Norm Macdonald Rules (Usually)

I stayed up late last night. Normally, I don’t stay up much longer than half-past-ten. But last night was special, because my TV listing guide told me Norm Macdonald was appearing on Conan – and I happen to be a huge fan.

So I stayed up, and waited. I watched Conan’s monlogue. I saw the ultra-cuteness of “puppies dressed as kittens”. I sat through commercial breaks. All the while, just waiting for Norm.

Why all the fuss, you ask? There are many reasons. Norm Macdonald was one of the first stand-up comedians I can remember watching on TV. Later, he was on Saturday Night Live and it’s been said that Chevy Chase complemented Norm as being the only other guy who did the Weekend Update “right”. I just like Norm. The man is unique, and quirky, and makes me laugh.

Oh yeah. He’s sorta mean, and acts like he doesn’t care. So he might be a bit of an acquired taste. But here’s an example of what I think is “funny” Norm Macdonald:

In fact, he’s appeared on Conan a few times. But that particular clip is my favorite. No other appearance has been as funny. (And that wasn’t even supposed to be his segment.)

Which brings me to last night. It was not the best. In fact it wasn’t even halfway as good as some of his other talk-show appearances. And Norm was unusually mean and boorish toward Thomas Hayden Church (who I think of as a nice guy, and funny in his own right).

Anyway, I loved seeing another appearance of Norm and hope next time is better!

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