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re: Norm MacDonald Has a Show guest list, release date announced
Posted on 9/14/18 at 5:19 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 9/14/18 at 5:19 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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To do this day I regret not being able to sneak into a NYE event at the Beau Rivage in time to see Norm and Lovitz back in 2002 or so. When I got there, I heard they were "so bad" they got booed and booted and ended their set early. It was a Mississippi crowd so I assumed I just missed greatness.
Lovitz is really bad so I could see that, I couldn't imagine Norm having a bad set. His humor isn't for everyone
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Posted on 9/14/18 at 6:31 pm to devils1854
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Watched the first episode with David Spade. Dont really think I laughed once.
I'm worried about that. I think Norm works best as a guest who seems kinda aloof and like he doesn't care. His idea of jokes can be so weird and rambling that it's great when he is on Conan but for it to be his show might be a stretch. I'll check it later to see if it's any good though.
Posted on 9/14/18 at 6:36 pm to TIGERSTORM
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I think Norm works best as a guest who seems kinda aloof and like he doesn't care
Youre absolutely right about this. Norm has a way of going on talk shows and dominating everyone. Its different when its your own show though. I watched most of the episodes today. Some are really good and others are not as funny. David Spade, Letterman, Michael Keaton, and Drew Barrymore (surprisingly) were all really funny. I didn't really care for the Judge Judy, Jane Fonda, Chevy Chase episodes. I think he is better with comedians.
Posted on 9/14/18 at 7:14 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Watched Norm on The View this morning. Poor guy looked scared to death.
I really feel like Norm might have trolling them, but extremely subtly.
At one point, when talking about his Down syndrome comment, he says, “I’d realized
I’d done something unforgivable”
Then he made the comment, “Reporters always ask you what’s offensive? What’s over the line? And I personally think almost everything is over the line”
Also apologizing profusely then popping a tic tac
This post was edited on 9/14/18 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 9/14/18 at 7:14 pm to Kafka
Norm has lost everything he owns three separate times. He knows what CK and Barr are going through (Norm lost it to gambling each time). I think that was the real motivation in his comments.
He's at an age where he doesn't want to lose everything again. It sucks to see him on an apology tour and demonstrating some level of care, however minute it may be, because his DGAF factor is part of his appeal.
He's at an age where he doesn't want to lose everything again. It sucks to see him on an apology tour and demonstrating some level of care, however minute it may be, because his DGAF factor is part of his appeal.
Posted on 9/14/18 at 7:25 pm to RedFoxx
quote:Yeah, I am over Norm because of the apology tour.
It sucks to see him on an apology tour and demonstrating some level of care, however minute it may be, because his DGAF factor is part of his appeal.
Just ruined him as a character.
Posted on 9/14/18 at 7:32 pm to Roaad
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Yeah, I am over Norm because of the apology tour. Just ruined him as a character.
I don't think he's a character, that's who he truly is. Norm is probably one of the most genuine people in show business.
And I can't blame him for trying to protect his nut. He's supporting his mother and son.
A man has to do what he has to do. Unfortunately most people care about faux outrage over someone's living.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 12:03 am to Triple Bogey
Why is this Adam Eget guy on the show? He brings nothing to it and constantly laughs over people talking.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 12:30 am to Indigold
because he gives everyone hand jobs after the episodes.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 12:47 am to RedFoxx
Watched several episodes. Letterman was kind of rough with Norm talking over everybody and trying to work in showbiz references. Lorne Michaels and Chevy Chase were much better than I expected. Lorne's pretty stoic in other interview type shows I've seen but Norm had him cracking up. Chevy was actually likable.
Billy Joe Shave was the one I was most looking forward to and it didn't disappoint. Well done with Billy Joe singing songs between segments.
Billy Joe Shave was the one I was most looking forward to and it didn't disappoint. Well done with Billy Joe singing songs between segments.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 11:24 am to PowerTool
I haven't seen them all yet, but so far the Spade and Letterman episodes had me rolling.
Judge Judy and Drew Barrymore were ok. Very disappointed in the Chevy Chase episode.
And to add to the discussion above, I haven't seen any of his "apology tour", but I'm assuming a lot is tongue in cheek. I don't know that Norm MacDonald fans really care much for PC talk. And he realizes this.
Judge Judy and Drew Barrymore were ok. Very disappointed in the Chevy Chase episode.
And to add to the discussion above, I haven't seen any of his "apology tour", but I'm assuming a lot is tongue in cheek. I don't know that Norm MacDonald fans really care much for PC talk. And he realizes this.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 11:59 pm to Indigold
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Why is this Adam Eget guy on the show? He brings nothing to it and constantly laughs over people talking.
Saw 3 of them and it only happened the first show with Spade...
Enjoying it so far... Norm is getting good stories from the guests. Even Judge Judy was a good interview for what it was. I wouldn't expect her to be as funny/ funnier than interviewing David Spade. I'm hoping to scatter my watch and not binge watch like I tend to do other Netflix series that I like.
I'm glad Norm doesn't do the stand up opening like the other Late Night shows. The current crop just can't master it like Carson/ Letterman; even Letterman's seemed to devolve into cheap, mean spirited hacking toward his end.
Posted on 9/24/18 at 2:12 pm to Zephyrius
Made it about halfway through the episodes.
Norm asks really thoughtful and interesting questions (the Jane Fonda and Drew Barrymore episodes have been the highlight of this) and, in general, the show is a lot less funny than I expected it to be. Norm isn't really "on" during the episodes, except with Spade and Letterman so far.
Side note, but where does the reverence for Letterman with people of a certain age come from? The guy is absolutely lifeless and boring as a tree stump when interviewed. His episodes of this and Comedians in Cars were basically torture.
Norm asks really thoughtful and interesting questions (the Jane Fonda and Drew Barrymore episodes have been the highlight of this) and, in general, the show is a lot less funny than I expected it to be. Norm isn't really "on" during the episodes, except with Spade and Letterman so far.
Side note, but where does the reverence for Letterman with people of a certain age come from? The guy is absolutely lifeless and boring as a tree stump when interviewed. His episodes of this and Comedians in Cars were basically torture.
Posted on 9/24/18 at 2:17 pm to Muthsera
Am i the only one that things this sucks?
I was so excited to see Letterman and Keaton, but they just talked a bunch of nonsense
Norm would ask a question and then cut them off and change the subject. i was really looking forward to hearing some of the stories Dave had, but he never got to get to them
The Spade one is the best one
I was so excited to see Letterman and Keaton, but they just talked a bunch of nonsense
Norm would ask a question and then cut them off and change the subject. i was really looking forward to hearing some of the stories Dave had, but he never got to get to them
The Spade one is the best one
Posted on 9/24/18 at 2:21 pm to Muthsera
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Side note, but where does the reverence for Letterman with people of a certain age come from?
He was the Johnny Carson protégé during his NBC years and first 7 or so years at CBS. He was the late baby boomer and Gen X Johnny Carson for those years. Then around 2002 and forward, he became increasingly political for some reason, and it hurt his legacy in my opinion. I myself try to forget about his last 12 or so years on the Late Show. I started watching more Craig Ferguson around that time and really liked his show by comparison.
Posted on 9/24/18 at 2:26 pm to Muthsera
quote:His '80s NBC show was the greatest late night show of my lifetime:
where does the reverence for Letterman with people of a certain age come from? The guy is absolutely lifeless and boring as a tree stump when interviewed
Christmas with the Lettermans
Posted on 9/24/18 at 2:37 pm to dallastiger55
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Am i the only one that things this sucks?
Ive ony seen 2 episodes but im leaning this way myself.
Norm is much better as a guest like some others have mentioned
Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:04 pm to Muthsera
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where does the reverence for Letterman with people of a certain age come from?
As the early SNL sucked more and more, Letterman came on the scene as the only option for irreverent humor on broadcast TV. People are used to getting the Between Two Ferns and Eric Andre shows... in the early 80's there was nothing like that. Letterman started the entire trend of self-deprecating "crappy" versions of late night talk.
It was the only show with weird guests like PeeWee Herman and Harvey Pekar and Dr. Ruth. It was the place where bands like REM could get their first national exposure. And it was the only place to see someone just do stupid stuff on a nightly basis.
And the standups that wanted desperately to be on Carson were on Letterman way more often. Back when Seinfeld and Leno and Richard Lewis were hilarious.
And as boring as you think Letterman is, he was light years better than the crop that we have now on late night TV. His being unpolished and the show running on a shoe string wasn't an act. It was really him working through how to deliver a funny show each night.
Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:23 pm to Fewer Kilometers
You probably have to be at least in your late 30s to see this but there is a lot of irony in big Norm fans disliking the Letterman that people know from the CBS Late Show.
Younger Dave on NBC was a savage and 180 degrees different from the Letterman that had to sell his old persona out to get a 10:30 time slot. He was essentially the only place a celebrity might go and then get torn apart for being an a-hole or a dumb arse. I don't think this will be something people who didn't watch the Late Night Show can get because so much of that humor was topical and railed against the 80s culture of television and celebrity.
That is a huge part of the bond and reverence Norm and Dave have for each other. But the business of network late night still has changed not enough for a young Dave (Norm) to be named successor to the old Dave - even when he was older Dave's choice.
Younger Dave on NBC was a savage and 180 degrees different from the Letterman that had to sell his old persona out to get a 10:30 time slot. He was essentially the only place a celebrity might go and then get torn apart for being an a-hole or a dumb arse. I don't think this will be something people who didn't watch the Late Night Show can get because so much of that humor was topical and railed against the 80s culture of television and celebrity.
That is a huge part of the bond and reverence Norm and Dave have for each other. But the business of network late night still has changed not enough for a young Dave (Norm) to be named successor to the old Dave - even when he was older Dave's choice.
Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:34 pm to molsusports
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That is a huge part of the bond and reverence Norm and Dave have for each other. But the business of network late night still has changed not enough for a young Dave (Norm) to be named successor to the old Dave - even when he was older Dave's choice.
They hardly ever let the old guy pick the replacement. Carson would have preferred Letterman to take his spot eventually.
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