Endlessly frustrating watching the comedians at the end of Nothing Special wondering if Norm ever did this material in front of the audience and or whether or not it would kill. The second Norm did his first joke I knew that this was this set. (Roughly, of course, Norm Is too good at this to ever do the same set twice.)
same - knew it was gonna be this set, watched all like 5 versions of this they released in audio form. i think Colombus is the best performance (but they all rocked)
I felt the exact same way. It boggles my mind that Norm toured the country for years doing some of the best stand-up ever performed, and there's so little video or high quality recordings. It seems to me like every sound guy should have just had a digital recorder going when he was performing. Bill Hicks did this 30 years ago. Such a shame that so much material was lost. But, ultimately, I know that Norm was performing for the people in front of him, and for himself, and that was it. He always sounds like he is having so much fun. I will always wonder if the isolation of covid is what finally tipped the scales in the cancers favor. It seems like he really loved performing.
Operator actually has a quite negative connotation, implying he’s manipulative toward his own selfish ends. I know what you mean though. He knew how to manipulate a crowd. Genius
There have been MANY famous people pass away in the past decade... but none have hit me as hard as Norm Macdonald. His comedy was so far above others comedically and intellectually... few people were able to fully appreciate him. RIP Norm.
@@greatlakeblake you obviously need a hobby of some kind if this is how you waste your precious time - posting innane comments to people you don't even know. Are you lonely or something? Buy a dog.
When Norm died, I woke up with a bunch of texts on my phone from friends asking if I was ok. And my friends don't even really like me that much. They just knew that Norm dying would wreck me. And they weren't wrong.
Happy New Year Mary. Hope this will be your best year yet !!! I definitely would have wanted to have a beer with Norm.. You can come to my house next Christmas eve and we'll figure out how to put the star on top of the tree and keep it straight - up + down. Maybe its the egg nog I choose ? Peace ✌
Thank you so much for posting this! There really is nobody else I can listen to over and over again, I am so glad I live in a time where I can access this content.
The upload I watched of this earlier wasn't even close to the complete set but i didn't know that until now. I was just in the mood to listen to an old set. This is the best thing that has happened to me in months which says a lot about my life and how much I love Norm lol
Norm was one of a kind. He shed light on so much absurdity in the human condition. I miss him so much. I agree with you, bubbyberry, Norm WAS the greatest!
" I love you Norm!" Must be 5 or 6 of these recordings that I've heard someone shout that and he responded. Such a great thing. Unique, or at least rare, in my decades of sifting through comedy.
I fall asleep to this set almost every night. This is one of my favorite sets from any comedian ever. Also, buy Norm's book. It's increadible, and shines some light on some of these jokes. RIP, legend.
@@user-dn9nw5oe9b I love his book, but I really like all sorts of weird, dark fiction. I find the book is as strange as it is funny, however I have laughed out loud at it several times. The book shifting back and forth between serious, silly, heartfelt, ridiculous, funny, dark, horrific stuff is very Norm to me. I definitely hear the whole book in Norm's voice. It works for me, but I can see how it definitely would not work for everyone, even fans of his stand-up.
Thank you so much for posting these 🤘gutted that I was never able to see him live but I so enjoy hearing you guys literally choking with laughter just as I wish I could have done with the crowd someday 🖤
I love all these older live shows where you can see the evolution of Norms jokes as he works them out, then does the polished version on his specials and TV appearances. I wish I could have had a beer with him and told him how much I loved him and his comedy.🍺Cheers Norm!
if im being 1000% honest the special did not do much for me as i had heard the jokes through these recordings a million times and already had a million laughs over them. still an amazing set though!
an hour in he talks about how in 2020 he "is going to film a special". damn i wish covid didn't hit for no other reason then being able to see that piece of art :/
I feel like this is the best worded and timed version of this set, all in all. Others have perhaps better veriations but thus is just dam near perfect.
I'm just going to leave you with this quote by Norm: “I always bristle when people say, ‘The comedian is the modern-day philosopher, there are modern-day philosophers.” He has said this many times in both interviews and on stage. This is a very strange comment coming from a channel for a "school" that seemingly has a heavy emphasis on philosophy.
PPS- I Think it was during a Letterman Show Interview… but 👀 yourselves- Typical NORM Story/ Tale; he went to visit his Grandfather, who took home on a Little Tour - Reminiscing on ALL : Barns/ Wooden/ Bridges/ Bakery He- Himself had built … - CLASSIC🏆!
👍👍👍 Jason! It’s Only ( in MY Opinion) the VETERAN Stand-Up Professional , always Refining their Material & Delivery- Those we’re the Days! IF you can too- go search RON WHITE- Started as a Vegas Lounge-Lizard; been a Los Vegas Headliners for years!- Tubbie-Search his MGM Grand Vegas “ … TRYING to take a Short 12 Minute/ Puddle-Jumper 8 Seater “, that developed “ Engine Problems “. Been there… “ IF “ you find yourself in the same kind of Nervous Nubbie Fliers - and they WILL- ask,”.. ??.. Errr…. What would we do if Our Engines Fail?!?..” GRAB YOUR BUSINESS BRIEFCASE Close to your Chest, and Reply “… I wouldn’t REALLY worry about the ENGINES… My Wife Divorced me & Took EVERYTHING ! … She’ll be Sorry.. She’ll be Sorry.. “ 😂😮😅. Always keep Obviously checking your Watch .. 👴🏽NoBody.
Norm is just that someone you want to shout the name of in a comedy bar cause he is so funny and he makes you feel funny that you just want to scream his name and hug him
5:09 I also love Las Vegas.. I honestly wasn't sure what I'd think & after spending some months there.. I am always thinking about going back & have a couple times..
57:28 I think norm forgot to introduce the “on 9/11” tag at the beginning. I had to rewind to make sure I didn’t miss it. I wonder if the few who did chuckle know the joke or simply fell into the giggles since they’re at a comedy show
I saw most of the same act in early February 2020 in Seattle, so that would’ve been a few months later into the tour. That performance was a smidge smoother, because he had a bunch of shows to finish working on the material, but it was no less or more genius than this one was. Rest In Peace, Buddy.
I’ve washed dishes and listened to this masterpiece about a dozen times. In my house you have to watch out for an occasional dirty dish because I lost my mind laughing every 45 seconds.
@@bubbyberry i been listening to everything you upload. thank you so so much, i appreciate your service. he'll say a few things here and there(love you too, stuff like that), but i think 10 minutes of a conversation is the longest recorded crowdwork interaction i've ever heard him do in a stage set.
Oh, to be where and with who Norm is with now. THE FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT & Norm McDonald. He brought so much joy to so many, even now. RIP Norm Mcdonald, well done faithful servant.
I'm just hoping that if there is a god, he's not an asshole about it. Because either I was thrown into this existence willingly, or I wasn't. Those are mutually exclusive. Binary. So either I signed up for this or I didn't. Either I knew what I was getting into, or I didn't. If I did, then I can't see me agreeing to any of the prevalent theologies. And if I didn't, then no just god would punish me for transgressions. And maybe god is unjust, but in that situation, why obey? Seems like kind of a cunt in that situation. So when I blow my head off because life is not only miserable, it's absurd, the god I could possibly believe in will hug me deeply and apologize for what he put me through. But I'll take eternal void black dark whatever too. Dealers choice. If there's a heaven and Kurt Cobain isn't there just because he punched his own ticket... what kind of deity is running this place? Sounds like a real asshole. JIm Morrison OD'd, so did Hendrix... are accidental deaths still suicides? The Jesus stuff is mostly decent, but the whole idea of hell is retarded. Fuck a god that would put people through life without a primer and then punish them. That's an asshole. I mean, for sure, be nice to other people. Help them out, I don't think that's too much to ask. But then there are people who are broken. This shit doesn't hold water, all things and people being equal.
Endlessly frustrating watching the comedians at the end of Nothing Special wondering if Norm ever did this material in front of the audience and or whether or not it would kill. The second Norm did his first joke I knew that this was this set. (Roughly, of course, Norm Is too good at this to ever do the same set twice.)
Honestly, that commentary part on the special was completely unnecessary.
same - knew it was gonna be this set, watched all like 5 versions of this they released in audio form. i think Colombus is the best performance (but they all rocked)
I felt the exact same way. It boggles my mind that Norm toured the country for years doing some of the best stand-up ever performed, and there's so little video or high quality recordings. It seems to me like every sound guy should have just had a digital recorder going when he was performing. Bill Hicks did this 30 years ago. Such a shame that so much material was lost.
But, ultimately, I know that Norm was performing for the people in front of him, and for himself, and that was it. He always sounds like he is having so much fun. I will always wonder if the isolation of covid is what finally tipped the scales in the cancers favor. It seems like he really loved performing.
I thought the comedians at the end of the Nothing Special was nice.
A real artist. Incredible how he mixes it up.
Norm was the first famous person who ever died that I was actually upset about.
You're talking about the Bob Saget roast?
Same bro
He ain't dead
Listening 12/2024
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🦾💪🦾💪🦾💪🦾
Same 😢
The best comedian ever in my opinion, I am devastated he has passed I love norm, that guys a real operator.
Operator actually has a quite negative connotation, implying he’s manipulative toward his own selfish ends. I know what you mean though. He knew how to manipulate a crowd. Genius
@@threenormmacdonaldstand-up7044 a lot of people use operator as a positive term to be honest, probably just different internationally.
@@bubbyberry strictly by dictionary definition I mean.
Man, not even in your or even my opinion, just straight up facts
💯
The beevis and butthead laughter nearest the recorder only minimally distracted from Norm's usual brilliant delivery
How I love this man. Felt like a friend had died. You will always live in my heart.
oh My god this set is incredible
bro check out my channel there are some absolute gems. i have 20+ hours of bootleg norm stand up and more to come
It really is. Probably the best I've heard.
Nobody else could talk about retards and get away with it.
@@bubbyberry you're doing the Lord's work
I was at this show. This was the 2nd and last time I saw Norm perform live. Thank you so much for recording it in such high quality.
There have been MANY famous people pass away in the past decade... but none have hit me as hard as Norm Macdonald. His comedy was so far above others comedically and intellectually... few people were able to fully appreciate him. RIP Norm.
he didn't pass away, he died
@@greatlakeblake you obviously need a hobby of some kind if this is how you waste your precious time - posting innane comments to people you don't even know. Are you lonely or something? Buy a dog.
When Norm died, I woke up with a bunch of texts on my phone from friends asking if I was ok. And my friends don't even really like me that much. They just knew that Norm dying would wreck me. And they weren't wrong.
Thats what he would have wanted @nutbastard
@@greatlakeblakeit was a draw bro😂😂😂
I'm alone.it's Xmas eve. Norm got me through! Many thanks.
Hope you're good, Mary!
🙏🏼❤️
Happy New Year Mary. Hope this will be your best year yet !!! I definitely would have wanted to have a beer with Norm.. You can come to my house next Christmas eve and we'll figure out how to put the star on top of the tree and keep it straight - up + down. Maybe its the egg nog I choose ? Peace ✌
Hope youre doing well my dude
Been there before...I've convinced myself xmas is overrated, it makes it easier lol
R. I. P. Norm.
Without a doubt, the funniest man on the planet has left us. He was a brilliant and beautiful human being.
This has got to be one of his best sets ever. God bless you Norm. Thanks for all of the laughs. ❤
He did about 300 shows a year, every year. So many that weren't recorded or bootlegged and are gone into the ether forever.
Thank you so much for posting this! There really is nobody else I can listen to over and over again, I am so glad I live in a time where I can access this content.
i have a lot more on my channel bro
Same as 👍
@@bubbyberry
Nice!
@@bubbyberry good look, thank you
If you’ve ever heard a genius talk, then you have listened to Norm MacDonald
The upload I watched of this earlier wasn't even close to the complete set but i didn't know that until now. I was just in the mood to listen to an old set. This is the best thing that has happened to me in months which says a lot about my life and how much I love Norm lol
Norm was one of a kind. He shed light on so much absurdity in the human condition. I miss him so much. I agree with you, bubbyberry, Norm WAS the greatest!
" I love you Norm!" Must be 5 or 6 of these recordings that I've heard someone shout that and he responded. Such a great thing. Unique, or at least rare, in my decades of sifting through comedy.
yeah bro i've been wanting to make a compilation of that but i have to go back through a lot of material hahaha
@@bubbyberry ROACH JUNIOR?? THAT YOU??
@@therightsideofthetube4856 yuh
I fall asleep to this set almost every night. This is one of my favorite sets from any comedian ever. Also, buy Norm's book. It's increadible, and shines some light on some of these jokes. RIP, legend.
have you listened to his 2010 austin set that is a also on my channel? imo that's the best one
@@bubbyberry I don't think I have, I will check it out asap, thanks for making all this available. You're doing the lord's work, ha
@@bubbyberry the Austin show is an absolute gem, thanks!
His book is so bad. Why do you think it's good? It's one of those books where if they made a movie the movie would be better
@@user-dn9nw5oe9b I love his book, but I really like all sorts of weird, dark fiction.
I find the book is as strange as it is funny, however I have laughed out loud at it several times.
The book shifting back and forth between serious, silly, heartfelt, ridiculous, funny, dark, horrific stuff is very Norm to me. I definitely hear the whole book in Norm's voice. It works for me, but I can see how it definitely would not work for everyone, even fans of his stand-up.
This is one of the greatest hours of comedy ever performed in my opinion.
The master at work.
Brilliant save BubbyBerry, Thanx for passing it on, good on ya!
Thank you so much for posting these 🤘gutted that I was never able to see him live but I so enjoy hearing you guys literally choking with laughter just as I wish I could have done with the crowd someday 🖤
I love all these older live shows where you can see the evolution of Norms jokes as he works them out, then does the polished version on his specials and TV appearances.
I wish I could have had a beer with him and told him how much I loved him and his comedy.🍺Cheers Norm!
This would be one of his more recent shows actually. Less than 2 years ago.
This is from 2019
My favorite live jokes are about Drakula's Restaurant and also the one about sending a lady at the bar a big bowl of chowder.
This guy is so genius, he's incredible.
This recording is an amazing look into Norm"s mind.
Love seeing the world 🌍 through his eyes.
Norm was a genius! Still is. Thanks Norm. Take care. God bless!
Norm is the greatest standup comedian of all time
True.
@@bubbyberry qiiioooiiioooooo yet i
Coming from the new special and listening to this is amazing actually hearing the jokes with the crowd is wonderful
if im being 1000% honest the special did not do much for me as i had heard the jokes through these recordings a million times and already had a million laughs over them. still an amazing set though!
I've been meaning to watch this, and I can't believe it took me this long. Norm is one of the best.
check out my channel, this isnt even the best.
@@bubbyberry I'll check it out
Thanks for posting this! Norm was my favourite comedian! I have listened to everything he has said for years! Miss you Norm!
an hour in he talks about how in 2020 he "is going to film a special". damn i wish covid didn't hit for no other reason then being able to see that piece of art :/
That’s an interesting little bit of information. You watch oney plays
alexa, play “The Less I Know The Better”
Piii
for no other reason?? Maybe how there have been 7 million people who have miserably died, including children? WTF is wrong with you?
@@TAROTAI Do you grieve the 600,000+ that die every year for heart disease? What about car accidents and shootings?
Lol I saw him live in 2019 but this set was even better than the amazing set I saw
thank you so much for posting this if anyone has audio like this please post im a normaholic
I was in Vegas a short spell after this, Damn i wish I had gotten to see him live : (
The Comedic Intellect.
He was one of a kind!
Jesus norm is sooo funny.
Unparalleled.
1 of 1. A brilliant mind
Brilliant. I miss him...
Damn, new stuff from Norm, thank you so much !
I'm only 12 minutes in and my face is already hurting🤣🤣🤣
The best to ever do it
"Each one's a stranger from the other" Norm is our generation's poet and philosopher.
"They say comedians are the modern day philosopher... which is pretty offensive to MODERN DAY PHILOSOPHERS"
-Norm Macdonald
Entre Nous
We love you Norm!
"Oh yeah I'm not supposed to say that" thanks norman gene
I'm crying .. this is awesome thank you
props to the girl shouting out I'm Not Norm at the beginning
I think that may be the girl from the merch pics. She's supposed to be the president of his fan club maybe
She's not. But she knows him
I really don't like that channel, it's tasteless using Norm for money
I feel like this is the best worded and timed version of this set, all in all. Others have perhaps better veriations but thus is just dam near perfect.
Thank you for this.
Oh, and thanks Norm..
Thank you for this channel 😢
Someone so hilarious and makes so much sense we truly lost a treasure RIP Norm
*Canadian treasure
thank you for posting this daroachdogjr
No problem man.
Norm the GOAT
Was this at Southpoint, I regret missing this show, I was there and couldn't go those nights.
Yeah he played there fairly often
This was great!
Thanks for this.
God dam. It is still hard to accept we lost this genius.
Surprised I haven't seen this on I'm not Norm's channel with a t-shirt advertisement sliced in.
awesome. Thanks for sharing
No problem bro!
I thought it said Norm MacDonald Alive in Las Vegas. Reminded me of that tragedy...
Damn, every time I think I’ve listened to Norm’s whole career I find another fuckin gem lmao. Thanks for posting
Love the close laugher guy. Sounds like Jeff Ross.
I look forward to seeing him next time he comes to town.
oh boy do i have some news for you...
Ghost town?
@@bubbyberry wat?
@@Tony-Jabroni bruh.
It's more likely you'll visit him
I love how hard the guy recording is laughing at 31:00
I fear what will happen to this world without Norm spreading cannibalism awareness.
He is too funny. Comedians are the philosophers of the modern age.
I'm just going to leave you with this quote by Norm: “I always bristle when people say, ‘The comedian is the modern-day philosopher, there are modern-day philosophers.”
He has said this many times in both interviews and on stage. This is a very strange comment coming from a channel for a "school" that seemingly has a heavy emphasis on philosophy.
Humans are the monkeys of the modern age
What the H are the modern philosophers then! Disgusting
‘I ate a guy’ cracks me up every time
that whole doctor/knee/hammer bit was ad lib and it was hilarious!
He's told that joke before on Letterman, so not exactly ad lib
PPS- I Think it was during a Letterman Show Interview… but 👀 yourselves- Typical NORM Story/ Tale; he went to visit his Grandfather, who took home on a Little Tour - Reminiscing on ALL : Barns/ Wooden/ Bridges/ Bakery He- Himself had built … - CLASSIC🏆!
Norm's crowd work with the sisters at the end had me rolling.
Amazing set
Rest in peace to a legend!! That plane bit was comedic genius.
👍👍👍 Jason! It’s Only ( in MY Opinion) the VETERAN Stand-Up Professional , always Refining their Material & Delivery- Those we’re the Days! IF you can too- go search RON WHITE- Started as a Vegas Lounge-Lizard; been a Los Vegas Headliners for years!- Tubbie-Search his MGM Grand Vegas “ … TRYING to take a Short 12 Minute/ Puddle-Jumper 8 Seater “, that developed “ Engine Problems “. Been there… “ IF “ you find yourself in the same kind of Nervous Nubbie Fliers - and they WILL- ask,”.. ??.. Errr…. What would we do if Our Engines Fail?!?..” GRAB YOUR BUSINESS BRIEFCASE Close to your Chest, and Reply “… I wouldn’t REALLY worry about the ENGINES… My Wife Divorced me & Took EVERYTHING ! … She’ll be Sorry.. She’ll be Sorry.. “ 😂😮😅. Always keep Obviously checking your Watch .. 👴🏽NoBody.
LIKE HANGIN W A VERY FUNNY FRIEND...THANX 4 THIS
Best audio yet.
JFC that airplane joke was probably the most morbid stuff I've laughed about... only The Norm
thanks so much!
The funniest dead guy I have ever listened to
Lmfao in the last 15 mins of the set, you can tell that old chunk of coal had game 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Norm was the best
That has to be Todd Glass sitting next to the microphone laughing the whole set.
i know right - sounds like him after his fourth day of weekly youknowwhat
Does anyone have video of this set? It's the best set. I'd give anything to actually See it! Especially the bit at the end about Stephen Hawking.
It's good to hear Droopy enjoying the show 😄
Norm's just stuff now, we'll all be just stuff.
Norm is just that someone you want to shout the name of in a comedy bar cause he is so funny and he makes you feel funny that you just want to scream his name and hug him
Long Live Turd Ferguson!!!
Id like to actually SEE the show!!!!!
you got a time machine?
5:09 I also love Las Vegas.. I honestly wasn't sure what I'd think & after spending some months there.. I am always thinking about going back & have a couple times..
20:24 omfg 🤣 I miss you Norm.
I miss you to
57:28 I think norm forgot to introduce the “on 9/11” tag at the beginning. I had to rewind to make sure I didn’t miss it. I wonder if the few who did chuckle know the joke or simply fell into the giggles since they’re at a comedy show
Think about all the ways you love norm and how he still makes you laugh
Maybe Norm wanted us to all watch Matlock
I'm buying the box set from e ebay.
I saw most of the same act in early February 2020 in Seattle, so that would’ve been a few months later into the tour.
That performance was a smidge smoother, because he had a bunch of shows to finish working on the material, but it was no less or more genius than this one was. Rest In Peace, Buddy.
Great comedian beautiful profile picture
I’ve washed dishes and listened to this masterpiece about a dozen times. In my house you have to watch out for an occasional dirty dish because I lost my mind laughing every 45 seconds.
@@mikemcgrath9113 💚💚
Loving the Roachdogg Junior profile pic and implied Hadel connection
Wisdom in his jokes !
a rare glimpse at norm's crowdwork skills. he almost never engaged conversation with audience members.
check out some more recordings on my channel, you would be surprised how often he did it in his later years.
@@bubbyberry i been listening to everything you upload. thank you so so much, i appreciate your service.
he'll say a few things here and there(love you too, stuff like that), but i think 10 minutes of a conversation is the longest recorded crowdwork interaction i've ever heard him do in a stage set.
@@jasonfifi there was a heckler once - he took some time there as well
Every stand-up show NEEDS Eddie Murphy's ventriloquist act.
Oh, to be where and with who Norm is with now. THE FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT & Norm McDonald. He brought so much joy to so many, even now. RIP Norm Mcdonald, well done faithful servant.
I'm looking forward to the laughter in Heaven!
I'm just hoping that if there is a god, he's not an asshole about it.
Because either I was thrown into this existence willingly, or I wasn't. Those are mutually exclusive. Binary.
So either I signed up for this or I didn't. Either I knew what I was getting into, or I didn't.
If I did, then I can't see me agreeing to any of the prevalent theologies. And if I didn't, then no just god would punish me for transgressions.
And maybe god is unjust, but in that situation, why obey? Seems like kind of a cunt in that situation.
So when I blow my head off because life is not only miserable, it's absurd, the god I could possibly believe in will hug me deeply and apologize for what he put me through. But I'll take eternal void black dark whatever too. Dealers choice.
If there's a heaven and Kurt Cobain isn't there just because he punched his own ticket... what kind of deity is running this place? Sounds like a real asshole.
JIm Morrison OD'd, so did Hendrix... are accidental deaths still suicides?
The Jesus stuff is mostly decent, but the whole idea of hell is retarded. Fuck a god that would put people through life without a primer and then punish them. That's an asshole.
I mean, for sure, be nice to other people. Help them out, I don't think that's too much to ask. But then there are people who are broken. This shit doesn't hold water, all things and people being equal.
What a real stream of conscious thing he had going on there.
"Lot of meat on those bones"
I miss Norm
Fucking folded over laughing thanks for posting this
42:13 The bit about the psychiatrist telling him to stop taking fistfuls of LSD. Holy shit that was funny!
check out some of his other sets on my channel, he has better versions of that joke if you can believe it.
This joke is based off a drake sather joke
"When the fuck were you ever goal-tender for the Montreal Canadians?" Always kills me, its such a funny line