At some point in the future, inevitably, Norm MacDonald's long-running reign as "Best Late Night Guest" will end. Not only will he be replaced by someone more widely considered to be the "Best Late Night Guest," (a guy named... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD'S REIGN AS "BEST LATE NIGHT GUEST" REMAINS UNBROKEN»
Posted on September 1, 2009 in
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Tags: Conan O'Brien | Norm MacDonald | The Tonight Show
Usually the behind-the-scenes videos networks put up on their websites are terrible, but this one, from Norm MacDonald's Tonight Show appearance with Jim Gaffigan on Thursday, in which Norm did everything in his power to keep Conan from being able... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD INSISTS ON RUINING CONAN'S PROMOS»
Posted on June 15, 2009 in
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Tags: Conan O'Brien | Jim Gaffigan | Norm MacDonald | The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
Conan wasted no time in asking the king of late night interviews, Norm MacDonald, to appear on The Tonight Show, and he didn't disappoint. Norm seems to be using these appearances to further refine his singular style of telling old... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD IS FINALLY ABLE TO TELL HIS ANDY RICHTER MALE PROSTITUTE STORIES AGAIN»
Posted on June 12, 2009 in
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Tags: Andy Richter | Conan O'Brien | Norm MacDonald | The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
In a recent interview, Norm Macdonald teased his upcoming FX show, The Norm Macdonald Reality Show, because it is his curse to be underappreciated. Normally a show is announced to the public via a publicist or a marketing department. Not... CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: THE NORM MACDONALD REALITY SHOW»
Posted on May 26, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Girls | Norm MacDonald | The Norm Macdonald Reality Show
Has anyone talked to Justin Timberlake? Because he didn't show up for his part-time job Saturday night. (Groan.) The SNL finale was fantastic! Will Ferrell was in top form, and the show copied the 30 Rock finale by getting too... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: HEY, IT'S EVERYBODY!»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Anne Hathaway | Artie Lange | Billy Joel | Elisabeth Moss | Green Day | Kristen Wiig | Maya Rudolph | Norm MacDonald | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live | Tom Hanks | Will Ferrell
Norm MacDonald went on Letterman last night and did his Norm MacDonald thing. That's all anyone really needs to know at this point: Norm MacDonald is simply still the best late night TV interview subject. Here are the two funniest... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD JOKES ABOUT CRYSTAL METH ON LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Cursing | David Letterman | Drugs | Norm MacDonald
One of my friends is always talking about Norm MacDonald's speech at the 1998 ESPY Awards, and yesterday Deadspin happened across it and put it up. I'd never seen it, but it's really funny -- MacDonald turned the entire set... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD'S LEGENDARY ESPY APPEARANCE»
Posted on April 3, 2009 in
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Tags: Norm MacDonald | The Flaming Lips
If you missed Norm MacDonald's final appearance on Conan before the big move last night, it was a classic example of why Norm is Conan's most memorable guest. When Norm shows up, he's less like a celebrity interviewee and more... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD'S LAST APPEARANCE ON LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN IS AN INSTANT CLASSIC»
Posted on February 11, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Conan O'Brien | Gordon Ramsay | Norm MacDonald
You don't have to be a comedy nerd to know that Norm MacDonald's roast of Bob Saget was the best non-election-related thing on TV in 2008 (full video at that link.) But even better than the roast, or on equal... CONTINUE READING THE BEST THING ON TV THIS YEAR INVOLVED HENRY FONDA AND BLUEBERRIES»
Posted on December 23, 2008 in
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Tags: Jim Norton | Norm MacDonald | Roasts
Thanks to tipster Randi, I learned today that the real Norm MacDonald is a new member of Facebook, and that he (or his Facebook Intern) is accepting friend requests from just any old person. Like me! Facebook friendship is a... CONTINUE READING LET'S WELCOME THE GREAT NORM MACDONALD TO THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY»
Posted on October 1, 2008 in
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The CC Insider has dug up this post-roast afterparty interview Chris Hardwick did with the Genius Norm MacDonald, in which he refuses to break character, calling parts of the roast "fightin' words" and claiming to have been offended by "some... CONTINUE READING THE FINAL WORD ON NORM MACDONALD'S ROAST»
Posted on September 4, 2008 in
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Tags: Bob Saget | Chris Hardwick | Norm MacDonald | Roasts
Fresh off his genius, sure-to-go-down-in-history-forever roast of Bob Saget, Norm MacDonald went on Leno last night to promote some upcoming stand-up appearances. Norm hit all the topics of the day -- the Olympic fast walkers ("I just did the 18... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD MAKES FUN OF THE OLYMPICS, TRIES TO SELL HIS HOUSE»
Posted on August 27, 2008
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Tags: Jay Leno | Norm MacDonald | The Tonight Show
There were three types of jokes made during last night's mostly disappointing Comedy Central Roast Of Bob Saget: 1. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen sexual jokes. 2. Gay jokes. 3. Jokes about Cloris Leachman's vagina. Yawn! Gay jokes, really, still?... CONTINUE READING NORM MACDONALD'S GENIUS ROAST OF BOB SAGET (THE WHOLE THING)»
Posted on August 18, 2008 in
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Tags: Bob Saget | Coachella | Norm MacDonald | Roasts