Norm MacDonald Interviews SNL writer Jim Downey on the Dennis Miller Show - July 16, 2008.
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@Densemankat11 жыл бұрын
Had no idea Jim Downey was the "I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul" guy from Billy Madison.
@812DirtyJ6 жыл бұрын
also, one of the bums in Dirty work
@lordmonty94213 жыл бұрын
I knew that. I totally knew that. Jim Downey rocks.
@king_draculakid67112 жыл бұрын
He’s also in There Will Be Blood. :) RIP NORM
@TheKitchenerLeslie2 жыл бұрын
He wrote the famous First CityWide Change Bank sketches and is in those too. I was so stoned the first time I saw those in 1991 and laughed so hard at its absurdity that I thought I had gone insane... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eb50q7F037vXoIE.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdWUpKyBssjdhZs.html
@murderc27 Жыл бұрын
@@lordmonty9421 okay, easy fella.
@SidelerMN2 жыл бұрын
19:12 every once in a while I come back to this to listen to Gary’s call. I love how much Norm enjoys his question for Jim. God damn, gonna miss you Norm
@eddy87su2 жыл бұрын
That was the most genuine laugh I ever heard from Norm. You can tell that Norm really liked the guy cause he reminded him of his people back home. He even has that thick Canadian/northern Midwest accent)
@harshailapakurty2 жыл бұрын
That caller was delightful and I completely agree with the laugh 😊
@harshailapakurty2 жыл бұрын
“If you’re gonna do four in a row, you’re not gonna have much time for pokin around the fire” oh Normie
@Sui_Generis02 жыл бұрын
What did he mean?
@nathanielmilner6646 Жыл бұрын
I do the exact same thing!!
@scromtrulescent4 жыл бұрын
In 2005 I was an intern at SNL... most writers kept to themselves and seldom interacted with us. However, on show nights, I would stand just outside Lorne's office and watch the show with Jim Downey. He was open, approachable, and loved to joke around. I recognized him from a few 90's sketches, but only later realized how influential he's been.
@TheKitchenerLeslie2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdWUpKyBssjdhZs.html
@vhscopyofseinfeld Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing
@billbally4419 Жыл бұрын
Who are u
@garpfunkel28769 ай бұрын
That's very cool.
@nicknoga5649 ай бұрын
@@billbally4419 well that’s just it… I was just some kid interning there. Lorne’s assistants would stick me outside his office to sort of restock his beer/wine and pour glasses for VIP guests. Usually I was invisible to those high-profile types… but Jim Downey saw fit to chat with me for whatever reason. (I think because I’d made a reference to an old sketch he’d done ten years before). He made a point to remember my name, include me in conversations he was having with other writers, etc. They were little gestures that meant a lot to me… gestures few other staffers were generous enough to make.
@zg94459 ай бұрын
I wish I could have called in to ask Jim where he gets his ideas from 😂😂😂
@MrVisde9 ай бұрын
“What’ve you got poking in the fire?” is the next best question 😂
@JanGottschau9 ай бұрын
😂
@chrismoseley3499 ай бұрын
I love the "change" sketch Jim did. It was a sketch about a bank and he spent like two minutes talking about different combinations of change they could give out. F'ing hilarious.
@mightisright9 жыл бұрын
This is basically a precursor to Norm's podcast. So funny.
@luukeluketer10247 жыл бұрын
He's just a cursor now .......Letterman 25th July.....
@BigNorm694 ай бұрын
@@mackhomie6he is now
@Roy__Batty6 жыл бұрын
“So Jim, whaddaya got poking around in the fire?”
@edmcboy77466 жыл бұрын
That was pretty funny but a better question would have been to ask him where he gets his ideas from. To each his own, I suppose.
@Roy__Batty6 жыл бұрын
Ed McBoy “Ed McBoy” is fucking amazing
@edmcboy77466 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is. Carl Reiner coined it during his Norm Macdonald Live episode. It's genius.
@francisdaly17572 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something Norm would ask
@RoryMonaghan11 жыл бұрын
It's a pity Jim doesn't do more acting himself. His Dead Pan delivery is excellent
@TheKitchenerLeslie2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdWUpKyBssjdhZs.html
@BareBandSubscription7 ай бұрын
Seriously. His bit part in Billy Madison features some of the best deadpan comic delivery I’ve ever seen.
@dashrirprock9 жыл бұрын
At 30:56 Norm asks, "Who was the funniest guy ever on Saturday Night Live?" Downey eventually begins naming names... Norm finally says, "That's interesting you didn't mention a woman." Downey: "Oh, I thought you said 'the funniest guys'?" Norm: "No, I said 'the funniest performers.'"
@daviddavid19726 жыл бұрын
point?
@mackhomie66 жыл бұрын
david wood it's sorta funny
@Wingoball696 жыл бұрын
Really dude? its a joke, you're watching a norm macdonald interview. If u don't see the humor in mr dashriprock's comment then you probably shouldn't be here.
@murderc275 жыл бұрын
david w Is that supposed to be a takeoff from the joke or are you really that stupid?
@SOS-School_Of_Survival5 жыл бұрын
He's a provocateur
@Daniel-RunToRoyal11 жыл бұрын
So ahhh Jim, ahhh what do you got poking in the fire?? LOL!!!!!
@gaylordmcgillicuddy87456 жыл бұрын
I almost thought that was a planted call. It was just too perfect lol...
@chasedwards96269 ай бұрын
Norm using his opportunity as guest host to troll his old friend and corner him into saying something sexist is so classic.
@synchc7 ай бұрын
This is probably the best chemistry I've ever seen from Norm. You can tell these two have an absolutely solid gold history, friendship and a profound respect for one another. Almost everything Norm says he's either baiting Jim, trying to derail him or sharing an in-joke and Jim's just ploughing on, trying to be professional and not laugh. Jus' two ol' lumps of coal with 1000 carat cores and a gold nugget of an interview for posterity.
@jthunderstriker11 жыл бұрын
This is great. 2 geniuses having a conversation.
@albertfish12272 жыл бұрын
Real meeting of the the mindddd.
@craggles75389 ай бұрын
Are they good at math or something?
@synchc7 ай бұрын
Yeah, there's a real stream of consciousness going on.
@ludwigfan30135 жыл бұрын
I had a life, a house, cars, respect in the community, suddenly it was all taken away. I think I finally realized how low I sunk. One day I was at my daughters soccer game, she lives with her mom, when I was standing on the sidelines and a cop came up and asked me to move along. That's when it hit me, I'm not even a human be...
@jewfroDZak4 жыл бұрын
Heres your two dollars!
@rockitmorton10 жыл бұрын
Name five great women writers on Saturday Night Live...... Hey you want to take a call from Joel!
@rockitmorton4 жыл бұрын
@Aramis3737 Great idea! I completely understand what you're referring to 24:45
@Sh0n08 ай бұрын
19:59 is basically the origin of eget’s ‘where do you get your ideas from question
@seanwade81888 ай бұрын
I wonder if that was a set up by Norm, a genuine question, or just a random funny guy
@TheMitchyevans2 жыл бұрын
30:54 Norm asks who the funniest guy on SNL was, then traps him a minute later by saying he asked who the best performer. A good gag, and he had Downey stumbling over himself.
@madforit25 жыл бұрын
That guy who rang in on 19:25 is hilarious
@pennystocklocks Жыл бұрын
Norm 100% set that up
@seanwade81888 ай бұрын
“What you got pokin’ in the fire?”
@utopian3d3 жыл бұрын
Norm: name 5 great woman writers. Downey: uhhhhhhh
@opaljk48359 ай бұрын
And then does
@luukeluketer10249 жыл бұрын
Wow...Jim Downey knows his shit inside out.........
@Roggiedodgie6 жыл бұрын
Until he starts praising Obama
@FlanzShirt9 жыл бұрын
It's a true credit to Norm (though his fans already know this) that all of the significant Harvard Lampoon writers LOVE Norm. Jim, Steve O'Donnell, Conan....Funny people know funny. Norm is the best of the best.
@ImnotNorm6 жыл бұрын
Flanz Shirt You don't have to be from ivy league schools to know what's funny
@Gush276 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Great to see you on all of these Norm videos, nice to know there's a small community of us starving for Norm content. What's your favorite podcast episode? Mine is the Andy Dick and Todd Glass interviews.
@nostalgiajunkie4 жыл бұрын
I'm not Norm I mean he’s known as a comedian’s comedian so it would make sense to refer to really funny people who’ve gone on record listing him as a favorite. Don’t simplify things, comedy can get complicated, especially when you’re dealing with norm or other Kauffman-esque comedians. A lot of the times the fact that the audience doesn’t understand IS the joke
@bmh18172 Жыл бұрын
@@ImnotNorm rare comment
@BunnyMan4566 жыл бұрын
Jim is apparently Robert Downey Jr.'s uncle.
@saaketh83 Жыл бұрын
A real meeting of the minds. Like for real. Miss you norm, love you Jim.
@mischiefmikeyo7 жыл бұрын
norms laugh when that caller asks what jims got going is the funniest part of this. must be fun being famous and having people ask you idiotic questions
@seanwade81888 ай бұрын
I thought the caller did that as a joke, I hope so cos I thought it was hilarious
@KingMinosxxvi3 жыл бұрын
Obama was such a great salesman Americans forgot the war was going on.
@Bd9512 жыл бұрын
The amount of jokes and sketches this guy has written over the years is probably staggering.
@JaneDoe-zr4px8 жыл бұрын
I adore Norm on tv and in movies but would love him to do more radio. Love his intelligence, voice and sleepy/mellow quality. Also when he's in his super-sleepy-Xanax mode, he gives major ASMR tingles. Norm rules.
@mackhomie66 жыл бұрын
Jane Doe he gives major asmr tingles? what in the hell does that mean
@mackhomie66 жыл бұрын
Aha I was just typing that same question when I saw my own comment from two months ago
@Dhardy3169 ай бұрын
I would love him to do more radio also!!
@mpoukanouka66222 жыл бұрын
I love how even the first 15 minutes of them bloviating about politics is practically a lame half arsed bit, because that's what the Dennis Miller crowd usually wants to hear
@grands1am11 жыл бұрын
I listened to this just because I'll listen to anything with Norm, but now I know that Jim Downey is the guy who did the hilarious Grayson Moorhead Securities commercial from SNL.
@adamcoe9 ай бұрын
If My Wife Calls
@maya-em4mr6 жыл бұрын
Jim May God Have Mercy On Your Soul Downey
@beterbutz7 жыл бұрын
This is Robert Downey jrs uncle
@quincee3311 жыл бұрын
Norm is from Ottawa, he knows politics. He has a brother Neil who hosts The 5th Estate on CBC.
@aliofly5 жыл бұрын
7:00 Norm already noticing in 2008 that 'fake news' had been co-opted
@Roescoe2 жыл бұрын
And calling out the female double standard
@opaljk48359 ай бұрын
@@Roescoethe female double standard…which one?
@Roescoe9 ай бұрын
@@opaljk4835 "That's interesting you didn't mention a woman." Downey: "Oh, I thought you said 'the funniest guys'?" Norm: "No, I said 'the funniest performers.'" He knows they're not any good in comparison to guys, but that's not funny. So uh Double standard? HAHA you must be out of your mind.
@opaljk48359 ай бұрын
@@Roescoe comparing woman to each other vs comparing guys to each other is a double standard?
@Mr_Never_Sad2 жыл бұрын
Here’s a fun fact that I just learned Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr’s uncle.
@pennystocklocks Жыл бұрын
haha yeah that guy who called was a real jerk
@quiet123410 жыл бұрын
Norm is such a troll. But his friends get it, as you can tell with the way Jim handles the interview, anyone else would think norms being a rude interviewer but his friends know that hes just joshin em :)
@normmacdonaldrules46028 жыл бұрын
+quiet1234 My name is Josh and FUCK YOU!
@MichaelStarkey6 жыл бұрын
They are friends and writing geniuses. The whole show is a gag, and on fire.
@WillHerndon9 ай бұрын
23:13 Norm pretending to praise Kristen Wiig "I saw her doing something on Update, I dunno what it was but she talked real fast? Man, she's good" lmao
@veespa_4 жыл бұрын
“...he has a question I’ve always wanted to know about!” “yea, hey Jim, I am really curious & have always wondered... where do you get your ideas from?”
@mattbowman95263 жыл бұрын
Frank Stallone
@pj5453 жыл бұрын
Super Dave's response to this is so damn funny!
@kaithongsavanh36494 жыл бұрын
Jim Downey worked with Norm at that duo also did the “Celebrity Jeopardy” skits. It was Norm and Jim who wrote all those.
@noahgreene19552 жыл бұрын
It was Norm and Steve Higgins
@peterd58433 жыл бұрын
"what you got pokin' in the fire?"
@EkafEmanresu6 жыл бұрын
19:12 lol this guy
@IWantSomethingNew5 жыл бұрын
The guy's going to remember forever that he made Norm crack up! Not a small achievement for a common man calling on the radio!
@thomasipkiss87938 ай бұрын
They are like brothers
@hazerebitaraf11 жыл бұрын
Bani Sadr alive, and currently lives in France; Ghotbzadeh, however was executed for conspiracy shortly after the revolution.
@MelBrewer5 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe Downeey when he says the heavy drug use stopped in season 3. Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Belushi all had bad drug problems throughout their time on the show, which the living ones admit to.
@pts52173 жыл бұрын
Thought the same thing. It seemed to end more like after 4/5 years. Lorne Michaels started cracking down after Belushi got really out of control.
@MrVisde9 ай бұрын
Jim: “Pat was a man. Anyone who watched the show can very clearly see that…” Norm: “Oh, because Farley said it was a woman…” Jim: “Yup, she could be. I can see that. Maybe…” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@johnwalsh69984 жыл бұрын
I really, really want to fix that image box around Downey so it’s lined up with Norm’s.
@apachedisco9 жыл бұрын
Norm is a genius. Crazy bat-shit peeing in jars kinda cra cra. I love him.
@strangerinthealps58747 жыл бұрын
Peeing in jars LOL
@mackhomie66 жыл бұрын
D WMS stern has said more than once that norm told him he pees in bottles at home, but norm always kind of ignores it or does his "whaaaaaat?" until stern moves on
@DrDebD5 жыл бұрын
Good God why?
@boeing_opal2 ай бұрын
Downey's interpretation of Iran-Contra is completely nuts lol. Doesn't even mention the cocaine trafficking
@johnlilly02 жыл бұрын
I'd say Jim Downey's commentary about Hillary Clinton's failure to take Obama seriously (at around 11:00) both is correct and eerily foreshadows her fate as a candidate against Donald Trump in 2016. Weird--but not surprising given that Jim Downey is an astute observer and analyst of lots of stuff in my experience. Anyway, like a lot of people I'm watching this because I'm missing Norm MacDonald, and also because KZfaq apparently knows that about me and keeps shoving his stuff down my throat. To my great delight, I might add.
@josephkelley86413 жыл бұрын
Posting below made me recall the beautiful, classy, hysterical Marilyn Suzanne Miller - who taught comedy-writing around NYC for those lucky-enough to get in. (Monday night 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. - the great Joe Minion a few seats away). .
@josephkelley86413 жыл бұрын
Marilyn being the former Head Writer of SNL - a real hottie from the Midwest - I think Marilyn was working for Kresge's when she decided she'd become a comedy writer. Kresge's.!!!
@josephkelley86413 жыл бұрын
Kresge's being the Rite-Aid of its' time - though not a chain - very East Coast.
@kirkstable2 жыл бұрын
Real stream of consciousness
@krisschaefer8768 жыл бұрын
best 'Update' ever...
@timadamson33789 ай бұрын
Freed the hostages? That happened immediately once Reagan was elected.
@boeing_opal2 ай бұрын
Yeah his understanding of the whole thing is uh a little off base
@bigLdrones5 жыл бұрын
I’m all cleared up on the Pat thing.. finally
@josephallen92616 жыл бұрын
The call at about 19:10 was beautiful. If it was a set-up, it was impressive. (gotta be another comedian? a friend of norm's?)
@zenoftupac90965 жыл бұрын
Sounded like Chris Farley’s Brother ( Kevin Farley )
@nicholaskothari81503 жыл бұрын
one the biggest laughs from Norm i've heard... so funny!
@ENigma-um8zw2 жыл бұрын
The Iran contra bit had me rolling so hard
@JoJaDaRu11 жыл бұрын
Great upload, this is what youtube is all about. Not some stupid vlog.
@00001Rob4 жыл бұрын
They still suck 7 years later 😁
@josephkelley86413 жыл бұрын
"Best UPDATE in the history of Comedy, not just SNL." I get a little twinge because of my love/respect for the great Chevy Chase. Who just blew-up in front of our eyes - took over - cover of Tim, Newsweek - if he got any hotter he'd have exploded (taken about 100 people with im). -But Norm and Jim - yeah, something very very special - in fact Lightning. -Norm and Jim proved that LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE TWICE cuz they went-for-it-, went hard, hit hard - took no prisoners - and at the exact moment in time when Political Correctness STARTED. In fact Norm MacDonald was (pc's) it's very first VICTIM. But it just made Norm greater. not richer maybe - but Norm's about Truth not Legal Tender. .God Bless Norm, Jim Downey and Chevy - (deep bows) .
@mattfinleylive9 ай бұрын
Jan hooks was great.
@pizzapizza90912 жыл бұрын
True interviewer. With out a desk...
@kmcg64445 жыл бұрын
Prescient points re: Obama vs Hilary the first time (about 10 minutes in).
@somarriba3339 ай бұрын
Now I am smarter for listening to this.
@edmcboy77466 жыл бұрын
Jim's prediction about Casey Wilson didn't quite pan out.
@alexholycross95246 жыл бұрын
Ed McBoy A1 profile name
@joshuathomas56266 жыл бұрын
Is that because stalin was worse you wife fucking jew hater
@pennystocklocks Жыл бұрын
20:00 Norm Losing It LoL...
@greenvelvet3 жыл бұрын
If Jim Downey and Norm Macdonald started a podcast about American foreign policy. I would listen to that religiously. to be honest if they started a podcast talking about anything I would listen to it
@pennystocklocks Жыл бұрын
you think norm had people call in
@ToxicCityOfficial9 ай бұрын
After listening several times I can confirm that the caller at 20:00 is the great Sid Youngers
@corymcpherson12359 ай бұрын
Gary from Saginaw has a lot of pokers in the fire
@Guntherthefool4 жыл бұрын
I could watch/listen to a whole video of just norm trying to pronounce Arab names and words.
@APOLLO-dy8rc4 жыл бұрын
Those names weren't Arab, they were Iranian
@Guntherthefool4 жыл бұрын
@@APOLLO-dy8rc sorry for my ignorance but it was only half ignorant as I also want to hear him pronounce Arabic names. I could listen to him trying to pronounce Farsi or Arabic names all day
@theducksneezes49876 жыл бұрын
Name Five great women writers 24:44
@MsElke116 жыл бұрын
Jim Downey.... the second most important person behind SNL, according to Dennis Miller. He served as writer for 32 years on SNL... brother of Robert Downey Jr. and a HARVARD GRAD. Not bad for someone who isn't easily recognizable!
@thebrazilianatlantis1655 жыл бұрын
"brother of Robert Downey Jr." No.
@josephdykes18209 ай бұрын
@thebrazilianatlantis165 yeah, junior is not Jim's last name
@JackTempest942 ай бұрын
Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr.'s Paternal Half Uncle. Jr's Father was Born Robert Elias. His father died, then his mother married someone by the name of Downey. Who adopted Robert Elias, changing his name to Robert Downey. They had Jim Downey a few years later.
@DizKord16006 жыл бұрын
TIL Jim Downey is Robert Downey Jr's uncle
@trevorphillips520111 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I hate people do impressions of funny stuff. Impossible to find Christopher Walken Census and Cow bell.
@scottprice69272 жыл бұрын
Norm could've done this as a career a la Miller, Corolla, others. He was too funny to get a bs interview show going. Downey is his favorite person so he's into it here
@bcast99784 жыл бұрын
The real estate man.
@amirbostani7344 жыл бұрын
Bani Sadre is alive, and lives in France Norm.
@Turnheadcough8 ай бұрын
Satins instrument he hit that on the head it is
@handfullocheez11 жыл бұрын
you have it backward
@zg94459 ай бұрын
Here’s your two dollars!
@lpowers9 ай бұрын
Norm was a big fan of Bani-Sadr.
@treasurechest2951 Жыл бұрын
Norm does ask who's the funniest *guy* 30:55 then gaslights Jim for not answering with a woman
@pburnzzz92605 жыл бұрын
'7.00, "Fake News"....If they only knew what it would mean in the Trump era
@angelmanfredy8 ай бұрын
I called the number but no one answered. 😢
@NetCerpher9 ай бұрын
What happened to Jim? Just saw him on Conan’s pod. Hard to believe it’s visibly him.
@seanwade81888 ай бұрын
He was cursed with the side effects of a long period of time
@demoistogu39359 ай бұрын
😊
@Josh1billion Жыл бұрын
"Norm Macdonald was the funniest man to ever live" -people with a propensity to tell the truth "no" -liars
@ifyouseekade2 жыл бұрын
32:20 Jim "I hate women" Downey
@Benjabola11 жыл бұрын
that ended kinda awkwardly. i hope there was more radio show after where downey wasn't just put in a corner
@ili6263 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised Jim Downey placed Belushi in the “second tier” of talent. Anyone else surprised? ..or have I been overrating Belushi?... or underrating Ackroyd & Murray etc?
@natwolf68710 ай бұрын
He was ok.
@sageantone72914 жыл бұрын
Who's with Norm?
@corymcpherson12359 ай бұрын
Pat…was a WOMAN
@ComedyJakob4 жыл бұрын
Hey I hope you're not related to the Roberts Downeys Well, he's their brother and uncle so
@johnisaacdavey8 жыл бұрын
anybody know what Jim Downey's IQ is?
@HelgeStrichen7 жыл бұрын
104
@TheEleatic9 ай бұрын
“Fake News” will never catch on.
@waremblem34057 жыл бұрын
Occasionally, sane people work in TV. About as often as when the DB Cooper's bail out at 30,000 feet, but hey, it's better than nothing. Ebersole, what an ass. No wonder his wife dumped him!
@TELEthruVOXx7 жыл бұрын
War Emblem this comment reads like a trump tweet. Bravo
@waremblem34057 жыл бұрын
The connection of whatever Trump would tweet and --- sorry, got distracted. Some pharma company finally hired an ATTRACTIVE (non-botoxed) lady for their Viagra TV ad. I got REALLY distracted. Four hours from now, I should be back to normal.
@MikeHunt-rw4gf9 ай бұрын
algorithm
@bearpickle6 жыл бұрын
I was shocked to learn Jim Downey is dull.
@greggreaves17279 ай бұрын
abolhassan banisadr wasn't executed. what kind of crap is this
@2HHB3 жыл бұрын
one of the most disappointing interviews ive ever listened to. this guy has so many untapped stories
@andysott2 жыл бұрын
HOw you lovin Obama NOW? lol
@byronwelichko85776 жыл бұрын
Downey supports Obama cause “he’s a cool guy.” ... Downey sounds like a real smart guy.
@gerrydooley9512 жыл бұрын
well, he did attend Harvard which isn't exactly community college. Also, I'm sure he has other reasons why he liked Obama
@paul1x17 жыл бұрын
man you tube ruined comedy for me watching these genius comics on interviews or Howard wherever they don't have bits or writers they are just conversing with each other they are boring
@snuffmeister67207 жыл бұрын
that is literally the exact opposite of what i feel personally. have a thumb.
@mackhomie66 жыл бұрын
paul1x1 your own unrealistic expectations have more to do with it than KZfaq, I'd think