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re: Norm MacDonald Has a Show guest list, release date announced

Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:46 pm to
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:46 pm to
True

But the reason for both Dave and Norm not getting their first job choice was their failure to play nice with the executives they could have courted instead of ridiculed.

Some comics are just wired that way and it's arguably part of their appeal - but it can also hold them back from wider commercial success.
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:49 pm to
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Norm is much better as a guest like some others have mentioned



Yeah. I've watched the first few episodes and nothing has really made me want to watch more. They weren't bad, but I didn't enjoy them like I do when he's the guest on a show.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 3:51 pm to
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But the reason for both Dave and Norm not getting their first job choice was their failure to play nice with the executives they could have courted instead of ridiculed.


Yeah, it’s why we got Company Men hacks like Fallon and Myers who will do anything their bosses tell them. Letterman and Norm don’t give a single frick.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 4:07 pm to
So far...

Spade: Nothing special, but fun.
Barrymore: Some good stuff.
Judge Judy: Norm behaving, but still entertaining.
Letterman: Greatness.
Jane Fonda: Much better than expected. Nice to see Norm hit on an 80 year old woman.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 4:08 pm to
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Norm don’t give a single frick.
This has been proven not true in the past week or so. Norm made the rounds, hat in hand, to apologize for his very modest remarks.
Posted by LoveThatMoney
Who knows where?
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 4:14 pm to
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The Spade one is the best one


He absolutely fricks with Spade in every way imaginable. The whole deal about Norm going to the Comedy Club to do a set with another comedian, knowing Spade lives nearby and wants to do a set with Norm, is gold.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 5:00 pm to
Letterman is the shining example of a comedian who started to take himself too seriously. The young Dave was somewhat of a maverick. The old Dave was someone intoxicated with his own success and thought people really cared what he had to offer as social commentary. Also, the more people got to see the real behind the scenes Dave they realized he was basically a miserable old man.
Posted by nobigdeal69
baton rouge
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 5:20 pm to
I think I like this show, but it's so weird. I kind of wish Norm would actually interview his guests rather than just interrupt and segue. But, maybe that's what the show is supposed to be.

Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36108 posts
Posted on 9/24/18 at 5:29 pm to
A reminder that Norm taped all of these interviews prior to his run-in with the #metoo movement. So, while he did make his apologies, they didn't have time to re-interview these people or re-edit the entire series.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 9/24/18 at 6:34 pm to
Thought Spade's interview was the funniest one. Chevy Chase was alot better than I thought he'd be. Keaton was good. Letterman was pretty good too - he is still sharp (both he and Norm are very smart guys) but kinda too self-important. The Barrymore one looked like they were having fun - Drew seems to be a cool mom/person. Judge Judy was . . . ya know, I tried to watch it but I kept asking myself, "Why is she being interviewed again?"
This post was edited on 9/24/18 at 6:35 pm
Posted by bradwieser
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Member since May 2008
10555 posts
Posted on 9/24/18 at 10:22 pm to
Keaton and Fonda, were the best imo. Norm asking Fonda if she believes in the hypostatic Jesus was pretty hard hitting.
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