I'm gutted on hearing this. I’ve been on one of my regular Norm YouTube binges, and was watching a ton of them just last night. His dedication to comedy was legendary, and his complexity was intriguing.
Norm’s fake late gift to Conan for The Tonight Show, given after Conan was leaving, is a great example of his sort of expectation-bending humor.
https://youtu.be/uarJj-K4XH4
His appearances on The View are legendary examples of his ability to be uncontrolled and play the dumbest guy in the room at the same time while actually being the sharpest. His intentional subversion played off as uninformed is a seemingly one of a kind talent. There are videos of interviews where he describes some of the background to things he did on the show.
https://youtu.be/a4ageUPHgno
https://youtu.be/Z3PP_SWHUQQ
“Not everything has a point” just gets me. It’s amazing how the hosts just want to jump from talking point to talking point and just refuse to let the guest actually talk, which Norm really plays off of.
And lastly, the moth joke remains a shining example of his anti-jokes.
https://youtu.be/jJN9mBRX3uo
His monologues at roasts, awards shows, and the correspondents dinner were examples of not being afraid of anything.
Norm’s fake late gift to Conan for The Tonight Show, given after Conan was leaving, is a great example of his sort of expectation-bending humor.
https://youtu.be/uarJj-K4XH4
His appearances on The View are legendary examples of his ability to be uncontrolled and play the dumbest guy in the room at the same time while actually being the sharpest. His intentional subversion played off as uninformed is a seemingly one of a kind talent. There are videos of interviews where he describes some of the background to things he did on the show.
https://youtu.be/a4ageUPHgno
https://youtu.be/Z3PP_SWHUQQ
“Not everything has a point” just gets me. It’s amazing how the hosts just want to jump from talking point to talking point and just refuse to let the guest actually talk, which Norm really plays off of.
And lastly, the moth joke remains a shining example of his anti-jokes.
https://youtu.be/jJN9mBRX3uo
His monologues at roasts, awards shows, and the correspondents dinner were examples of not being afraid of anything.