Norm Macdonald Tells The Most Convoluted Joke Ever - CONAN on TBS

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  • (Original airdate: 05/21/14) Norm has a hilarious story to tell...do you have a spare 37 minutes?
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  • @NickodemusBigotes
    @NickodemusBigotes 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2222

    "Well ya know...a man grows".
    Pure comedic gold.

    • @DenOndeMister
      @DenOndeMister 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      A throw away line on his part that is better than most comedians entire career.

    • @moonbalancedd
      @moonbalancedd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      I'm convinced that wasn't a mistake and an improv. he likes to have mini-jokes in his jokes and he crafts jokes to have layers and asides. He probably thought of this as a funny idea to insert in this joke act. He pauses too like he's expecting it to be pointed out.

    • @moosedawgatlantaproductions
      @moosedawgatlantaproductions 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Conan's reaction was incredible 🤣😂

    • @gifi4
      @gifi4 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Honestly it is the BEST part of the joke. Because Norm messed up and got called out on it. Then you see him go "Ohhh damn I messed it up haha", and he comes up with such a good line to not only counter his mistake but to turn it into the joke. 10/10

    • @geneparmesan8748
      @geneparmesan8748 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@moonbalancedd I suspect this, too. Maybe he just knows Conan that well to know where he's going to set stuff up, because later in the joke he had a fakeout that Conan played into perfectly with "I look across the hall but what do I see? An attendant, who took me to the part of the aquarium I REALLY wanted to go to."

  • @chumaktv5386
    @chumaktv5386 ปีที่แล้ว +9979

    I am convinced that a “four mile hike to see a dog turd “ was taken as the biggest complement ever by Norm

    • @william5691
      @william5691 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      I think Norm was just putting him over to make up for always making Andy the butt of his jokes back in the day. The dog turd line is pretty weak, certainly not strong enough to unseat the likes of Norm. You see how much more credence the audience gives Andy’s joke because of Norm’s reaction to it, Norm knew what he was doing. I honestly think he gave him that reaction as well as the handshake to top it off in order to smooth over any unresolved beef Andy may have had. It’s a shame with that in mind that Andy had to go and speak ill of Norm after his passing in relation to how he feels he was treated by him. Andy just couldn’t cop a joke on the chin and move on, a bad trait for a talk show sidekick.

    • @CrumbsLamond
      @CrumbsLamond ปีที่แล้ว +672

      @@william5691 it's more likely that norm... Liked the joke. Crazy I know, but it sounds like you're the one that doesn't like Andy
      Any beef that he had with norm was most likely squashed behind the scenes.
      And further, if you're a big norm fan, you'd probably know norm wouldn't give any kind of praise to a joke he didn't actually think was funny

    • @chetmanley7514
      @chetmanley7514 ปีที่แล้ว +321

      ​@@william5691 I like that you came up with this convoluted, alternate explanation to project your personal frustration with Andy onto Norm. That makes way more sense than the sensible, boring explanation that Norm simply liked Andy's joke.

    • @ohayuhanna
      @ohayuhanna ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Yes, so spot on. He buckled over and fell to the floor without saying anything. Imagine how that hike would actually be like. Four miles, exhaustion, exertion, all the way driven by purpose. And at the end the dog turd. Doesn't even matter then. The dog turd is holy by that point. Just like the youthful porpoise.

    • @dad7335
      @dad7335 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Especially since it was coming from the Swedish German Andy Richter

  • @zencomeseasy602
    @zencomeseasy602 ปีที่แล้ว +3868

    Norm built an entire career out of entertaining himself, and we all got to come along. RIP Norm. There will never be another like him.

    • @blackmancer
      @blackmancer ปีที่แล้ว +23

      wanna hear my Norm Macdonald joke?
      Supposedly, laughter is the best medicine......

    • @MrMambott
      @MrMambott 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice

    • @goodsir.813
      @goodsir.813 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@blackmancer tell that to hes cancer haha?

    • @MoonCowGaming
      @MoonCowGaming 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      ​@@goodsir.813he actually tied with the cancer. He killed the cancer too.

    • @goodsir.813
      @goodsir.813 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MoonCowGaming weighing a courageous battle ...

  • @scantykneesocks1141
    @scantykneesocks1141 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1974

    I told this joke to a couple of kids in their early 20's, and they bought the story hook, line, and sinker. When I delivered the punchline, there was a long pause followed by one of them saying "I want to die."
    I laughed for a minute straight. Couldn't wish for a better response. Thanks, Norm.

    • @deathvalleyfarmer5563
      @deathvalleyfarmer5563 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      That is awesome. Well played.

    • @maggifatai4497
      @maggifatai4497 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

      You should be ashamed..no hooks,lines or sinkers around dolphins..😆

    • @grantscharoff
      @grantscharoff 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      I read your comment, and I laughed for 2 minutes straight just imagining your situation with these kids. 😄

    • @nutbastard
      @nutbastard 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@maggifatai4497Nothing wrong with eating dolphin so long as it’s tuna-free.

    • @cassu6
      @cassu6 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's hilarious XD

  • @ElisandroDeLeon
    @ElisandroDeLeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9828

    Norm is simultaneously a rambling old man and a mischievous child while Conan just stares completely incredulously

    • @youtime18
      @youtime18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      That’s a great description of Norm

    • @groofay
      @groofay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@youtime18 Conan said something like that himself on his podcast remembering Norm, about him being a mischievous child. It's just too perfect.

    • @remyogun8270
      @remyogun8270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Dennis Miller called him "like a profane child" back in the late 90's, so he should really get the credit for the accurate analogy

    • @tandago7281
      @tandago7281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great way of putting it!

    • @andybunn5780
      @andybunn5780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Norm and Conan had fantastic chemistry

  • @TheFinalStanza94
    @TheFinalStanza94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10559

    "I think you just changed his last name."
    "Well...you know...a man grows" that on the spot gold!!!
    RIP Norm

    • @JD..........
      @JD.......... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Next level...

    •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He planned it.

    • @TheFinalStanza94
      @TheFinalStanza94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      @ possibly, i think it was spontaneous though. it's norm after all.. the way he laughs before he says it, like he's cracking himself up from what he's about to say lol.

    • @rossdreizler4191
      @rossdreizler4191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Literally was the Jordan of comebacks. He don't miss under pressure

    •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@TheFinalStanza94 nah man. Dude had a real french name that he transitioned into another real french name that's vaguely similar. Absolutely no way this wasn't planned.

  • @bob_sandvagene
    @bob_sandvagene 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +487

    The absolute joy on Norm's face when he knows he sucked them in only to deliver a terrible punchline to a terrible joke is just priceless.

    • @IanDikhtiar
      @IanDikhtiar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how come is it a terrible punchline?

    • @bob_sandvagene
      @bob_sandvagene 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@IanDikhtiar Did you not get the joke?

    • @IanDikhtiar
      @IanDikhtiar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bob_sandvagene oh, I got the joke, and I found it the most hilarious punchline ever. How is it terrible? Did YOU not get it?

    • @bob_sandvagene
      @bob_sandvagene 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@IanDikhtiar Yes.

    • @IanDikhtiar
      @IanDikhtiar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bob_sandvagene I don't think so. Watch it again.

  • @bluelegbaboon7058
    @bluelegbaboon7058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1331

    my favorite Norm moments are when a joke he says bombs, because you can always hear one person absolutely losing it

    • @askthepizzaguy
      @askthepizzaguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      @Jacob King They're laughing at the audience expecting Norm to tell a normal joke. No, Norm tells jokes where he makes fun of joke telling, the audience doesn't get it, except one guy does and it is hysterical only to that guy.
      I am that guy.

    • @SimpleManGuitars1973
      @SimpleManGuitars1973 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@askthepizzaguy Norm told multiple punchlines on the way to the main punchline which was never as funny as the punchlines he had used to build to the end and that was the absolute genius of his comedy. That's why some get it and some don't. For those of us that do we know that there will never be another Norm.

    • @busterlowd4365
      @busterlowd4365 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's Conan.

    • @yashim08
      @yashim08 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@askthepizzaguy oh yeah for sure Mr. Main Character

    • @zoli11
      @zoli11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SimpleManGuitars1973 ooh yes, that's it! Perfectly put!

  • @ralphyboy6996
    @ralphyboy6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4323

    "well..You know a man grows" he totally came up with that on the spot. Comedic genius. The world won't be the same without him. RIP Norm.

    • @snakey934Snakeybakey
      @snakey934Snakeybakey ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I never got that joke. Was there something to get? Or was it just Norm being Norm? I laughed, but I didn't get why Conan was laughing so hard... This thought keeps me up at night.

    • @biggusdickus1689
      @biggusdickus1689 ปีที่แล้ว +320

      @@snakey934Snakeybakey People will say "A man grows" to justify radical change so applying it to the man's last name after being called out on it was just an absurd misdirection. An absurd explanation for an absurd situation.

    • @snakey934Snakeybakey
      @snakey934Snakeybakey ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@biggusdickus1689 thanks

    • @tdb517
      @tdb517 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      He didn't find it on the spot. He prepared it

    • @poroy7744
      @poroy7744 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You could see the wheels spinning. Miss him

  • @Patrick.Weightman
    @Patrick.Weightman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3898

    People always forget what Norm said;
    _"I don't want fancy things, I don't want fancy shmancy things, I don't even want fancy shmancy wancy things, or fancy shamncy take-a-trip-to-France-y things. _*_What I want is wasting your time_*_ and mine"_

    • @CoachHeyward
      @CoachHeyward 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I just screenshotted this and made it an IG post. Thanks.

    • @rosep4630
      @rosep4630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@CoachHeyward Way to carry on his legacy 😏

    • @seananonymous9289
      @seananonymous9289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rosep4630 he is not dead

    • @jacobvarney23
      @jacobvarney23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@seananonymous9289 not yet

    • @seananonymous9289
      @seananonymous9289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacobvarney23 Thanks for the update 😂👍

  • @HeelTaker7
    @HeelTaker7 ปีที่แล้ว +1761

    Andy had FOUR attempts at getting that joke out before he finally got to tell it.
    He knew he had gold.
    I’m so glad he kept persisting and delivered it so well, seeing Norm literally fall out of his chair laughing was everything.

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

      And I am convinced that Norm appreciated that joke a lot.

    • @adriantrusca1245
      @adriantrusca1245 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just two.

    • @bragtime1052
      @bragtime1052 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💀

    • @werdwerdus
      @werdwerdus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I've never seen Norm laugh so hard

    • @followingtheroe1952
      @followingtheroe1952 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@oz_jones He seemed more like the kinda fella who appreciated him what on the account of being Swedish-German.

  • @brod7650
    @brod7650 ปีที่แล้ว +1603

    I met Norm once and I said I love his jokes on talk shows. He told me he's given six minutes and just never has enough to say, so he just made up convoluted jokes to kill time.

    • @TehSWEED
      @TehSWEED ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same

    • @deadfr0g
      @deadfr0g ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@TehSWEED Same here! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who has to ramble during talk show appearances to fill time.

    • @scottcates
      @scottcates ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent

    • @somea2v
      @somea2v ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That is the most Norm logic I've ever heard.

    • @SalvableRuin
      @SalvableRuin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perfect

  • @TheBugkillah
    @TheBugkillah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6330

    “A four mile hike for a dog turd.”
    That was his style. Love him.

    • @natediaz1863
      @natediaz1863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I call that the "marriage delivery." Powerful technique.

    • @stoicspartan01
      @stoicspartan01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      "more Quebecois humor" yeah that's right Andy, not a lot of folks were ready for this. The same goes with this week's news.

    • @Person22333
      @Person22333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And then he looks at you. Except that dog turd is the most nutrient filled turd in the western hemisphere and is shaped with gods proportions

    • @joelinsb8650
      @joelinsb8650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@stoicspartan01 Andy is a sharp guy. Check youtube to watch him crushing Wolf Blitzer on celebrity Jeopardy

    • @sabhinandhkumar
      @sabhinandhkumar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      His punchlines are pretty solid usually. This one was hilariously terrible.

  • @kubagalinski8724
    @kubagalinski8724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9173

    "Well, you know a man grows" is one of the funniest lines ever said by anybody.
    RIP Norm Macdonald, comedy genius

    • @klaatubarada2455
      @klaatubarada2455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      I love how quickly he produced that

    • @kubagalinski8724
      @kubagalinski8724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      @@Texaslonghorn_
      It's not supposed to make sense. As a man grows his last name changes. It's completely absurd.

    • @TheSuperArhum
      @TheSuperArhum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Ya it's like well nobody's perfect

    • @iggypopisgod9
      @iggypopisgod9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      omg...just classic...

    • @nulref575
      @nulref575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      I think he did it on porpoise. Norm always finds ways to slide a joke in when no one sees it coming.

  • @THEOFFICIALTBTV
    @THEOFFICIALTBTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    I’ve rewatched this multiple times only to realize he gives us all these unnecessary details in the story without actually clarifying the significance of who this character is or what he actually does. Amazing

    • @matttherrien9608
      @matttherrien9608 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      "The soil wasn't arable. It was rocky, hellish." - Norm Macdonald🤔😋

    • @MathiasMaximus
      @MathiasMaximus ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He was supposed to save the town by being the smartest guy

    • @TheGameTree
      @TheGameTree 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      HE was their HOPE I guess

    • @jimjoycewakfin
      @jimjoycewakfin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@MathiasMaximushe was going to be the next one

    • @dasstreets
      @dasstreets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Jacques DeGatineau was supposed to be the next great Canadian politician (but then he vanished).

  • @Frank-kq4te
    @Frank-kq4te 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +220

    The pure joy and satisfaction on Norm's face when he delivers "youthful porpoise" will forever be my favourite moment. He well knew it was a ridiculous joke and he looks so proud of it.

    • @callmeshaggy5166
      @callmeshaggy5166 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "Youthful poipose??!"

    • @asdwaetd
      @asdwaetd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Useful

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didn't get it 😅

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ah! I just googled porpoises, loooool!

  • @jvenom174
    @jvenom174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8179

    Norm falling out of the chair was so nice to see. He even gave Andy a handshake for the quality comeback. Warms this young chunk of coal’s heart.

    • @Missjunebugfreak
      @Missjunebugfreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      Honestly, that's my favorite moment of the video.

    • @conorobrien1025
      @conorobrien1025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Andy Richter man. Best late night sidekick ever. Every time he pipes up it's gold

    • @jkap34
      @jkap34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      @@conorobrien1025 oh yeah, I love when conan talks about Andy. There was a story where conan and the writers were trying to come up with a punch line for something, Andy walks by and hears the conversation and delivers the punch line like it was nothing.

    • @stephanemagne2440
      @stephanemagne2440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@prezadent1 Not at all, Norm would never respond to his own punchline that genuinely. Probably the first time he heard the line.

    • @murphyburger7717
      @murphyburger7717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      Norm never reacts like that. I think he reacted that's way because Andy was able to perfectly articulate what Norm was trying to do, "bring you on a 4-mile hike to show you a dog turd." He turns it into an art.

  • @VincentK.McMahon
    @VincentK.McMahon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3760

    That split-second sinister smile he would make every so often when he was telling jokes used to slay me every time. Nobody will ever replicate this. RIP Norm.

    • @NikoXC08
      @NikoXC08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      It was his own recognition of his orneriness, in the absurdly dry delivery of his jokes. Absolutely brings me to tears laughing

    • @MsGeorgeyboy
      @MsGeorgeyboy ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Up there with sean lock. Or down there maybe. RIP both of them

    • @matttherrien9608
      @matttherrien9608 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In a world full of comedians, to be this unconventional? Wow!

    • @hv3115
      @hv3115 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Not "sinister." More like impish and mischievous.

    • @matttherrien9608
      @matttherrien9608 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hv3115 it's that smile when he comes to a point in his delivery where even he's lost.😂😂momentarily, of course.

  • @6884
    @6884 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    Few people make me go insane as Norm could. What a master we lost 😢

    • @T25de
      @T25de ปีที่แล้ว +1

      isnt it a vast sea of tears is for ol chunk o coal!

    • @christopherwellman2364
      @christopherwellman2364 ปีที่แล้ว

      We still got the toobz

    • @christopherwellman2364
      @christopherwellman2364 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@T25de Why n Earth did you come here?
      Cause the light was on?

    • @PlayboyKeon
      @PlayboyKeon ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you just forgot to take your meds

  • @crazzylarry1
    @crazzylarry1 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "...and to here again..." 1:17 When he stops and smiles at himself after - he's so proud of himself with his word choice. Love it!

  • @MyName42
    @MyName42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2400

    I never saw that last part where Andy insults Norm's story so hard he falls out of the chair laughing. Norm shakes his hand afterward, a worthy jab by Andy after all the times Norm has mocked him. Dudes rock.

    • @jcmick8430
      @jcmick8430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Nobody know about that but you, me, andy richter and the guy that has to hold Andy richter down

    • @Ironman374
      @Ironman374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      He broke down Norm's formula in the briefest and most hilarious way, and Norm knew it. Hard to get Norm to laugh at all, ever.

    • @chiraagrm2817
      @chiraagrm2817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Miss this kind of television :(

    • @tombstonejones9581
      @tombstonejones9581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      What's better than this, a bunch of guys being dudes

    • @jeffprentiss5064
      @jeffprentiss5064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@jcmick8430 Are you referring to Andy Richter, the Swedish-German?

  • @priyankandatta5644
    @priyankandatta5644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1864

    Norm didnt lose the battle with cancer. When he died, the cancer died too. So it was a draw. Rest in laughter, the #GOAT

    • @venom7774
      @venom7774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well said. Thank you

    • @conanichigawa
      @conanichigawa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Now turn this joke into a two-mile hike.
      RIP Norm.

    • @heli0s2003
      @heli0s2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Norm told his cancer a story so funny, they both died laughing. RIP king

    • @michaelumhoefer9597
      @michaelumhoefer9597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love that cancer quote of his.

    • @kelseycoca
      @kelseycoca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that's a very Norm joke 💕

  • @panzfaust9812
    @panzfaust9812 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Norm doesnt want fancy things, he just wants to waste everyone's time and i love it

  • @j50wells
    @j50wells ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Only Norm could tell that joke, and it would still be funny.

  • @Jogwheel
    @Jogwheel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7705

    RIP to this comedy legend. One of the best.

    • @Matthew-uy6lc
      @Matthew-uy6lc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      F

    • @jakeperkins6725
      @jakeperkins6725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      F

    • @poopikins
      @poopikins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      No other comedian like him. 😔

    • @Dianimations_
      @Dianimations_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      one of the greatest and funniest ever

    • @grennbalze
      @grennbalze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      At least he dodnt die of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is the worst. Cancer is a real jerk

  • @CueVueTV
    @CueVueTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2577

    Andy's crude description of Norm's style is so spot on that Norm reacts more than he has ever reacted to anyone!!!

    • @overthetip
      @overthetip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      That was a very funny line

    • @imnotsumitnagar
      @imnotsumitnagar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I think it encapsulates Norm's career or at least his joke style perfectly, because my God dog turds are funny

    • @TheBehm08
      @TheBehm08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And we lap it up and ask for more 😅

    • @pongkong
      @pongkong 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      no...

    • @evanmcshannock
      @evanmcshannock 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dark

  • @superpowerfulmagnets
    @superpowerfulmagnets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This anecdote really put Témiscaming, Quebec on the map!

  • @Raumes513
    @Raumes513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Man the last few seconds of the video of Conan saying “ I love you. I really do, you know that right?” Got me. These two were so freaking natural together you can tell that they were very good friends and understood one another. Rip norm!

  • @rhove09
    @rhove09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1704

    I love the respect he shows Andy at the end for making him laugh.

    • @nicholas958
      @nicholas958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      I noticed that. He literally takes a knee for that line. And look at the joy on his face. No ego at all. What a loss.

    • @christosioannou9628
      @christosioannou9628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Just noticed the hand shake - what a wholesome moment

    • @DanCicala
      @DanCicala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You'll like the first clip from this compilation then: th-cam.com/video/4ajZqoeC-So/w-d-xo.html

    • @timmartinez9901
      @timmartinez9901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DanCicala that was fun thanks man

    • @palehorse864
      @palehorse864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up his Rehab story with Letterman. Dave gets the last laugh and the look on Norm's face is pure joy.
      th-cam.com/video/n54L1Kx8apU/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=JeffWiersma

  • @pwatchmh
    @pwatchmh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2881

    Team Coco don't be shy. Please release all the Norm Macdonald clip interview.

    • @Krobelux
      @Krobelux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I'mnotnorm is a yt channel that has a lot of his clips.

    • @calummacintosh2539
      @calummacintosh2539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's so sad we lost norm rip

    • @rsoe9158
      @rsoe9158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@calummacintosh2539 bruh, he's still alive.

    • @last1second
      @last1second 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@rsoe9158 apparently he's serving a youthful purpose

    • @justgrey3114
      @justgrey3114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@last1second last time I heard he went on a laying-on-women spree without their consent and he was sentenced for prison, what a jerk that guy is

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Norm is the only guy that can tell bad jokes that you will go back and watch again.

    • @davidreeves8266
      @davidreeves8266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      So, so, so true...

  • @MrYoubrian
    @MrYoubrian ปีที่แล้ว +68

    3:03 to 4:10 is the greatest thing to witness. 3 friends just ribbing each other, laughing and joking. Not one single ounce of ego, pride, jealousy, hate, envy or animosity. Something tells me it would still be the very same conversation from those 3 if you were next to them at a table in a restaurant.

    • @followingtheroe1952
      @followingtheroe1952 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Andy wasn't a friend of Norms, he was more of a Swedish-German

  • @Molson-xg9hs
    @Molson-xg9hs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1852

    I love how this and the moth joke both feature unnecessarily complicated people’s names. Norm is a twisted genius!

    • @lobsters12111
      @lobsters12111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @John Micheal Kane the dog turd from the end of Andy’s 4 mile hike could do a better job than James corden

    • @hayk3000
      @hayk3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Also known as non-American names ._.

    • @ronchang9791
      @ronchang9791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Gregaro

    • @davidchown1427
      @davidchown1427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ronchang9791 sounds like he could be in that new pirate movie. GregARRRRRRo!

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lori Sungleberger begs to differ

  • @lepari9986
    @lepari9986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2353

    Rest in peace Norm, everyone will miss you. Except maybe Andy Richter the Swedish-German.

    • @grioulaloula8594
      @grioulaloula8594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That was a great!!

    • @natekenworthy7367
      @natekenworthy7367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I think especially Andy Richter, the Swedish-German. Love you Normie.

    • @mr.green2341
      @mr.green2341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And Frank Stallone. 😆

    • @floresarts
      @floresarts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ...and Don Ohlmeyer 🦚

    • @ethanlivemere1162
      @ethanlivemere1162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don't know who thatis but he sounds like a real jerk

  • @nyancat6322
    @nyancat6322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    It's easy to miss the perfect writing in the first part of the story. 'He went over across the pond to the fellers in Cambridge and he even stood up to them' 'I started to do stand up and travel, from here to there and here again.' Norm was quite the wordsmith.

    • @ger4747
      @ger4747 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Norm was a poet and a storyteller in my eyes, being funny was the cherry on top. Greatest comedian ever.

  • @jacobcostello6108
    @jacobcostello6108 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Easily the best guest and truly an original, RIP❤️

  • @DroNez11
    @DroNez11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5437

    If you notice before Andy said the line with the turd, he tried to tell it two times but Norm and Conan were still going at it. It's such a prime example of not giving up on your thought just because you feel like the third wheel in a conversation.

    • @allylilith5605
      @allylilith5605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +348

      actually 3 times even

    • @stinkyman1761
      @stinkyman1761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +314

      It literally knocked norm our of his chair

    • @musicloverme3993
      @musicloverme3993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@allylilith5605 I imagined that said in Snagglepuss' voice EVEN!

    • @jeremyc9593
      @jeremyc9593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Sometimes Andy just lets it go, but he knew this one was too good to pass

    • @lechusokolowski
      @lechusokolowski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Andy actually saved that joke and Norm knew that

  • @monsterman4496
    @monsterman4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1715

    So sweet when Conan says, “I love you, you know that right?” He really did ❤️

    • @michealfox207
      @michealfox207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I think Conan did. Their chemistry was amazing!

    • @monsterman4496
      @monsterman4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@michealfox207 word

    • @AnnabellaRedwood
      @AnnabellaRedwood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Beautiful!

    • @IHUNTMAINS
      @IHUNTMAINS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      yeah conan definitely loved norm. I watched a lot of conan back in the day and norm was one of the only people that genuinely made conan laugh like for real. not that there weren't other funny guests but norm and conan together was always natural and conan didn't have to try and steer a conversation.

    • @jasonraymond7762
      @jasonraymond7762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Does he own a doghouse though?

  • @HeyItsEmilyLove
    @HeyItsEmilyLove ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I love when Norm impresses himself and we get that little smirk

  • @muthusid
    @muthusid 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Let's all take a moment to appreciate how perfect Conan is a host for this style of jokes by Norm. No other host can give Norm the space and make him comfortable enough so that he can breathe and ramble on to develop his intricate wording and convoluted story lines. Even on Letterman (who was also a great Norm host!) you can see that Norm, when he's on the couch, is more constrained and has sharper stories. But only on Conan does he really let loose like this, leading to these amazing jokes/stories, such as this one and the moth joke.

    • @kelleygreengrass
      @kelleygreengrass หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, they were great friends 🧡

  • @nopeteys2424
    @nopeteys2424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1788

    Conan was Norm’s best audience. You can tell how much Conan loved him. Rest easy you legend

    • @highsociety7677
      @highsociety7677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dennis Miller

    • @7beers
      @7beers ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@highsociety7677 Letterman

    • @highsociety7677
      @highsociety7677 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@7beers no way. He worked brilliantly with all 3, but Miller was by far the most enamored with ol Normy.

    • @purleybaker
      @purleybaker ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nobody worked better with Norm than Conan.

    • @7beers
      @7beers ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@purleybaker Not even close. Letterman had clever comebacks and they brought out the best in each other. Conan says nothing original.

  • @darkinstinctful123
    @darkinstinctful123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2076

    Norm is the dude that makes the comedians cry from laughter.

    • @travislazenby6797
      @travislazenby6797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      And Andy with his quick wit made norm fall out of the chair with laughter.

    • @braj221b
      @braj221b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's dark

    • @absharma555
      @absharma555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@travislazenby6797 Qqqq

    • @sedevacante0027
      @sedevacante0027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also , seemingly the only one who universively can

    • @walangchahangyelingden8252
      @walangchahangyelingden8252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @kriqtic Or so the Germans would have us believe.

  • @IANinALTONA
    @IANinALTONA ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Oh Norm, it's only been a year and I miss you already.

    • @mirandaperry5245
      @mirandaperry5245 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. I've always been a fan of Norm, but man, I still wish I would have appreciated him more when he was alive. I'm watching all these old videos laughing so badly my sides hurt. Usually at some point, I'll go, Is norm actually insane? lol. Love this dude.

    • @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment
      @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, I'll say this: When the news broke that Norm was no longer of this world, the first words on everyone's mind were, "Where was O.J. that night?"

  • @matthewwhite5936
    @matthewwhite5936 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "well you know a man grows..."
    I use this same line so often now thanks to this great man's inspiration.

  • @johnathanzetino3223
    @johnathanzetino3223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I can say 3 things we can all agree on
    1. He was a hell of a comedian
    2. He had a voice anyone could recognize
    3. He will be missed

  • @nickt1417
    @nickt1417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +804

    The corny joke was actually made 10 times funnier by Norm immediately, loudly saying "now I believe..." right after the punchline

    • @stevenjacob1983
      @stevenjacob1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      The way he looks around cracks me up!

    • @matchbox1275
      @matchbox1275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eighteen-naked-cowboys
      May be I don't understand American humor well, but why was this comedy just because Norm said "I believe that" after the story?

    • @sharkprisoner1909
      @sharkprisoner1909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@matchbox1275 it’s funnier because he says it louder and everyone had to do a mental double take. It also takes away the painfully awkward couple seconds right after a pun is dropped. If he stopped at “porpoise” there would have been an utterly silent second or two until the audience kicked in and this avoided that. (Notice the audience is dead silent until after he says “now I believe”)

    • @matchbox1275
      @matchbox1275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@sharkprisoner1909
      If only I knew what 'porpoise' meant!
      I googled it.
      Now your explanation makes it much funnier. Thank you so much.

    • @Vamos82
      @Vamos82 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's when we can briefly cath a glimpse of his essence

  • @hughjass3014
    @hughjass3014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Conan's look to the audience at 2:27 is underrated

    • @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment
      @Hard_Boiled_Entertainment 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Norm: "YOU were to go to Canada--uh...to Canada's...nation's capital of Ottawa--"
      Conan: "...😑..."
      😂

  • @UnchainedEruption
    @UnchainedEruption ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Norm's the kind of guy that can not only make a lame pun one of the funniest things you ever heard, but when he messes up the story, his recovery makes you laugh even harder than anything else. Humor is in his spirit. There'll never be another like him.

    • @horton12545
      @horton12545 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of the best parts is when Conan catches him changing the guy's name, and then.... "well, you know a man grows"

  • @BucklingSwashes
    @BucklingSwashes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    R.I.P. this man, the King of Intentionally Long-winded Dad Jokes.

  • @glennmathisen2537
    @glennmathisen2537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    I love how he is explaining "the sea world" for Conan 😂

    • @Daosguard
      @Daosguard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Ya know? With the fish? Ya know?

    • @shawnws1641
      @shawnws1641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      With the different fish???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Texas_Swift
      @Texas_Swift 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Reminds of Jim and Kevin on The Office.
      “‘Sea World’ or ‘see the world’?”

  • @bensonbright
    @bensonbright 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Has there ever been another comedian so naturally funny and so naturally likeable? I can't think of one. Even among the greats he stands out.

  • @vanhalenps4
    @vanhalenps4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    Conan telling Norm "I love you! You know that right?" At the end is such a sweet ending to this amazing moment in comedy history.

  • @smoshauto
    @smoshauto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    "It's like somebody saying I gotta show you something and take you on a 4 mile hike to show you a dog turd" Norm is hilarious

    • @soulsymphony5111
      @soulsymphony5111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol 😂😂😂

    • @sharmaadwit
      @sharmaadwit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Andy is consistently funny as well

    • @Shawn-wt4kh
      @Shawn-wt4kh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@sharmaadwit Andy the Swedish-German

    • @davegroenendijk6265
      @davegroenendijk6265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      It was actually Andy making that joke, but it wouldn't have been possible without Norm setting it up :)

    • @anonym58063
      @anonym58063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Andy said it, not Norm

  • @the-potato-warrior
    @the-potato-warrior หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    0:58
    See the winks? He’s a genius

  • @surfwriter8795
    @surfwriter8795 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Oh how I miss him, such confidence, the deconstruction of jokes and his awareness of bad punchlines just to annoy people is beyond hysterical.

  • @justion337
    @justion337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I love how Andy wraps it up and puts it into perspective with his own joke and Norm acknowledges with the handshake that he was one upped. This (and the fact that he was even allowed to tell the joke in the first place) is why Norm was the best on Conan's show.

    • @GameTime-yj6qv
      @GameTime-yj6qv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts

    • @GH-om5rp
      @GH-om5rp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It must be such a gratifying feeling to make Norm MacDonald laugh like that.

    • @craigcode7103
      @craigcode7103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GH-om5rp And get the handshake.

    • @thejils1669
      @thejils1669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The interesting thing is that nobody even suspected where this story was headed...except there was a little suspicion when Norm changed the fellow's name, Conan let on that this was probably going to be a waste of time Norm yarn...but when Norm starts the story about this guy from Tamescaming, QC going to McGill and Cambridge...all legit names and places...we all get sucked in to this "dog turd" of a story!

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    When the way to tell a joke is funnier than the punchline, its art.

    • @medved0987
      @medved0987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its a shaggy dog story

    • @TWOhype23
      @TWOhype23 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@medved0987 just had to good what that was and that is literally the word for 80% of norms comedy 💀. Lol gotta love him

    • @jw9099
      @jw9099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TWOhype23 RIP

    • @Illlium
      @Illlium 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      With a punchline you can always bomb, this guy is like a comedy shotgun.

  • @snakey934Snakeybakey
    @snakey934Snakeybakey ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love how Conan admonishes the audience for laughing while visibly on the brink of laughter himself XD

  • @DrTimWhatleyDDS
    @DrTimWhatleyDDS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My favorite part is Norm saying “now I believe!” at the end of the joke. Gets me every time.

  • @sumatran
    @sumatran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    I wonder how many times Norm had a silly punchline in mind and then just built in a super long, convoluted story in reverse order. What a genius.

    • @Owl90
      @Owl90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly! haha

    • @facubove8472
      @facubove8472 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chappelle does that as well, two true masters of their craft.

  • @reeceracing123
    @reeceracing123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    “I love you. I really do. You know that, right!”
    I’m glad Conan had the chance to say that while he still could.

  • @tommyoshady
    @tommyoshady ปีที่แล้ว +18

    4 mile hike to see a dog turd!!! That was Andy Richter's best putdown ever, especially vs. Norm. Even Norm had to recognize. And you know Andy had that in his back pocket because, let's be honest, he was commenting on ALL of Norm's jokes! Great thing was, like everything in life, it's all about the 4 mile hike/journey isn't it? And Norm was a master trail guide.....miss you Norm.

  • @snakebrown3755
    @snakebrown3755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Always loved this segment. The first time it aired, this story seemed to drag on FOREVER. I always thought that at 3:00 Conan looked legit annoyed by Norm, having just burned all that precious network airtime. And Richter's comment is just gold. I'm gonna miss these three legends sitting together. RIP Norm.

  • @OhNyo69
    @OhNyo69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    RIP Norm. The world just lost an absolute legend.

    • @s0baz
      @s0baz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In fact we just gained a legend...

  • @lukep6053
    @lukep6053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    RIP Norm…such a loss. “When I hear a guy lost a battle to cancer, that really did bother me, that that’s the term. It implies that he failed and that somebody else that defeated cancer is heroic and courageous” Norm Macdonald

    • @met0xy
      @met0xy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was a tie, or a draw, as them English would call it.

    • @missyounorm33
      @missyounorm33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow. If I knew what he was going thru

  • @subashchandrapoudel4257
    @subashchandrapoudel4257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    For someone who didn’t get the joke. It’s his wordplay on useful purpose and youthful porpoise( animal looking similar to dolphin)

    • @patmat.
      @patmat. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn't get the joke either, I thought I was the only one, thx.

  • @docproc144
    @docproc144 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Norm’s laugh and response after Conan said he changed the name was pure gold 🤣 Norm was just having fun, he told jokes for his own amusement lol.

  • @d2thezdeezee113
    @d2thezdeezee113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    The man knew he was dying and had a finite amount of time left, yet he still did long funny ass jokes. Now that’s brave.
    Still don’t believe he’s gone.

    • @andrewdubose9968
      @andrewdubose9968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to give this a thumbs up, but there are currently 69. Nice.

    • @Bone8380
      @Bone8380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's dead? I didn't even know he was sick.

  • @CMinionTV
    @CMinionTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Every joke Norm makes feels like a joke you would die laughing at at 3 am, but when you think about it when you wake up, it makes no sense

    • @yoyosworld22
      @yoyosworld22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sense

    • @craigcode7103
      @craigcode7103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "It makes no since."Actually sounds like a punch line to one of Norm's stories!

    • @williamkezmarr
      @williamkezmarr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually watched this joke at around 3 am and I haven't laughed so hard in months.

    • @zachf9464
      @zachf9464 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kinda like “hour... BACK! GET IT?!?!”

    • @questionmarke
      @questionmarke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I happen to be watching this at 2:31 am. And I'm laughing. Point taken. Let's see how I feel about it when I wake up later.

  • @brandonman94
    @brandonman94 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've actually managed to pull this joke off in real life several times. The mastery of the Niagra Falls Seaworld is incredible. People get so lost that they don't even realize the absurdity. Highly recommend it.
    Also, today... Today... Something happened on this day in history. It's the eleventh of september. Something big happened, if I remember right. But, I just can't quite place it. I swear, it's one of those things where you SWEAR to yourself you'll never forget it! What on EARTH was it?!

    • @6884
      @6884 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mr. President, another dolphin hit the towers

    • @evanswart480
      @evanswart480 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is something similar in Niagara Falls called MarineLand so it’s not absurd

  • @eyeversion
    @eyeversion 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When Norm does the head nod after Jaques de Gautier i just kills me 😅

  • @Dev-fo7oi
    @Dev-fo7oi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "I went from here, to there, and here again."
    -Norm MacDonald

    • @jhogrute
      @jhogrute 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      a hobbit's tale by normy baggins

  • @tossedburrito9028
    @tossedburrito9028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    He's like that uncle that shows up at every family reunion, tells you he knew you from you were "yea high" and gives you twenty dollars and gets really drunk during the evening, offending everyone except the kids, who hang by every story he tells.

    • @a-aron14
      @a-aron14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ...I feel seen

    • @vandalprixx8800
      @vandalprixx8800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Then he disappears for years without any word and shows up randomly one year at Thanksgiving

    • @williamkezmarr
      @williamkezmarr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shoot. I think I'm that uncle...

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The kids never get mad at you when you ask a cousin with a large wife when the baby is due.... so thats why im over here alone drinking.. say, can you do this? _pretends to remove finger and reattach it repeatedly_

  • @lightlybatteredjustcrispy
    @lightlybatteredjustcrispy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The way he scans the room after like "how bout that punchline? Huh?"

  • @jacobgraves8352
    @jacobgraves8352 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “No. NO. Don’t encourage that!” Lol Conan is awesome too, funny bit

  • @lucky9er567
    @lucky9er567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    He had everyone laughing several times during a terrible story with a bad pun to finish. He was a legend lmao

  • @jamesbarnousky1270
    @jamesbarnousky1270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    At 0:35 you can actually see the moment where "a man grows" pops into Norm's head.

  • @somethingsomethang
    @somethingsomethang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Andy nailed the equivalency so well Norm fell out of his chair and gave him the handshake lol

  • @frankliu5225
    @frankliu5225 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Besides Norm's jokes and delivery being awesome, a huge part of what makes these appearances great is seeing Conan and Andy in shock and can't help but laugh at what they are watching in real time.

  • @ibrahimmahrir
    @ibrahimmahrir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    *For those that still don't get it:*
    Norm tells Jacques de Gautino that everybody expected him to serve a "useful purpose", then Jacques tells him that he is serving a "youthful porpoise". Porpoise is a sea creature that resembles dolphins. Jacques is feeding young (youthful) dolphins at SeaWorld for a living.
    Basically, norm stretched a 15 seconds joke to 3 minutes and wasted everybody's time which is even funnier.

    • @louforcier2549
      @louforcier2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thank you

    • @mrskinszszs
      @mrskinszszs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Don't explain it

    • @louforcier2549
      @louforcier2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      @@mrskinszszs why not ? For people who english isnt their first language it is really helpful

    • @mrskinszszs
      @mrskinszszs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@louforcier2549 because it's funnier without the explanation

    • @louforcier2549
      @louforcier2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@mrskinszszs i understand but its not funny at all when u dont understand the punch line

  • @dbsti3006
    @dbsti3006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Every once in a while Andy nails it, and nails it really well. The joke was funny, but Richter really took it home.

    • @nothajzl
      @nothajzl ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You mean Andy Richter the Swedish German

    • @knowsmebyname
      @knowsmebyname 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The point is is that Andy escaped with his dignity

  • @Xayjohns
    @Xayjohns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I absolutely loved this. Big smile on my smile. RIP Norm Macdonald.

  • @G2RMN
    @G2RMN 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0:07 - This is the best nodding I've ever seen in my life!

  • @MalcolmCrouch
    @MalcolmCrouch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    "A youthful porpoise" this man was a genius.

    • @Estefaniac19
      @Estefaniac19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      i jjust love how he enjoys dragging everyone to this loong story lol with a seemingly out of tune punchline lol

    • @espvp
      @espvp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I didn't understand the joke, can someone please explain?

    • @JoseAntonio-qu8nk
      @JoseAntonio-qu8nk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@espvp Jacques served a youthful porpoise instead of a useful purpose.

    • @espvp
      @espvp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@JoseAntonio-qu8nk ohh I see haha thanks. English is not my first language and didn't know the word "porpoise".

    • @midorimashintaro2092
      @midorimashintaro2092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@espvp what is the joke?

  • @kittyglitterbabysitter
    @kittyglitterbabysitter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    For Norm I would go on that 4 mile hike every single time. He was an absolute treasure 😭

  • @Demention94
    @Demention94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love how Conans reaction serves as the real punchline.

    • @redpointt
      @redpointt ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s been a really good host, helping out guests all the time, adding in a thing here or there, but of all late night hosts he’s the one who facilitated the most

  • @jayedgardyson1920
    @jayedgardyson1920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Norm hovers around the “so bad it’s genius” mark and pulls it off with aplomb!

  • @ChadCarney-hu3du
    @ChadCarney-hu3du 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    The way he puts emphasis on random words to make them see important to the joke is genius

  • @jessicab8281
    @jessicab8281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    RIP to a comedy legend. I was lucky enough to see him a couple of years ago. He went about an hour over set and it was worth every second. I’m in shock over this loss. Crazy

  • @c523jw7
    @c523jw7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Conan and Norm is an unmatched duo. These segments are masterpieces 😂😂.

  • @dingdingdingdiiiiing
    @dingdingdingdiiiiing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love it how Norm throws out a name he made up 1 second ago and then meaningfully looks and waits for a reaction, then continuing his story.

  • @hamilcross
    @hamilcross 2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    i don’t even have words… one of the funniest people to grace the world

  • @KingNast
    @KingNast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I love how Andy makes him fall out of his chair with the dog turd comment, then Norm shook his hand.. he really appreciated that one!

    • @joelinsb8650
      @joelinsb8650 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good ad lib make it "hike four miles to see a dog turd shaped like a cat turd."

  • @edub9930
    @edub9930 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for showing us the "polished turd" Norm. We love u for it ❤️

  • @IMajst3RI
    @IMajst3RI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    0:13 "go on with me" look

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

  • @nottommythao
    @nottommythao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Norm needs to be on the podcast.
    Edit:
    Listened to the latest podcast where Conan mentions he was trying to get Norm before his passing. Rest in peace, Norm. Say hi to OJ's wife to us all.

    • @sherazmunir8508
      @sherazmunir8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can't wait to hear norm's old man jokes.

    • @tomvbolger
      @tomvbolger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t think they’re friends anymore for some reason

    • @shalomsaldanha1825
      @shalomsaldanha1825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tomvbolger you cant be serious?!

    • @tomvbolger
      @tomvbolger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shalomsaldanha1825 obviously there’s no way of telling but in a recent podcast he say he doesn’t even have his number and they don’t text. Also norm got in a bit of trouble 3 years ago and Conan didn’t come out to stand up for him or even have him on the show since then

    • @jimmymcnulty5079
      @jimmymcnulty5079 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would really be great for real

  • @henrikaugustsson4041
    @henrikaugustsson4041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Norm really had that “let’s see if you fall for this prank”-look in his eyes all the time. 🤣 RIP, Norm!

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Most of the time he just amused himself, we just got to ride along.

  • @charlesc4511
    @charlesc4511 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Norm's jokes are the pure definition of "The journey is more important than the destination."

  • @paulmca8514
    @paulmca8514 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this, this is Norm at his wacked out best, the extreme unnecessary details, the pauses, simply hilarious stuff.

  • @FritzMonorail
    @FritzMonorail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This is why comedy is art. The whole success of this joke is in the way he tells it. If he had told this some other way it would not have made me laugh nearly as hard as it did

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Care to explain the joke i didnt get it at all

    • @mikays7059
      @mikays7059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mrsirman2177 The joke was he was slowly telling a super long ass story only for the punchline of the joke to be a shitty pun that everyone's heard of. That's the joke, all that build up only for a bad pun lol.

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikays7059 thank u man