I Never Understood Norm Macdonald
I Never Understood Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald was one of the most beloved comedians who ever lived, but he's also one I didn't understand or truly appreciate growing up. Let's dive into his style of comedy, what I've missed out on, and just what makes him so beloved.
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Video has cinvinced me Norm MacDonald was cool and wise, but I still don't get his humor at all.
But yeah, the moth joke was excellent though
He plays a smart guy's dumb guy in the way Tim Heidecker does. You get the dopey presentation of a sitcom dad with a masterful understanding of comedic mechanics. Perfect timing, really captures and subverts the performer-audience dynamic in the way Andy Kaufman did, dark and edgy without being the generic reactionary slop of his era. Growing up if I turned on the TV much of the comedy was rooted in South Park and the remnants of 90s zany/shock/prop comedy. He was like the one big absurdist comedian still carrying that style from Kaufman's era to the Adult Swim era when it found new footing.