This video seems worthy of a short Gawker post because it is hilarious. But is it really worthy of long doomsday post about how naughty it is and how Norm MacDonald will never do network TV again? Am I missing something? Letterman isn't live, his language got bleeped. And his jokes don't seem that offensive. An old-fashioned "pull the plug" joke is now a "risque reference to euthanasia"? Either Ryan is sarcastically mocking the hand-wringing of other folks and I missed it, or he is REALLY overreacting.
@TH42: Yeah, this seemed to be much ado about nothing. Nothing he said was the slightest bit risque, unless we've suddenly time traveled back to 1957. And while meth is a narcotic, every talk show host in the country was breezily talking about it after it was discovered that Levi Johnston's mom was dealing is.
I'm also not sure what this has to do with thumbing his nose at network executives. The Conan interview, sure, but not this one.
@PrincessKashmir: The difference in the meth references is that they are looking down at Johnston and Norm is saying, "Yeah, it was better than the birth of my son!" I love Norm.
>Hopefully someone on cable will give MacDonald a show..
or they could let him whither away to the less than zero he deserves to be
the man is not comedian level funny, he's worth a sly grin every couple of years. he's that sophmore who called the overly strict biology teacher a cunt, causing nervous laughter.
and then he tried to parlay it into a shitastic career
@son of spam: haha no. I'm one of the class members that giggled and then was later bored with the class clown who predictably tried to be shocking at every occasion
"OOO look at me! I'm mooning you. No HEY LOOK AT ME."
All I hear when Norm talks is, "Hey, hey, look at me."
@all: Why's everyone jumping this dude's shit? He's just expressing a differing opinion about Norm MacDonald. What he's saying isn't necessarily gospel, but it isn't like he's the only person who thinks the dude isn't funny.
For the record, I have no real opinion of the man one way or the other.
@LongIslandSettee: Please, God, let L&O die a quick, painless death. It's been horrible for years, but that weasly new DA is the final nail in the coffin.
I really don't understand why he would worry about this at all? the 10p spot is for olds who go to bed after the local news -- that time slot is a completely different viewing audience.
Jay isn't funny and the 10p show will fail. What fat losers want to sit at their TV from 10pm to 12:30am and suffer through both Jay Leno and some hack local news reporting? The 11:35p spot is the gold standard, and Conan is clearly in a better place.
@lobstr: I'm old and I've been old for a long time and I've never watched Leno. I'm not sure how one becomes the right demographic to find Leno funny, but it's skipped me.
Luckily I'm on the west coast and by 10 pm I've watched all the shows that I wanted to and am reading in bed.
Am I the only person on earth who doesn't think Conan is funny? I think his bits are boring, he's mostly just trying too hard, which comes off not as timely and ironic but bitter and uninteresting. Yes we know, you have huge red hair and you're really sardonic and self-depreciating, can we get an actual funny joke now? Even a pretend funny joke? Cool.
Am I honestly the only one who thinks this? It wouldn't be the first time I was both ugly and stupid at the same time, so you know, just checking.
@kikiembryonic: I don't think he's funny either. And Conan + Stewart + Colbert? That whole schtick bored me to tears. When they had that "funny" fight? oh ahahahahaha.
Y'all can hate me but I just don't think he's funny.
Just now Conan and Martha Stewart were drinking Olde English Malt Liquor and eating Taco Bell tacos. This was after he ripped one of The Max Weinberg 7 podiums off the stage and gave it to an audience member. I would only challenge Jay Leno to do anything this superb, ever.
@rdecredico: He's definitely not a doctrinaire right winger, what with his support for abolishing the death penalty AND abortion...It is funny, b/c he's one of the funniest comedians out there (but his comedy album is no good)
@frankfrankly: That album is terr-a-bull. That said, it would be awesome of he could do something like be Conan's wing-man when the Tonight Show starts.
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I'm also not sure what this has to do with thumbing his nose at network executives. The Conan interview, sure, but not this one.
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It was a great song and a great show and yeah, Norm. I love you.
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or they could let him whither away to the less than zero he deserves to be
the man is not comedian level funny, he's worth a sly grin every couple of years. he's that sophmore who called the overly strict biology teacher a cunt, causing nervous laughter.
and then he tried to parlay it into a shitastic career
he is the jersey shoreline of comedians
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"OOO look at me! I'm mooning you. No HEY LOOK AT ME."
All I hear when Norm talks is, "Hey, hey, look at me."
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being up on stage with a mic in front of you and all that...
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"Little pig, little pig, let me in.
I'm a talentless hack whose only gimmick is to juxtapose children's nursery rhymes with curse words."
*cue laugh track, so that home viewers will know when to laugh*
And to answer your question, SC was meh at best IMO.
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For the record, I have no real opinion of the man one way or the other.
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Jay isn't funny and the 10p show will fail. What fat losers want to sit at their TV from 10pm to 12:30am and suffer through both Jay Leno and some hack local news reporting? The 11:35p spot is the gold standard, and Conan is clearly in a better place.
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Luckily I'm on the west coast and by 10 pm I've watched all the shows that I wanted to and am reading in bed.
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Am I honestly the only one who thinks this? It wouldn't be the first time I was both ugly and stupid at the same time, so you know, just checking.
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Y'all can hate me but I just don't think he's funny.
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