Norm Macdonald Reads an Excerpt from His Unreleased Book Sequel

Norm Macdonald shares an exclusive sneak peek from the sequel to Based on a True Story: A Memoir that he's in the middle of writing.

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Norm Macdonald Reads an Excerpt from His Unreleased Book Sequel

[semi-sweet]

I don't know how he did it, but he actually got Jimmy to laugh. Is there anything Norm can't do?

[amelia]

I think it was Conan who called Norm 'the smartest guy in the room pretending to be the dumbest'

[eminkerim]

"old stone faced Fallon, if u got a Lough from old Jimmy Fallon, then by god you earned it " 😂😂

[socksjunior]

When Norm turned the page you could see that it was completely blank. He either memorized that whole thing, or was just improvising it as he went. What a legend.

[redyayhole]

Norm Macdonald. A slow, methodical, brilliant joke teller, and a real comedian. Jimmy Fallon, a talented impressionist who just can't seem to nail one thing, the accurate impression of a laugh.

[robcramer]

Don't fuck with Uncle Terry when he's been drinking.

[ekko]

Norm is such a master of the slow meta mindfuck. Just brilliant and hilarious.

[lynnturman]

Believe it or not but the excerpt he read is based on a true story.

[Paddy.C]

Only Norm could intentionally bomb, by reading out loud about the bit he's doing bombing, just to highlight the fact that Jimmy laughs at everything, before satirising the fact that Jimmy laughs at everything.

[AlexWyattDrums]

My entire feed of Youtube recommended videos is now only Norm MacDonald talk show appearances. Can’t get enough.

[Yoel]

Holy Shit the legend himself, finally a good guest

[mastercng]

they should switch seats. permanently.

[sailorjerry]

I scrolled down 5 pages of comments and saw 0 dislikes.

Norm's genius was that he let everyone who wanted in on the bit, in on the bit.

He truly brought people together in playfulness, joy, and laughter.

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[supwititproductionz]

I am watching this because Norm Macdonald's name attracts me more than Jimmy Fallon's name repels me

[Marius-vwhp]

Every new bit of Norm on a talkshow is like a dewfresh drop of gold from God almighty himself.

[mahtinown-eel]

This hurts. I’m going to miss you norm, I will continue getting my daily dose of him from ImNotNorm, hopefully

[arthurjackson]

"I mean... this guy was a real jerk."

[maya-emmr]

What a legendary genius! Norm is remarkable at getting better with age he's got to be the best original comedian in our time
"the unflappable Jimmy Fallon"
"Old Stone-Faced Fallon"
"If you got a laugh from old Jimmy Fallon then by God you've earned it"
Just genius!

[odaydrums]

His actual book rocks. I have listened to it over and over on long road trips. Buy it if you haven’t

[avardmacgregor]

I loved "the bit". Norm is the funniest man alive. Another memorable TV moment.