Yes

Bingo. Perfectly said.

I think he was joking when he said that. If he had made it public he would have 100% turned it into multiple hilarious bits.

I'm holding out. I think this is Norms best joke yet. Tomorrow he'll finally be on Rogan.

No. Norm didn't want to garner sympathy so he kept it a secret. Not because of someone's opinion of him.

thanks for being the umpteenth person to say this today on youtube

@@TheImmortalLowlife It is also ironic that the bit is about the absurdity of heroism in relation to cancer and now people are using that quote to make Norm's death to cancer heroic.

He knew that too, it's still a KZfaq cliche for attention getters. Nothing to do with norm in the long run.

Wow....

I actually just thought it was funny not heroic, and yes no jokes or quotes on norm videos are (edit: acceptable to be) overused or said for the “umpteenth time”

I’m sure he only told this joke once. Name another time other than hitler

More he knew it was hacky and uncreative to just respond like that. If you actually knew them you would know. One of the few none Hollywood people to sneak through somehow not to mention he threw the contradictions in their faces constantly as you pointed out! Sad they did Anthony like this the producer should have first waited until the guest stopped speaking then just came over the headphones and warned them about some bad news they just received! Also posting this clip before the actual Podcast came out is trashy as well. But when you garner less than 30k in subs you have to do something to move content right?

That’s literally what everyone said, and it’s disrespectful and wrong to pretend he kept his illness quiet because he wanted people to say that joke. That’s just a dumb joke he made because he knew people would say it about him, it doesn’t have anything to do with his actual motives or how he felt. If you actually want that listen to when he was on Chris Hardwicks podcast. They TALK about people who died of illness and kept it secret from everyone, norm literally talks about his hero Richard Farnsworth who did that exact thing and he said how much he admired it and how it was the right thing to do. For fucks sake he even SAYS “I might have some life ending illness right now and you don’t even know” or some shit TO Chris Hardwick and he just laughs it off because of course he didn’t know Norm actually had one at the time. He kept it secret because he didn’t want people to speculate on it, or judge his work BY that. Which is exactly what people like you keep doing you act like he was some genius who kept his cancer secret Bc he was the best comedian ever. He kept it secret because of that idea, he had said how Richard Farnsworth would of one the Oscar if he had said he had cancer or whatever he had but he didn’t. Norm knew people would overate his comedy and big him up for having cancer after his death, and you people think you’re so much better then these comedians who actually did know him and respect him. Trying to shit on them when you’re taking his death and trying to make it this deep comedic statement just so you can feel like norms death somehow was a positive thing

I didn’t even know he was sick is a comment that’s an inch long and a mile deep. It targets the deliverer, the deceased and is delivered in a way that leaves Norm in an unassailable position. The GOAT

@@byHexted tldr

And his doing that teaches a good lesson. A final joke, with a sort of lesson at its core.

I respect him for being a private person. Brave in life and death.

@@JmO-ee1bi “He died? I didn’t even know he was sick” Norm set up his own passing as a grand joke.

Norm would have hated it if he went easy: HATED it

@@bernlin2000 Absolutely!

He’s a hero or as a real norm fan would say he’s a school teacher

@@robertfrench8933 Goddamn, am I going to miss that guy. Celebrity deaths usually don't mean anything to me personally, but there's something about a great comedian that always hits me hard. Same with Robin Williams, Greg Giraldo, Chris Farley, Patrice O'Neal. To me, they provide us with the best kind of entertainment we can get. Laughter really is the best medicine, and the world got sadder today...

@@globalistgary213 all deaths have some meaning

He didn’t get the pity but for sure got the respect.

@Fam Alam i always thought he was a deeply closeted homosexual.

yeah, i thought they were talking about Norm instead of Jeselnik

Are you implying that somehow they have something to do with his death?!!

@@filosofotacio8950 no its just norms comedic timing, dark or not, is always on point. may his soul rest in peace!

He needs to shut up and bring me a giant turkey leg.

@@filosofotacio8950 How do you even come to that conclusion based off this comment? To me it read as OP saying Norm embodied those qualities so much so that it's only fitting they happen to be talking about it prior to hearing the news

@Dax Dexico But he's not in a box in the ground as a man of faith.

He was cremated.

@Dax Dexico His comedy is recorded, he'll live forever.

This comment needs to be higher

Norm's cause of death? You guessed it. Frank Stallone.

He would have loved this.

Or so the Germans would have us believe…

I can hear it in his voice

Thanks iwuz, that’s a great quote

Good quote

Its ironic b/c that is exactly the type of statement that made Norm NOT want to make it public. He didn't want sympathy or to be treated different.

I think Jeselknik was joking when he said that.

robin also quoted Lord Buckley when he said " people are a lot like flowers, its been a pleasure just strolling through your garden.

I'm pretty sure Norms last words were a dig at OJ getting away with murder. RIP Norm.

@@126Swanky or Hitler being a real jerk.

Lmao it still hits every time.

After Norm died, Simpson's publicist delivered a statement on behalf of the Juice that read: "Mr. Simpson gives his condolences on the loss of Norm Macdonald, who was a thorn in my client's side for years but who had a long career as an much-loved but oft-misunderstood comedian. When Mr. Simpson learned of Norm's death, he was almost as shocked as Norm was when he saw OJ jump out of the bushes and stab him to death with his favorite knife, Cancer."

@@prometheuszero9 thanks . . . awesome.

Not like Anthony either I mean complete shock

Not the first time someone was blown with Anthony’s mouth agape

he talked about it on his podcast, he was definitely shocked but also pissed that Howies guys pulled that up on screen in the middle of the podcast, and then they put this clip up not an hour after the pod was done ... who wouldn't be pissed and shocked. anything to get some views

@@goosemack3587 That kind of thing should have been held until advertisement break. Told to them then, and let them decide how to break that.

His mouth isn't a grape

Oh, he's easily one of the top 10 comics of our era in my mind. We'll say from 1980 to 2020.

True.

Don’t know why Conan didn’t have him on anymore tho.

@@Eric_the_miserable_midget conan is establishment

I saw that today. Conan and Norm were very close.

The funniest part about it is before he said that Conan said do something with that you freak. Then Norm nuked it.

Conan: "She's in it! (blatantly looks at card) Courtney Thorne Smith!"

Thank you. Hard to explain how fucking great that line was, all I could think of when I heard. But unless you saw it...

Specially coming right after Conan told him: do something with that you creep!🤣 rest his soul norm!🥲🙏🏼

The funniest line ever delivered

Adam Carolla was Death, not Norm.

@@untilidie He was death first on the show, and honestly he was better for the role imo.

@@1iknow After that, if your real name is Kay, and you have one eye, well.... a pale shadow of Norm, but a fair enough salute.

@J V @untilidie Family Guy (TV Series) Norm MacDonald / Death - Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas (2017) ... Norm MacDonald (voice) - Death Is a Bitch (2000) ... Death (voice, uncredited)

I fink dats bad remember when *insert autistic joke here*

Thx!!

I believe Cosby called Norm and said something to the effect of, "I regret to inform you that your father has passed away some years ago." I think he sent the flowers, too.

Thank you

911? That reminds me of that tragedy.

not the greatest name for an airline

But 9/11 WAS a national tragedy…

@@dEcmircEd came in last for customer satisfaction

Norm walked through blood and bone on 9/11 in NYC looking for his brother. Brother was in northern Canada.😂

Arte lost that bet!!

artie is only 53 so may not outlive Norm.

And so did Bob Dole

The inside of Artie’s nose is literally gone from all the coke and he’s still kicking

I was just thinking that. Watched the part in Dirty Work where Don Rickles is hysterically berating them and I thought Rickles would outlast Artie lol.

Comment masterpiece.

Perfect comment! You made me tear up a little

Good call

This is absolutely a dream of Norms, the timing is absolutely perfect, I just assumed they were already talking about him because it was so related

”…and my other boy, Alexandria…Doc, this is the hardest pill to swallow - I think I no longer love him.” ”I sometimes think I’m a spider even though i’m a moth”

It would also be funny if he told lots of people but then told them all to keep it secret

Maybe he didn't want OJ to feel too at ease.

Also posthumous joke. He got everyone to repeat his line "I didn't even know he was sick". I can't think of anyone else delivering a joke like that. So good.

Those last two sentences you wrote were just awesome.

"I won't scatter your sorrow to the heartless sea. I will always be with you. Plant your roots in me. I won't see you end as ashes. You're all diamonds."

@@james7275able thanks

No. Still very coaly.

I was crying in the street when i heard.

Hes an atheitard bogan

I'm cracking up with moist eyes. Thank bro. 😂

"I idolized Bill Cosby growing up. I loved him, and I wanted to be just like him. I never liked his comedy..."

the more I hear about this Cosby guy the less I like him

Worst thing about him was the hypocrisy

@@treeheadz I mean, this guy was a real jerk.

@@EA-lc3ht I disagree. I think the worst part was the raping.

yeah, Charley too dude.

I just re-watched that, so so funny

My favorite. “Gregario”🤣

It’s actually not his joke. It’s been around for decades.

I was watching that and a few other clips of his the night before he passed away...

@@PapagenoMF It isn't his joke, but his timing and delivery even just with that joke is unique

This is really funny. Good one. And RIP Norm.

It can be very hard to admit that your father is dad.

@@MrMotoflou LOVE this ;P

Cosby's a great guy...if you discount all the raping.

@@MrMotoflou hehe

@@brettbyrd8753 It was really the hypocrisy that got to me

He was thinking of all the times he was mean to Norm

I thought he seemed oddly blank

He seemed filled with genuine regret for his behavior towards Norm. I'm glad that he was honest about it too. Very real reaction.

Thoughts and prayers to Anthony

@Red River expressing sorrow for mistreating someone he admired that just lost their life is somehow “making it all about himself.” God, you must be really toxic irl and hate any showing of emotion or vulnerability, hope you grow out of it. And if anything Howie’s the one going “he was a fellow Canadian, we came from the same club” and making it about himself (still an assertion I’d disagree with, given the way they BOTH immediately pivot to fondly sharing stories reminiscing about Norm and sharing their deep admiration and respect)

Norm with the last laugh

That Bill Cosby is a stand up guy.

@@ErdricksArmor yes, but the hypocrisy

@@mikewatkins2659 you're right. They say that's the worst part.

Classic Norm Macdonald. The whole story was probably bullshit from beginning to end.

@@ErdricksArmor just ask the ladies

Beautiful.

Up or down

"This is the part of Heaven where we do jokes!"

I would pay to watch that

Naw, he's telling jokes to Nichole Brown Simpson.

Same here. I always felt I got it when most people didn’t.

I love you norm. You will be missed. Thanks for all the laughs. Make God laugh will ya?

@@Taco_ocaT i’ve been watching all kinds of Norm videos ever since I found out.

@@Dee-gk6zg I remember when he got kicked off of SNL, when I thought he was the funniest guy on the show.

@@Russellsperry Same here.

It’s going to be something else looking back now

@sfairraid 13 Indeed. Very wise man underneath it all. Its often said that he pretends to be the dumbest guy in the room, while actually being the smartest. I wasn't old enough to know of him during his Weekend Update era. But I'm glad to have found him on KZfaq.

For sure. The "I'm Not Norm" channel on KZfaq is such an amazing homage to him. I've watched countless hours of his talk show and radio appearances and he just never failed to entertain. So unique. I'll miss him for sure.

@Peter Evans, Norm taught me what mawkish meant that day.

Your dad wasn't even close to being correct. Macdonald had turned into a big fat slob because he was eating like a big fat slob. He and a couple of buddies would do live narration of the Master's, and he was on camera wiping out buckets of fried chicken. He first started getting blubbery in the late 2000s.

All the best admit he was the best

He also didn’t come across as someone trying too hard to be edgy or go for the shock value.

Norm was cut from a different cloth. A true OG.

Me also.Ive never been so upset over the death of someone that i never met.Loved Norm since i was a teenager over twenty years ago.Best comedian of all time.

What about all the dying african kids we hear about. Do you cry for them or just a person you have never met that entertains you through screens. Sounds like your not crying because you had some type of relationship but because you lost a toy that entertains you. Did you cry for all the Afghans that have been and will continue to be slaughtered by the Taliban. Probably not. U need to stop the programming that they have over you

@@anthonywandowicz8084 people must love being around you

​@@anthonywandowicz8084 Let people feel what they feel. You have no idea what kind of impact Norm might have had on certain people. You're really going to guilt trip and shame someone... because they're saddened over the loss of someone that brought a lot of joy into their life?

@@anthonywandowicz8084 telling other people how to feel...how authoritarian of you

Yeah I figured they were already on topic, didn’t expect the news to break mid convo

@@jvincemusic Same exact thing here.

Robin Williams didn’t hurt? Chris Farley didn’t hurt?

Ralphie may?

@@rsoxfan123 I wasn't alive when Chris Farley died, and I liked Robin Williams but wasn't a huge fan like I am of Norm.

Greg Giraldo was probably the first celebrity death that made me shed tears. Norm was probably second. Robin Williams stand-up wasn't very funny. He was better in acting roles, but shocking that his death was suicide.

@@toastedjoe1013 don’t forget about George Carlin’s death

How many comedians could simply say "9/11" and make you wet yourself?

You said it perfectly and accurately. Been doing that myself for years. Norm was one of a kind in all the best ways.

I watch the "b-o-r-e-d" clip, the super Dave episode, the moth joke and and a few others at least once or twice a month and still laugh my ass off every time. We'll never have another comic that can compare to that ole chunk of coal.

One more counting me.

Mmm, one comedy legend 😉 ✌

2? Patrice call jesilnik an open mic’er in my world. That was 15 years ago I guess. Lol.

Anthony isn't a legend lol

Shut up….

Calm down Kojack.

Crocker was too green to see it.

He had the lollipop goin

The funniest part of that story was him yelling "SHE WAS A HOOKER" in a diner.

well done sir.

Nice tribute!!!

I cried a little.

@@ducky1x3 I don't blame you. Norm is worth tears. 🙏

No dog house either

Lets hope no one reads ur post as u have just told everyone about ur best freind, remind me to never tell u a sectret

You cried? I love norm but I was more shocked cuz I never knew he was sick. But I didn’t know him so crying seems pretty retarded.

You are not the arbiter of when to cry or not, or attachments people make to things that moved them in life. Just because you are closed off doesn't mean those that aren't are "retards". Mirror would do you good. Don't look away for at least 10 minutes.

@@Dem0n_baby Wow, I wanna be just like you when I grow up...you seem so cool!

In honor of Norm I beseech everyone to check his Make a wish kid vid on YT.Darkly hilarious.

@@morbidmanmusic I guess Mike was trying to be funny. They say timing is everything in comedy and he failed miserably. Nothing wrong about getting emotional about someone dying even if you don't personally know them. Try and come out from behind that tough guy shell you live in once in a while. You'll feel better.

Love listening to you every night for the last 2 years. Fact you loved Norm too makes me respect you even more. 💯

@@Celtic_Iron hah hey! thank you! Yeah, huge Norm fan.

I am about to start listening to your channel and subscribed to it because of that comment

@@PianoMoverSmith1 thank you for subscribing! That wasn't my intention at all with commenting here, but I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the stories

Subbed.

You know, Alex Trebek was a large part of my growing up and I really loved watching him, his death made me very sad. But Norm hit me harder. There are few comics that can make me laugh as hard as Norm had over the years. I have never been happier going into a handbasket on its way to hell than laughing at a Norm joke.

I never really watched Jeopardy. But Still, Alex's Death Deeply touched me. (it was Actually on my birthday. But that had nothing to do with it) and Now, Norms Death is so very sad. Only a few celebrity deaths have really gotten to me, John Candy, Robin Williams, Darrell Abbott (dime) and Randy Rhoads. It's just sad to lose these talented people who gave the world so much without being able to say a proper Goodbye.

@Hunter Bidenscrackpipe I can Assure you, that they truly Do.

It's absolutely heart breaking for all of us. This one hurt.

I cried actual tears for Norm, and I am a freggin android.

His brother said his family knew. Bad reporting.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rKegYMyYyLjMfYU.html

Some people don't want people to know that kind of thing. They hate pity and don't wanna be seen differently than they are used to.

I don’t know the exact quote but in an interview in the past he talked about how he thought it was braver and more respectable to not force your family and friends to suffer with you if you’re terminally ill. Now we know he was apparently talking about himself.

He didn’t want pity or to financially gain from sympathy

@Jay people said Patrice was “too confident” (or just a flat out asshole) too. Quit taking roast jokes seriously and bring me a gigantic turkey leg, you fucken nothin’

@Jay yea....that’s kind of his act. I can understand if you don’t like it, I personally have a hard time watching his specials due to his formulaic (albeit funny (subjective, ik)) writing style; innocuous set up, dark turn for a punchline. Innocuous setup, dark turn for a punchline - over, and over again. The act (even for a fan) definitely wears thin after a while. But I do also think it’s good for Anthony that a lot of people aren’t fans of his act, Patrice once said [this is paraphrased] “comedy shouldn’t be everyone in the room laughing: it should be half the people laughing, and half the people horrified” imean look how hated Fallon is, largely due to his unyielding desire to be ‘like-able’

@Jay true true. My personal all-time favorite was Greg Giraldo - another naturally funny, real, genuine, authentic comic with little to no act at all, just him being funny. And there are old tough crowd episodes where you can see him and Patrice going back-and-forth with their shit talk, but it’s clear through all of it that both comics truly have one another’s respect. There’s even an episode where Greg and Patrice are on the couch next to one another and I’ve honestly never seen Patrice talk so calmly, politely and respectfully as he did to Greg in (parts of) that episode

Yea I agree it was a Norm line for sure

Oh Geeze!!!! You made me remember Artie!!!! Dude! Seriously! You are so right! Someone literally needs to be checking on Artie! Dang… I bet Artie & his constant issues this last decade made it easy for Norm to keep his issues quiet. I have brain cancer & it sucks to bring it up. I’m not ashamed but it just steals the conversation & shuts it down. I have so many stories of learning this lesson when my tumor first happened. I am pretty sick now & I have tried my best to hide it. I am not dealing with that freaking light on me again.

@@nessa2481 I wish you the best with your cancer. I’ve had cancer in my immediate family a few times. I know how difficult it is both physically and mentally. A positive attitude can really make a huge difference. Sending you good healthy thoughts. 😆

Artie put up a video bout an hour ago.

@@Latabrine - Do you mean this one? It’s really just audio but yes, it’s new. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbxdhKR7uM-YXY0.html

Yeah for real. Norm was definitely one of those comedians that didn't sound like other comedians in his timing, his cadence. His jokes rarely sounded like jokes. At times you know what the punch line is going to be early on, then he would make you forget about it with some wild story, and then boom there's the punchline. He was so clever, and made it seem effortless. A comedian's comedian.