Norm Macdonald was one of the most beloved comedians who ever lived, but he’s also one I didn’t understand or truly appreciate growing up. Let’s dive into his style of comedy, what I’ve missed out on, and just what makes him so beloved.
Norm Macdonald was one of the most beloved comedians who ever lived, but he’s also one I didn’t understand or truly appreciate growing up. Let’s dive into his style of comedy, what I’ve missed out on, and just what makes him so beloved.
He plays a smart guy’s dumb guy in the way Tim Heidecker does. You get the dopey presentation of a sitcom dad with a masterful understanding of comedic mechanics. Perfect timing, really captures and subverts the performer-audience dynamic in the way Andy Kaufman did, dark and edgy without being the generic reactionary slop of his era. Growing up if I turned on the TV much of the comedy was rooted in South Park and the remnants of 90s zany/shock/prop comedy. He was like the one big absurdist comedian still carrying that style from Kaufman’s era to the Adult Swim era when it found new footing.