"I had a gambling addiction, but im over it." "I bet youre not" 😂😂😂 took a sec

That’s a real stream of consciousness right there.

Thanks for putting this together. I wish he'd done more stuff like this. He was an incredibly intelligent guy. I hope he found the afterlife he was looking for.

"thoughts will happen. NO FUCKING KIDDING?!" 😂😭 Norm was a master of humor. He saw the funny in everything. Wish we could have had him longer.

Norm is probably the guy I vibe with most in terms of 'spirituality'... Rest in peace

“I am a sinner, I ate apples, that’s page one..” he was the greatest never heard another comedian be so willing to get to this level

A real meeting of the mind…

The only thing better than Norm doing stand-up comedy, is Norm doing a thoughtful interview. You can tell he was a reader and a deep thinker, with an eye and ear for, a hunger for, truth. "Qui es veritas?"

We lost a brilliant mind indeed. Love ya Norm Rest Easy.

I went into rehab 2 weeks before COVID and you can’t have you’re phone there. I asked my Dad (who’s a big comedy fan) to get me Stanhope’s memoir and Norm’s. I was delivered Stanhope’s and Adam Corolla’s which I didn’t read or ask for and then the world shut down. 90 days later my friend took me home and and on my bed was Norm’s memoire with the message of “I already spent 30 grand to save your life, I wasn’t about to give you a masterpiece, and provide you a “cure” when I know you’d listen to Norm more than a very expensive therapist. Hope you liked Corolla.”

Norm became solidified as my favorite comedian when I found these clips of him talking about and expressing such similar views as my own

Norm is a gift.

"I don't care if he lives on a mountain....with snow and shit." 😂😂😂😂

I miss Norm and the old O&A show with Patrice O’Neal. Like Norm said in his book time goes by so fast.

"When I was a Christian I would sin all the time, like I ate apples, that's on page 1, worst possible thing you can do". 😂

39:06 I can't describe well enough the genuine purity and grace it takes Norm to say this. Not sure the timeframe, but given Norms end, very powerful

“After you die your consciousness continues but there is nothing.” That would be hell. What a scary thought.

You’ve got eternal life bro , your probably cracking everyone up in heaven as I write ✍️ this message .

“Right now I’m of no faith.” But you’re looking for answers “Yeah, I’ll find somethin.” That hits hard with the context we have now. Hope he found the answers he was looking for.

The more I listen to Norm’s thoughts the more I like him. Rest in Peace. I hope you’ve found the answers to your questions in that afterlife and even found God out there.

Dont under appreciate quality intelligent conversation. It feels good to hear actual genuine talk. This is a real conversation , calculated, giving each other moments to mull subjects over. Genuine talk. Not its my way or no way. Lets talk about it and figure stuff out together not oppose each other and stay ignorant

I didn’t know Norm was so funny until after he died. Like I didn’t have TV growing up so I never got a chance to watch him on SNL or otherwise except his minor parts in movies. Now he’s my favorite comedian of all time and I can’t even go see the mother fer cuz he’s dead! I feel so jipped lol RIP Norm. Can’t wait to meet you in heaven ❤

1:52 “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Blaise Pascal

The more I learn about this Norm guy, the more I think he was a real nice guy.

The sad realization is that the funniest people are often the saddest. It’s not their jokes or wit, but rather their ability to laugh at the absurdity of life, that makes them a true comic. Existence brings with it a dark reality, but at least laughter can make you feel better about it. The end result is the same, but at least you could feel a little bit better. That’s all any of us can ever hope for, is to feel a little bit better. Norm made me feel a little bit better. God bless his soul.

Norm really did give us some hints. I feel like I remember listening to the nerdiest episode and feel g something strange. But that’s how looking back on the past can be. I might be completely making that up and it’s just because I cared a lot for Norm. Ah well. If there was ever a comedian I would have cared to meet and tell that he changed how I looked at everything, it was this man. ❤😢

WHAT AN HONEST INTERESTING CONVERSATION.... THANK YOU

Damn I miss this dude.

This is wonderful! I've never heard Norm speak "seriously" for this long. Love to hear it. He was so smart.

It’s wonderful the way he put his words together. In my opinion the greatest comedian of all time. Such a lovely human. And I’m an atheist.

I think this is the closest we’ve come to understanding where Norm got his ideas from.

Love hearing everything Norm

As someone who would call themselves an "agnostic", I love hearing religion or spirituality spoken of in this way. It's fun. Have fun, and contemplate life.

I can't believe I never seen this before, this is gold

Clint Eastwood impression at 20:05 reflecting the line in Unforgiven...

Norm didn’t hate sunsets, he hated that people loved them so much, or were distracted by them enough that they weren’t thinking about what will happen to them when they die. It’s the way it’s supposed to be but it doesn’t work as good on really smart people.

This is great, me and Norm seem to share a lot of thought’s

That’s a great one..

What a fantastic artist Norm was. I hope he got something from the interviewer that corrected him on his misconceptions.

I have watched this video so many times in the last year that it has saved me from and sent me into multiple existential crisis's

Its amazing listening to him knowing its all real thoughts and not a set up

I love you Norm and I am really glad you were a night club comic and not a philosopher, I just hope it gave you peace

Very wise. Rest in power norm you won’t be forgotten 🙏

Norm Macdonald always reminds me I don’t want to die

A research of science makes you a scientist, an in depth understanding of science makes you a believer of God.

The more I know about this Norm fella, the more I like him. I've been having sweaty, fevered dreams of Norm. I'd like to meet him sometime...shit he's vanished! Just my luck!

Norm admitted his intellect was untrained. He didn’t do well on the subjects of religion, politics and philosophy, but then, neither do the experts in those fields. He had wisdom of ordinary life, which you could equate to comedy. It is the real wisdom in any case.

Norm's view that no one truly believes they are just an insect is an enlightening one. Nihilism is based on the importance of what humans choose to do with their limited time, knowing that they will die. But if you take the fatalistic view that our choices are as base and programmed as any insect, then some form of spirituality is the only way out. Either some spiritual essence pervades humanity, or we are too stupid to ever grasp the fullness of our own ignorance. Even people like me, who believe that life is a horrific joke, fail to conduct ourselves as if it were.

nice little pop in from ol chipper

Greatest comedian ever.

These are some of greatest thought sessions ever recorded

“Go through the chimney” Norm😢, there will never be another Norm

What podcast was the last clip taken from? I used to know it but have since forgotten (Possibly due to my dementia as I near my end)

Greatest comedian of all time.

I'm am atheist and Norm's views on God do not make sense to me, but I wouldn't want him not believe in God. An atheist Norm wouldn't feel like the Norm we all love.

"so you really believe?" "I'm trying" Me too, norm, me too

incredibly intelligent

People didn't know when to take Norm seriously because he was such a smart ass.

Lot of good stuff here, other then his misunderstanding of theory vs law

"Everything is the past." Man, that is deep

''I bet you're not'' was a perfect joke.

What is the last interview from? When he is talking about the idea of God and finding purpose?

That bloat face period he went through (like in the thumbnail) really had me worried for him, but it turns out it was just side effects of the cancer medication, and the liquor and the botched plastic surgery, and he slimmed right back down at the end, so that was nice to see. It was nicer than knowing he was sick.

Does anyone know what interviews these clips are from? Specifically the one talking about faith, a benevolent higher power, and how he’s closest to Judaism at that time.

@39:04 That was actually really sweet

Norms novel is one of the best novels of American literature. I really mean it.

It's driving me crazy, is one of the interviewers Jesse Scaturro who does the yannis pappas podcast?

This is better than any uni philosophy class and more interesting¹⁰....norm is a deep. Not like being pushed down a well or anything.

I think Norm was very intelligent, but here he has a lot of claims about how atheists think. I am an atheist and I don't agree with his assertions on how I think. I agree much more with him than he would have thought.

Man totally in agreement with norm until the last interview. I basically agree with nothing he said there but the most striking to me (and the common sound bite I hear) is that there’s no purpose to life without god. Since we exist, and can experience both good and bad things, clearly the purpose to life is to experience more of the good up to the end of our lifetime

living in the present is not forgetting the past! lol it's the ability and the choice to be present or to be reviewing your memories. it's not being at the mercy of your intrusive thoughts. start with noticing the gaps between your thoughts.

There'd be no point in doing the month long vacation in the hypothetical. If you have no memory and nothing of substance to bring back with you, it's as though literally nothing happened. All that's happened is you wasted a month.

I can’t think of a greater mismatch in personalities than Anthony and Norm.

Can anyone tell me where these interviews are from? They’re amazing

everyone wants to believe they understand everything and speculate every word norm and others alike speak 😂

What podcast/radio is this?😊

What a fucken iteresti g talk, i liked that ahit

The idea of consciousness going on and there being nothing is whats called the void.

I love Reading Comments first; How upset people are that Norm Believed in GOD( I would say Norm Knew GOD). He has moved on. Thanks for Sharing your insight-- Norm. .

Everything that begins to exist has a cause. Thats a scientific truth.

I always refrain from calling comics geniuses….but I think most would agree Norm was one of the very few

12:41 you can definitely focus on more than one thing at a time. That's why we drive and talk on the phone and listen to podcasts and text simultaneously.

Crazy to think he has experienced death

When Norm was talking about why God put evil in the world I think he right about evil creating good etc. To add to that I think that a world with only good is not good. You need bad times to appreciate the good ones. Also if there is only good free will could not exist. That is why I think if God does exist he would allow evil to exist. A all good world is not as good as what it seems to be. I think I got that from a Jordan Peterson Clip but it stayed with me ever since, because I always wondered if there is a God why would evil/bad things exist.

I love Norm. I listen to the same clips over and over again and i miss him and hate that there will be no more. Now that that qualification is out of the way, his thoughts on science and religion were half baked at best. His arguments, though stated with a thoughtful tone, were riddled with holes. The last host was kind in the way he interviewed Norm without interruption, and responded with great questions. I rememeber listening to this stuff before he died and thought he sounded retarded. It makes me sad to know the context of his faith and his impending death. Who knows, when i find out that my death is in sight, i might adopt the same logicless but hopeful "intuitions" as well.

21:00 norm says god creates bad

Absolutely I’d still spend a month on the island with the beautiful woman…. It isn’t necessary that we recall the minutia of that which we’ve experienced for that experience to have nourished our souls. Imagine how much angst, worry, frustration & anxiety one would flush from their systems if they could shelve the tedium of impending existential dread for a month and pork *insert dream women* for a month.

Why did you cut out the part about Norm bashing the devil?

The other dude is a pretty sensible smart guy as well. Who is he?

It's like a room full of me's

I wish I could go back into time, to speak with him. I suppose I may have the chance to go forward and meet him someday. 28:00 I've considered the consequence of proving that God is. It would be unfair. It would be a crushing apocalypse to the converted. It could be so terrifying that the person learning the truth could lose their minds. Even if they already believed, that revelation may not be comforting. Because, faith is a barrier to consequence. Many of us are so concerned with if, we don't think of what happens next. Then the question becomes, since God does exist, why am I who I am? Why was I born to suffer? Why do I live, only to die? Such questions can only be settled by wisdom, patience, humility, and knowledge. It's more than we can handle while also living a life among others. It would be like analysing a replay of your first lap, while racing to the finish line. Norm... He was more curious and wonderful than I realized. I am glad his voice echos in his absence. His absence does cause me sorrow. I am glad he lived. Perhaps God is pleased with him.

Why did you cut his answer?

Wow

The one time I think Norm is wrong: about science. Seems to not understand that Einstein worked with way more than intuition, and was peer reviewed and both proven right and wrong. He even doubted his own intuition based on the evidence of the time, sich as gravitational waves.

I used to believe God was a Imaginary friend but now I believe GOD IS THE ONLY THING THAT EXISTS and I am my ( OWN) Imaginary friend. . WE are here to Dissolve the EGO ., Which is the idea that we are SEPARATE from the SOURCE

Does anyone know if i can find this full interview?

I can appreciate why Norm didn’t take to meditation. I’ll probably spend the rest of my life endeavouring to make it a regular habit and not be shit at it. Given comics are very much ego driven creatures (more so) and the very best one’s minds seem to act like super-computers persistently absorbing, reflecting upon, reconfiguring etc …. I imagine it would be doubly hard switching those bad boys off and sucking in some prana.

Its like the book of ecclesiastes if it was a person

Crazy how norm was a philosophical luminary… wish more celebrities actually used their brains so our ongoing national discussion wasn’t based primarily on who is effing who and someone’s most recent ass implant surgery…RIP norm you were a great!

Cant believe he never came out of the closet