Norm told an audience once that his brother is mentally challenged. His brother is one of the most respected journalists in Canada. Norm also said he dropped out of high school when in reality he graduated at 14. He said that his father had him when he was older (true) and said that his father died when he was really young (false). By the time Norms dad passed, norm was writing for Rosanne and had celebrated his 30th birthday. Norm is a masterclass in obfuscation.
@@rexseven93 lmao. Went to like your comment and realized I've liked it already when I listened to the interview for the first time, even though I don't remember it. Just the casual revisiting of any Norm interview to fall asleep...
23:27 Norm’s Gordon Lightfoot impersonation Ive lost count of Norm’s impressions, he does so many and they so scattered across interviews. Carson, Murphy, Dangerfield, Cosby, Letterman, Tarrantino, Maron, John Arnold, Walken, Marter, Nixon, Frost, Reynolds…a ventriloquist dummy,
Bill's interview style is best I've heard. Bill listens so well, doesn't interfere with a good response, and he lets a guy like Norm go. I loved Norm, so your style Bill really made this interview a sentimental pleasure to listen to. Thanks Bill!!
@@jaro9467almost every joke he told on talk shows. He would just take old jokes and make them really long and drawn out and he’d talk funny while telling it.
@15:40 Bill Simmons thought Norm was a typical stand-up one-liner guy? Jesus Christ, Bill. Have you ever watched any Norm content at all? Nobody spins longer yarns than Norm.
I know this is a year later but this is my first time listening to this. He might have been a bit tired after taping a show the night before. However, he used to mention occasionally having to take benzos of different kinds for panic attacks. Maybe he broke off a bit of a Xanax bar before the interview. Lol.
Be great to hear a conversation between Norm Macdonald, Steven Wright and Tom Kelly, former manager of the Minnesota Twins. Who could drone on half asleep the longest
Bill was so much better writing for ESPN. I swear he is so not entertaining that I half believe someone else wrote for him. Norm on the other hand is always gold
Great writer. Maybe my favorite sports writer of all time. I think his podcasting is just okay, but part of me probably thinks that because it took him away from writing. He is a strong interviewer, and can get almost any guest though.
Im not into sports but i like norm so much, that i will see how far i get with this, RIP Norm... I did watched it all the way through now im gonna watch some film noir, my favorite and watched all his movies, is robert mitchum, a weed smoker like norm
Beginning of this is good with Norm admitting he bumbled his way from one failure to the next year-after-year, and then he died. "Duffy" got on my nerves real fast and I ditched these two losers 20 minutes in. I'm surprised ESPN put up with this Boston cream doughnut for 14 years.
