Classic Norm McDonald joke to help start the Pride month celebrations here

Norm left this world too soon...

The cock bit sort of became Norm's stock-in-trade. There isn't a comedian past or present that could mutter a singular word like Norm and get the responses he did. I believe it was one of Dennis Miller's comedy specials, or maybe his series on HBO, where Norm just dropped the word and would have Dennis lose his shite. Norm also came out in a penis suit and just stood next to Dennis, again, making him lose control. That's apparently a thing among comedians...it's one thing to make the audience laugh, but it's next level to get the comedians going.

The Heisman Trophy Awards. Another Classic Norm.

Ken Griffey Jr’s reaction was priceless.

His correspondence dinner jokes were pretty good also. (Honorable mention, Hitler jokes)

Heard a wonderful story from Dangerfield's wife when Rodney was dying. Sam Kinison (whom Rodney had helped his career) came by to see him and was trying out his new routine on him, had Rodney in stitches. The wife told Sam afterwards she wished more would come by.

Sam said Ive talked with many of them, they feel it would make Rodney uncomfortable seeing him in his physical state. She said quite the contrary, how do you think a comedian would like to go out, laughing of course.

So she said Sam reached out to all the comedians Rodney had helped along the way and the end of his life was filled as a one man audience for some of the top comedians of the day.

For Rodney, a great example of a man "paying forward" in life.