The GREATEST Roast In COMEDY HISTORY

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Hey everyone, today's video is on Norm Macdonald's performance on the Roast of Bob Saget. With the Roast of Tom Brady being so heavily talked about I figured i would take a deeper dive at the roast I find to be truly the funniest roast of all time given the splendid performance by Norm Macdonald. Many comedians loved this performance such as Colin Quinn, Greg Giraldo, Marc Maron, Louis C.K, and many more. Some comedians were confused by it, but most people understood that Norm's inoffensive jokes was a roast of the roast itself. To me, that's what made this roast so special. The next roast I will cover will be Patrice O'Neal's roast of Charlie Sheen and the other roasters. Anyway, If you enjoyed this comedy lore enough please like the video, subscribe to the channel, turn on post notifications, and share this with someone you think would enjoy it. Thanks for watching, I love you guys.
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@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Correction: Artie Lange was NOT on Joe Buck Live until AFTER the Comedy Central roast of Bob Saget! My mistake!

@Toadonthetable Ай бұрын

Andy Sandberg was one of the only other to nice roast. Sweet roasts are only for the deeply closeted. Norm joke I stole

@Elmesal Ай бұрын

@@Toadonthetable Yes, he continued Norm's concept of roasting the roast itself.

@Toadonthetable Ай бұрын

@@Elmesal I'm so bad at commenting. But thank you for replying. I just hope I'm not being rude.

@christopherarcher4507 28 күн бұрын

Add

@Nanology101 Ай бұрын

Norm was the smartest guy in the room playing the dumbest guy, rip legend!

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Truly one of the greats

@thegreatone03 Ай бұрын

This guy gets it

@LordBeezleDwarf Ай бұрын

I myself have learned to compose myself in this same manner… when he said “nobody likes when someone is smarter than them” it just suck with me forever on. Im a window and door salesman, other than windows and doors unless its something youre asking me about i will try to get you to present as the smart one and whatever u say im pretending to eat it up

@bryce4228 28 күн бұрын

@@thegreatone03 he's crushing it

@justinr5989 Ай бұрын

He found truly the only way to shock the crowd. That’s genius.

@kingdave31 Ай бұрын

So many of Norm’s funniest moments happened after someone tried to tell him how to do comedy.

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

There's no definition of Norm's comedy. But this comes close. It's as if young Norm saw what comedians thought what comedy was and found THAT hilarious.

@jamesdavis3851 Ай бұрын

@@roel.vinckens "Pythonesque" exists because they didn't want to be definable.

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

@@jamesdavis3851 Python is great, but Norm doesn't need a word for that.

@JT-lc4og Ай бұрын

This

@thetrevorglassman Ай бұрын

Norm will forever have the best roast set on the "Roast of OJ Simpson" which was just Norm's entire SNL career

@JustinCoasters 25 күн бұрын

Well Update at least

@plissken2156 Ай бұрын

The audience was torn.

@hey_its_travis Ай бұрын

Bunch of non dog house owners

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

@@hey_its_travis And the others were deeply closeted.

@VASHtheCritic Ай бұрын

I know that reference 👍🏼

@Call_Me_Troy Ай бұрын

His SNL OJ jokes were COMEDY GOLD!!!

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Truly

@farmonious420 Ай бұрын

How the hell is Artie Lang the only one left alive out of him Norm and Bob.

@theivory1 Ай бұрын

It makes no sense. It's akin to how almost only nice people get cancer.

@gregoryberg5806 Ай бұрын

A lot from the Saget roast are dead.. Giraldo, Saget, Norm, Leachman, Godfried

@farmonious420 Ай бұрын

@@gregoryberg5806 I know. But how is Artie not 1 of them. Almost guarantee that he's been the hardest on his body out of all of them. Hopefully we don't loose anymoe great comedians this year. Stay Happy and Healthy

@raizenmazoku1519 19 күн бұрын

@@farmonious420idk man, I think Bob's family image, hid a party animal underneath. I bet he could go line for line and beer for beer with artie. His portrayal as a coke head was too good in half baked. The way he delivered the iconic quote I can't repeat cause it will get removed, that shit came from a real place, like some Daniel day Lewis method acting.

@farmonious420 19 күн бұрын

@@raizenmazoku1519 Agreed, but Artie is the only one to have nose surgery because of his addiction. I never thought Saget was clean. My a parents used to laugh at the fact he protrayed such a squeaky clean image on TV because they were into standup and had heard his blue comedy. It's a shame he and Norm are gone. Stay Happy and Healthy, enjoy the next comedy act you watch.

@subhrajyotidas Ай бұрын

Everyone else: let's roast the other attendees. Norm: roasts the concept of roasting itself. Truly a scholar and a gentleman.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Two steps ahead of everybody

@brettrossi034 Ай бұрын

That's 4D Chess if I have ever seen it

@ryanmccolloch4734 Ай бұрын

This video reminded me of that tragedy. Norm's passing was one of the very few celebrity deaths that actually affected me. I was stunned the morning I heard and almost cried. I hope he is remembered as one of the greats for generations and continues to warm the hearts of old chunks of coal like me.

@balbomb Ай бұрын

This sums up my feelings. I still am saving to watch his last Netflix release because there is something hopeful in knowing I haven't heard all of his material yet. It is really nice that a young guy like the video creator can appreciate his genius.

@ryanmccolloch4734 Ай бұрын

@@balbomb Same, I can't bring myself to watch it yet. I haven’t watched Dirty Work or The Norm Show yet for the same reason.

@clark2491 Ай бұрын

Netflix should be ashamed not getting norm on the tom brady roast.

@benjaminsalsbury8789 Ай бұрын

Andy Samberg definitely took a page out of Norm’s book 😂

@gastondeveaux3783 Ай бұрын

"There's nothing more damn funny than nobody laughing" Norm MacDonald's sweet spot !!! ❤

@VinnySmiles01 Ай бұрын

I remember laughing to no end at Norm MacDonald's roast for Bob Saget. Like I had to rewind it and watch it again.

@OkinInc Ай бұрын

Man I miss that word. Rewind.

@jacobambos3885 Ай бұрын

Norm MacDonald's target audience was Norm MacDonald, but he was okay with it if we laughed too.

@Cas_anova Ай бұрын

The contrast between Norm's roasting of OJ, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Bob Saget is a showcase of how beautifully intricate Norm was as a human being and of his versatility as a comedian. Norm was vicious and out for justice against OJ, he was grossed out by the pretentiousness and smugness of Neil so he roasted him as a fellow (though non narcissistic) intellectual and he "roasted" Saget in the most ballsy but loving way possible while playing dumb. All consequences of how Norm went through multiple near death experiences throughout life. Taking no bs, giving no fcks but being truly compassionate and empathic because he had learned what was important in life. I miss Norm, and I find him to be one of the most interesting and complex human beings I have ever had the pleasure to be able to listen to.

@paulduggan2 Ай бұрын

I like this comment. It’s true how big his range of comedy was, and I agree with what was said about OJ… he was ruthless, and rightly so. Thanks for writing all this, it’s made me think, and helped offer me a fresh perspective on things ☺️

@user-gx2yy1df6f Ай бұрын

AMEN!

@renoavalanche9657 Ай бұрын

Norm made his good friend Bob laugh his ass off and then made him almost cry, then made him laugh his ass off some more. They both almost cried when Norm started getting sentimental. When this first aired I didn’t really pick up on what was going on, but that was a real beautiful moment there.

@SJ-ni6iy Ай бұрын

Norm had the balls to be himself no matter what. This is the reason so many comedians love him, he was fearless.

@amicuscure8s Ай бұрын

Norm’s roast for Bob Saget was great, but I also appreciated Andy Samberg doing a somewhat similar thing at the Roast of James Franco

@Barfyman369 Ай бұрын

It’s a great reference and I think Samberg has such respect for norm

@psytron939 Ай бұрын

Nate and Jake from Joke Wrld are definitely the best 2 youtubers that promote/talk about comedy. Clearly they know their comedy, and theyre not trying to get views by shitting on comedians over and over. This is where you get your comedy news coming from real comedy fans!

@LordBeezleDwarf Ай бұрын

Idfw joke wrld. To each there own but idfw promoting chris d’elia after the most recent incident to go and do the exact thing hes been using to commit those acts. Chris is a sketch ball because he was a famous comedian. That allowed him to exercise his demons. You wanna support him in getting help, you wanna support him in staying mentally healthy? Thats cool, you wanna support him to go do the exact same thing hes been doing over and over… not cool lol

@FocusBeDrifting Ай бұрын

The Charlie Sheen Roast was just iconic at the time, the timing of it, with him going off the rails. It was great.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

I’m gonna cover that one very soon cause I love Charlie Sheen and then Patrice brought the heat

@ewerwong3624 Ай бұрын

Where's the Greg Geraldo fans out there? Norm was the King - Greg was the next in line

@gringostarr7858 Ай бұрын

Are you talking as a roast comic? Or comic in general? I think greg was a better roaster, norm was a way better comedian. R.i.p. to both.

@RoachOverlord Ай бұрын

Greg deserves his own video. He was a Harvard law graduate, a Tough Crowd regular, and one of the most consistently funny roasters. He was finally starting to gain recognition outside of the roasts when he died. Damn near every comic of his generation had respect for him.

@kyleisaac7404 Ай бұрын

💯% Roast In Peace King Geraldo 👑

@thegreatone03 Ай бұрын

Facts

@shannonsteven3982 22 күн бұрын

Greg is the goat of roasts

@MikefromQueens Ай бұрын

The fact that no one got it makes it masterful

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

Any very best comedy related item: Norm Macdonald.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Roel ❤️

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

@@TheComedyHistorian Thank you for your posts and the joy they bring !

@krispinwahsghost5999 Ай бұрын

He underwhelmed on purpose. Trolled the audience, made his friends laugh. Its good in my book.

@Mrvictorfernandes Ай бұрын

Seeing you cover how Norm flipped the comedy roast concept on its head makes me wonder if you'll ever cover Norm's posthumous "Nothing Special" special, where he's performing standup in his room through a Zoom camera all while taking the piss out of the live standup format and flipping it on its head. In a way his off kilter approaches to that special and his roast segment both go hand in hand.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

I could definitely cover that one day - very interesting outlook on Nothing Special

@rrsafety Ай бұрын

@@TheComedyHistorianThere are these holographic Elvis shows now in Vegas. They should make one of Norm doing his ZOOM set but as if he was doing an actual stand up act. It would be amazing to see.

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

The one and only time I gave a solo standing ovation, crying like a not so deeply closeted non-doghouse owner. Heartfelt.

@kriscollinstunes Ай бұрын

11:58 frank Stallone 🤣🤣🤣 Spit out my drink! That was so perfectly timed. Norm would be proud. 👏👏👏

@jimmypeeps8471 Ай бұрын

The Roast Of Charlie Sheen was pretty solid too. Patrice O'neal had a whole bit written down but just shot from the hip instead, it was epic.

@virgildavid2439 Ай бұрын

Your love for Norm could not be more obvious...the writing you did on this narration is your best work yet....you're a young man with an old soul, which is evidenced in every video you do.....keep at it my man....congrats on 20k+ subs....be safe, be great ✌😁

@user-gx2yy1df6f Ай бұрын

an old soul in the body of an old chunk of coal !

@stuarts9521 Ай бұрын

I know Letterman’s relationship with Norm was special, but Bob’s words that he put out after Norm’s death to me were the most touching. I remember listening to Bob talk about his friend, and it was hard not to feel for him.

@momo_genX Ай бұрын

Norm never cared what people thought when he was on stage. The best.

@gregoryberg5806 Ай бұрын

I was surprised the crowd was so quiet. I was rolling

@BeardedVeteran1776 Ай бұрын

It's way too bad that Artie lange wasn't on that roast I think it would've only added to it Tremendously.

@user-gx2yy1df6f Ай бұрын

It's getting almost impossible to shock an audience today but i could do 1 thing on stage that would have people gasp!, and litterally bring the police and fire department, what 1 thing you ask ? light a ciggarette !

@Rehd66 Ай бұрын

This was the perfect take on that roast. Also very smooth the way you slid his jokes in there

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot my brother - hope you subscribe to see more

@Rehd66 Ай бұрын

@@TheComedyHistorian Already done before the comment

@steveoare2574 Ай бұрын

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ran for 10 seasons (1974-1984) with 54 episodes...

@MrKurtykurt Ай бұрын

There is definitely footage of Jimmy Dore absolutely losing it in the crowd during Norm’s set

@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317 20 күн бұрын

Norm is so easy to revere because anyone incapable of appreciating him or being outright offended by him offer little by way of a meaningful contribution to the advancement of the collective…. Something which I feel Norm almost used his gift for insight and comedic delivery to be a genuine ambassador for.

@MichaelBalanoff 21 күн бұрын

Great video Nate, thanks for putting this together and highlighting this epic moment in comedy history. You, sir, definitely own a doghouse.

@TheComedyHistorian 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words my friend ♥️

@Gnarlysheen58 21 күн бұрын

Perfect analysis, man. Absolutely perfect. You hit the nail on the head. I'm a lifetime Norm fan, and this is EXACTLY what was happening. Great content .

@bryce4228 28 күн бұрын

It was interesting to see, whenever Norm appeared with other comedians and celebrities, how he would commit to what he was doing, and how the untalented and self important ones never understood the joke.

@cdk Ай бұрын

Norm is #1 on my list. Can't get enough. another great video dude!

@saulgoodman6574 Ай бұрын

Thank you for making this, R.I.P. Norm

@nickperna8824 29 күн бұрын

This is literally one of my favorites! Just found this channel... have you done the Gilbert Gottfried Aristicrat joke at the Hugh Hefner roast?? That's one of my favorites!

@TheComedyHistorian 29 күн бұрын

I have not done that yet, but I do want to start to cover more Gilbert Gottfried content very soon. I’m happy you enjoyed the video my friend ❤️ I hope you subscribe to see more

@nickperna8824 29 күн бұрын

I'm totally going to subscribe, your video on Doug standhope, sold me on ya!

@LordBeezleDwarf Ай бұрын

Love the love youve been givin norm. Im subscribed, i can tell you whole heartedly ive never NOT genuinely very much liked anyone else who is a die hard norm fan. If you get that sense of humor we are best friends fr

@steveharmon735 Күн бұрын

Norm is still one of my favorite comedians. He is sorely missed.

@TheComedyHistorian Күн бұрын

Truly, thanks for watching man I hope you enjoyed it

@ebonaves7158 18 күн бұрын

It's one thing to be shocking, but it's another level of genius for the way it's delivered!

@bustercherry8734 Ай бұрын

Norm is the best thing to ever happen to roasts. Pure genius.

@barnsongelectric Ай бұрын

LEGENDARY!! Love your content Nate🔥

@gastondeveaux3783 Ай бұрын

I was actually at a function once where we had Rich Little's unfamous brother "doing comedy". He was so bad, and he wasn't bombing on purpose, trust me. However my buddy and I were in stitches, laughing our asses off at how uncomfortable it was. Unforgettable.

@shannonsteven3982 22 күн бұрын

Jonah Hill’s set on the roast of James Franco is goated

@justinr5989 Ай бұрын

Shout out to Coke!!

@General_Junkie Ай бұрын

You have to mention Greg Geraldo as one of the best of all time too.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

I do love Greg Giraldo

@AIWFNW Ай бұрын

Glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work

@anitamccall4051 Ай бұрын

Love your content Nate

@MadScientistCinema 29 күн бұрын

Great stuff! Cheers!

@TheComedyHistorian 29 күн бұрын

Thank you my friend, glad you loved the video! I hope you subscribe to see more future content ❤️

@budnbob08 Ай бұрын

Agreed, The Norm roast and Big Patrice roast are #1 and #2. My two favorite comedians, and they’re both gone

@BeardedVeteran1776 Ай бұрын

Hey Nate where is your second livestream I can't find it on your channel.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Check again I just made it public again - didn’t realize I unlisted it

@BeardedVeteran1776 Ай бұрын

@@TheComedyHistorian thank you kind sir

@jellystoma Ай бұрын

Your dirt nap timing was 👍..quite funny.

@KenoshaKicker Ай бұрын

Norm’s performance is the most remembered roast of all time.

@JoshieMadhatt Ай бұрын

People that love corny dad jokes are the real comedy heads

@hey_its_travis Ай бұрын

That voice Collin was with is Kevin Brennan.

@rrsafety Ай бұрын

I was going to say the same.

@Juan_rivera 29 күн бұрын

Greg Giraldo was always great

@ebonaves7158 18 күн бұрын

Norm McDonald's comedy is so smart that it takes a level of intelligence to get it!

@WillHerndon Ай бұрын

Great video. The Saget roast was the first time I ever saw Norm. I was 18, hanging out with these two stoner dudes who were 5 years older than me. They knew who Norm was and were looking forward to his set, but once he was at the podium they would just look at each other and shake their heads after every punchline, like they thought he was trying to follow the format and just failing at it. I had no context for who Norm was or why he was doing those weird jokes but I thought it was funny. I went home and looked him up. He's been my favorite comedian of all time ever since. Norm said people would come up to him sometimes and say about the roast, "I got it!" and he would think, "What the fuck's there to get? It's grade 3 arithmetic."

@H4R088 Ай бұрын

My all-time favorite comedian thanks for being one of the few that understand him and making a great video.

@toddhouchin3252 Ай бұрын

I watched this one on debut after not having seen Norm in a bit. It reminded me why he is the best ever.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Thank you Todd, glad you enjoyed

@ricardoaquino4285 Ай бұрын

My all time favorite Norm phrase is “On account of”😂 it really tickles me.

@InfectiousGroovePodcast Ай бұрын

Honest to God, this is one of my favorite moments in all of comedy.

@MortarIvy 28 күн бұрын

The amount of names on that list who are passed now baffles me. RIP Norm, Bob, Gilbert, Greg, Don and Cloris.

@MortarIvy 28 күн бұрын

Also shocking, Artie Lange is still alive. Wow, what a guy.

@ChrisMustard Ай бұрын

Anything Norm, I'll watch. There'll never be another.

@DoomSplitta Ай бұрын

This is gods work, excellent video.

@TheComedyHistorian Ай бұрын

Thank you for the sweet comment my friend. More to come!

@DoomSplitta Ай бұрын

I love Norm, dude was 3 step ahead always. I have been telling friends that MacDonald has the ultimate roast performance. Your video helps cement that fact. Keep it up, brother, this is good stuff.

@akari8736 Ай бұрын

Another Norm one 🙌 love it 🤩

@Sharkey1021 Ай бұрын

Bar none the BEST roaster of all time:MR NORM MCDONALD

@Tinyjones12 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 i’m sorry that was super hilarious. I have tears in my eyes

@user-rv5jc6cl3t 3 күн бұрын

I think Norm refused to be mean to his good friend and ex-director from their movie "Dirty Work." He was a rebel, even among his peers.

@eddieprice6098 Ай бұрын

The difference is that he picked on hypocrisy and people he really didn't like

@unnamedbc Ай бұрын

Such a good troll. Norm is a legend.

@stephen2224 Ай бұрын

"i dont think he bombed on purpose, the others just didnt get it" No he definitely did bomb on purpose. Hes been a comedian for like 15 years minimum at the time of the roast and performed with most of the greats of his prime. He just has a bigger commitment toward making himself laugh than anyone else. The way he smiles to himself after saying "i like his neck" is all he needs, he has always had that style. No difference between the absurdity of the neck joke and talking about someones "hot ass" to him

@landonmiles97 22 күн бұрын

A true comedy legend. RIP Norm.

@DonjiPicudo Ай бұрын

Thank you for all the Norm videos! Please do any video about Gilbert Gottfried, I think you would love his appearances on Howard Stern, especialy the episode where he and Artie talk about different ways to call Blackberry 😂

@yokaiwristwatch Ай бұрын

I think the guy in the Colin Quinn clip is Kevin Brennan. Sounds just like him. Hes a whole bag of fun in his own right.

@Kurdt1 Ай бұрын

I don’t wanna get political or anything like that but I’ll tell you this chief, this is the greatest roast in comedy history! Yeah like my Sunday roast

@doveshouse Ай бұрын

I feel the same way... It's amazing that actual comics didn't understand or get it. Norm roasted the roast... It was hysterical... He did the opposite of bombing... The smart and funny comics understood the joke and we're laughing their asses off... That's always been norms audience... The 1% people he cared about and he felt were funny.. by that metric he had the best set of the entire night. He most certainly didn't get on stage and try to be funny for bombing... He got on stage to make Gilbert Godfrey laugh his ass off... And to give all the other comics an opportunity to discover other things and avenues for funny. He circumvented expectations... That's funny. He found these old jokes... The jokes were funny in themselves just because of how benign and non-threatening they were... The juxtaposition of these old jokes against these horrific insults is hysterical... That's the joke... And for comics that still don't understand it... They never will and they'll never get anywhere close to the humor of Norm Macdonald

@jayfiverridesusa 26 күн бұрын

I’ve been a NM fan for many years before this roast. I watched him and thought he bombed. It wasn’t until a while later I realized he did this on purpose and then I laughed my ass off like he got me! Wow! GG’s Nrom

@MortarIvy 28 күн бұрын

I saw the roast when it aired. The amount of laughs to Norm’s jokes were very low, much fewer than the other comedians. But the intensity of those few laughs were gut-busting. Only 10% or so of the audience “got it”, but boy golly gee did they get it.

@dennisshaper4744 25 күн бұрын

One thing, I believe the Dean Martin Roast were a take on the Friars Club Roast. Norm is legend.

@dwayneandrews2059 Ай бұрын

Andy Kaufman chuckled.

@dwayneandrews2059 28 күн бұрын

Thnx, glad somebody got it. Restored my faith in comedy and humanity😵 This world is toast, no pun in to roast, btw.

@grantcanada1 Ай бұрын

Good to see you here - we need more like you as you join PCringe, 2Lazy, Comedy Enforcement and REdBaR - the new wave will destroy what is being passed off as comedy very soon - cheers mate.

@bubmurphy Ай бұрын

Norm will always be my favorite and imo top 5 dead or alive.I watch his part of the Saget roast at least a few times a year.

@nativeMD4373 Ай бұрын

Norm totally killed it but he later said he didn't really like doing roasts because he not all about burning his friends and not really his style of comedy

@amarshall2896 Ай бұрын

I was in tears the first time I watched that. Norm is the 🐐

@HandBananaTAPEbutwithaR Ай бұрын

That dirt nap bit as absolute ass soup... BOO THIS MAN!

@ryandhamilton18 Ай бұрын

I definitely didn't get the roast at the time, but I also love innocuous jokes like that so I enjoyed it at the time. Having learned about the context later just makes it better.