Norm Macdonald on Bill Cosby, Conquering Stage Fright, and Saying the L-Word to Letterman
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- Everyman comic Norm Macdonald gives a far-reaching interview on wishing farewell to David Letterman, Bill Cosby's sexual abuse allegations, the unspoken art of bombing in comedy, dealing with stage fright, and why you’re safer on airplanes.
Originally Aired 08/03/15
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Norm is one of my favorite and frequent guests and people love our talks, so I am gong to bring back the other two interviews I did with him over the years for 'Larry King Now'. Watch for the earliest one this Thursday! Make sure to comment and subscribe below!
Norm is the goat
You’re the King, Larry! Been watching you since your days at CNN when I was a child with my father. Watching you reminds me so much of those days. Thank you for your great work.
Didn't realize what good taste Larry King has :)
Those closed circuit satellite broadcasts don't put LK in a great light though :) watch em if you haven't, it's a blast.
LK is, or at least was, one of the most powerful people in the USA.
Best Norm interview Ever!. Great Job Larry King!
Thx for this have been searching for it for ages
It's so nice hearing Norm being serious. It's such a novelty.
Yes. So good to see what we always suspected about Norm is true: he really is very smart and just plays dumb for comedic effect. And he clearly takes the craft of comedy seriously and what looks to us as rambling stories and jokes are actually carefully crafted by Norm.
Not once was he serious, now sincere maybe!
@@alientube1984 alan Watts
@@willissudweeks1050 yes. Thank you
Wonderful! Yes
God i wish norm would go on JRE so we could have 3 hours of his thoughts.
I used to wish this. Now I wish the opposite. Those two wands should never cross. What's special about Norm might be lost forever.
@@da4an1qu1 nah... It just would be funny to see him disrespect Joe without him realizing. I would love 3 hours of his thoughts, but the JRE is not the place for Normie. Maybe the new Conan podcast, depending on the format
james delaney - agree!
It would be a real meeting of the mind
@@georgesotiriou7051 Yep, there would be real stream of consciousness happening.
Norm isn't that well known here in England but since I stumbled upon him can't get enough the man's a genius
Yea I didnt realize how smart he was until rather recently. He's a master troll.
Benny Harvey RIP
Really , he's not known in England
@@daveyboy_ In the same way as many English or British comedians are not known in North America, I would imagine.
I'm based in London, England and first saw him about 30 years ago on Just For Laughs when he did his Bob the Devil routine.
@@charliem8028 Gone but not forgotten. Miss you big man
Having them both gone in the same year is really heartbreaking. RIP Norm and Larry.
12:35 Norm's response on Letterman here is probably the single best piece of advice a comic can get. Man was a hidden genius but played the everyman in every one of his roles and acts. Pure class. RIP Norm.
wow it’s so weird now seeing them talk to each other :( well-appreciated human beings sharing their time on earth together
*TELOMERASE FOR ALL!*
@@buttafan4010 Poetically fraying shoelaces.
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Well said. So happy this exists so sad they are gone.
This is the second time I've come beck to this chat since Norm died. I'm not shocked now, more glad and reflective about both of these minds, these brief flickers of light.
This is probably the most honest Norm interview I’ve ever seen. He’s amazing
And still Larry falls for his pranks.
The reason it's so good though is because Larry keeps pressing on, even when he gets caught in a joke.
What! This is the first interview I've seen with Norm where I've thought "Wait, why's he lying?" because he's talking about visiting with Johnny Carson in his office after doing the Larry kind impression on SNL, and I just watched another episode of this show, where Norm told the same story, but said that he was too afraid to go!
@@Doobernicus I agree. He is a really good interviewer.
there are some great clips on here where norm ponders death and God. those are my favorites. i wish norm would have written a book with those thoughts.
He always had a sparkle ✨ in his eyes, so much life behind them… rest easy brother, we already miss you.
This is perhaps the best "inside the mind of Norm" interview ever. Truly fascinating.
Craig Hardee agreed
There are 2 more, equally good. I enjoy them often.
“I used to be afraid but my mind became saturated with fear and it stopped.” - Norm. Does Norm even understand the brilliance that just casually walks across his mind. Best comic alive. The only person that can make you laugh with a horrible joke the same way he would with a great joke.
The only one that makes me laugh by just saying "9/11".
that's how the panic attacks and phobias should be treated - by leaning in at exposing yourself to your fears
@@pineapplethief4418thanks Jordan Peterson I’m sure everyone will listen to you. (Nobody listens to Jordan Peterson) he’s no Ghandi
@@roddydykes7053what does Jordan Peterson has to do with phobias? I guess you know JP's content much better than me, the irony.
god he was an absolute MASTER of comedy. He took it as a life craft and man oh man... He was the greatest
They call Norm an "everyman" comic in the description. I'd argue Norm isn't like any man. What an original. He will be sorely missed. RIP Norm and Larry.
I agree. He’s not an everyman comic, he is funny to everyone that wants to listen but not everyone wants to. It takes a while to understand his humour and once you’re in it, you’re hooked, and it can’t be replicated. You try telling one of his jokes at a table, people just laugh because of how terrible you told it. I’d say an Everyman comedian is someone who tells jokes everyman can tell to his friends.
Shane Gillis is an everyman comedian I’d say with the exception that he’s not telling jokes, he’s making funny observations in conversation. Norm is able to make the funny observation, but also have a killer punchline whilst weaving a story in between. Shane just seems to have a funny take on things from his own expereinces and then not have a punchline for it. He’s good I like him, but there’s a big difference between what he does and what Norm does.
That’s the role he’s playing . Hes discussed nobody wants to laugh if they think you’re much smarter than them.
"Comedy is surprise. If all these people came to see me to laugh and they don't, that's a big surprise". That is some Andy Kaufman stuff. Norm is brilliant.
I love the idea that Louise CK bombs intentionally, that's a sort of genius and definitely out of the Andy Kaufman repertoire.
@@wmhhealth2018who's funnier than Louise CK? Maybe Amy Schumer...
@@pedrosimas2642 and more importantly, who is Louise?
@@pedrosimas2642 Amy Schumer is the funniest person in the world. Not just the funniest woman, the funniest person, period.
@@FalconOfStorms that's a funny joke.
"the guest is a joke". Deep. Brilliant observation about Letterman
“Just because you need a funny guy doesn’t mean he’s going to appear.”
Love that quote for some reason.
Norm is a charmer....he has the greatest smile and laugh and with that twinkle in his eye ....they get him out of a lot of trouble. Lol
Do you own a doghouse?
Yeah that twinkle. :) You know he's laughing inside at the joke he just told or sometimes the joke he's about to tell.
It's true. Norm has the grace of a swan, the wisdom of an owl, and the eye of an eagle. Ladies and gentlemen, this man is for the birds!
@@The3Stooges Great one...great roast, legendary performance with all clean jokes by Norm.
@@1060michaelg When you go to the men's room later, you'll see a sign that says "gentlemen." Pay no heed, go right in-there's no room that says "scoundrel" on it.
"You took a Xanax today?"
"HAH?"
James Calder
So funny!
18:25
"I feel some comedians their goal is to be smart and the funny is like a collateral thing. They want to be seem as smart. Your friend Bill Maher, you know, he wants to be seen as an intellectual, Dennis Miller... but Letterman understands, he's smarter than both of them, he understands: play the dumb guy, you know. Play the everyman. Nobody likes a guy smarter than them."
The older I get, the more I understand this, especially because I'm the know-it-all kind of guy.
I'm a deeply closeted smart man.
@@SemiglossOyster 😆
I learned how to get ahead playing dumb long ago.
I hope this doesn’t come off as superficial, but there is just something about Norm’s gaze, the twinkle in his eye. It’s so telling and expressive.
Never did I think that someone’s death, who I’ve never met, would impact me so greatly .
Not superficial one bit. Norm was unabashedly himself, this was no Paul Walker death for us (RIP to the man though, don’t want to come off the wrong way/downplay his death for any fans, but I’ve “had a few” tonight and I think you all know what I mean). Norm’s passing felt like losing the sometimes (let’s admit it, most of the time) R-rated/adult version of Mr. Rogers. He did and does provide the world with seemingly endless material in all showbiz mediums except for perhaps stage. Going through likely the toughest time in my life right now, and putting on Norm clips for an hour or so are saving me from ”checking in”… or worse..
I know man, what is that twinkle? It makes everyone elses face look empty in comparison, so cool
I had not seen this before. So unusual to see Norm so "straight" in an interview and to see how eloquent and thought-provoking he could be. We'll miss you, buddy
I wish this interview was at least another hour long.
Damn, been binging Norm videos of every kind every since his passing... The more you watch of him, the more you realize how great of a person he truly was.
Same here! I always knew I loved him but the more I learn, the more I realize I missed out on just how funny, smart and witty he was! I miss him - there will never be another like him.
🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Norm is the goat
You're the goat Diggins
That was Jim Breuer
Man I can't believe both these guys aren't with us anymore :( RIP to two greats
"You wanna hear a story about you, that you don't know, about me?"
there is actually a lot of interviews of him being serious. He is only sardonic and playing up a character when he is part of the show or when the interviewer is really dumb. But if he has some respect or bond toward the interviewer and its a serious interview, he almost always takes it serious (with obv some jokes and comical anecdotes thrown in)
What’s even funnier is in another interview with Larry, he tells the same story but instead says he was too nervous to meet Jonny and didn’t go. You never know the truth with Norm
@@MattDrane In this interview he also says something that contradicts what he says in his book. In the interview here he said that a person from Carson's crew talked to him and said that Norm was more of a Jay comic and not a Carson comic, so for that reason he never appeared on Johnny. In his book he says he got a call from this person representing Carson and had interest in booking him but he thought it was a prank call and didn't take him seriously.
@@syphruskid I’ve heard both those stories before and never connected they don’t make sense. The man truly is an enigma
I can totally see these two in Heaven:
Larry: "Norm, nice to see you... glad you made it have a seat!"
Norm: "No I'd rather stand up!"
*TELOMERASE FOR ALL!*
@PK edgy
@PK Atheism is just as much a fantasy. Heck, probably more naive and just as religious epistemically than any theism.
@PK the only naive fantasy here was him acting like he knows for certain both are in Heaven.😂
😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏
Is this the guy from that channel I'm Not Norm?
We covered that in the Tom Green episode
mugiwhy No, that guy is Norm from The Norm Show.
I hear he played Norm
@@hayk3000 [audience applauses]
mugiwhy is that MF DOOM in your profile picture?
Larry King is KILLING IT with these Normie uploads.
Dennis Miller?
Normie normie normie... Hockey normie
That comment reads different now.
you mean that he`s dead?
@@McRingil Yeah, he had a bad reaction to a vaccine, Sadly he's taken a dirtnap.
When Larry erupts into fits of giggles I swear he becomes like 30 years younger lol. This was such a joy to watch you can tell norm loves making Larry laugh.
Love Norm McDonald, one of the most underrated comedians of all time.
THEE most underrated comedian of all time. He’s an unheralded master of his craft.
hes actually extremely highly rated by anybody that knows of him, especially those with high positions in the comedy world. im not sure you understand what being underrated means.
Grant Johnson he’s a comedians comedian. He’s extremely well respected in he comedy circles but in general norm isn’t known on the level he should be. He should be rubbing shoulders with Carlin, pryor, Murphy, and The other legends of comedy. That’s why he’s underrated. He’s not given the credit he is due.
@@tylerjacobson8012 who isnt giving him this credit? thats like saying a jazz musician should have the recognition of a pop star. of course youre right, but he is the kind of performer that is for anyone that takes the appreciation of his craft seriously.
Grant Johnson I realize that and I recognized that. He’s known in the comedy world and fans of comedy for his craft, that’s great. I’m talking about generally he’s not known as one of the greats. When people say whose the greatest standup comedian of all time they immediately go to the Carlin, Pryor, Murphy or rickles. They never say norm Macdonald. I’m saying norm deserves that general distinction.
I never really understood Larry King and why he is so revered, until now. This is one of the best interviews I have ever seen. Larry can transition between subjects with such ease, knows his subject and greases the conversational machinery like nobody else can. Or maybe this is just a better medium to showcase his talent. And boy is Norm McDonald as smart as he is funny.. who knew?
Larry style was just so relaxed and conversational. Made it easy for his guests to open up to him.
And the more you get to know about Norm, you realize just how intelligent he was. Two of the greats.
Both sorely missed.
Always watched Larry King. He interviewed so many different people. Love his interview especially the mutual respect he & Norm had. Norm was like an older man in so many ways. He really loved what he did & respected the ways of the past yet he was somewhat progressive. He was a natural genius as a comic. Miss him. Don’t think we will find anyone like him again. 🙏💙
Always watched Larry King. He interviewed so many different people. Love his interview especially the mutual respect he & Norm had. Norm was like an older man in so many ways. He really loved what he did & respected the ways of the past yet he was somewhat progressive. He was a natural genius as a comic. Miss him. Don’t think we will find anyone like him again. 🙏💙
And now they’re both dead 😂
Norm has been blessed with an incredibly sincere and well-meaning face. Among other things, of course.
gerith like a big duck?
He's got a face of man who you would lend your lawnmower and be confident he'll bring it back.
@@Taabituubi ...some time next winter.
All the things. Only person i've never known personally who I legitimately bawled my eyes out while laughing at his material in my life. Like you said, just... all the things.
You’re right, gerith
I love how Norm sneaks jokes in and hardly anyone can catch it. Like the line "I'm not Robin Williams, I'm not Gallagher". LOL.
he was serious you schmuck. and I'm very glad he mentioned Gallagher, who remains an extremely underrated comedian, props
Norm Macdonald is the greatest comedian of all time!
Stewart Lee
And the BEST LOOKING😋💔🥀🕊
Prime Rodney Dangerfield is unbeatable and I love Norm!
This is the first interview where I actually felt like I’m seeing the real norm
Oh don't be fooled! Norm also does his research before an interview. Funny how his favorite comic is also Larry's, and when his at Letterman he likes Letterman's favorite one! I think in essence Norm is unknowable!
When Norm respects the interviewer enough, and it's not a comedy show, he will open up.
I'd just like to know where he gets his ideas from
Until you realized in the other interview with Larry, he didn't go to Carson's office
He was doing a Rodney dangerfield impression half the interview lol come on
Dirty work is one of the most underated comedy movies ever.
I'm going to watch it tonight. For the FIRST TIME!!!
I love Norm MacDonald like family and I say that about no one else I do not know.
I can fully relate. He has told me more bedtime stories than my own father.
Ahh, same
But the kind of family I feal, we wouldn't like when you would be alone with.
@Timothy Lee you would have to know Norm to understand what I'm saying. Like the time Paul Newman called Norm to hang out with him, or when Letterman invited him to dinner at his house, both of the time he didn't want to go, because he believed he wouldn't have anything to say that would interest these guys. Now the same goes for you, only in opposite direction.
@Timothy Lee thank you
Larry on being 75 “I’m past that.”
Matter of factly.
That was awesome
I'm glad Norm said "i Love you" to Letterman. They were a class act to each other all the way. Letterman should have said the same.
@WormYourHonor64 I don't think he did but some things do not need to be said out loud. Letterman loves Norm, no doubt about it.
I'm pretty sure he did.
I kinda remember Letterman saying he loved him too.
@@linmiller8147 I believe he said, “That was very sweet, Norm. Thank you.”
"Well, you know I don't know anything about anything"
-Man who knows an abundance about many things
He sidestepped politics better than anyone I have ever seen.
"I bomb, but never try to win 'em back" ...
Maybe it's just me, but I laughed.
They really like each other - heartwarming, authentic, comfortable conversations - a history of interviews between the two don’t disappoint.
This interview shows there was a genuine, underlying sweetness and vulnerability to Norm. He shows great affection for people he really admires and respects. I love when he talks about pretending to be the dumb guy. That was part of the genius of Norm. He played the Everyman but was always the smartest and funniest guy in the room. I miss this old chunk of coal.
"Hey, you wanna hear a story about you?" 😂 I love Norm.
It should be "Larry King's Alive"
lmao
You mean, “Larry King’s Alive?”
I gotta steal that bit
famousmonster369 Beetlegeuse - Amy?
Title should be: Larry King's STILL Alive - And Just Got Married AGAIN!
Norm was in the top 10 most original comics of all time.
The way his eyes brighten when he is setting up the xanax pun is marvelous.
Was there a Xanax pun? I can't see how that would be possible, I mean maybe a joke but a pun?
@@sethbishop6890 is this a rhetorical question?
@@agee7777 not at all. Do you know what a pun is? Xanax doesn't have multiple meanings.
@@sethbishop6890 it could have multiple meanings, it might be someone who is in love with Ana!
@@sethbishop6890 it could have multiple meanings, it might be someone who is in love with Ana!
Norm is my most favourite comedian of all time .what a loss that he is no longer with us.
Norm was being sarcastic, but the largest section of Don Ohlmeyer's Wikipedia *is actually* the portion that talks about him firing Norm Macdonald lol
A certified diamond interviews an old chunk of coal. Genius ensues.
'The champions tour they call it' the guy is a flat out charmer, straight up witty Canadian. Best comedian of all time!!
Two of the greats - I adored them both. The amazing thing is that we have so much recorded footage on both and can watch them both even after they’re gone. I wouldn’t have even discovered either one if it hadn’t been for TH-cam. RIP Norm and Larry.
I Really enjoyed hearing the serious side of Norm. He stayed in character his entire career. It was the only way it would work. I never noticed how compassionate his face was.
So he did actually meet Johnny...RIP Norm. I ❤ you!
Great to see Norm change gears and let people know he really is a veteran of comedy and showmanship. Young comics can really learn from him.
I see Norm, I click.
Still in shock over Norm's passing. I've been watching everything on TH-cam with him ever since.
How long has it been? Over a week for sure.
So sad.
Right after Charlie Watts, too. Even sadder.
Larry King taking a minute to get that Cosby joke is the best.
Standing on the shoulders of the blooper reel guys, those Wright brothers.
“...And then he plugged his book.”
One of the best lines in the interview. Surprised it didn't get more replies.
@@michaeljohnston6965 that joke was too good.
devo076 Can you explain it please? Thank you!
@@BbGun-lw5vi Dawkins attracts people with his smartness and than ultimately tries to sell you his books, wich is somewhat cheap.
He teared up at the start when Larry said he was one of the best comics ever
This is first time/closest I've seen Norm Macdonald staight/sincere/serious.
there are 2 more of these here on youtube, equally great.
I've seen a few of these Larry King Interviews and I can't remember one where the crew was laughing. Well done Norm!
By the way, Norm is such an intelligent human man. So darn well spoken and in tune with the normalcies of being a human being.
He is right about the wikipedia of Don Ohlmeyer
his explanation of comedians trying to be smart and the funny being a byproduct is the main reason I don’t care for George Carlin as a comedian
I get what you're saying, but to me George is a notable exception.
What he actually said is some comedians are trying to be smart and the humor is a byproduct. George Carlin, his intention is to be funny and his intelligence is a byproduct. That's why observational comedy is so hilarious. That's why all these SJW 'comedians" are so unfunny because they take a subject they care deeply about and try to influence people instead of focusing on making people laugh.
John.Jeremy Williams yea I don’t think George Carlin was trying to be funny. But that’s just my personal iponion
Too preachy, that's what I always thought. The only riff I thought was really funny, and great observational comedy, was his riff on "Stuff".
In Carlin's case, I think it's mostly fans who make him out to be some sort of sage. He was edgy and cynical for the time but that's because there's humor in irony and absurdity; not because he wanted to share some kind of worldly wisdom with the world.
People barely mention this but I know for a fact that Norm is a subtle genius.
The way he articulates his thoughts about his ways as a person and comic strikes with both poignancy and a slap on oneʼs common sense.
Norm is a person worth listening to if people want to be real about life and how we interact with our fellow kind.
He truly is the one of the best, if not the greatest, comedians ever.
Larry is the perfect person to interview Norm. Norm clearly respects him to be candid and more serious than any other interview I've seen. Larry is funnier and appreciates funny people more than I knew. Probably one of my favorite Norm interviews I've ever seen.
Norm is the best comedian ever.
He made being hilarious the norm.
Watching this in 2021 carries so much sad weight. Rest In Peace Larry King and Norm Macdonald. Just a couple of diamonds shooting the breeze here
Some interviews are just pure magic....count your ones with Norm in that circle.
One if the best interviews for sure. I'm glad someone had enough intellect to have a normal conversation with norm so we can see into his head a little haha
This aired less than three years ago, and now both these men are gone. RIP
Great interview -- they were both really good. Sad to think that they are both gone, but people can still see this, which is cool.
I could listen to these 2 for hours. Norm
MacDonald is my go to when I'm down. RIP
I keep forgetting Norm moved on!! It's still hard to comprehend. Miss ya buddy!
Such a great interview! RIP Norm.
Such a good interview. Glad we got this.
Larry King and Norm MacDonald both passed away in 2021. Both were legends! R.I.P. To both of them.
"You're sick.."
"I'm kidding.."
That is rare, isn't it.
I saw norm here in Denver - one of my life’s best decisions.
Great stuff! Such sincerity from two major players playing off each other and delving into the biz which makes or which may have not made them.
One of the best interviews of Norm on the internet, definitely the most sincere.
I love that he calls panic attacks where you completely believe you’re dying “stage fright”.
18:55 I find myself laughing at random times throughout the day just thinking about that Arab bit and picturing Norm in a giant turban carrying a dagger on a plane.
I love Norm. Out of the way. This is one of the best interviews I've ever witnessed. Thank you, Larry. Thank you, Norm.
Fantastic interview by a great interviewer and a fantastic comic , I didn’t realize how funny and incite full Norm is .
I always saw Larry King as a very serious and dry character, but his laughter is so full of joy! Love it! These two were a good combo!
RIP Norm. You were a legend.
This was a great interview, thank you Larry 👍
Aye love the Norm content, a truly interesting man.
took Norm 10 minutes to FINALLY sip that coffee. Great interview.
Rest in paradise LK!!
And now our dear friend Norm.
It bothered me so much that Fallon canceled the appearance because he offended people on accident on stern. With him being sick, that coulda been a legendary appearance and one of his last talk show appearances. I don’t think Fallon even apologized after he passed away. The dude did the anchor job and couldn’t pay homage to the best. I’ve always felt Fallon is a good talk show host but too spineless for the most coveted spot
Thanks for all this good stuff Larry, rest well Mr. King
Wisdom AND humility. What a class act.
What a lovely dialogue between two sharp guys.
One dull interviewer with hints of philosophical brilliance and one philosophically brilliant guest with hints of dullness.
"I'm no Gallagher"...the man is humble and hysterical
Hi Mr. King! Thank you for all you have done over the years. My grandmother and I used to enjoy your CNN show. So glad you are still going strong.
I love this interview! This needs way more attention.