@@JmO-ee1bi I think yer missin' the joke there, pal. It's kinda like encyclopedias, which are so large that they have to be broken down into volumes by alphabet. So the dictionary - in the joke - went from "How" to "Hug". Get it?
Just to show how well read Norm was, he slipped in "a man needs land", referencing Mordechai Richler's classic The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, where the main character's grandfather drilled into him from boyhood that a man without land is a nobody. He was always the smartest guy in the room, pretending to be the dumbest, because nobody likes someone who acts smarter than them.
Imagine thinking that reading Mordechai Richler's Duddy Kravitz is being well read. It's a book forced on Canadian grade school students. Have you read anything in your adult life?
Coincidentally, a day after I watched this video I saw volume 5 of the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s Dvandva to Follis. Presumably less helpful with Norm’s affection problem.
"It was Volume 5 of the Oxford English dictionary...How-to-Hug."One of the most over-the-top yet understaded and underrated jokes ever crafted. Thank you, Norm, for the perfect delivery.
@@callmeshaggy5166 It reminds me of the problem with the abbreviation I.D. "I" stands for "I" and "D" stands for "dentification!" They could have split that one up a little better.
Conan really loved having Norm on as a guest. And I always find Conan to be the funniest to watch when hosting Norm because of how much you can see he's enjoying letting himself get played. And Norm loved playing with Conan. Nothing but smiles watching these two. Rest in Peace Norm. You made it famous enough to be a legend so, I hope you're not getting harrassed too much in heaven.
@@JNMKlover The punchline to those types of jokes is never the point. The punchline is pretty much always a letdown. The point of the joke is its length and wordiness. I believe the term is "shaggy dog joke". Here...This is the 1st sentence on the wikipedia page for a shaggy dog story: "In its original sense, a shaggy dog story or yarn is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax."
When he said hellish, that was totally improvised. He cracked his self up with it and looked at conan like can you believe I just said that lmao....cause he knew conan loved word choices. Comedy will never be the same without that man.
I don't think that was that improvised. It's one of these words he likes to through around. It's in the moth joke too. '' And end this hellish facade..."
@@georgesotiriou7051 was the moth joke before this one? I dont know im legitimately asking. What I do know is the moth joke was completely improvised based off a like 5 second moth joke I think Colin Quinn told him. You can fact check me on Colin Quinn. But conan talked about that segment on his podcast, he came with prepared material but for whatever reason (I can't remember off the top of my head) they asked him to do another few minutes during a commercial break which he wasn't prepared for. All that to say lol...is it not improvisation just because you use the same word from a previous segment? If an improv comic says the f word in multiple improvs that means it's not improv anymore? I think you can tell he just threw it in their by the way he stops and looks at conan. Not saying the whole thing was improv, just using the word in that moment.
@@ja9145 The moth joke is from 2009. Norm has said that he stretched out the joke to fit the segment after Conan kept him on without warning. Although I am just not buying that Norm improvised everything on the spot. The moth joke has elements that are the work of a lifetime and is an almost savant level of comedy.
@@georgesotiriou7051 isn't that exactly what I said about it though? That they asked him do a few more minutes and he wasn't prepared for it? And I agree, savant level of comedy. My argument is that - is it not improv when he decided to throw in the word hellish, just because he used the word hellish in a previous joke? And maybe it wasn't improv, but using the same word from a previous bit doesn't indicate that it wasnt improv. And i dont think using the word in a previous bit indicates that it wasnt improv. It's my opinion that he knew conan liked weird words, and he just threw that in on the spot cause he knew it would get a good laugh out of conan.
@@ja9145 Sorry I only read part of your comment before replying. What you are saying about Collin Queer is true as Norm has said it. Conan also said what you mentioned. On the other hand Norm is known to lie for his own amusement. A prime example is how he would casually lie about his age saying for instance during his famous Coronavirus set that he is 68 years young. I think Norm's approach was to try to keep things fresh for himself. As he said during the episode with Stephen Merchant he has the punchline in mind but the way he arrives at it varies every time. With the moth joke he knew that he is going to ''cause the light was on'' and then he draws phrases he may have thought before mixing them with improvisational elements and references from his wide range reading. In any case what I'm saying is that Norm was human (maybe the funniest ever) and that there was a lot more to his art than mere improvisation.
I’ve seen the other clips from this interview so many times, but this is the first time I’ve seen this bit- and it’s genuinely made my day- the elevator joke made me cackle
@@nathanaelsoler3089 a set of dictionaries would cover a part of the alphabet with each book, so he's saying the book covered the words from 'How' through 'Hug' 😂
@@rite2bcreative Encyclopedias were that way. Dictionaries were always one volume. Either Norm messed up or he was making a silly joke inside of his joke because How to Hug in a dictionary would be just a few pages. EDIT: And I was wrong the Oxford English Dictionary was sold in volumes. I never saw a dictionary even at school that was more than one volume.
It's hard to describe the priceless reaction of Conan after Norm's "How to Hug" punchline. My dear old Dad would say that Norm "stopped his clock" for a few seconds there. A combination of bewilderment, disgust and amusement seems to show along with the dawning of the realization of the meaning of the joke. Wow, how did Norm do it? Will anyone ever again be as good? I hope so but doubt it at the same time.
I've seen a lot of Norm clips and was satisfied for years that the moth joke and chairman of the bored was his greatest talk show appearances. Then I saw how to hug and the reception of the audience and knew that I had witnessed Norm's lifetime peak moment
chairman of the bored was such an obvious pun. Why do people carry on about that? Every kid thinks of bored when they hear Chairman of the Board, or a Board meeting, etc.
@@coal2710 "Keeping up with the Jones's" is a saying meaning a person is trying to keep up with their peers. More specifically keeping up with neighbors
COB closing the book, NM's laughter genuine. I imagine he's seen this clip & making someone funny LOL is the best feeling anybody can get. Kudos to COB and RIP Norm.
One of the rare perfect segments aired on American television. Conan always allowed the right amount of leash to let Norm run. "Got tired of trying to keep up with ....... ....... the Joneses." Even his elongated pauses got more laughs than most comedians' jokes. The audience knows the hammer will come down sooner or later (probably later, knowing Norm's routine).
Incredible chemistry these two. Really a modern version of when Carson had on the guests he really clicked with - Steve Martin, Johnny Winters, Joan Rivers, Rodney etc.
2:57 Notice how, after Norm springs the punchline, he says the word "Now..." and shifts position, _as if he's still telling the story_ but has to pause for the laughter. This is a technique I've seen many comedians use -- I think idea is that it comes across as funnier if you keep talking past the punchline (even if you don't have anything else to say).
I don't want to be too sexist, but I see a lot of female comedians do this ineffectively. Male comedians do it, as well, but it seems to be more prevalent with women for some reason; and it's often done proceeding a dirty/vulgar punchline. Amy Schumer does it all the time in her standup and I can't stand it. It's like she'll say the punchline and then throw in a "but, uhh..." or just an "uhh" or "umm", but then there isn't more to the joke.
@@sschario60 Considering most of what's out there today comedian-wise, I feel 100% confident that being a comedian in the current climate would be easy.
My dream job would have been to drive this brilliant man from town to town and from comedy club to comedy club when he was alive. He would tell me jokes and silly stories that would have made me smile and be happier in this cold, cruel and evil world that keeps hurting me. These clips are the next best thing I guess. Thanks for uploading it. I could listen to him all day. You where the greatest Norm. Man, I miss him❤
I wouldn’t call myself a cosmopolite, because I don’t know what it means 😂😂😂
Conan should've said, "Aren't you a fucking writer?"
Yeah, we heard it.
That wasn’t in volume 5 of the Oxford English dictionary. He should’ve said like volume 5 chapter 15 or something that would’ve made more sense.
@@JmO-ee1bi hey Thanks J mO! I'm sure everybody will listen to you!! ...
@@JmO-ee1bi I think yer missin' the joke there, pal. It's kinda like encyclopedias, which are so large that they have to be broken down into volumes by alphabet. So the dictionary - in the joke - went from "How" to "Hug". Get it?
I feel robbed. Can you imagine Norm as an actual old codger? It would have been comedy gold.
As a, grandpa!!
To be fair, he already mastered that role. He'd become an old codger^2 .
Darn right,. It's high time we got rid of this cancer thing, its a grey cloud on society
I hear someone speaking that is 70-80 years old, when Norm intentionally tells cornball jokes because he's one of the few who could get away with it.
@@christophermanley1528 The more I read about this cancer, the more I don't care for it
I love Norms transition into an 80 yearold comedian from 1958. Miss that man.
I'm convinced he became this elderly character because he knew he wasn't going to live long enough to actually become that person.
Conan trying to lead a horse to water and Norm deliberately sabotaging his own interview, and revelling it. Absolute madman.
Conan is helping to set up the jokes.
@@joeschembrie9450 While pretending to lead the horse and whatever
@@epictetus9221 and also he farted.
My #1 in anti-comedy!
I'm sorry, but if it's causing you to laugh, it is not, anti comedy.
How - Hug
Fucking genius
Man that is such a reach, hilarious lol
Thank you. went right over my head 😂😂
hao to hug
@@eaglechild4817 I am an idiot and I still don't understand; would you be kind enough to spoon feed it to me?
Part 5 of the Dictionary: includes words How through Hug
Just to show how well read Norm was, he slipped in "a man needs land", referencing Mordechai Richler's classic The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, where the main character's grandfather drilled into him from boyhood that a man without land is a nobody. He was always the smartest guy in the room, pretending to be the dumbest, because nobody likes someone who acts smarter than them.
Absolutely the most underrated comment in this thread:)
LOL that's awesome.
The concept of "a man needs land" is hardly restricted to that book. Pretty much ever since people started to live in towns, that idea's been around.
Imagine thinking that reading Mordechai Richler's Duddy Kravitz is being well read. It's a book forced on Canadian grade school students. Have you read anything in your adult life?
@@djsnakeyes Different schools have different required reading lists. As an ignorant American I've never even heard of that book.
I like how How through to Hug covers an absolutely tiny number of words, yet is an entire volume, and somehow only part 5. Love it
Learn to read is vol 12
Lmfao i didnt even get it till now, easily the worst joke ever
Coincidentally, a day after I watched this video I saw volume 5 of the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s Dvandva to Follis. Presumably less helpful with Norm’s affection problem.
I'm so glad you explained it like that cuz I was like what the hell does that even mean
OHHH! Now I get it
"It was Volume 5 of the Oxford English dictionary...How-to-Hug."One of the most over-the-top yet understaded and underrated jokes ever crafted. Thank you, Norm, for the perfect delivery.
Which is hilarious because that means the first 4 cover A to Hoverport
@@callmeshaggy5166 Well done Shaggy, Norm would be proud 👏
@@callmeshaggy5166 It reminds me of the problem with the abbreviation I.D. "I" stands for "I" and "D" stands for "dentification!" They could have split that one up a little better.
"How-Hug"
@@acerjuglans383 WTF are referring to?
thanks pal, never saw this one!
"he was a dirty dog, but he was a good man"
A new Norm clip on Conan show that I had never seen?! Bless you for sharing this
Yes, please @Herald Jonson find more.
"Where Ryan Gosling hails...(pause)" so simple but amazing. RIP Norm.
These later Conan appearances are reeaallly his finest work.
That how to hug joke sounds like something right out of a Mitch Hedberg show. RIP both of those kings.
The pause between "on my farm..." and "Well!" Is some of the most solid gold Norm in history.
Conan really loved having Norm on as a guest. And I always find Conan to be the funniest to watch when hosting Norm because of how much you can see he's enjoying letting himself get played. And Norm loved playing with Conan. Nothing but smiles watching these two. Rest in Peace Norm. You made it famous enough to be a legend so, I hope you're not getting harrassed too much in heaven.
Conan does great with Norm, but no one laughed at Norm more than Dennis Miller.
@@giraffesareselfish9563e wouldn't know Dennis miller, except through Wikipedia.
@@chinaman1 you need to get out more, Dennis Miller is a legend.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 he's not a legend. he's a guy that likes norm a lot. He's a deeply closeted gay man.
i love the "Oh fuck!" from the audience after the How to Hug joke.
This "old chunk of coal" era Norm was amazing.
To the funniest man ever. You will be missed. Rest in peace
@Real Deal You didn't know? It's in the scriptures.
“I didn’t even know he was sick”
@Real Deal He died last september
I love everything about the joke about the city guy, except the ending. I thought it was so touching and sweet.
@@JNMKlover The punchline to those types of jokes is never the point. The punchline is pretty much always a letdown. The point of the joke is its length and wordiness. I believe the term is "shaggy dog joke".
Here...This is the 1st sentence on the wikipedia page for a shaggy dog story:
"In its original sense, a shaggy dog story or yarn is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax."
3:17 when Conan says "oh god!" ROFL 🤣 😆 😂
How to Hug. The man was a freakin genius.
The worse the joke the better it is🤣🤣
You know it’s coming but it still makes you laugh
Rip norm
I thought the worst part about the joke was the hypocrisy. 😉
the way he said "keeping up with the... **smirk Jonses" cracked me up so bad
When he said hellish, that was totally improvised. He cracked his self up with it and looked at conan like can you believe I just said that lmao....cause he knew conan loved word choices. Comedy will never be the same without that man.
I don't think that was that improvised. It's one of these words he likes to through around. It's in the moth joke too.
'' And end this hellish facade..."
@@georgesotiriou7051 was the moth joke before this one? I dont know im legitimately asking. What I do know is the moth joke was completely improvised based off a like 5 second moth joke I think Colin Quinn told him. You can fact check me on Colin Quinn. But conan talked about that segment on his podcast, he came with prepared material but for whatever reason (I can't remember off the top of my head) they asked him to do another few minutes during a commercial break which he wasn't prepared for.
All that to say lol...is it not improvisation just because you use the same word from a previous segment? If an improv comic says the f word in multiple improvs that means it's not improv anymore? I think you can tell he just threw it in their by the way he stops and looks at conan. Not saying the whole thing was improv, just using the word in that moment.
@@ja9145 The moth joke is from 2009. Norm has said that he stretched out the joke to fit the segment after Conan kept him on without warning. Although I am just not buying that Norm improvised everything on the spot. The moth joke has elements that are the work of a lifetime and is an almost savant level of comedy.
@@georgesotiriou7051 isn't that exactly what I said about it though? That they asked him do a few more minutes and he wasn't prepared for it? And I agree, savant level of comedy.
My argument is that - is it not improv when he decided to throw in the word hellish, just because he used the word hellish in a previous joke? And maybe it wasn't improv, but using the same word from a previous bit doesn't indicate that it wasnt improv. And i dont think using the word in a previous bit indicates that it wasnt improv. It's my opinion that he knew conan liked weird words, and he just threw that in on the spot cause he knew it would get a good laugh out of conan.
@@ja9145 Sorry I only read part of your comment before replying. What you are saying about Collin Queer is true as Norm has said it. Conan also said what you mentioned. On the other hand Norm is known to lie for his own amusement. A prime example is how he would casually lie about his age saying for instance during his famous Coronavirus set that he is 68 years young. I think Norm's approach was to try to keep things fresh for himself. As he said during the episode with Stephen Merchant he has the punchline in mind but the way he arrives at it varies every time. With the moth joke he knew that he is going to ''cause the light was on'' and then he draws phrases he may have thought before mixing them with improvisational elements and references from his wide range reading. In any case what I'm saying is that Norm was human (maybe the funniest ever) and that there was a lot more to his art than mere improvisation.
Why does he say “keep up with the jones’” like that and why is it like the funniest thing ever
Norm's way of speech was the absolute funniest aspect of his genius.
norm is the best, he just tells jokes. best comedian ever
He just tells the truth. He's a truth teller.
All the while carrying an astonishingly clever wit almost without missing a beat. We love you Normy
I think his genius is he tells anti-jokes
For my money, I always liked the comedians who didn't tell jokes.
'How to Hug" is my second most favorite volume of the Oxford dictionary; my favorite volume is "Girl to Grab".
Thanks, I'll show myself out!
Now that that's a dad's favorite joke it ever there was one
The Oxford dictionary punchline almost made me vomit and pass out from laughter.
took me a minute to get that one
@@folarinosibodu About 15 seconds for me.
omg I just got it that’s hilarious
Conan gets out the best Norm, thank you Conan, miss you Normie.
This appearance has to be the greatest of all time in my opinion
"I was looking for a sense of community." You know the community, it's a nice community.
Conan's look after the how to hug joke is priceless, best talk show host
Almost genuinely disappointed
2:34 Norm says "weeell" and then Conan smirks........I immediately went from a bad mood to a good mood
I've never seen this clip before, in all of my searches of Norm.
By God.
I’ve seen almost all Norm footage and this is new to me. Thanks!
This is actually a rare clip I haven't seen before.
Been a Normaholic for many years. His death, unacceptable. Unbelievable. I will never get tired of his material. Never
So your addicted to Normahol?
Albert... your profile pic. Its is grey, in both appearance and demeanour.
That is something that no one can ever take away from you.
@@trevorjalla unless he kills his wife and a waiter
@@RianJudge YOU'RE THINKING LIKE ALBERT ROSS
@@trevorjalla i dont remember fishing for compliments 🤧🤔
god I miss you norm...
I’ve seen the other clips from this interview so many times, but this is the first time I’ve seen this bit- and it’s genuinely made my day- the elevator joke made me cackle
Most accurately and succinctly titled video ever.
Norm’s suit and trainers look is hilarious to me for some reason
Classic. I love how ppl are finding more and more Norm nuggets
I'll never stop watching Norm
That 'How' to 'Hug' part 😂😭.
'How' to 'Hug'
Not
How to hug.
Took me a while 😂😂😂
Andy knows well the farm party joke, almost too well
If you know what I mean
Most Swedish Germans do.
Normally, you wouldn't laugh at the same joke twice. Norm was the exception. RIP and thanks for giving us some moments of happiness.
not normally... Normly.
That was awesome, I love you Norm even if you don't have no truck for the sentimental
Took me a beat...only to laugh so hard yet still be amazed by his mind. Well done, Norm.
A true comedian to his core and every fiber of his being. RIP Norm we miss you dearly
Norm cheers me up
I even grew up with a set of encyclopedias and that last one took me a solid minute 😂
Could you explain it please?
@@nathanaelsoler3089 a set of dictionaries would cover a part of the alphabet with each book, so he's saying the book covered the words from 'How' through 'Hug' 😂
@@rite2bcreative Encyclopedias were that way. Dictionaries were always one volume. Either Norm messed up or he was making a silly joke inside of his joke because How to Hug in a dictionary would be just a few pages.
EDIT: And I was wrong the Oxford English Dictionary was sold in volumes. I never saw a dictionary even at school that was more than one volume.
@@ivnabru you must be fun at parties lol
This joke will fall flat with anyone under 30 lol
"... Over at my...farm"
...
"...Well..."
Conan and audience crack up
🤣
Finally this is up. I’ve been trying to watch this on TH-cam for years
It's hard to describe the priceless reaction of Conan after Norm's "How to Hug" punchline. My dear old Dad would say that Norm "stopped his clock" for a few seconds there. A combination of bewilderment, disgust and amusement seems to show along with the dawning of the realization of the meaning of the joke. Wow, how did Norm do it? Will anyone ever again be as good? I hope so but doubt it at the same time.
Norms jokes didn’t even need a punchline💙
Norm was great, but so was Conan. He was the best late night foil for Norm and it’s the Conan clips I love the most.
Boy, did your comment bomb. 😂
Do you know what the term foil means? Lol
I've seen a lot of Norm clips and was satisfied for years that the moth joke and chairman of the bored was his greatest talk show appearances. Then I saw how to hug and the reception of the audience and knew that I had witnessed Norm's lifetime peak moment
Have you heard about missing Janice?
chairman of the bored was such an obvious pun. Why do people carry on about that? Every kid thinks of bored when they hear Chairman of the Board, or a Board meeting, etc.
@@terri6854 I agree. The guy is very funny, but that was one of his lamest bits for sure.
These clips, what a trio these 3 were. Norm's silly but brilliant jokes, Conan's look to camera, ending on Andy's laugh. Nothing but the best.
Keeping up with the ...
😏JOnsEs
I have no idea what Jonses is, but by God it's hilarious.
@@coal2710 "Keeping up with the Jones's" is a saying meaning a person is trying to keep up with their peers. More specifically keeping up with neighbors
He IS brilliant. RIP dude.
He's known Angus a long time :)
How (to Hug) have I never seen this before?! Big kudos to you, sir or madam, for posting this.
LOL - I hadn't heard this one before. RIP Norm.
Unseen Norm stuff, how is this possible ?
This is for sure the very first video of this segment on TH-cam.
COB closing the book, NM's laughter genuine.
I imagine he's seen this clip & making someone funny LOL is the best feeling anybody can get. Kudos to COB and RIP Norm.
Volume V of the Oxford English dictionary...
How to Hug
Can’t believe I never saw this one! Great clip!
Dang, Norm could sure spin a yarn!
One of the rare perfect segments aired on American television. Conan always allowed the right amount of leash to let Norm run.
"Got tired of trying to keep up with ....... ....... the Joneses." Even his elongated pauses got more laughs than most comedians' jokes. The audience knows the hammer will come down sooner or later (probably later, knowing Norm's routine).
Never seen this clip before!.. hidden gem.
Woooah hadn't seen this! Thank you
Incredible chemistry these two. Really a modern version of when Carson had on the guests he really clicked with - Steve Martin, Johnny Winters, Joan Rivers, Rodney etc.
Don Rickles don't you forget!
Excellent......thanks. We miss Norm.
Why haven't I seen this?! Thanks
Truly, Norm was a rural Canadian treasure.
except he was born and raised in cities. lol
@@artvandelay409 Yeah, but it's Canada so....hahahaha!
Man, America could really use Norm right about now. Miss him almost daily.
America needs a Canadian, interesting
Love how conan translates norm for the people who might not understand him
Telling old Jewish one liners from the 70s like an old Canadian farmer from the 30s, truly brilliant
Fair summary. Scots-Canadian farmer, yeah. Jewish one-liners from the 30s as delivered in the 70s, yeah. It's all a rich tapestry.👏
Thank you so much! Just when I thought I'd seen everything on Norm!
This is PEAK Norm...I love the way he adlibs "hellish" in the description of the land, and that makes him chuckle because it was unplanned.
Golly, he is good
I had never seen that part of that segment. More great old jokes from Norm!
Thank you OP for posting this, I never saw this one.
conan has that trapped in hell look on his face as norm rambles on aimlessly.
It took me a good five seconds to get the How-to-Hug joke. Longer than Conan. Those Harvard boys are the quickest.
How to Hug
Vol 5
Oxford dictionary
LMAO
Conan was a great fitting with norm macdonald...
God damn I love you Norm.
2:57 Notice how, after Norm springs the punchline, he says the word "Now..." and shifts position, _as if he's still telling the story_ but has to pause for the laughter. This is a technique I've seen many comedians use -- I think idea is that it comes across as funnier if you keep talking past the punchline (even if you don't have anything else to say).
Yep. Norm was a pro!!
I don't want to be too sexist, but I see a lot of female comedians do this ineffectively. Male comedians do it, as well, but it seems to be more prevalent with women for some reason; and it's often done proceeding a dirty/vulgar punchline. Amy Schumer does it all the time in her standup and I can't stand it. It's like she'll say the punchline and then throw in a "but, uhh..." or just an "uhh" or "umm", but then there isn't more to the joke.
@@sschario60 Considering most of what's out there today comedian-wise, I feel 100% confident that being a comedian in the current climate would be easy.
Don rickles did that constantly
This is great stuff.
I miss Norm.
How to Hug! Fucking Beautiful Normy Boy
My dream job would have been to drive this brilliant man from town to town and from comedy club to comedy club when he was alive. He would tell me jokes and silly stories that would have made me smile and be happier in this cold, cruel and evil world that keeps hurting me. These clips are the next best thing I guess. Thanks for uploading it. I could listen to him all day. You where the greatest Norm. Man, I miss him❤
Finding these rare clips is like mining for bitcoin.
Best Conan & Norm clip. I watch this every night 😂. RIP Norm ❤️
I peed a little. One of the funniest people that have ever lived. He was such a gift.
I’ve never missed someone I didn’t personally know so much, fucking love you you old chunk of coal