Norm Macdonald convinces you to buy his book “Based on a True Story”

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  • @theartfuldodger935
    @theartfuldodger935 2 роки тому +218

    Highly recommended by Jacques de Gatineau. "Will greatly aid you in finding your porpoise in life".

    • @9AJW4
      @9AJW4 2 роки тому +14

      A youthful porpoise I hope?

    • @theartfuldodger935
      @theartfuldodger935 2 роки тому +7

      @@9AJW4 Yes! Because as we all must know by now, Jacques is a big supporter of youth in Asia.

    • @mikewilliams6025
      @mikewilliams6025 2 роки тому +12

      Jacques de Gauthier recommended it first.

    • @murderc27
      @murderc27 2 роки тому

      I'm 69! I'm 69!
      Yeah.

    • @leomatthias6657
      @leomatthias6657 Рік тому +3

      Wonders what he is doing these days... such a bright future, such a promising young fella

  •  2 роки тому +80

    Greatest comedian of all times, rest in peace.

  • @HP-fn4bo
    @HP-fn4bo 2 роки тому +48

    God norm, you are loved and missed.

  • @WhitneyHaverstock
    @WhitneyHaverstock 3 роки тому +63

    I purchased this book full price on purpose so he'd have more money to gamble away.
    All I want in return is for him to marry my mother. Truly. They're soul mates.

  • @jasonpinon1205
    @jasonpinon1205 2 роки тому +6

    the ending made me cry like a baby in my car

  • @robovac3557
    @robovac3557 2 роки тому +31

    Oh my, how we love him and how we miss him.

  • @soopplaza4477
    @soopplaza4477 2 роки тому +102

    It’s a shame I’m just discovering him now that he’s passed

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah, it was a real tragedy when that happened.

    • @jackywackysmacky4031
      @jackywackysmacky4031 2 роки тому +21

      @@Mythraen The largest tragedy in the month of September so far.

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +20

      @@jackywackysmacky4031 I hope you mean all Septembers.
      Frankly, I couldn't imagine a bigger tragedy occurring in the month of September in all of history.

    • @softstar5661
      @softstar5661 2 роки тому +2

      @@Mythraen I can see a true Norm viewer right here

    • @T25de
      @T25de 2 роки тому +2

      Didn’t even know he was sick

  • @masoudsarvin6117
    @masoudsarvin6117 3 роки тому +42

    You left out an important demographic, bounty hunters.

    • @stevenkelby2169
      @stevenkelby2169 2 роки тому

      His bounty hunting days are over. No one expects that kind of language from a Bounty Hunter.

  • @johnulcer
    @johnulcer 2 роки тому +12

    RIP, Norm.

  • @LordBeezleDwarf
    @LordBeezleDwarf Рік тому +6

    Its going to be a good day when youve found a video of norm that uve never seen before

  • @johnboothman390
    @johnboothman390 2 роки тому +20

    this book needs to be made into a movie

  • @timsession6736
    @timsession6736 6 років тому +234

    As a deeply closeted gay man, I see no reason to buy his book.

    • @Vamos82
      @Vamos82 6 років тому +8

      Tim Session you're not gay!

    • @timsession6736
      @timsession6736 6 років тому +19

      What the "H"? Where'd you come up with an idea like that. I'm not gay.

    • @OliverObz
      @OliverObz 4 роки тому +5

      Do you *know* what deeply closeted means?

    • @lonewolf3314
      @lonewolf3314 4 роки тому +1

      OliverObz no

    • @TransoceanicOutreach
      @TransoceanicOutreach 3 роки тому +5

      @@OliverObz I know a swedish-german guy who does.

  • @dispassionateobserver
    @dispassionateobserver 5 років тому +82

    I love this book. Everything Norm does is funny.

    • @thebrazilianatlantis165
      @thebrazilianatlantis165 4 роки тому

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    • @T25de
      @T25de 2 роки тому +2

      Rip

  • @JohnGeometresMaximos
    @JohnGeometresMaximos Рік тому +3

    We need you guys to print the hardback version again!!!

  • @josemontano7767
    @josemontano7767 11 місяців тому +3

    Great book I read it over 10X RIP Norm miss you very much.

  • @erickrosas2702
    @erickrosas2702 3 роки тому +19

    Buzz Lightyears will love this book because it has a foreword by Neil Armstrong lol.

  • @rowdyyeets4532
    @rowdyyeets4532 5 років тому +28

    Norm kinda looks like he's ready to tell a shark story and then say, "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women."

    • @seeqr9
      @seeqr9 3 роки тому +1

      His eyes are empty... they’re like dolls eyes

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +6

      @@seeqr9 Yeah, he was probably dead on the inside.
      Now he's definitely dead on the inside.
      Also, the outside.

  • @sexhaver420
    @sexhaver420 4 роки тому +16

    "...and norms... you know."

  • @QuinnIsIn
    @QuinnIsIn 2 роки тому +11

    I need this book. Haven't read in ages but I know there's no way Norm Can do anything that's not profound.

    • @RecbyVideos
      @RecbyVideos 8 місяців тому

      It’s exactly what you want it to be definitely read it

  • @memopinzon
    @memopinzon 2 роки тому +39

    I would never buy a book written by someone that knows the word 'detritus'. Someone of that literary prowess could convince me, a lesser intellect, of anything! Like putting people in gas chambers.

  • @JoseEspinoza-xn4zp
    @JoseEspinoza-xn4zp 2 роки тому +10

    Rest in peace legend

    • @jmeds94
      @jmeds94 2 роки тому +1

      Heh… you got the same profile picture as me. It’s funny… It’s a funny picture

  • @influentia1patterns
    @influentia1patterns 5 років тому +77

    Who else would like this book?
    You guessed it... Frank Stalone

    • @daman7387
      @daman7387 4 роки тому +2

      dang it every time

    • @T25de
      @T25de 2 роки тому +2

      Or so the Germans would have us believe

  • @dripcaraybbx
    @dripcaraybbx 2 роки тому +4

    Every moment this man ever breathed is a rewatchable treasure.

  • @NeTxGrl
    @NeTxGrl 2 роки тому +5

    I just bought your book on Amazon love. Got to wait almost 2 months before I get it. RIP.

    • @stevenkelby2169
      @stevenkelby2169 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah he can't hear you.
      Or anything at all.

    • @NeTxGrl
      @NeTxGrl 2 роки тому

      @@stevenkelby2169 duh

  • @RageONTv
    @RageONTv 2 роки тому +5

    Normie Normie Normie, I will miss you ! You old chunk of coal

  • @matt-st9ox
    @matt-st9ox 3 роки тому +17

    Explain to the folks at home what detritus means

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +5

      It's what's left of Norm McDonald now.

    • @myflatlineconstruct
      @myflatlineconstruct 2 роки тому

      @@Mythraen Or "stuff" as the more dignified term he used.

    • @erniebuchinski3614
      @erniebuchinski3614 2 роки тому

      If you're going to ask me to explain everything, I'm going to leave!
      Signed,
      Super Dave

    • @davidwdorr6636
      @davidwdorr6636 Рік тому

      It's the opposite of the grand champion cliff diver, stuff on a rock.

  • @ilyichulyanov3132
    @ilyichulyanov3132 5 років тому +10

    That's the funniest goddamn thing I've ever seen.

    • @cdvitunac
      @cdvitunac 2 роки тому

      That's some quick thinking by norm, the pro

  • @MikeyForrester
    @MikeyForrester 6 років тому +46

    finally something for regular Joes like me
    To infinity and beyond!

    • @GrandmasterofWin
      @GrandmasterofWin 2 роки тому +3

      I'm getting sick of seeing Norm's old jokes paraded around in the comments section of every Norm related video. You know who else is getting sick of it? You guessed it, Frank Stallone.

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +3

      @@GrandmasterofWin You'll just need to wait for some of his new jokes, then.

    • @GrandmasterofWin
      @GrandmasterofWin 2 роки тому +2

      @@Mythraen yeah that didn't age well. You know who else didn't age well? You guessed it

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@GrandmasterofWin Frankly, stallions just aren't relevant right now.

  • @al3x1252
    @al3x1252 6 років тому +53

    im reading this book now..its awesome!! i love it..and i love NORM!!

    • @WhitneyHaverstock
      @WhitneyHaverstock 3 роки тому +3

      Full agreement. Except I already done read it.
      You are not wrong in where you've placed your heart or wallet.

  • @zachwbehr1767
    @zachwbehr1767 2 роки тому +3

    detritus! oh my god. I laughed out loud.

  • @sherrysyed
    @sherrysyed Рік тому +3

    How did norm know people frozen in ice would find this guide helpful

  • @MrKrisstain
    @MrKrisstain Місяць тому +1

    ”Wolves pick up all kinds of detritus”

  • @rockroll9473
    @rockroll9473 6 років тому +8

    I’m headed to the book shop now...never been so excited.

  • @billybongthornton777
    @billybongthornton777 2 роки тому +3

    Literally just watched Encino man

  • @DiggitySlice
    @DiggitySlice 2 роки тому +2

    Oof. Looking back and seeing the cancer's effect, which at the time we assumed was just aging, is painful.

  • @byHexted
    @byHexted 2 роки тому +4

    Such a good book

  • @andrewlaco1776
    @andrewlaco1776 4 роки тому +15

    Sounds like his pre stage ritual is working...

    • @electrolyteblend
      @electrolyteblend 3 роки тому +1

      Super underrated comment. It looks like he's knocking on heaven's door here LOL. But probably just the booze and Xanax catching up

    • @hollyk4123
      @hollyk4123 2 роки тому +8

      @@electrolyteblend looks like we have a bit more clarity on this now.

    • @Rkenichi
      @Rkenichi 2 роки тому +5

      @@electrolyteblend in more ways than we knew then

    • @electrolyteblend
      @electrolyteblend 2 роки тому +3

      Oh no

  • @RockChampEnglish
    @RockChampEnglish 5 місяців тому +3

    The only book i read on a weekly basis in five years

  • @choxiden3776
    @choxiden3776 2 роки тому +3

    Morays and Norms

  • @burningdaylights
    @burningdaylights 2 роки тому +6

    I really want to know where he gets his ideas.

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому

      Himself, from the future.

    • @erniebuchinski3614
      @erniebuchinski3614 2 роки тому +1

      That's the dumbest goddam question I've ever heard, Adam.
      He gets them at Ralph's! 🤣

    • @joec8745
      @joec8745 2 роки тому

      I’ve heard he gets his ideas from a guy who blows dudes for 5 dollars a pop underneath the queensboro bridge

  • @Atestinal
    @Atestinal 2 роки тому +2

    Damn, they really got me when they said "a wolf that wandered into a bookstore"

  • @redshark618
    @redshark618 Рік тому +4

    Holy fuck the CVS line came outta nowhere hahahahah

  • @AliOGUL
    @AliOGUL 2 роки тому +1

    I like how he keeps repeating the question

    • @mkultra2456
      @mkultra2456 2 роки тому +3

      Gives him more time to think up funny answers.

  • @explodingmonad4535
    @explodingmonad4535 4 роки тому +2

    Norm, just have fun with it!

  • @MrCWL
    @MrCWL Рік тому +1

    Detritis!! Hilarious to think of a wolf absent mindedly holding this in its mouth

  • @user-dn9nw5oe9b
    @user-dn9nw5oe9b 2 роки тому +1

    I bought his book and saw on it 18$. I googled and found out it costs 12$ on Amazon and I paid 70 dollars. Way out of line

  • @utkarshsrivastava4013
    @utkarshsrivastava4013 2 роки тому +2

    Well I guess all I can is Rest in Peace to the Funniest man ever not a quisling whatsoever . You will be missed.
    oh and uh Never Forget that O J did it!

  • @violinsinthevoid4579
    @violinsinthevoid4579 3 роки тому +1

    With different mores and NORMS??!

  • @pauljohnson2982
    @pauljohnson2982 2 роки тому

    Good questions- better answers!

  • @campbell451
    @campbell451 4 роки тому +10

    Funniest man alive...

  • @edwardleas592
    @edwardleas592 2 роки тому

    Why am I here 4 years later?

  • @TimCarter
    @TimCarter 3 роки тому +3

    I'm just an old chunk of coal.
    Why should I buy this book?

  • @despitecovid283
    @despitecovid283 2 роки тому +5

    The fact that he would repeat the ridiculous demographic, no matter how ridiculous it is (a wolf that wandered into a bookstore 😂) with complete seriousness & no reaction whatsoever. 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @JeffWaynee
    @JeffWaynee 3 роки тому +4

    This Norm guy seems like a real jerk!

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +3

      Well, now he's gone. Do you feel better?

  • @influentia1patterns
    @influentia1patterns 5 років тому

    What are books?

  • @ERIC-65
    @ERIC-65 28 днів тому

    He sent Letterman back home to Indiana, as if he would be a Mamas-Boy ! True Story, real !

  • @jqyhlmnp
    @jqyhlmnp 2 роки тому

    1:19 he said the thing :O

  • @1999rustey
    @1999rustey 4 роки тому +1

    Is that Adam egret?

  • @Protectobot
    @Protectobot 3 роки тому

    ‘Long blond hair?’ I never met Norm. Handsome though?! I dunno about that 😂

  • @ramazanbora846
    @ramazanbora846 Рік тому +1

    Can you tell us why people who work at the hatchery are going to love this book?

  • @_munkykok_
    @_munkykok_ Рік тому +1

    💜

  • @SANDSCORCHER
    @SANDSCORCHER 2 роки тому

    A bitter and regrettable irony, is that not a single cent of the 15 dollar profit from my purchase of Norm’s tome will ever now afford him that final visit to the shade beneath the Queensboro Bridge that he no doubt craved for many years.

    • @erniebuchinski3614
      @erniebuchinski3614 2 роки тому +1

      Life can be so cruel - it's true.
      PS - Adam charges 25 bucks now. I mean, uh, that's what I was told. 🤣

    • @SANDSCORCHER
      @SANDSCORCHER 2 роки тому

      Damn it !
      Goddamn Eget and his super inflation🤦🏻‍♂️
      Appreciate the heads-up Ernie...would have needed to know anyway (for a friend) 👍🏻

  • @TheHornet79
    @TheHornet79 5 років тому +1

    Sometimes he goes full Dr Steve Brule

  • @Squishysforbreakfast
    @Squishysforbreakfast 4 роки тому +2

    If I was a out of control teen I'd swoop this up next Thursday.
    It's too bad I'm 30. Missed it by that much.

  • @myflatlineconstruct
    @myflatlineconstruct 2 роки тому

    "Detritus"? , no sir, wolves like diamonds, which is why they kept steeling the book here in my town.

  • @Protectobot
    @Protectobot 3 роки тому

    I don’t stand in line at CVS cos the store near me is 24/7 like my damn mcdevil’s graveyard shifts 😂 no one there except an occasional crackhead asking me for meth! 😵

  • @Andrea-gv1sm
    @Andrea-gv1sm Рік тому +2

    Did anyone else have to google "detritus" and then appreciate Norm even more for having used that word or was it just me

  • @Protectobot
    @Protectobot 3 роки тому

    I would LOVVVVVE to get paid to talk like Norm does cos I can talk forever but I’m not as funny 😄

  • @lgporra
    @lgporra 3 роки тому +3

    Why the swedish german people should buy this book?

  • @daman7387
    @daman7387 4 роки тому

    what did he say at 1:16? "moraisnt?"

    • @RaceChapman
      @RaceChapman 4 роки тому +3

      he said "with our different mores"
      mores are customs of a specific culture, the word is often combined as "social mores" which is a term you might be more familiar with.

    • @daman7387
      @daman7387 4 роки тому +1

      @@RaceChapman wow thank you that's actually super helpful

    • @WhitneyHaverstock
      @WhitneyHaverstock 3 роки тому +4

      He's one verbose sonofabitch either way.
      He reads fat Russian novels and plays the dummy.
      God I love that.

    • @Mythraen
      @Mythraen 2 роки тому +1

      @@WhitneyHaverstock No, he's not.
      He's dead.

    • @WhitneyHaverstock
      @WhitneyHaverstock 2 роки тому +1

      @@Mythraen 3 months ago up until Monday my comment was absolutely right.
      You have me on semantics though. I'll give you that.
      Calloused. 😑

  • @erniebuchinski3614
    @erniebuchinski3614 2 роки тому +3

    You covered a lot of demographics, and we all appreciate it greatly. However, you didn't cover why a 65-year-old American guy living in Helsinki, who suffers from haemorrhoids, should get the book. I know you can't answer me now (RIP), but no biggie. I figured out that I should get your book because it'll make inspiring reading while I'm sitting on my whoopee cushion, and I'll have plenty of time to read it. We miss you, Norm!

  • @DrDebD
    @DrDebD 5 років тому +2

    Take a shave

  • @apestasguey
    @apestasguey 6 років тому +1

    no d on the name

    • @woodhd
      @woodhd 4 роки тому

      yeah, why is that, gives it the french pronunciation

  • @despitecovid283
    @despitecovid283 2 роки тому +1

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @robertvecchiarello4863
    @robertvecchiarello4863 3 роки тому +1

    The answer to all those questions should be: “Because Im Norm McF*knDonald and if you like my comedy you will enjoy this book”.
    PS. I heard it was a good book

    • @Bonez0r
      @Bonez0r 3 роки тому

      What? I always heard it was gay.

  • @TheUnsilentMajorityBigmo-ev8sr
    @TheUnsilentMajorityBigmo-ev8sr 3 роки тому

    Ape tit

  • @tombean-king3486
    @tombean-king3486 2 роки тому

    Canadians say on line lol

  • @dutchmountainsnake5379
    @dutchmountainsnake5379 6 років тому +11

    they almost made norm unfunny

    • @hammypie
      @hammypie 5 років тому +4

      dutchmountainsnake FALSE

  • @ZachJenkins
    @ZachJenkins 2 роки тому

    A rare video of Norm that isn't funny

  • @tomashize
    @tomashize 6 років тому +30

    Just an old chunk of coal y'know