Norm Macdonald Live in Austin, TX - 2010 

This was performed at Cap City Comedy Club. It was the main comedy club in Austin for many years, though it no longer exists. It was in a random strip mall in north central Austin, not downtown or near anything cool. Right next door to it was this weird restaurant called Drakula with a very prominent sign, that also no longer exists. (Contrary to Norm’s comment in the set, it actually did serve Romanian food.) You truly could not enter Cap City without noticing there was a restaurant called Drakula next door, and it kinda made you go “wtf who would name a restaurant that.” I tell y’all this to emphasize the genius of Norm; there is no way he spent any significant amount of time writing or perfecting all that Dracula/vampire material. That is literally him just riffing on a sign he saw as he walked through the door. Muthafucking goat.

The picture with the Hilton hos, with his hands clearly clasped together in front, not touching, is just perfect Norm. God bless

It’s important to spread Norm’s anti-cannibalism message

It's definitely worth sticking around to the point where he's interrupted by that hero.

57:07 "I'm just an old chuck of coal but I'll be a diamond one day" Love you Norm. Make God Laugh!

I’m only 25 minutes in and already I’m thinking this might be the most brilliantly twisted stand up ever!

It's how you tell them. Love Norm's slow, unrushed wanders into topics. The audience are all with him. Really great gig.

Thanks to everyone who was apart of sharing this recording for the world to enjoy. Rest in Peace Norm!

I was at this show, I remember the "have you seen a treadmill" lady. So glad I got to see Norm live a couple times, thanks for posting. I remember going to the later show hoping he would just carry on as long as he could at the end, he did not disappoint.

Makes me legitimately tear up hearing this. What a master of his craft. I know Norm didn’t have any truck for the sentimental, but his performance and the audience’s appreciation make it magical.

one of my favorite heckler takedowns "not so easy when its the other way around the real heros are the students"

Thank you for uploading this. I've been on a real Norm kick lately. Could listen to him tell different people about his anti-cannibal stance for hours.

The Dracula restaurant bit at the very beginning is SO hilarious!

If this had been recorded as a legit special, it would be one of the greatest of all time.

I keep coming back to this live show, cause I think it’s one of his best…and I’ve heard a bunch 😊

Almost started weeping halfway through knowing there won’t ever be another Norm set. Thanks for posting. The man was and always will be a genius.

A good comedian can surprise you with a punchline. Norm can surprise you with the premise. He was in a class by himself really.

This was performed shortly after he was told he had cancer which he kept a secret until the day he died. The last 5 mins I feel like he was trying to teach us all something from a man who knows his time is coming to an end. Absolute legend and best the will be and best there was.

What a master. You laugh you miss something, he's that nuanced.

This has to be my favorite. Maybe bc I’m Texan and he hits so many one and done thoughts out of the park with his experience in weirdtown, TX. So grateful for his family and friends who’ve generously collected and shared these performances with us 🙏❤️ thank you. So thankful for Norm 😂🎉

I’ve been listening to everything That I can find about the great Norm Macdonald .. very happy I stumbled upon this hilarious set. Thank you for finding it !

Rest in peace norm, my all time fav

Don't let these bootlegs disappear

I really appreciate you posting these man. Can’t get enough Norm sets, what a legend.

"I'm not haunting a fucking ditch". What a legend.

This is quite literally the gold standard when it comes to standup. Absolutely excellent. Norm was one of the absolute best at his craft.

This is probably my favorite Norm performance of all time!

I'm so sorry that we won't have Norm around to entertain us for another 20 plus years. He just got better and better over time. The standup he did in the last couple years was so classic. I can't believe he wrote so many jokes that about "The Plug", Living Will, Doctors and Death. If anyone knew he was ill I can't imagine him reading that material.... The man was a true genius. So funny and so missed.....

Its always a teacher that cant take a joke and gets offended HA HA!

I love how every time he sets up the false premise/misdirection to hear the applause & gauge the potential adversarial energy in the crowd, before he reveals the Real Heroes. Dracula, Wolfmen, Cannibalism, Landmines, Rickety Stools & Rope Stores, The Tarded Again, Jesus of Nazareth, Cheese Sandwiches, Marjorie, Whackin Off, and The Real Heroes. Norm is The Comedian. Period. Sound Logic or not. With or without a Doghouse, Mr. Macdonald created such an enormous amount of Love & Admiration, Inspiring & Entertaining Pathos that now there is left a void that may never be filled. Definitely not in the uniquely authentic shape of this Ol' Chunk of Coal. Hopefully enough people will continue to be influenced by his example and see the genuine importance of living honest, authentic and humorous lives.

You were one of a kind, Norm.

Thank you for this set .. a splendid work of art right here.

This was 'lost' until I posted on Reddit asking for it. I had seen mention of this of this recording but all download links were dead and from like 7 years ago. When I say lost I mean it wasn't anywhere on RU-vid or on the internet (from my understanding and deep dive), but I knew someone would have a download link. Massive shoutout to u/bananaseleven on Reddit for this recording. Norm Live at Comedy Car Hole in LA ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h9rq4rSeO_4.html

@12:09 “I will hew it into a stake…that’s spelled S-T-A-K-E” I laughed so hard I shat myself. Real poop.

The guy booing when Norm said women were superior was fucking hilarious. What a legend.

This may be Norm’s best set.

1:11:15 "You know who the real heros are...the fucking students ,they're the ones who have to answer the questions ". Brilliant.

What a masterpiece! Thank you for posting this gem.

Imagine sitting an hour and 10 mins to Norm and you are finally offended and feel the need to open your mouth?!? Haha thanks lady and Norm 😂😂😂😂😂

My mistake was listening to this at the gym I damn near died crying of laughter

Today is my brother's birthday. He died 16 years ago. Since then I've been searching for father figures. An unermench as Carl Yung calls it. I found Norm. He went through so much shit. Love. Love. This guy knew love was the only way. Its hard but I try every day to love cuz of norm. My heart is heavier now than it was before norm left us. Not trying to be a douche, just trying to speak from the heart, though I've never tried it before, speaking from the heart..."

Norm was in top form for this set. An artist in flow.

"Normie Normie Normie, hockey Normie...Normie Normie Normie..."

I hope my low i.q. brethren never wake up to the fact, you don't talk shit to a comedian on stage. This knuckle dragger gave us twenty more minutes of Norm. For this, we salute you, the real hero of this story!

This is absolutely fantastic! What a treasure! Wonderful we have this record of his absolute genius. Thank you very much 🙂

This is an absolute gem. Thanks for sharing! Love ya Norm.

Ohh, man, thank you so much, I was looking for this set, both Austin TX sets are awesome, but this is even better, Thanks for the reupload!

Thanks for sharing this priceless treasure!

Norm, YOU are the Real Hero and ya pulled me out of The Fire many times. Ya ol' chuck a coal! Miss you greatly!

I don't think I'll listen to anything but this for the rest of the year.

My only regret in life is missing this show.....I lived one block away from the club in 2010.

Oh my god I didn’t even know it was *this* recording. That’s beautiful thank you :,)

That vampire bit. God damn. Norm was a savant.

TY so much for sharing this..great set by Norm..R,I,P

I love hearing all of this. I appreciate the post.

Thank you for all uploads of Norm...i really enjoy all off the gigs i never listen before! Regards from Serbia!

They don't pay you for being a vampire lmaooo

Wow this all new material to me. Thanks for the upload!

so Fred Dracula says to me, 'what's a vampire?' 🤣

Thanks for this man!

Thanks @bubbyberry Been hunting out live Norm sets.

Its amazing to listen to the joke on cannibalism and the plane crash and contrast it to his later bootlegged stand up audio. The way he morphed the joke subtly but profoundly the way he does is genius

This was my favorite set and it disappeared months ago! I can't believe it's back and with better audio!

This was the easiest subscription decision ever! BTW, if i ever get haunted by a ghost, i really hope it's Norm. The scariest thing he'd do is eat a pork chop and ruminate about his death.

Oh damn Ive listened to the teacher bit and heckler recording a lot, but hadnt heard the whole set! Thanks for uploading

IMO this is Norm's best set found on RU-vid. I've listened to most of them. This one has more laughs per minute and the jokes and topics are really funny and refreshing.

"I don't mean to get all Bill Hicks on you!!!" You fucking Rule Norm!!! 🙌🏼🙏🏼❤

The way Norm said, "knowin." Ah, a purpose of nostalgia. Touches me deep down. But not in some gay way - take it easy!

Thank you so much Roach Dogg Jr.!

As Norm's speaking of this, I am tuggin at a piece of ginger stuck in my teeth, with my tongue, from the sushi I ate awhile ago. RIP Buddy Norm-The Best!

Wow thanks for digging another gem up

Classic "pork chop period" Norm

It still hurts my heart. I’m surprised at how much it saddens me to lose a celebrity. Two weeks later, COVID took my mama. Now it’s even more personal for me. I used to show her clips of Norm because she never really got him before, but when people started going woke and freaking insane, I think more people began to understand the meaning in so many jokes that they would’ve missed ten or twenty years ago. I dearly wish I would’ve known how awesome he was much sooner. As much as I despise google, I’m glad to have learned more about Norm years ago. It sucks that so much of his content is just now showing up. I’m seeing all kinds of sets and bits since he left us. It just hurts to see his pics on screen, yet I still laugh at the jokes in the background. I haven’t been this saddened over a celebrity since Don Knotts and Andy Griffith. I love that show. It’s just clean comedy. I don’t know how I never knew how funny he was until a few years ago, but one day I heard him on RU-vid telling the gay pride joke to Dennis Miller. I laughed so much that I played more. That was the first time I heard a lot of his content, and I went to sleep laughing, that night, to a three hour video of nothing but talk show appearances. After seeing enough that I started to understand the thought behind his approach, I went back and watched old stuff, and this time I got it. I never understood how funny he was back then, and how rebellious he was. I came to understand that Norm has a sort of conservative approach to much of his way of thinking, and thus his comedy, and in today’s sick society, it just sucks that the best comedian to expose it with humor has stopped making new jokes.

Best set of all time

You have to admit, this woman really had a set of balls to heckle Norm

Norm is the best

Finally I found the show the teacher/heckler bit came from

“Whoa what are ya doin there Brian?!! What’d I tell ya about that?” 😆 RIP Norm

Always love finding new Norm clips/sets that I havent heard before. Thanks for the upload, and have a boy, Roach Dogg Jr 😉

😂😂😂😂 Norm was the best ever in my opinion .

Really enjoyed this. Cheers 👍

I loved his Women are the Superior Gender bit... had me in stitches, I haven't heard that anywhere else. Hope you don't mind I clipped it.

"Then, you have to wrestle with your conscience because, you know, uh, there's guys to eat. You can eat."

Norm: "hello everyone" Crowd: "hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha haha!!!!"

Thanks for uploading.

He’s my nightly go to sleep podcast. I’ve went for days forgetting he’s gone. I guess in a small way he’s still with us. The more I learn about this guy the more I care for him.

I still start crying 😢. I hope I can hug him in the after life. I might need a ladder though

The fucking wolf bit!! Omg I cant stop laughing.

Funny how he goes from Dracula being scary to a couple not being scary. That couple being Fred and Rose, famous serial killers from the UK, surname West, far scarier than Dracula.

Around 1hr 22 min: "If mick jagger can't get any satisfaction is there any hope for Pepe the arthritic busboy?omg peeing my pants

Don't mess with THE NORM!

I finally have an answer to the question, "Who would you most like to bring back from the dead and have a beer with?" It's Norm Macdonald... RIP!

I love hearing all of this stuff..

Pure genius is all that I can say.

Great show

Genius!

Bette Davis' Ankle.

Classic Hoser. Genius Lives 😎

I was at this show. The bit with the 'hero' at the end had me dying.

Thanks for this 🤘