OT: Norm McDonald dead at 61

[Jet Set Frog]

Apparently after a long battle with cancer. Funny dude.....sad stuff.

 

[JugbandFrog]

Man. I always loved that guy.

 

[Sweat Equity]

Damn. He was one of the good ones. He was Conan's stand-in when a guest could not show up/was late. Norm would literally just walk across the street and stand-in. Literally think up his jokes and punchlines on the spot. His best material is on Conan.

 

[PO Frog]

Wow. Didn’t even know he was sick.

 

[Sweat Equity]

Wow. Didn’t even know he was sick.

He apparently kept the cancer to himself (family did not even know). Much like his personal life.

 

[tcudoc]

Terrible news. He was a comedian's comedian. One of the best of all time. His delivery was the best.

 

[Dogfrog]

Hilarious combination of offbeat, awkward, wicked funny. One of a kind.

 

[Sweat Equity]

RIP (and for those who have some time on their hands)

 

[Frogs1983]

Real bummer. Was my favorite comedian. Loved the way he ripped O.J. a new one when doing Weekend Update on SNL! Wound up up getting fired over it by NBC Exec(Ohlmeyer) who was buddies with O.J.

 

[What Up Toad]

This one hurts. One of my favorite comedians.

 

[Farmfrog]

Funny guy. I played poker with him in a charity event some years ago. He had the whole table laughing and the guy sitting next to me had the most obnoxious laugh for an adult.

RIP

 

[Froggy Style]

norm saves the interview - YouTube

 

[Sweat Equity]

norm saves the interview - YouTube

So quick on his feet.

 

[HFrog1999]

Damn that sux. He was one of my favorites.


You kids might not know, but Saturday Night Live used to be funny

 

[Bob Sugar]

 

[tcudoc]

norm saves the interview - YouTube

This and the moth joke are classic Norm bits. If you have not watched the Norm Netflix talk show, you should. Great stuff.
"Box Office poison" One of the best lines ever spoken and completely off the cuff.

 

[TCURiggs]

Damn. He was one of the good ones. He was Conan's stand-in when a guest could not show up/was late. Norm would literally just walk across the street and stand-in. Literally think up his jokes and punchlines on the spot. His best material is on Conan.

Fantastic stuff on Conan, but great bits on Letterman as well. His last set on Letterman's farewell episode was fantastic:

 

[HFrog1999]

Fantastic stuff on Conan, but great bits on Letterman as well. His last set on Letterman's farewell episode was fantastic:

I still remember when Letterman’s sense of humor died. RIP funny Top 10 lists

 

[Virginia Frog]

He was a strange dude.

His short-lived portrayal of the ColonelSanders role for KFC commercials (Kentucky Fried Chicken, not killerfrogs dot com) was a real switch from former actors.

Sorry to see him go.

 

[Wexahu]

I still remember when Letterman’s sense of humor died. RIP funny Top 10 lists

He stopped being funny about 20 years ago. So overrated IMO.