Norm Macdonald Is A Comic Genius

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SOURCES:

Norm's AMA
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/25eonq/i_am_norm_macdonald_ama/

Some weekend update:
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update/2870415?snl=1

NYT interview w/ Norm
https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/norm-macdonald-doesnt-want-to-go-back-to-work-any-more-than-you-do/?_r=0

Norm's amazing SNL monologue post being fired:
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/norm-macdonald-monologue/n11255?snl=1

Vulture interview with Norm
http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/norm-macdonald-book-snl.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/norm-macdonald/

After producers told him to be harsh and edgy, Norm delivered this incredible set during the roast of Bob Saget (a friend)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/661a77b3da/norm-macdonald-trolls-the-bob-saget-roast?_cc=__d___&_ccid=72819497-2ea0-4a41-a436-8434d3620889

Norm's Me Doing Standup review:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/sep/06/norm-macdonald-me-doing-standup

http://combatblog.net/regarding-norm-macdonalds-moth-joke/

Norm on anti-comedy:
http://thecomicscomic.com/2014/05/12/norm-macdonald-neither-anti-comic-nor-comics-comic-simply-a-comic/

Norm Macdonald Was The First and Last Bad Boy of ‘Weekend Update’
https://decider.com/2017/08/24/norm-macdonald-first-last-bad-boy-weekend-update/

http://moviemezzanine.com/anti-comedy-essay/


MUSIC:

Kevin Macleod, "Industrious Ferret"
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/industrious-ferret

MTBRD, "Wolfgang"
https://soundcloud.com/mtbrd/wolfgang

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