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* Oddly enough, Norm's bit on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh7QWBb2U2A suicide]], where he expresses incredulity at people who wonder why people kill themselves by pointing out how life can be very miserable at times. While certainly sardonic and cynical and blunt, Norm's straightforward acknowledgement of how existence can be cruel has been perceived by many fans as one of the most empathetic takes on suicide any of them have seen.
-->'''@filtercommittee7863''': Just recently had an acquaintance commit suicide, and, believe it or not, this joke came to mind. And, it was therapeutic as hell. I heard someone say "I don't understand...." and, all I could hear was Norm saying "You don't? what do you; live in a fucking cotton candy house? you don't understand life? how it only disappoints? and gets worse and worse, until it ends in catastrophe?" It's actually a really empathetic joke.
* Norm at one point planned to have a bit about Creator/CaitlynJenner in a Netflix special, but decided it cut it. Not necessarily out of regret towards mocking Jenner's appearance (though he admitted it also just wasn't a funny joke), but rather because he knew that there would be some idiots in his audience that would take his jokes as a cue and excuse to be horribly transphobic.
-->'''Norm''': You don't want to have a joke be misunderstood and then someone goes and beats up a trans person.
-->'''@filtercommittee7863''': Just recently had an acquaintance commit suicide, and, believe it or not, this joke came to mind. And, it was therapeutic as hell. I heard someone say "I don't understand...." and, all I could hear was Norm saying "You don't? what do you; live in a fucking cotton candy house? you don't understand life? how it only disappoints? and gets worse and worse, until it ends in catastrophe?" It's actually a really empathetic joke.
* Norm at one point planned to have a bit about Creator/CaitlynJenner in a Netflix special, but decided it cut it. Not necessarily out of regret towards mocking Jenner's appearance (though he admitted it also just wasn't a funny joke), but rather because he knew that there would be some idiots in his audience that would take his jokes as a cue and excuse to be horribly transphobic.
-->'''Norm''': You don't want to have a joke be misunderstood and then someone goes and beats up a trans person.
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* While his death was certainly tragic, it was absolutely heartwarming to see the outpouring of love from his colleagues in the aftermath. Norm was shown to be so beloved, tributes poured in from outside the comedy world as well. Wide receiver Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings rocked Turd Ferguson cleats, referencing Macdonald's famous role as Creator/BurtReynolds on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s "Celebrity Jeopardy". Rock band Music/BetterThanEzra [[https://twitter.com/betterthanezra/status/1437891309868658690?lang=en tweeted]] their condolences, along with a clip of Norm making a pun-based joke on the band's name during Weekend Update. Even Carrot Top, who Norm absolutely ''savaged'' during an appearance on ''The ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show'' O'Brien'' (see the Funny section for more details) ''played the clip for his audience'' at his Las Vegas show in tribute.
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** Upon Norm's passing, Creator/CourtneyThorneSmith [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/norm-macdonald-carrot-top-courtney-thorne-smith-conan expressed her gratitude]] for Norm roasting ''Film/ChairmanOfTheBoard'' on ''Late Night'', as she'd been quietly worried about having to promote it. Creator/AndyRichter also commented on Conan's podcast that, "He was having fun with her, but he still was kind of taking care of her in a way."
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--->'''Courtney Thorne-Smith:''' So when Norm took over, I’m like, ''Oh, thank you, God and Norm Macdonald''. It was a blessing. Look--had I thought that ''Chairman of the Board'' was my path to an Oscar, I might have been offended. I did not. ''[Laughs]'' So it was a joy to be teased about it. Because I didn’t know what I was going to say [on the show]. I was like, Good, Norm, you take over.
--->'''Courtney Thorne-Smith:''' So when Norm took over, I’m like, ''Oh, thank you, God and Norm Macdonald''. It was a blessing. Look--had I thought that ''Chairman of the Board'' was my path to an Oscar, I might have been offended. I did not. ''[Laughs]'' So it was a joy to be teased about it. Because I didn’t know what I was going to say [on the show]. I was like, Good, Norm, you take over.
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* While his death was certainly tragic, it was absolutely heartwarming to see the out pouring of love from his colleagues in the aftermath. Norm was shown to be so beloved, tributes poured in from outside the comedy world as well. Wide receiver Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings rocked Turd Ferguson cleats, referencing Macdonald's famous role as Burt Reynolds Creator/BurtReynolds on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Celebrity Jeopardy. Rock band Better Than Ezra [[https://twitter.com/betterthanezra/status/1437891309868658690?lang=en tweeted]] their condolences, along with a clip of Norm making a pun based joke on the band's name during Weekend Update. Even Carrot Top, who Norm absolutely ''savaged'' during an appearance on the ''The Conan O'Brien Show Show'' (see the Funny section for more details) ''played the clip for his audience'' at his Las Vegas show in tribute.tribute.
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* While his death was certainly tragic, it was absolutely heartwarming to see the out pouring of love from his colleagues in the aftermath. Norm was shown to be so beloved, tributes poured in from outside the comedy world as well. Wide receiver Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings rocked Turd Ferguson cleats, referencing Macdonald's famous role as Burt Reynolds on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's]] Celebrity Jeopardy. Rock band Better Than Ezra [[https://twitter.com/betterthanezra/status/1437891309868658690?lang=en tweeted]] their condolences, along with a clip of Norm making a pun based joke on the band's name during Weekend Update. Even Carrot Top, who Norm absolutely ''savaged'' during an appearance on the Conan O'Brien show Show (see the Funny section for more details) ''played the clip for his audience'' at his Las Vegas show in tribute.
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* While his death was certainly tragic, it was absolutely heartwarming to see the out pouring of love from his colleagues in the aftermath. Norm was shown to be so beloved, tributes poured in from outside the comedy world as well. Wide receiver Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings rocked Turd Ferguson cleats, referencing Macdonald's famous role as Burt Reynolds on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's]] Celebrity Jeopardy. Rock band Better Than Ezra [[https://twitter.com/betterthanezra/status/1437891309868658690?lang=en tweeted]] their condolences, along with a clip of Norm making a pun based joke on the band's name during Weekend Update. Even Carrot Top, who Norm absolutely ''savaged'' during an appearance on the Conan O'Brien show (see the Funny section for more details) ''played the clip for his audience'' at his Las Vegas show in tribute.
* While his death was certainly tragic, it was absolutely heartwarming to see the out pouring of love from his colleagues in the aftermath. Norm was shown to be so beloved, tributes poured in from outside the comedy world as well. Wide receiver Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings rocked Turd Ferguson cleats, referencing Macdonald's famous role as Burt Reynolds on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's]] Celebrity Jeopardy. Rock band Better Than Ezra [[https://twitter.com/betterthanezra/status/1437891309868658690?lang=en tweeted]] their condolences, along with a clip of Norm making a pun based joke on the band's name during Weekend Update. Even Carrot Top, who Norm absolutely ''savaged'' during an appearance on the Conan O'Brien show (see the Funny section for more details) ''played the clip for his audience'' at his Las Vegas show in tribute.
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