Norm Macdonald’s Darkest Bits

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Norm on Death

Macdonald didn’t want to be remembered with a party.

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Norm on O.J. Simpson

There are countless very dark jokes Macdonald told about Simpson during his run as the anchor of Weekend Update, but maybe the best was the one about O.J.’s “Lucky Stabbin’ Hat.”

9

Norm on the Heisman Trophy

The ESPYs must have known Macdonald was going to bring up O.J., right?

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Norm on Michael Jackson

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Norm on the Holocaust

Macdonald’s idea of a funny running joke was repeatedly calling his Jewish sidekick a Holocaust denier in front of celebrities.

6

Norm on 9/11

9/11 wasn’t too risqué for Macdonald to talk about either, like this joke about “9/11 Airlines” from Norm Macdonald Live.

5

Norm on Comas

4

Norm on Andy Richter

Macdonald’s winding tale about Conan’s sidekick, the Swedish-German, is a story for the ages.

3

Norm on ‘Tonight Show’ Host Conan O’Brien: The New King of Late Night

When Conan was just days away from his final appearance as host of The Tonight Show, Macdonald came on to give him a gift basket that he meant to give him seven months earlier, when O’Brien began hosting.

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Norm on the Crocodile Hunter

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Norm on Suicide

While many say they don’t understand how someone could take their own life, Macdonald dedicated a whole bit to taking the exact opposite position by highlighting the misery of the human experience.