    Norm is one of Canada and Amerika best person
    Bye from the Netherlands

  • @ezanadaniel9149
    @ezanadaniel9149 4 місяці тому +12

    blows me away what kind of a talent he is

  • @keithws2779
    @keithws2779 4 місяці тому +20

    Seriously, that just gave me the idea of taking my children out on a long walk - I'm going to tell them I've got something to show them. After an hour, I'm just going to point to the most mundane thing I can spot and tell them "there it is!"

    • @kevinabel2370
      @kevinabel2370 4 місяці тому +7

      I run a city hiking group in Forest Park Queens. I ran an internet ad saying "Take a hike to Freedom". After 90 minutes we arrived at Freedom Road and I showed 30 hikers the street sign.

    • @clark2491
      @clark2491 3 місяці тому +1

      Did you do it?

  • @UltimateIrishRebel
    @UltimateIrishRebel Місяць тому +2

    I love the way Conan looks at the camera after "you were supposed to go to Canada's nations capital of Ottawa"

  • @BKPS
    @BKPS 2 місяці тому +7

    Oscar may have been armed when he murdered that poor woman, but he wasn’t legged.

  • @TA-tg1cf
    @TA-tg1cf 10 місяців тому +29

    2:35 and 2:52 . That mischievous glint in his eye, the laughter prior, knowing how unnecessarily long and underwhelming that joke is 😭 and then taking us on the ride anyway 😁👌🏼❤ LOVE

  • @mathias4891
    @mathias4891 2 місяці тому +3

    One of the most knowledgeable. Rip my dear friend

  • @CT2507
    @CT2507 5 місяців тому +30

    I fully agree and said this from when i first heard about Pistorius. Those blades gave him an unfair advantage as a runner. But the world insists on being stupid about this.

  • @angrysquirrel187
    @angrysquirrel187 5 місяців тому +13

    Norm could make you want to take that 4 mile walk to see the dog turd.

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Рік тому +20

    I thought that Pistorius should have been in the Special Olympics with other comparable competitors

  • @mulemule
    @mulemule 12 днів тому +1

    *Typical Conan: being an exuberant, unselfish, straight man to highlight the guest.* 🏆

  • @anonfinally1692
    @anonfinally1692 Місяць тому +5

    When Norm was at the Niagra Falls part and Conan said he saw Jacques and Norm said no it's just some attendant I thought it was really brilliant and hilarious. Norm could've just said "I went to Seaworld and saw Jacques" but Conan kind of interrupted him and Norm had to subvert Conan's expectation a bit in a very hilarious way

  • @bobnethan5474
    @bobnethan5474 5 місяців тому +21

    When I'm feeling down I watch Norm he always makes me laugh

    • @skyluke9476
      @skyluke9476 4 місяці тому +2

      There’s many comedians that could make me us laugh at suicide and murder jokes. But only one that could make us smile

  • @kennysmith1925
    @kennysmith1925 4 місяці тому +26

    This hits different as a Canadian. The funny thing is Norm knows our SeaWorld is called Marineland but is purposely calling it SeaWorld for an American audience.

  • @pooriasheikhi5042
    @pooriasheikhi5042 6 місяців тому +7

    This is amongst my top 10 all time favorite UA-cam videos

  • @fpvflyer4758
    @fpvflyer4758 5 місяців тому +13

    Norm we miss you so much!! With love ❤ RIP

  • @AnarchyEnsues
    @AnarchyEnsues 2 місяці тому +3

    Andy's never fallen for the 4mile hike trick.

  • @brawnydasco
    @brawnydasco 5 місяців тому +7

    The Swedish-German really gave it to Norm there.

  • @videosextra9434
    @videosextra9434 6 місяців тому +14

    Thank you many many thanks OP for this clip. I had never seen this clip in its entirety but just some of the bits and pieces of this one floating around including present in TeamCoco channel. Thanks for sharing and loved enjoying every moment with this piece of coal , Norm !!🎉❤👌👍😅😊

  • @RebelInTheF.D.G
    @RebelInTheF.D.G 16 годин тому

    They always played off of each other so well.

  • @THEJOHNiVERSE
    @THEJOHNiVERSE Рік тому +11

    Norm Nailed it.

  • @pintkobe
    @pintkobe Рік тому +43

    This never gets old 😂

    • @polreamonn
      @polreamonn 9 місяців тому

      Just like Reeva Steenkamp.

  • @Mark01962
    @Mark01962 Рік тому +90

    I'm sorry but I only discovered Norm thanks to The Orville and only started watching his comedy after his death and I'm loving his humour. He's passed but still making us laugh

    • @iskandar.bakshi
      @iskandar.bakshi Рік тому +9

      the more you will learn about norm the more you will not care for him

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 Рік тому +4

      he's the greatest

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 Рік тому +4

      "the funniest man formerly alive" is the best compilation

    • @chadparsons50
      @chadparsons50 Рік тому +3

      Although he did Letterman's last show, a very competitive last show was the last night Conan had on NBC. Norm showed up with a gift basket, the bit was genius. Little harder to find though.

    • @ijij8191
      @ijij8191 Рік тому +3

      @@iskandar.bakshi why not? Dudes a legend

  • @neofunq9024
    @neofunq9024 Рік тому +40

    You know, the more I hear about this Pistorius fella, the less I care for him…

    • @eldermillennial8330
      @eldermillennial8330 Рік тому +3

      He had a GREAT girlfriend from his hometown, she was with him for years in all his early inspirational videos, only to foolishly ditch her for a gold digger that he came to hate enough to kill.

    • @RhysMogg
      @RhysMogg Місяць тому +1

      I think the worst thing about the Pistorias story was the hypocrisy

  • @chrisnelson3668
    @chrisnelson3668 2 місяці тому +3

    I miss you norm.

  • @Dylan_Valentine
    @Dylan_Valentine 2 роки тому +24

    I have to write that I appreciate your channel. Not reuploading other people's work or trying to profit, like that guy selling access to NML.

    • @HeraldJohnson
      @HeraldJohnson  2 роки тому +21

      Aww God bless! Do people not know about the internet archive? No need to pay a scoundrel:
      archive.org/details/Norm_Macdonald_Live

    • @kaikaisen2155
      @kaikaisen2155 2 роки тому +1

      @@HeraldJohnson To my knowledge he has 3 specials, do you have them?

    • @kaikaisen2155
      @kaikaisen2155 2 роки тому +2

      Just realized two are there, just Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery that´s not

    • @HeraldJohnson
      @HeraldJohnson  2 роки тому +6

      His specials are HBO One-Night-Stand (it is on youtube: ua-cam.com/video/EZGBbwnMlqQ/v-deo.html ), Me Doing Stand-up (Comedy Central, blocked on YT), and Hitler's dog (Netflix), plus Nothing
      Special (Netflix) which is more like a Cameo than stand up.

  • @MA-iridium
    @MA-iridium 4 місяці тому +2

    Best Norm....and I have just watched the first two minutes so far.

  • @Dad_Lyon
    @Dad_Lyon 4 місяці тому +8

    He could really get on a roll with other funny people. Feed each other the jokes, fantastic to watch.

  • @QueuePea
    @QueuePea 2 місяці тому +4

    I grew up in the Ottawa Valley, and hearing Norm's cadences as he tells a atory, always takes me back to the bullshitters I grew up around. None were as funny as Norm though. That nod he gives at the start of his story is a big part of that-it's a bit like a knowing wink.

  • @brianmathews2926
    @brianmathews2926 4 місяці тому +11

    I don’t know which was ballsier: the Oscar Pistorius joke, or delivering a deeply Québecois based joke to an American audience.
    I’ve always held this particular Norm appearance very dear because my mother was in fact born in Témiscaming, Quebec; a town remote enough that it’s citizens receive isolation pay from the provincial government. It just made me feel that much more connected to Norm, a comedian whose specialty was making you feel like you were in on the inside joke. Couldn’t get much more inside than that.

    • @Elriuhilu
      @Elriuhilu 4 місяці тому +3

      That's a real place? I thought Norm just made it up for the joke.

    • @brianmathews2926
      @brianmathews2926 4 місяці тому +4

      @@ElriuhiluYep, real place, pulp and paper mill town along the Ontario-Quebec border on the Ottawa River. Around 2,500 people, quite isolated geographically. Their Wikipedia page actually reference this segment.
      Also when he calls the man Jacques-de-Gatineau, Gatineau is a big city in Quebec, part of the National Capital region directly across the river from Ottawa.
      And when he mentions the "Three Wise Men of Quebec," he is referencing three actual politicians from Quebec, who, during the 1960s, were dubbed as such by English media in Canada, seen as men who would change the course Canadian poiltics. Correspondingly, one of those men, Pierre Trudeau (Justin Trudeau's father) became one of the longest tenured Canadian Prime Ministers ever, championing multiculturalism and bilingualism, and having a major impact on the country's history, leaving a significant but somewhat divisive legacy.

  • @mfinn27
    @mfinn27 Рік тому +26

    LMAO. “You’ve done so many benefits for me and the gypsies.”

  • @christiananderson6761
    @christiananderson6761 4 місяці тому +3

    Makin Norm fall out of his chair laughing would high on my list of life achievements

  • @motley331
    @motley331 4 місяці тому +3

    Its currently 2024. Norm's ridiculous humor is as funny as ever.

  • @marcdumont2275
    @marcdumont2275 7 днів тому

    I love that his natural Quebec accent comes out a bit when he talks about Jacques

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 5 місяців тому +6

    Well, you know, a man grows.

  • @tommartin2648
    @tommartin2648 2 місяці тому +1

    Brilliant !

  • @LightS_bRight
    @LightS_bRight 12 днів тому

    Norm was an Angel, such a beautiful and intelligent person.

  • @KaninTuzi
    @KaninTuzi Рік тому +3

    Miss him

  • @stoictraveler1
    @stoictraveler1 3 місяці тому +1

    Nobody in modern comedy could hold court like Norm. He just took over everything he did.

  • @JacksonMeyer
    @JacksonMeyer 2 місяці тому +2

    This is a great LESSON: don’t give up on the joke. Andy tried to tell his 3 (maybe 4) times and each time got cut off and then nailed it!

  • @kadesh111
    @kadesh111 3 місяці тому +1

    Andy's reactions are the best...

  • @Spumoon
    @Spumoon 4 місяці тому +2

    Only post-humously have I begun to develop and appreciation for Norm Macdonald

  • @chinaasia4584
    @chinaasia4584 6 місяців тому +6

    This is like the 25th time I have watched this and I have never laughed so hard

  • @andrejbogdanov2816
    @andrejbogdanov2816 2 місяці тому +1

    4:20 love how proud he is of what he just said

  • @matti1003
    @matti1003 Місяць тому +2

    That joke set up was truly Norm.

  • @bjkarana
    @bjkarana 2 місяці тому +1

    Norm was brilliant. Just brilliant.

  • @jonasking3670
    @jonasking3670 4 місяці тому +2

    I just realized this was the same show where he saved the interview view with the lady from Halt and Catch Fire.

  • @NulJern
    @NulJern 5 місяців тому +1

    I love Norm!!!

  • @CrStrifey
    @CrStrifey 3 місяці тому +1

    "No, it was just an attendant" and the gut punch laugh from Conan. Only Norm could do that to him.

  • @leviathon18
    @leviathon18 3 дні тому

    The ease of continuation into the winding road of Jacque de Gatineau was too funny

  • @nocarebutyes3436
    @nocarebutyes3436 5 місяців тому +5

    0:16 im stealing this bit lmao